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DELORME
®
Earthmate
PN-60 GPS
User Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4 Using the PN-60 ....................................................................................................6 Using the SPOT Communicator ........................................................................... 13 The Home Page ................................................................................................... 16 The Activities P
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The Profi le Page ...................................................................................................71 The Sun/Moon Page ............................................................................................ 74 The Tides Page ....................................................................................................76 The Hunt/Fish Page .............................................................................................78 The Settings Page ...............
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Introduction ® This manual is for use with DeLorme Earthmate Getting Started PN-60/PN-60w GPS and SPOT Satellite Communicator See the Quick Start Guide for detailed information devices. Note References to "PN-60" include both on setting up your PN-60 and, if included, your SPOT devices unless otherwise indicated. Communicator. Welcome How to Use the Manual The Earthmate PN-60/60w is a complete out-of-the-box When the manual instructs you to do something, use handheld GPS solution for all
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To exit a page or screen, press QUIT. To complete a series of steps—an arrow ( > ) indicates the sequence. Note that the sequences do not include ENTER and QUIT button presses described above. Visit the DeLorme Wiki at wiki.delorme.com for more information. The latest version of the User Manual is always available for download. Introduction 5
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Using the PN-60 For information on setting up your device for the fi rst 3. Insert the batteries according to the polarity symbols time, see the Quick Start Guide. inside the battery compartment. 4. Replace the back cover and screw in the D-rings. Batteries and SD Card To check the battery type Use two AA batteries (Lithium is recommended; After you install the batteries, go to Settings > System you can also use NiMH or alkaline) or a DeLorme > Battery Type and make sure the correct bat
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bottom left corner of the screen fl ashes red. When the device is fully charged, the light is green. T o view or hide Demo Mode To improve battery life The fi rst time you turn on the PN-60, it opens in Demo Automatically turn off the backlight after 15 seconds; Mode. go to Settings > Display > Backlight Timer > To view the demo, follow the on-screen instructions. 15 sec. To exit the demo, press QUIT. Use the power saving option; go to Settings > To turn off Demo Mode—from the f
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» To unlock the buttons, press Power. Then, select Using the Buttons Yes when you see the Unlock the Buttons? message. Tips » Reduce the backlight intensity and decrease the timer to signifi cantly improve battery life. » The TFT screen is readable in direct sunlight or slanting light conditions. » For more information about backlight intensity and the back light timer, see the Settings > Display section on page 80. In/Out Use the IN/OUT button to zoom the map or a track profi le Po
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reorder pages, go to Settings > Page Order (for more more information, see The Find Page section starting on information, see Page Order on page 84). page 44. The default page sequence is: Mark Home The Mark button is labeled with a pushpin. Use it to mark Satellites a waypoint at your current GPS location or, when panning, Map at the cursor location. Once you mark a waypoint, use its Compass details page to manage it, view it on the map, or create a Trip Info route to it. For m
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U sing the Keyboard Enter The on-screen keyboard is available when you need to Press the ENTER button to: enter text, such as when editing a waypoint label, adding Complete the selection of a menu option, entry, fi eld, text to a comment fi eld, or entering search parameters. or screen button. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the letter, number, Get detailed information about a point on the map, symbol, or punctuation you want to use, and then press if available. ENTER after each se
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MENU–Move cursor focus from the keyboard to the Special Keys text box for faster editing. Move the cursor one space to the left without deleting a letter or number. Inf o Fields Move the cursor one space to the right without The Map, Compass, Trip Info, and Profi le Pages include deleting a letter or number. fi elds of information that you can customize to suit your Change the case of the next letter (the active case needs. You can even change which info fi elds display is shown
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how info fi elds look on the screen. To restore info fi elds On the Map, Compass, Profi le, and Trip Info Pages, you Go to MENU > Info Fields > Arrange Info Fields and can restore the default information fi elds for your current select an option. activity. To change the size of the text From the page, go to MENU > Info Fields > Restore On the Trip Info Page, you can change the size of the Default Info Fields. text that displays, which also changes the number of info fi elds. When the devi
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Using the SPOT Communicator The SPOT Satellite Communicator has two buttons and Buttons fi ve light indicators that provide access to power, the SOS message, and device status information. It can operate Power alone to send emergency messages when the PN-60w The Power button is on the side of the SPOT is not available. Communicator above the SOS button. For information about setting up the SPOT Communicator Press and hold the Power button for three seconds for fi rst time use and how to
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Communicator or by the paired PN-60w. rapidly when the PN-60w and SPOT Communicator are being paired. Note The SOS button should be used only for life- threatening or other critical situations. GPS Green–The SPOT Communicator is operating in Light Indicators independent mode (not connected to the PN-60w), The SPOT Communicator uses lights to tell you and is in view of three or more GPS satellites. what it’s doing. Every time you turn the SPOT Red–The SPOT Communicator is in indepe
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Visit the DeLorme Wiki at wiki.delorme.com for more SOS information. The latest version of the User Manual is always Green–The SPOT Communicator is in SOS mode. available for download. Red–Cancelling SOS mode. Batteries and Connector Batteries The SPOT Communicator is powered by two Lithium ® batteries (Energizer Ultimate Lithium). See page 92 for more information. Connector The SPOT Communicator has a mini-USB connector located in the battery compartment. The mini-USB connector is
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The Home Page The Home Page uses icons to give you a quick and easy Home Page Icons way to locate the page on the device you want to view. Tracks Waypoints Geocaches Compass Map Trip Info Settings Satellites SPOT (PN-60w only) Use the arrow keypad to select an icon and then press Tides ENTER to open that page. The Home Page also displays Hunt/Fish the GPS status and accuracy, the battery indicator, time, Sun/Moon and date. Routes To quickly get to the Home Page, from any pag
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The A ctivities Page Use the Activities Page to optimize the info fi elds and To change the activity settings on your PN-60 for eight pre-defi ned activities Select the activity you want to use and press ENTER. and two custom activities. For each activity, the device The background of the current activity is highlighted green. will automatically change the page order, info fi elds, and To create a custom activity other settings to give you information that is specifi c to Highlight one of
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The Satellites Page The Satellites Page displays GPS and satellite information, data they are transmitting: time, and elevation. Gray–Satellites have not been located but they are shown in the constellation because they appear in the PN-60’s almanac data. Red–The receiver is tracking the satellite, but it is not using it to navigate. Yellow–The receiver is tracking the satellite, predicted ephemeris data is available when a 3-D fi x has not been obtained, and the satellite is being us
