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owner’s manual
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foretrex 301 and 401
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PERSONAL NAVIGATOR
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Introduction Product Registration Introduction Help us better support you by See the Important Safety and completing our online registration Product Information guide in today. Go to http://my.garmin.com. the product box for product Keep the original sales receipt, or a warnings and other important photocopy, in a safe place. information. Manual Conventions Contact Garmin When you are instructed to “press” Contact Garmin Product Support if something, use the buttons on you have any
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Introduction ® Foretrex Features Features Foretrex Foretrex 301 401 Altimeter No Yes Barometer No Yes Cadence (optional No Yes accessory required) Electronic compass No Yes Heart rate (optional No Yes accessory required) Timer Yes Yes Waterproof Yes Yes Wireless transfer No Yes Optional Accessories For a list of available accessories and maps, refer to the Garmin Web site at http://buy.garmin.com. Foretrex 301/401 Owner’s Manual
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Introduction Waypoints, Tracks, and Table of Contents Routes ................................. 8 Introduction .......................... i Waypoints .................................. 8 Manual Conventions ....................i Editing Waypoints ...................... 8 Product Registration ....................i Hunt and Fish .......................... 10 Contact Garmin ...........................i Sun and Moon ......................... 10 Optional Accessories ..................ii Recording your
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Introduction Clearing User Data .................. 26 GPS .................................... 21 Replacing the Wristband ......... 27 Setting GPS Mode ................... 21 Cleaning the Unit and Satellite Reception................... 21 Wristband .............................. 27 Signal Strength ........................ 21 Specifications .......................... 28 Sky View .................................. 21 Software License Appendix ........................... 22 Agreement ..........
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Getting Started Getting Started GPS antenna Power/ enter/mark up/down backlght page/goto Mn -USB (under Battery cover weather cap) (seral number nsde) Foretrex 301/401 Owner’s Manual 1
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Getting Started (up/down) Buttons power • Press to scroll through menus and pages. • Press and hold to turn the • Press to select options on menus Foretrex on and off. and pages. • Press to turn the backlight on • Press to zoom out ( ) and and off. in ( ) on the map. page/goto • Press to view and navigate Installing Batteries through the menus. 1. Carefully lift up on the • Press to exit a menu or a page. battery door • Press and hold to navigate to a until it comes specific des
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Getting Started 2. Turn on the Foretrex and hold it NoTe: Remove the batteries level. Acquiring satellite signals when you do not plan to use the can take a few minutes. Foretrex for several months. The flashes while the Foretrex When you remove the batteries, determines your location. When stored data is not lost. satellites are acquired, the remains solid. Turning On Your Foretrex Using the Backlight Press and hold to turn the While the Foretrex is on, press and Foretrex on. T
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Using the Main Pages Using the Main Pages All of the information needed to operate the Foretrex is found on the following five main pages: the map page, the compass page, the elevation page (401 only), the trip computer page, and the main menu. Press the page button to navigate through the main pages. Press enter to access the option menus for these pages. Compass page Elevation page Map page (401 only) Main menu Trip computer 4 Foretrex 301/401 Owner’s Manual
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Using the Main Pages To view the map with north up: Map Page 1. From the map page, press enter. Headng nd cator 2. Select MAP DETAIL > MAP ORIENTATION > NORTH UP. Post on con To clear a track log: 1. From the map page, press enter. 2. Select CLEAR TRACK LOG > Map page YES. Your position on the map is To measure distance: represented by . As you travel, the 1. From the map page, press enter. position icon moves and leaves a 2. Select MEASURE DISTANCE track log (trail). Waypoint n
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Using the Main Pages The total distance between the two The electronic compass (used in points and the estimated travel time the 401) is similar to a magnetic appears at the bottom of the page. compass when you are stationary or walking. If you maintain a higher speed, such as traveling in automobile, the compass uses GPS signals to determine your direction. NoTe: Hold the compass level when navigating to ensure maximum accuracy. Compass Page The compass page guides you to To calibrat
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Using the Main Pages Elevation Page (401 Trip Computer only) The trip computer displays your current speed, average speed, The elevation page shows your maximum speed, trip odometer, and elevation. Press to zoom out or other helpful statistics. Use to to zoom in. scroll to see more fields. To calibrate the barometric To customize data fields, press enter. altimeter: See page 15 for more information. NoTe: The barometric altimeter is available only on the Foretrex 401. Main Menu Th
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Waypoints, Tracks, and Routes Editing Waypoints Waypoints, Tracks, and Routes Waypoints Waypoints are locations you record Waypoint page and store in the Foretrex. After you have marked a waypoint, 1. Press and hold mark. you can edit the name, the symbol, 2. Select OK. the elevation, and the latitude/ longitude from the waypoint page. To navigate to a waypoint: 1. Press and hold goto. NoTe: Use to select the 2. Select the waypoint from the list. letters and numbers. Press enter to edit
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Waypoints, Tracks, and Routes To change the symbol: 3. Press enter to advance to the 1. From the waypoint page, select next field. the waypoint symbol. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as 2. Select a new symbol from the list. necessary. 5. Select OK to save and exit. To change the name: 1. From the waypoint page, select To change the latitude/longitude: the name. The EDIT WAYPOINT 1. From the waypoint page, select NAME page appears. the latitude/longitude field. The 2. Press enter to access the ED
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Waypoints, Tracks, and Routes To view the sun and moon page: Hunt and Fish 1. From the main menu, select > The hunting and fishing almanac WAYPOINTS > LIST ALL. provides the predicted best dates and 2. Select the waypoint you want to times for hunting and fishing at your view. current location. 3. Select OPTIONS > SUN/MOON. To view the hunt and fish page: NoTe: Press enter to view the 1. From the main menu, select > sun and moon information for a WAYPOINTS > LIST ALL. different date. 2.
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Waypoints, Tracks, and Routes To clear current track: Creating and Navigating From the tracks menu, select Routes CLEAR TRACK > YES. 1. From the main menu, select To navigate to a saved track: ROUTES > CREATE NEW. 1. From the tracks menu, select 2. Press enter to access your saved LIST SAVED. waypoints. 2. Select the track. 3. Select a waypoint for the first 3. Select NAVIGATE. field. Repeat in each field until the route is complete. 4. Select FOLLOW. Foretrex 301/401 Owner’s Manual 11
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Settings MAP DeTAIL —set map Settings preferences: • MAP oRIeNTATIoN —select Map Menu Options how the map is shown on the On the map page, press enter to page. NoRTH UP shows North access the map menu. at the top of the page. TRACK PAN TRACK LoG —use to UP shows your current direction pan. Move the pointer to any point of travel at the top of the page. along the track. Press enter to go • TRACKS—show or hide tracks to a waypoint, mark a waypoint, or on the map. zoom in or out. • WAY
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Settings CHANGe FIeLDS —change the See page 15 for more information on data fields on the compass page. See changing data fields. page 15 for more information on ReSeT TRIP DATA —select YeS changing data fields. to reset the trip data and the altimeter data. Elevation Menu Options On the elevation page, press enter to Main Menu Options access the elevation menu. WAYPoINTS —create a new PLoT — select to plot over time or waypoint, list all waypoints, or distance. view the nearest waypoint
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Settings • TIMe —select a 12-hour or • HeADING —customize compass 24-hour format, and the time settings and calibrate the zone for your location. Select compass. YeS to use daylight saving • SYSTeM —set preferences for time, No to ignore it, or AUTo the GPS mode, the beeper, the to automatically turn daylight battery, the language, and the saving time on and off. interface. You can also enter Select YeS to use automatic owner information, such as your time zones, No change the time
