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™
mont ana 600 series
owner’s manual
for use with models 600, 650, 650t
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Table of Contents Navigation �����������������������������16 Table of Contents Navigating to a Destination16 Getting Started ������������������������1 Map17 Device Overview1 Compass 19 Battery Information 2 Elevation Plot21 Turning the Device On or Off 4 Trip Computer 22 Satellite Sig
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Table of Contents Viewing the Calendar and Altimeter Settings 40 Almanacs 30 Geocaching Settings 41 Setting an Alarm 30 Routing Settings 42 Opening the Stopwatch 31 Marine Map Settings43 Satellite Page 31 Fitness 44 Resetting Data 44 Cu
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Getting Started Device Overview Getting Started WARNING ➊ See the Important Safety and Product ➋ ➌ Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. ➍ When using your device the first time, ➐ you should complete these tasks to set ➏ ➎ up the device and get to know the basic features. ➑ 1. Install the batteries (page 2). Camera lens (650 and 650t only) ➊ 2. Turn on the device (page 4). Power key ➋ ™ 3. Register the device (page 5). microSD card s
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Getting Started The device operates on the included Battery Information lithium-ion battery pack or three AA WARNING batteries. For tips on maximizing This product contains a lithium-ion battery life and other battery battery. To prevent the possibility of information, see page 46. personal injury or product damage Installing the Lithium-ion caused by battery exposure to extreme Battery Pack heat, store the device out of direct 1. Turn the D-ring counter-clockwise, sunlight. and pu
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Getting Started 4. Insert the battery into the 2. Pull up the weather cap ➊ from the compartment, contacts first. mini-USB port ➋. 5. Gently press the battery into place. 6. Replace the battery cover, and turn ➋ ➊ the D-ring clockwise. Charging the Lithium-ion Battery Pack 3. Plug the small end of the AC charger into the mini-USB port. notice 4. Charge the device completely. To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the mini-USB port, the weather The device may feel warm when cap, and the sur
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Getting Started 6. Select Alkaline, Lithium, or Installing AA Batteries Rechargeable NiMH. Instead of the lithium-ion battery pack, you can use alkaline, NiMH, or lithium Turning the Device On or batteries. This is especially useful when you are on the trail and cannot Off charge the lithium-ion battery pack. Hold (page 1). Use NiMH or lithium batteries for best results. Satellite Signals After the device is turned on, it begins 1. Turn the D-ring counter-clockwise, acquiring satellit
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Getting Started Registering Your Device Using the Touchscreen • Go to http://my.garmin.com. • Select to open the application drawer. • Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. • Select to close the page and return to the previous page. About the Main Menu • Select to return to the previous page. ➊ • Select to save changes and close ➋ the page. • Select and to scroll. • Select to open a menu. ➌ • Select to search by name. Locking the Screen Lock the screen
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Getting Started Unlocking the Screen Turning On the Backlight 1. Press . The backlight will turn off after a 2. Select . period of inactivity. To change the backlight timeout, see page 7. Rotating the Screen Touch the screen. To lock the screen orientation, see Alerts and messages also activate the page 36. backlight. Rotate your device to view in Adjusting the Backlight horizontal (landscape) or vertical Brightness (portrait) mode. NoTe: The backlight brightness may be limited when the
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Getting Started The device may feel warm when the Profiles backlight setting is high. Profiles are a collection of settings that optimize your device based on how Adjusting the Backlight you are using it. For example, your Timeout settings and views can be different You can decrease the backlight timeout when you are using the device for to maximize battery power. geocaching and for navigating on Select > Setup > Display > water. Backlight Timeout. When you are using a profile and you
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Finding a Waypoint Waypoints, Routes, 1. Select Where To? > Waypoints. and Tracks 2. Select a waypoint. Editing a Waypoint Waypoints Before you can edit a waypoint, you Waypoints are locations you record and must create a waypoint. store in the device. 1. Select > Waypoint Manager. Creating a Waypoint 2. Select a waypoint. You can save your current location as a waypoint. 3. Select an item to edit. 4. Enter the new information. 1. Select Mark Waypoint. 5. Selec
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Increasing the Accuracy of a Projecting a Waypoint Waypoint Location 1. Select > Sight ‘N Go. Waypoint Averaging allows you to 2. Point the device at an object or in increase the accuracy of a waypoint the direction of a location. location by collecting multiple samples 3. Select Lock Direction > Project of the waypoint location. Waypoint. 1. Select > Waypoint Averaging. 4. Select a unit of measure. 2. Select a waypoint. 5. Enter the distance to the objec
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Finding a Location by Name Where To? Menu Depending on the maps loaded on You can use the Where To? menu to your device, you can search for cities, find a destination to navigate to. Not all geographic points, and various points Where To? categories are available in of interest (POIs), such as restaurants, all areas and maps. hotels, and auto services. Additional Maps 1. Select Where To?. You can use additional maps in the ™ 2. Select a category. device, su
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Finding an Address Creating a Route ® You can use optional City Navigator 1. Select > Route Planner > maps to search for addresses. Create Route > Select First Point. 2. Select a category. 1. Select Where To? > Addresses. 3. Select the first point in the route. 2. Enter the country or state, if necessary. 4. Select Use > Select Next Point. 3. Enter the city or postal code. 5. Repeat steps 2–4 until the route is complete. NoTe: Not all map data provides postal c
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Editing a Route Viewing a Route on the Map 1. Select > Route Planner. 1. Select > Route Planner. 2. Select a route. 2. Select a route. 3. Select edit Route. 3. Select View Map. 4. Select a point. Deleting a Route 5. Select an option: 1. Select > Route Planner. • To view the point on the map, 2. Select a route. select Review. 3. Select Delete Route. • To change the order of the point Viewing the Active Route on the route, select Move Down 1. While navigating a r
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks • To record tracks at a specified Tracks distance, select Distance. A track is a recording of your path. • To record tracks at a specified The track log contains information time, select Time. about points along the recorded path, including time, location, and elevation 5. Select Interval. for each point. 6. Complete an action: • Select an option to record tracks Recording Track Logs more or less often. 1. Select > Setup > Tracks > Track Log. NoTe: Using th
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Saving the Current Track Viewing the Elevation Plot of a The track being recorded is called the Track current track. 1. Select > Track Manager. 2. Select a track. 1. Select > Track Manager > Current Track. 3. Select elevation Plot . 2. Select what you want to save: Saving a Location on a Track • Select Save Track. 1. Select > Track Manager. • Select Save Portion, and select 2. Select a track. a portion. 3. Select View Map. Viewing Track Information 4. Select a
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Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Archiving a Saved Track Adventures You can archive saved tracks to save Group related items together as an memory space. adventure. For example, you can create an adventure for your latest hiking trip. 1. Select > Track Manager. The adventure could contain the track 2. Select a saved track. log of the trip, photos of the trip, and 3. Select Archive. geocaches you hunted. You can use BaseCamp to create and manage your Clearing the Current Track adventures. S
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Navigation ® Starting a TracBack Navigation You can navigate back to the beginning You can navigate a route, a track, to a of a track. This can be helpful when waypoint, to a geocache, to a photo, finding your way back to camp or the or to any saved location in the device. trail head. You can use the map or the compass to 1. Select > Track Manager > navigate to your destination. Current Track > View Map. 2. Select TracBack. Navigating to a The map page opens with your Destination rou
