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Owner’s
Manual &
Reference
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GARMIN International, 1200 E. 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 USA Tel: 913/397.8200 Fax: 913/397.8282 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd., Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 9AQ UK Tel: 44/1794.519944 Fax: 44/1794.519222 nd GARMIN Corporation, No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel: 886/2/2642.9199 Fax: 886/2.2642.9099 Web Site Address: www.garmin.com © 1999-2001 GARMIN Corporation. All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this man
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INTRODUCTION About This Manual Thank You! Thank you for choosing the GARMIN GPS III+ — an easy-to-use GPS navigator for marine, automotive and outdoor use! The GPS III+ represents GARMIN’s continuing commitment to provide quality navigation information in a versatile and user-friendly flexible design you’ll enjoy for years. To get the most from your new GPS, take the time to read through the owner’s manual in order to understand the operating features of the GPS III+. This manual is organiz
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INTRODUCTION Cautions I CAUTION: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the government of the United States, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment. Although the GPS III+ is a precision electronic NAVigation AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe. WARNING: For vehicular applications, it’s the sole responsibi
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INTRODUCTION FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class B digital devices. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment, which can be determined b
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INTRODUCTION Limited Warranty GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. GARMIN will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components which fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor. The customer is, however, responsible for any transportation costs. This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident or unauthor
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INTRODUCTION Registration Customer Service Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our on-line registration today! Have the serial number of your GPS III+ handy and connect to our web site (www.garmin.com). Look for the Product Registration link on the Home page. You can also find current user's manuals, updated unit operating software, FAQs and more on the Support page. Also, be sure to record your serial number in the area provided below. NOTE: If you have pr
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INTRODUCTION Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Marking Waypoint Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Going to a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Active Route Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii SIMULATOR TOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION Table of Contents Nearest Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 GOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 GOTO Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 MOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 TracBack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Route Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION REFERENCE Pr "How oximity To" W Index aypoints This list is provided to help you quickly find some of the more important procedures you will use on your new GPS III+. TO DO THIS: SEE PAGE(S): Turn the unit on or off.............................................................. 5 Initialize the GPS receiver (first time use) ................................. 5 Adjust screen contrast or backlighting ..........................
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GETTING STARTED Unit Features Antenna (detachable) Function Keys Power/Backlight Key (red) Rocker Keypad LCD Display To change the screen orientation, press and Battery Door hold the PAGE key. 1
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GETTING STARTED Keypad Usage / Display Pressing UP or DOWN on the ROCKER KEYPAD changes numbers and letters. Cursor (PO WER)— Red key turns the unit on and off, and controls three levels of screen backlighting intensity. ( P A G E)— Scrolls main pages in sequence and returns display from a menu/options page to a main page. Press Pressing LEFT or RIGHT on the ROCKER and hold this key to change screen orientation. KEYPAD moves the cursor along the line or to the next line. (MENU)— Display
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GETTING STARTED The GPS III+ operates on 4 AA batteries (not included), which are installed at the Battery Installation base of the unit. These batteries provide up to 36 hours of continuous use (See page 87). Rechargeable NiCad or lithium batteries may also be used. Polarity Markings H NOTE: The on-screen battery level indicator is calibrated for alkaline batteries, and will not be accurate when using NiCad or lithium batteries (see page 77). To install the batteries: 1. Flip
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GETTING STARTED The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a system of 24 satellites which circle the What is GPS? earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit information to earth. The GPS III+ must continuously “see” at least three of these satellites to calculate your position and track your movement. At times, additional satellites may be needed to determine a position. Visit the GARMIN web site for more information on GPS. By using an almanac (a timetable of satellite numbers and
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GETTING STARTED Once the GPS III+ has calculated a position fix, you’ll usually have anywhere from Initialization five to twelve satellites in view. The receiver will then continuously select the best satellites in view to update your position. If some of the satellites in view get blocked or “shaded,” the receiver can simply use an alternate satellite to maintain the position fix. Although a GPS receiver needs four satellites to provide a three-dimensional (3D) fix, it can maintain a two-d
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GETTING STARTED This usually provides a position fix in 1 minute. You’ll know you have a fix when Initialization the unit automatically transitions from the Satellite Page to the Map Page, unless you have manually changed pages (shown left). Your receiver is now ready to use! To turn the unit off: 1. Press and hold the red power key for 1 second. Troubleshooting If you have trouble initializing or getting a position fix, check the following: Once the GPS III+ has a posi- • Does th
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GETTING STARTED Main Page Sequence Satellite Status Page Position Page Press the PAGE key to move through each of the main pages in normal fashion. Active Route Page Map Page Highway Page Compass Page Press the QUIT key to sequence through the main To turn the GPS III+ back on, press and hold the red power key. pages in reverse order. The GPS III+ features six main pages which are linked together in a chain. You can quickly scroll through the pages in either direction using the PAGE or QUIT
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GETTING STARTED Let’s start with the Satellite Status Page, which is the page you’ll view while Satellite Status Page your unit is getting a position fix. If you’re not already on this page, press PAGE or QUIT until it appears. The Satellite Status Page shows you status information that helps you understand what the receiver is doing at any given time, and it’s a page that you’ll want to occasionally refer back to as you use your unit. It features a sky view of available satellites, corresp
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GETTING STARTED The Position Page shows you where you are, what direction you’re heading, and Position Page how fast you’re going—and it’s the page you’ll want to use when you don’t have a destination selected. A graphic compass display at the top of the page shows your direction of travel (track) while you’re moving, while six user-selectable data fields below display your current speed, average speed, trip odometer, trip timer, and sunrise/sunset times at your current position. “User-sele
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GETTING STARTED The Map Page shows your movement using a real-time track log (an electronic Map Page breadcrumb trail that appears directly on the map as you’re traveling), and your present position as a pointer icon in the center of the map. The Map Page also shows any nearby lakes, rivers, highways and towns. Use the zoom keys (IN and OUT) to adjust the map to the desired scale. To change the map scale: 1. Press the IN zoom key to select a smaller scale and more detail for a sma
