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Page 1: ...owner s manual eTrex Summit personal navigator ...

Page 2: ...t is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Web Site address www garmin com Garmin eTrex Summit Personal Navigator TracBack and MapSource are registered trademarks and WAAS Enabled is a trademark of Garmin Ltd or its subsid...

Page 3: ...it can provide one more critical beneﬁt peace of mind You ll know where you are where you ve been and where you re going And since you ll always know the way back home you can concentrate on what you set out to do enjoy the great outdoors Product Registration Help us better support you by completing your online registration today Connect to our Web site www garmin com and look for the Product Regi...

Page 4: ...Page 15 Pointer Page 16 18 Trip Computer Page 19 20 Options 19 Trip Computer Data Fields 20 Elevation Page 21 24 Options 21 23 Data Fields 24 Menu Page 25 39 Mark Waypoint Page 25 26 Waypoints Page 27 Review Waypoint Page 28 30 Hunt Fish and Sun Moon Pages 31 Project Waypoint Page 32 Routes Page 33 35 Track Log Page 36 39 Calibration Page 40 Setup Page 41 53 Time Page 41 42 Display and Units Pages...

Page 5: ...re is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equip...

Page 6: ...UCT IS INTENDED TO BE USED ONLY AS A NAVIGATIONAL AID AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE REQUIRING PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF DIRECTION DISTANCE LOCATION OR TOPOGRAPHY THIS PRODUCT SHOULD NOT BE USED AS AN AID TO DETERMINE GROUND PROXIMITY FOR AIRCRAFT NAVI GATION CAUTION The electronic chart is an aid to navigation and is designed to facilitate the use of authorized gov ernment charts not replace t...

Page 7: ... eTrex Summit in a place where the driver or passengers are likely to impact it in an accident or collision The mounting hardware provided by Garmin is not warranted against collision damage or the consequences thereof WARNING For use in vehicles it the sole responsibility of the driver of the vehicle to operate the vehicle in a safe manner maintain full surveilllance of all driving conditions at ...

Page 8: ...dental or consequential damages so the above limitations may not apply to you Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY To obtain warranty service call your local Garmin authorized dealer Or call Garmin Customer Servic...

Page 9: ...wledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties You further acknowledge that the structure organiza tion and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin You agree not to decompile disassemble mod...

Page 10: ...re the eTrex Summit where prolonged exposure to temperature extremes may occur such as in the trunk of a car as permanent damage may result User information such as waypoints routes etc will be retained in the unit s memory without the need for external power It is always a good practice to back up important user data by manually recording it or downloading it to a PC transferring it to MapSource ...

Page 11: ...hat let you navigate through a set of 125 waypoints each Trip Computer 31 data ﬁeld choices including current speed average speed maximum speed bearing elevation location time of sunrise sunset trip timer and trip odometer Allows for dual position formats Elevation Computer Total ascent total descent average ascent average descent maximum ascent maximum descent vertical speed pressure 12 hour pres...

Page 12: ...TER MARK Button Internal GPS Antenna LCD Display with backlight POWER Button PAGE COMPASS Button Compass Sighting Marks External Power and Data Connector Battery Compartment Waterproof Case Barometric Pressure Sensor eTrex Summit Description ...

Page 13: ...tions Displays Options on main pages Pressing and holding the ENTER button activates the Mark Waypoint page The PAGE button Switches display pages Allows you to exit quit a function Press and hold the PAGE button to turn the Electronic Compass on and display the Pointer Page When the Electronic Compass is on press and hold the PAGE button to turn it off The POWER button Press and hold to turn the ...

Page 14: ...teries remove the battery cover by turning the D ring at the back of the unit 1 4 turn counter clockwise Insert the batteries observing proper polarity Attach the battery cover by turning the D ring 1 4 turn clockwise The two AA batteries can last up to 16 hours during typical use D ring Battery Cover Battery and Lanyand Installation Lanyard Installation xii ...

Page 15: ...The eTrex Summit needs to receive at least three strong satellite signals to ﬁnd your loca tion The SkyView Page shows you a graphic representation of the satellites being tracked and the strength of the satellite signals A status message is displayed at the top of the page When you see the READY TO NAVIGATE message in the status box eTrex Summit has found your location and the GPS receiver is ini...

Page 16: ...turns in the same direction On the display there will be a speed scale that indicates whether you are rotat ing the unit Too Fast Too Slow or Just Right A message will be displayed when the compass has been successfully calibrated NOTE The eTrex Summit needs to be level during compass calibration and use If the unit is tilted on either axis the compass feature will become less accurate Getting Sta...

Page 17: ...eception The shorter the signal strength bar the weaker the signals At the top of the page the unit displays the status of the receiver The eTrex Summit displays the message Ready to Navigate when the receiver has gathered enough satellite information to begin navigation The page defaults to the Basic SkyView To change to Advanced SkyView press the ENTER button For more information on the Advanced...

Page 18: ... is set to rotate the map automatically as you move so that waypoints that are ahead of you are always displayed in front of the animated ﬁgure The Map Orientation is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen For information on changing the Map Orientation see page 15 To make sure you can see your entire trip you can change the map scale from 200 feet to 800 miles To increase the map scale ...

Page 19: ...Summit will auto matically select the correct source GPS or Compass for you based on your speed By pressing the UP or DOWN buttons you can cycle through other trip computer infor mation displayed at the bottom of the page such as average speed maximum speed bearing lat lon elevation time of sunrise sunset trip timer and trip odometer Compass Ring Time to Destination Straight Line Distance to the D...

Page 20: ...eter Trip Odom your maximum speed Max Speed your average moving speed Moving Avg the time you spent moving Time Moving and the time you spent stopped Time Stop You can customize these ﬁve ﬁelds to display information from a list of 31 available data ﬁelds See pages 19 20 for more information The Trip Computer Page Selectable Data Fields Press ENTER to access the Trip Computer OPTIONS ...

Page 21: ...nt Total Descent Total Ascent Min Elevation Max Elevation and 12 Hour Pressure Trend The Altimeter should be calibrated for the greatest accuracy See page 40 for more information on calibrating the Altimeter Elevation Page Basics Elevation Proﬁle Rate of Ascent Descent Current Elevation Scale The Elevation Page Selectable Data On the Elevation Page the UP and DOWN buttons are used to cycle through...

Page 22: ...f this manual Changing the Time Zone To change the time zone 1 Press the PAGE button to switch to the MENU Page Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SETUP then press ENTER The SETUP Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight TIME then press ENTER 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the TIME ZONE ﬁeld then press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to scroll through the selectio...

Page 23: ...he ENTER button to activate the MARK WAYPOINT Page The waypoint is assigned a numeric name at the time it is created You could press ENTER and save the waypoint now but for this exercise you will make some changes to the waypoint ﬁrst The eTrex Summit comes equipped with 31 different waypoint symbols that can be displayed on the map to help quickly identify the waypoints To change the waypoint sym...

Page 24: ... Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the OK ﬁeld then press ENTER The MARK WAYPOINT Page appears 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the OK ﬁeld then press ENTER Your loca tion named HOME is now marked and stored in memory Now that you ve marked your location it s time to go for a walk Press the PAGE button and switch to the Map Page Walk in a straight line for 2 3 minutes at a moderat...

Page 25: ...rection of the destination waypoint Holding the unit as level as possible walk in the direction the arrow is pointing until the arrow points to the top of the compass ring If the arrow points to the right you need to go to the right If the arrow points to the left go left When the arrow is pointing straight up you are on the correct track The destination name distance to the destination and time t...

Page 26: ...levation Proﬁle Learn how to save the Track Log and use it for TracBack navigation on pages 36 39 in the Reference Section To clear the track log 1 Press the PAGE button to switch to the MENU Page 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight TRACKS Press ENTER You are now on the TRACKS Page 3 Press the UP button to highlight CLEAR then press ENTER 4 Press the DOWN button to highlight YES then press ...

Page 27: ...e Contrast Slider then press ENTER to activate the slider 2 Press the UP button to darken the contrast or the DOWN button to lighten the contrast 3 When ﬁnished press ENTER to save the setting To set the Back Light Timeout 1 Place the highlight over the LIGHT TIMEOUT ﬁeld and press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to choose the setting that you desire 3 Press ENTER to save the setting Advanced ...

Page 28: ...ite postion is oriented with North at the top of the display When ORIENT SKY AHEAD is active ORIENT SKY NORTHWARD is displayed on the Options page and vice versa To select Orient Sky Northward or Ahead Place the highlight over the ORIENT SKY NORTHWARD or ORIENT SKY AHEAD ﬁeld and press ENTER Normal SkyView This options displays the default SkyView Page To select Normal SkyView Place the highlight ...

Page 29: ...ress the UP or DOWN buttons to select the appropriate map scale Hide Waypoints HIDE WAYPOINTS will keep waypoint symbols and names from being displayed on the Map Page Stop Navigation STOP NAVIGATION stops any active navigation navigation means there is a destination waypoint or active route This option cannot be selected if there is no active navigation To select a Map Page option 1 Press the ENT...

Page 30: ...PROJECT If you select RE SIGHT you will return to step 3 If you selected PROJECT proceed to step 6 A Projection Waypoint is a waypoint created at a speciﬁed distance from the eTrex Summit s current GPS location 6 The PROJECT WAYPOINT Page is displayed with the Distance ﬁeld highlighted Press ENTER 7 The EDIT NUMBER Page is displayed Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired digit With the ...

Page 31: ... NAVIGA TION then press ENTER Big Heading Compass this allows the user to select between seeing either large heading numbers or a large compass Reset Max Speed this resets the Maximum Speed achieved during a trip Reset Trip the trip time trip distance odometer and average speed are reset to zeros Stop Navigation stops any active navigation To select a Pointer Page option 1 Press the ENTER button o...

Page 32: ...tion the measurement of height above mean sea level Location shows your current latitude and longitude Sunrise the time of sunrise at your present location Sunset the time of sunset at your present location Trip Time the total time you have traveled since the last trip reset Trip Odometer like the odometer in your car TRIP ODOMETER tells you how far you ve gone since the last trip reset To change ...

Page 33: ...NTER 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight one of the ﬁve ﬁelds to change Press ENTER to display the data ﬁeld options 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight an option Press ENTER to accept that option 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 as necessary then press the PAGE button to return to the Trip Computer Page All available options including those that display information only when you are actively ...

Page 34: ...n the distance between second by second position readings Off Course the distance you are off a desired course in either direction left or right Over l Spd Overall Speed the averaged speed since your last reset including stopped and moving time Speed shows how fast you are going Sunrise the time at which the sun rises on this day at the current location Sunset the time at which the sun sets on thi...

Page 35: ...et the proﬁle to display 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour or 2 hours of elevation data To set Zoom Time 1 With the Elevation Page displayed press ENTER to display the options list 2 Press the UP or DOWN button highlight Zoom Time then press ENTER The display switches back to the elevation proﬁle 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to set the time scale 4 When you have the corr...

Page 36: ... to the elevation proﬁle 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the time scale then press ENTER The elevation proﬁles vertical distance can be changed using the ZOOM ELEVATION option The vertical elevation distance can be set to 200 feet 400 feet 600 feet 800 feet 1000 feet 2500 feet or 5000 feet To set Zoom Elevation 1 With the ELEVATION Page displayed press ENTER to display the options list 2 P...

Page 37: ...or DOWN button Up scrolls the display left Down scrolls the display right to select the point along the proﬁle then press ENTER RESET MAX ELEVATION resets the maximum elevation ﬁeld at the bottom of the page To reset the Maximum Elevation 1 With the ELEVATION Page displayed press ENTER to display the options list 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight RESET MAX ELEVATION then press ENTER RESET...

Page 38: ...te VERTICAL SPEED Vertical Speed PRESSURE Current Normalized or Ambient pressure based on the pressure setting in System Setup see page 51 12HRS PRESSR Tracks pressure changes over a 12 hour period MAX ELEVATION Highest elevation reached MIN ELEVATION Lowest elevation To scroll through the user selectable data 1 Press the UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the available data ﬁelds The Elevation Pa...

Page 39: ... change the symbol 1 From the MARK WAYPOINT Page press the UP or DOWN button and highlight the way point symbol above the waypoint name and press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired symbol Press ENTER to save To change the name 1 From the MARK WAYPOINT Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the numeric name then press ENTER The EDIT WAYPOINT NAME Page appears 2 Pres...

Page 40: ...itude 1 From the MARK WAYPOINT Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the LAT LON ﬁeld then press ENTER The EDIT LOCATION Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired letter or digit then press ENTER A selection window appears Press the UP or DOWN button to select a new letter or number then press ENTER Repeat until location is changed 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to...

Page 41: ... or DOWN button to highlight NEAREST Press ENTER The NEAREST WAYPOINTS Page appears showing a list of the nine closest way points including their name and distance from your location 2 You can select a waypoint from this list by pressing the UP or DOWN button to select the desired waypoint Once selected press ENTER The REVIEW WAYPOINT Page appears To delete all waypoints 1 On the WAYPOINT Page pre...

Page 42: ... above the waypoint name Press ENTER 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired symbol Press ENTER to save To change the waypoint name 1 Select a waypoint on the WAYPOINTS Page and press ENTER The REVIEW WAYPOINT Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the waypoint name then press ENTER The EDIT WAYPOINT NAME Page appears 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the d...

Page 43: ... latitude longitude 1 Select a waypoint on the WAYPOINTS Page and press ENTER The REVIEW WAYPOINT Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the LAT LON ﬁeld then press ENTER The EDIT LOCATION Page appears 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired letter or digit then press ENTER A selection window appears 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select a new letter or number the...

Page 44: ...PAGE button to exit To view the selected waypoint on the Map Page 1 Select a waypoint on the WAYPOINTS Page and press ENTER The REVIEW WAYPOINT Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight MAP Press ENTER The selected waypoint is displayed on the map You can press the UP DOWN buttons to zoom in and out on the map 3 To return to the Waypoints Page press the PAGE button To start a GOTO 1 ...

Page 45: ...n is located at the bottom of the Hunt Fish Page To view the Sun Moon Page 1 On the HUNT FISH Page press the UP or DOWN button and highlight SUN MOON Press the ENTER button to display the SUN MOON Page 2 View the Sunrise and Sunset Times Moonrise and Moonset Times as well as the Moon Phase for the waypoint location and date 3 You can set the date at which you want to view the sun and moon position...

Page 46: ...WN button to select the correct number then press ENTER When all numbers are entered correctly highlight OK and press ENTER 6 With the PROJECT WAYPOINT page displayed press the DOWN button to highlight the bearing ﬁeld then press ENTER to display the EDIT ANGLE Page 7 With the EDIT ANGLE Page displayed press the DOWN button to move the highlight to the next number in the ﬁeld With the desired digi...

Page 47: ...e the GOTO feature you have to stop and select the next waypoint before you start moving When creating a route you select waypoints from the waypoint list and place them into a route in the sequence that you want to navigate to them You need at least two waypoints up to a maximum of 125 linked together to form a route You can create and store up to 20 individual routes in your eTrex Summit Your sa...

Page 48: ...lso plan a route using Garmin MapSource on a PC and upload the route to the eTrex Summit See your Garmin dealer for more information on using MapSource MapSource is an optional accessory and is not included with the eTrex Summit To activate a route 1 From the ROUTES Page press the UP or DOWN button to select the route that you wish to follow and press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button highlight ...

Page 49: ...ght ROUTES Press ENTER The ROUTES Page appears Press the UP or DOWN button to select a route then press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the waypoint you want to remove then press ENTER The INSERT REMOVE window appears Press the UP or DOWN button to high light REMOVE Press ENTER and the waypoint is removed from the list To delete a route 1 Press the PAGE button and switch to the ME...

Page 50: ...ercent When the display shows 99 the most recent track points will start overwriting the beginning track points In order to avoid losing any track points you should save the Track Log before it reaches 99 of memory usage Saved tracks can be used for navigation later After a Track Log is saved the saved track will have a beginning BEGIN point and an ending END point To save the current Track Log 1 ...

Page 51: ...ved Track Log 1 With the MENU Page displayed highlight TRACKS and press ENTER The TRACK LOG Page appears 2 Place the highlight on a Saved Track and press ENTER 3 On the selection page highlight SHOW MAP and press ENTER The Saved Track will be displayed on a map At the top of the map is a default name Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the name then press ENTER The EDIT TRACK NAME Page is dis...

Page 52: ...e TRACK LOG page displayed highlight a SAVED TRACK and press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight DELETE Press ENTER A conﬁrmation window appears asking DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DELETE THIS TRACK If you do press the UP or DOWN button to highlight YES Press ENTER If you change your mind press the UP or DOWN button to select NO Press ENTER or you can press PAGE to exit at any time To delete...

Page 53: ...cord Interval enter the desired distance or time units for recording track points Wrap When Full if you select YES the eTrex will overwrite the beginning track points when the Track Log is full If you select NO the eTrex will stop recording new track points when the Track Log is full Defaults select this option to restore the factory default track settings To use the Track Setup screen 1 From the ...

Page 54: ...age is displayed Press the DOWN button to move the highlight to the next number in the elevation ﬁeld With the desired digit selected press ENTER to activate the drop down number list Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct number then press ENTER When all numbers are entered correctly highlight OK and press ENTER A message CALIBRATION COM PLETED SUCCESSFULLY is displayed Highlight OK an...

Page 55: ...rast and display back light timeout Time Page The Time Page allows you to select a 12 hour or 24 hour time format enter the proper time zone and choose Daylight Savings Time Time Format In the 12 hour time format the clock functions like a standard clock with 12 hour AM and 12 hour PM cycles The 24 hour option displays a 24 hour cycle Military Time To change the time format 1 Press the PAGE button...

Page 56: ... remain on standard time To change the Daylight Savings ﬁeld 1 Press the PAGE button and switch to the MENU Page Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SETUP Press ENTER The SETUP Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight TIME then press ENTER 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight DAYLIGHT SAVING then press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select AUTO YES or NO then pres...

Page 57: ...highlight DISPLAY then press ENTER Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the CONTRAST icon then press ENTER 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the contrast then press ENTER Press PAGE to get back to the SETUP page Units Page Using your eTrex Summit with a paper map increases the navigation power of both If you are going to use a map in conjunction with the eTrex Summit you must select the ...

Page 58: ... map datum The map datum is usually listed in the title block of the map If you are comparing GPS coordi nates to a paper map or other reference the map datum in the eTrex Summit should match the horizontal map datum used to generate the chart or other reference The default datum in the eTrex Summit is WGS 84 World Geodetic Survey 1984 You should only change the datum if you are using maps or char...

Page 59: ...ears 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the UNITS ﬁeld Press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired unit Press ENTER Press PAGE to select the page of your choice Elevation VSPD vertical speed The eTrex Summit lets you select feet or meters for elevation and vertical speed readings To change the Elevation VSPD units 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlig...

Page 60: ...PAGE to select the page of your choice Angle You can set the eTrex Summit to display directional information in DEGREES or in MILS To select an Angle setting 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SETUP Press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select UNITS Press ENTER The UNITS Page appears 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the ANGLE ﬁeld Press ENTER 4 Press the UP...

Page 61: ...rmation without any input capabilities RTCM IN allows DGPS input using a standard RTCM SC 104 format without any output capabilities RTCM NMEA allows DGPS input using a standard RTCM SC 104 format and supports the output of standard NMEA 0183 version 2 0 data RTCM TEXT allows DGPS input using a standard RTCM SC 104 format and simple ASCII text output of location and velocity information NONE Provi...

Page 62: ...r DOWN button to select the desired format Press ENTER Press PAGE to return to the page of your choice Heading Page The eTrex Summit automatically switches between the Electronic Compass and GPS to determine your heading The eTrex Summit needs to be held level for the Electronic Compass to provide an accu rate heading When mounting the eTrex Summit in a car or on a cycle the unit will need to be t...

Page 63: ...o select the USE GPS HEADING WHEN EXCEEDING ﬁeld then press ENTER A list of selections will appear 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to move the highlight through the list When the desired selection is highlighted press ENTER North Reference Reference refers to the orientation of a map s grid Map makers try to align the vertical lines on a map with True North TRUE True North is the direction from any ...

Page 64: ...ted TRUE NORTH the Electronic Compass points TRUE NORTH not Magnetic North To change the North Reference 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SETUP Press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight HEADING then press ENTER The HEADING Page appears 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the NORTH REF ﬁeld then press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the de...

Page 65: ...ed building where satellite reception is not possible There is no navigation possible in DEMO mode but you can simulate many fo the unit s functions If you select the DEMO mode a window appears asking you to verify that you want to turn the GPS receiver off this does not power off the unit To do so press ENTER To select an operating mode 1 From the MENU Page highlight SETUP then press ENTER The SE...

Page 66: ...he Altimeter can use GPS altitude to perform an automatic calibration While this is not as accurate as the calibration procedure described on page 40 it can be useful in the event that you do not know your current elevation or the barometric pressure To turn AUTO CAL On Off 1 From the MENU Page highlight SETUP then press ENTER The SETUP Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SYSTE...

Page 67: ...eTrex Summit can display in 12 languages To select a language 1 From the MENU Page highlight SETUP then press ENTER The SETUP Page appears 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SYSTEM Press ENTER The SYSTEM Page appears 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the LANGUAGE ﬁeld Press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired selection Press ENTER Software Version The Soft...

Page 68: ...y 5 degrees3 resolution 1 degree Altimeter accuracy 10 feet3 resolution 1 foot Power Input Two 1 5 volt AA batteries4 Battery Life Up to 16 hours of typical use5 22 hours in battery save mode Speciﬁcations subject to change without notice 1 Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the U S DOD Selective Availability program 2 With optional Garmin Differential Beacon Receiver Input 3 Subj...

Page 69: ...r displayed on a GPS receiver to indicate which satellite s we are receiving Ephemeris data contains important information such as satellite status healthy or unhealthy and the current date and time The almanac data tells the GPS receiver where each GPS satellite should be at any time throughout the day Each satellite transmits almanac data that provides orbital information for all of the satellit...

Page 70: ...gher when viewing the sky view on your eTrex Summit Initial reception of the WAAS signal may take up to 15 20 minutes then 1 2 minutes afterwards When WAAS differential correction has been received for GPS satel lites numbers 32 or below a D appears in the signal bar of the Advanced Sky View When enough satellites have received WAAS differential correction DIFF appears below the Ready to Navigate ...

Page 71: ...ters Why can t I see the display in the daylight Adjust the contrast see page 1 Why can t I interface my computer with the eTrex Summit Make sure that you have the correct INPUT OUTPUT format selected on your eTrex Summit What does the message NO DGPS POSITION mean eTrex Summit had a differential ﬁx and lost it What do I do if it takes more than 10 minutes to get a location ﬁx There may be large o...

Page 72: ...ars Cables Cigarette Lighter Adapter Part No 010 10203 00 Provides power for eTrex Summit from a automobile cigarette lighter PC Interface Cable Part No 010 10206 00 Allows for serial transfer of data between a PC an eTrex Summit Data Cable bare wires Part No 010 10205 00 Wiring harness Connections for data input output PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Part No 010 10268 00 Allows for serial transfe...

Page 73: ...00 MapSource Map Data CD ROMs An excellent tool for creating waypoints and routes on your PC using a background map and downloading them to your eTrex Summit Included with unit NOTE The Cigarette Lighter Adapter part number 010 10203 00 converts 12 VDC to 3 VDC output for the eTrex Summit This adapter is not interchangeable with the car power adapters designed for the Garmin VHF 720 and 725 GPS 17...

Page 74: ...RTE GPWPL GPBOD HCHDG Garmin Proprietary Sentences PGRME estimated error PGRMM map datum PGRMZ altitude PSLIB beacon receiver control DGPS Differential GPS corrections are accepted in RTCM SC 104 version 2 0 format through the Data In line The eTrex Summit may be hard wired to a serial connector using the Data Cable see your Garmin dealer or visit www garmin com for availablity Refer to the wiring...

Page 75: ... make sure the eTrex Summit is conﬁgured to use the same datum as your map See page 44 The Electronic Compass heading is incorrect 1 Have you changed batteries Remember that the compass needs to be recalibrated every time that the batteries are changed See page 2 for the compass calibration procedure 2 Are you inside or around a device that may radiate a magnetic ﬁeld The compass will not operate ...

Page 76: ... highlight NO Press ENTER 3 eTrex Summit asks IS TODAY dd mmm yy If you answer YES the date matches the current date the unit will continue tracking satellites and switch to the Satellite Page 4 If you answer NO the date is incorrect the eTrex Summit will do an AUTOLOCATE and switch to the Satellite Page C If you are not indoors and you have moved hundreds of miles km since you last used your eTre...

Page 77: ... 20 Next 20 Disable Enable WAAS 56 Display Page 43 Distance Final 20 Next 20 Distance Speed Units 45 E Editing a Route 35 Elevation 7 9 26 29 38 40 45 Elevation Computer ix Elevation Page 7 21 22 23 24 ETA Final 20 Next 20 ETE Final 20 Next 20 eTrex Summit Description x F FAQs 57 FCC Compliance iii Final ETA 20 ETE 20 Final Destination 20 Final Distance 20 G Getting Started 1 GOTO 5 11 28 30 33 GP...

Page 78: ...greement vii Software Version 53 Speciﬁcations 54 Speed 6 18 20 Maximum 18 20 Overall 20 Vertical 20 Stopped Time 20 Stop Navigation 17 Storage viii Sun Moon 28 31 ix Sunrise Sunset 20 31 Switch Back Period 49 Switch Over Speed 49 System Page 51 52 53 T Time 6 Moving 20 Of Day 20 Stopped 20 Total 20 Time Format 41 Time Page 41 42 Time Remaining 20 Time Zone 8 42 Total Time 20 To Course 20 TracBack...

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