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Oregon series
owner’s manual
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Introduction • Touch or on the Map page to Introduction zoom in or zoom out. This manual provides instructions for using the following products: Manual Conventions ™ In this manual, when you are instructed • Oregon 200 to touch something, use your finger to • Oregon 300 touch that item on the screen. Small • Oregon 400t arrows (>) used in the text indicate that • Oregon 400c you should touch a series of items in • Oregon 400i order. For example, if you see, “Touch Where To? > Tracks,”
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Introduction If needed, the serial number of your Contact Garmin Oregon is located in the battery Contact Garmin if you have any compartment. Remove batteries as questions while using your Oregon. indicated on page 2. In the USA contact Garmin Product Support by phone: (913) 397-8200 or (800) 800-1020, or go to Optional Accessories www.garmin.com/support/. For a list of available accessories and maps for use with the Oregon, refer to In Europe, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. the Garmin W
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Introduction Share Wirelessly ............................15 Table of Contents Image Viewer..................................16 Introduction .....................................i Waypoint Manager .........................16 Tips and Shortcuts .............................i Profile Change ................................17 Manual Conventions ..........................i Route Planner ................................17 Product Registration ..........................i Active Route .................
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Introduction Altimeter Setup ...............................29 Fitness Setup .................................30 Reset ..............................................30 About... ...........................................30 Appendix ......................................31 Specifications .................................31 Using Demo Mode ..........................32 Connecting Your Oregon to a Computer ........................................32 ™ Installing a microSD Card .............32 Transf
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Getting Started Getting Started Power key Battery cover Touchscreen Mounting spine Latch Mini-B USB jack (under weather cap) Oregon Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started To select the battery type: Installing the Batteries 1. On the Main Menu, touch Setup > The Oregon operates on two AA batteries System > Battery Type. (not included). Use alkaline, NiMH, or 2. Touch Alkaline, Lithium, or NiMH. lithium batteries. CAUTION: Remove batteries when To install the batteries: you do not plan to use the Oregon for 1. Lift the latch and remove the battery several months. Stored data is not lost cover. when batteries are removed. Battery cover Latch
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Getting Started To adjust the backlight level: To acquire GPS satellite signals: 1. While the Oregon is on, press and 1. Go outdoors to an open area, away from tall buildings and trees. quickly release the Power key. 2. Turn the Oregon on. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. The bars on the Main Menu indicate satellite strength. When the bars are green, the Oregon has acquired satellite signals. Locking the Screen Lock the screen to prevent inadvertent 2. Touch or to ad
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Basic Navigation distance away, and then navigate back to Basic Navigation the waypoint you just created. All Oregon applications can be accessed To mark your current location as a on the Main Menu. Touch or to waypoint and edit the waypoint: access additional applications. 1. On the Main Menu, touch Mark Waypoint. Main Menu 2. Touch Save and Edit. Creating Waypoints • Touch the attribute you want to Waypoints are locations you record and change. store in the Oregon that you might want
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Basic Navigation To edit or delete a waypoint, see Where To? may include the following page 16. categories: • Recent Finds—items you have Navigating to a recently found. Destination • Waypoints—a list of waypoints You can navigate to a destination with stored on the Oregon (page 4). the Oregon by using the Where To? • Tracks—a list of tracks on the menu or by choosing a point on the map. Oregon (page 19). To navigate to a point using Where • Geocaches—a list of downloaded To?: geocache
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Basic Navigation To find a POI by spelling the name: 1. On the Main Menu, touch Where To? Information > All POI. button 2. Touch . 3. Touch characters to spell at least a portion of the name of your destination. 4. Touch . 5. Touch the item to which you want to 3. Touch the information button at the navigate. top of the screen. 6. Touch Go. A colored line indicates your course. 7. Touch > Compass. 8. Use the compass to navigate to your destination as indicated on page 10. To navigate to
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Basic Navigation To navigate to a destination near a 8. Touch > Compass. waypoint or a recent find: 9. Use the compass to navigate to your 1. On the Main Menu, touch Where destination as indicated on page 10. To?. Stop Navigating To stop navigating, touch Where To? > Stop Navigation. 2. Touch . 3. Touch ...A Recent Find or ...A Waypoint. 4. Touch the location you want to search near. 5. Touch a category. Items are listed in order of distance from the location you selected. 6. Touch the
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Basic Navigation Map Page Applications To open the Map page, touch Map on the Main Menu. Your current location is Satellite Page indicated by a location marker . The Satellite page shows your current Zoom range location, the GPS accuracy, your current elevation, satellite locations, and satellite Zoom buttons signal strength. To open the Satellite page, touch Location marker at the bottom of the Main Menu. Satellite locations Elevation Map Page Satellite To zoom in or out: strength Touc
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Applications To review detailed information To change the Map page data fields: about a point on the map: 1. On the Map page, touch one of the 1. Pan to the location you want to data fields. review, if necessary, and then touch 2. Touch a data type. it. To save a waypoint on the Map 2. Touch the information button at page: the top of the screen for additional 1. On the Map page, touch the point you information. want to save. Information 2. Touch the information button at the button top o
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Applications Bearing and Course Pointers Compass Page The Oregon can use either a bearing The Compass page guides you to your or course pointer on the compass. The destination by displaying a compass and bearing pointer indicates the direction to a bearing pointer. your destination, and the course pointer It also provides navigation data such as indicates your relationship to a course current speed, distance to the next point line leading to the destination. To select on the route, and
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Applications direction, turn toward that direction until useful if you are navigating on water the arrow is pointing toward the top of or where there are no major obstacles the compass. in your path. It also helps you avoid hazards to either side of the course, such Direction you are currently traveling as shoals or submerged rocks. Scale To change the Compass page data fields: Bearing to destination 1. On the Compass page, touch a data Course deviation field. indicator 2. Touch a data ty
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Applications To calibrate the electronic Trip Computer compass: The Trip Computer displays your 1. On the Main Menu, touch Setup current speed, average speed, maximum > Heading > Press To Begin speed, trip odometer, and other helpful Compass Calibration. statistics. OR Dashboard From the Compass page, touch and hold the middle of the compass for about 2 seconds. Trip Computer Touch a field to change what is shown in that field. 2. Touch Start and follow the on-screen To reset trip da
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Applications To change the dashboard To show a 3D view: background: 1. On the Main Menu, touch 3D View. 1. Touch the dashboard at the top of the 2. Touch to increase the angle of screen. elevation, and touch to decrease 2. Touch Default, Automotive, or the angle of elevation. Geocaching. Touch to pan the 3D map forward, and touch to pan the 3D 3D View map backward. The Oregon 400t has a 3D view. Other Touch to rotate the view to the Oregon models require DEM (digital left, and tou
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Applications plug-in from www.garmin.com/products/ Elevation Plot communicator, you can download The Oregon 300, 400t, 400c, and 400i geocaches directly to your Oregon. can record elevation changes over distance or time, or pressure (barometric To navigate to a geocache using or ambient) changes over time. To set Geocaches: which changes are recorded, see page 29. 1. Touch Geocaches > Find a Geocache. On the Main Menu, touch Elevation 2. Touch a geocache location. Plot to open the Elevat
