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™
Approach Series
owner’s manual
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© 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation st nd 1200 East 151 Street, Liberty House No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, Hounsdown Business Park, Sijhih, Taipei County, USA Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Taiwan Tel. (913) 397.8200 Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 or (800) 800.1020 or 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax (913) 397.8282 Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 All
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t o install the approach g3 Installing the Batteries batteries: Latch Latch 1. Slide the latch, ‹ WarnIng and remove the See the Important Safety and battery cover. Product Information guide in the 2. Insert the product box for product warnings batteries, and other important information. observing polarity. ‹ CautIon 3. Replace the Do not use a sharp object to remove battery cover, user‑replaceable batteries. Contact and push the latch down. your local waste disposal department
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NOTE: Remove the batteries when Find and preview courses. ➌ you do not plan to use the Approach Settings menu. ➍ for several months. When you Approach G5 mini‑USB ➎ remove the batteries, stored data is connector (under weather cap). not lost. Approach G3 miniUSB ‑ ➏ connector (under weather cap). getting Started To turn on the Approach, press acquiring gPS Satellites . To turn off the Approach, press 1. To acquire GPS signals, go and hold . outside to an open area. 2. Turn on the Ap
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NOTE: Because pin locations using the Map change, the Approach calculates the The map shows an overview of the distance to the middle of the green current hole you are playing. and not the actual pin location. ➊ ➋ Use to view the holes. ➌ t ouch t argeting You can use Touch Targeting to measure the distance to any point on the map. ➊ ➌ ➋ Hole number. Touch to access ➊ the utility menu. The number of dots indicates par. For example, ➌ the current hole is a par three. Distance to the
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Keeping Score ➌ Distance to the target circle. The Approach allows you to keep ➍ Zoom in on the target circle. score for up to four players. t o measure the target distance: 1. From the map, touch the hole 1. Touch anywhere on the screen. number in the upper-left corner. 2. T ouch and drag your finger to 2. From the utility menu, touch Keep position the red target circle. Score. 3. Touch Done to return to the map Par of the hole. button green View Player’s The Green View is a detailed
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4. Touch Player or the player’s NOTE: The Approach only saves name for an individual scorecard the scorecard from your last round overview. of golf. When you start a new scorecard, it replaces the previous Player’s scorecard. To view scorecards on name your computer, see page 7. Measuring a Shot 1. From the map, touch the hole number in the upper-left corner. 2. From the utility menu, touch Measure Shot. 3. Touch Begin Measurement. 5. Touch Player or the player’s 4. Walk to your ball.
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3. Select the city from the list. Preview 4. Select the golf course from the list. Finding a Course by Spelling the name 1. Touch Preview > Spell Course. 2. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter letters in the name of the course. Touch . 3. Select the golf course from the list. Finding a Course near You Previewing a Course 1. From the main page, touch Preview > Search near You. When you have found a course to A list of the closest courses preview, the Approach provides you appears. with
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NOTE: The scorecard icon and the Viewing Scorecards on Measure Shot button are not active in the Computer preview mode. Touch Quit to return While only the most recent scorecard to the main menu. can be viewed on the unit, every scorecard recorded on the Approach Settings can be viewed on your computer. From the main menu, touch to NOTE: The Approach is not access the settings menu. ® compatible with Windows 95, 98, Hole Transitioning—select Me, or NT. It is also not compatible ® A
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t o remove the clip and spine using the Clip attachment: You can use the clip to mount the 1. Press the release key on the top Approach on your belt, your pocket, of the clip, and slide the clip off. or your bag. 2. Lift the bottom of the spine attachment, and slide the spine t o attach the clip: off. Release Clip button Spine attachment Mounting spine Spine Mounting attachment spine Course updates This product may be eligible for free 1. Position the spine attachment in course map
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All original settings are restored. t ips Any items that you have saved are • To lock or unlock the screen, erased. press and quickly release . Touch Lock Screen (or Calibrating the Unlock Screen). t ouchscreen • To stop playing at any time during the round, touch the hole The Approach screen does not number in the upperleft corner > ‑ normally require calibration. Quit Round. However, if the buttons do not seem to be responding properly, use the Clearing user Data following process.
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g5 Physical Specifications Size: W × H × D: g3 Physical 1.4 × 4.5 × 2.3 in. Size: W × H × D: (114 × 58 × 36 mm) 2.2 × 3.9 × 1.3 in. Weight: 6.8 oz (192.7 g) with (5.5 × 10 × 3.3 cm) batteries Weight: 5.25 oz. (148.8 g) with Display: diagonal: 3 in. (76 mm) batteries backlit 65K color TFT display Display: diagonal: 2.6 in. (6.6 cm) (240 × 400 pixels) backlit 65K color TFT display Case: Rugged, waterproof to IPX7 (160 × 240 pixels) Temperature Range: From 4°F to ‑ Case: Rugged, wate
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accuracy Contact garmin GPS: < 33 ft. (10 m) 95% typical* Contact Garmin Product Support if *Subject to accuracy degradation to you have any questions while using 100 m 2DRMS under the US DoD your Approach. In the USA, go to imposed Selective Availability (SA) www.garmin.com/support, or contact Program when activated. Garmin USA by phone at (913) Velocity: 0.328 ft./sec. (0.1 m/sec) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020. steady state In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Interface: USB mass storag
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Software License agreement BY USING THE APPROACH, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin. You acknowledge that the Software is the pr
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For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your garmin products, visit the garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Sijhih Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com November 2009 Part Number 190-01148-00 Rev. A
