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Foretrex 301/401 Quick Start Manual

  See the 

Important Safety and 

Product Information

 guide in 

the product box for product 

warnings and other important 

information.

Manual Conventions

When you are instructed to “press” 

something, use the buttons on 

the unit. Press 

 to “select” 

something in a list, and then press 

enter

.

The small arrows (>) used in the 

text indicate that you should select a 

series of items in order, for example, 

“Press 

page

 > 

enter

 > select 

TRACKS

.”

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin Product Support if 

you have any questions while using 

your Foretrex. In the USA, go to 

www.garmin.com/support

, or contact 

Garmin USA by phone at (913) 

397.8200 or (800) 800.1020.
In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) 

Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000.
In Europe, go to 

www.garmin.com 

/support

 and click 

Contact Support

 

for in-country support information, 

or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by 

phone at +44 (0) 870.8501241.

Optional Accessories

For a list of available accessories and 

maps, go to 

http://buy.garmin.com

.

For the latest free software updates 

(excluding map data) throughout the 

life of your Garmin products, visit 

www.garmin.com. 

Summary of Contents for Foretrex 301 - Hiking GPS Receiver

Page 1: ...foretrex 301 and 401 quick start manual PERSONAL NAVIGATOR...

Page 2: ...TRACKS Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your Foretrex In the USA go to www garmin com support or contact Garmin USA by phone at 913 397 8200 or 800 8...

Page 3: ...ing On Your Foretrex Press and hold to turn the Foretrex on The first time you turn on your Foretrex you are prompted to choose a language Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals Before the Foretrex can find...

Page 4: ...the menus Press to exit a menu or a page Press and hold to navigate to a specific destination or waypoint enter mark Press to select options and to acknowledge messages Press and hold to mark a waypoi...

Page 5: ...required No Yes Timer Yes Yes Waterproof Yes Yes Wireless transfer No Yes Resetting the Foretrex If your Foretrex is locked up press and hold page and simultaneously until the screen goes blank about...

Page 6: ...n 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...

Page 7: ...so that waypoints ahead of you always appear above your position The heading indicator shows the direction you are heading To view the map with north up 1 From the map page press enter 2 Select MAP DE...

Page 8: ...d trip odometer and other helpful statistics Use to scroll to see more fields To customize data fields press enter See the Foretrex 301 401 Owner s manual for more information on customizing data fiel...

Page 9: ...ALL 2 Use or enter to select the waypoint you want to delete 3 Select DELETE YES Recording your Tracks The Foretrex records a track log while you are moving You can save these tracks and navigate to...

Page 10: ...before the automatic light timeout To adjust the backlight time 1 From the main menu select SETUP DISPLAY LIGHT TIMEOUT 2 Use to set the amount of time the backlight stays on Connecting Your Foretrex...

Page 11: ...relessly from a compatible Garmin device To receive data 1 From the main menu select CONNECT RECEIVE WIRELESSLY 2 A CONNECTING message appears When connected a RECEIVING DATA message appears A TRANSFE...

Page 12: ...owners This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two 2 conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any inte...

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