owner’s manual
Geko 101
™
Personal Navigator
®
190-00297-00_0C.indd i
10/1/2003, 12:58:43 PM
Page 1: ...owner s manual Geko 101 Personal Navigator 190 00297 00_0C indd i 10 1 2003 12 58 43 PM ...
Page 2: ...onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual or revision must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in...
Page 3: ...anual has been designed to provide all that you need to know to operate your Geko 101 Geko 101 Registration Help us better support you by completing your on line registration today Why should you register your Geko 101 Notification of New Products Lost or Stolen Unit Tracking Connect to our Web Site www garmin com and look for the Product Registration link on the home page Thanks for choosing the G...
Page 4: ...ons 21 Appendix B Accessories 22 Index 23 24 Warranty 25 GPS the Global Positioning System is a navigation revolu tion It s a technology that pinpoints a user s location anywhere in the world 24 hours a day regardless of the weather Designed by the United States Department of Defense for use by the military GPS was made available to civilians for use in aviation marine surveying and general outdoo...
Page 5: ...ON IT IS THE USER S RESPONSIBILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT PRU DENTLY THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BE USED ONLY AS A TRAVEL AID AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE REQUIRING PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF DIRECTION DISTANCE LOCATION OR TOPOGRAPHY 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 ...
Page 6: ...ervice center Unauthorized repairs can void your warranty and your authority to operate this device under Part 15 regulations FCC Compliance Statement BY USING THE GEKO 101 YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device the Software in ...
Page 7: ...into the back slot at an angle laying it flat and then pushing it forward until the clip catches Alkaline batteries should last as long as 12 hours Rechargeable Alkaline NiMH NiCad or Lithium batteries may be used but cannot be charged in the unit NOTE If your Geko 101 is stored for an extended period of time or if the batteries are completely discharged you may lose all data stored such as waypoin...
Page 8: ...ess the DOWN button to make the screen lighter The UP DOWN buttons Highlight options on pages and menus Adjust display contrast on Satellite Page Zoom out UP and in DOWN on Map Page Cycle through data fields on Navigation Page The OK button Confirms data entry or menu selections Press and hold to activate Mark Waypoint Page The POWER button Press and hold to turn unit on and off Press and release to...
Page 9: ...uracy When you see the READY TO NAVIGATE message on the Satellite Page the Geko 101 has found your location and you are ready to go NOTE When you use the Geko 101 for the first time allow time for it to track satellites by leaving the Geko 101 outside with a clear view of the sky for 15 30 minutes Satellite Page Location Accuracy estimated Satellites Satellite Signal Strength Bars The READY TO NAVI...
Page 10: ...layed in front of the animated figure The Heading Indicator shows the direction you are heading To make sure you can see your entire trip you can change the map scale from 80 feet to 800 miles by pressing and holding the UP button to view a larger area and the DOWN button for viewing a smaller area The Map Page You Your Location Heading Indicator Path to Destination Map Scale Trail track log On the...
Page 11: ...G allows you to move the pointer to any point along the track and then start a TRACBACK a GOTO MARK a waypoint or ZOOM In or Out Clear Track Log The CLEAR TRACK LOG clears the track log which is created auto matically The following option is not shown if you are not actively navigating Stop Navigation STOP NAVIGATION stops any active navigation navigation means there is a destination waypoint To s...
Page 12: ...k log before you start traveling because when the track log is full the new track points will overwrite the oldest track points GOTO will guide you from your current location to the waypoint selected while Mark creates a new waypoint for later use Mark is explained in detail begining on page 9 Zoom adjusts the level of map detail viewable To clear the track log 1 Press the OK button while on the M...
Page 13: ...vigation stops any active navigation displays only when navigating 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 To select a Navigation Page option 1 Press the OK button on the Navigation Page 2 The Options Menu displays Press the UP or DOWN button highlight the desired option and press OK t...
Page 14: ...te the current settings Trip Odometer like the odometer in your car TRIP ODOMETER tells you how far you ve gone Trip Time the total time you have traveled since the last trip reset The following fields display only when navigating Arrival Time the estimated time you will arrive at your destination Bearing the compass direction between your location and destination Final Distance the distance betwee...
Page 15: ...tion then saving it as a Waypoint works well for geocaching To change the location latitude longitude 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight MARK then press the OK button to display the MARK WAYPOINT Page 2 Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight the LAT LON field and press the OK button to display the EDIT LOCATION Page 3 Scroll through the latitude and longitude position ...
Page 16: ...he MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight MARK Press the OK button to display the MARK Page 2 Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight the ELEV field and press the OK button to display the ENTER CORRECT ELEVATION Page 3 Use the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired digit and press the OK button to display a selection window Press the UP or DOWN button to select a new number and pr...
Page 17: ...s the OK button 2 Select NEAREST and press the OK button to see a listing of the nine closest waypoints by name and distance from your location 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the waypoint and press the OK button to display the REVIEW WAYPOINT Page To delete all waypoints 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight WAYPOINTS then press the OK button 2 Select DELETE ALL an...
Page 18: ...ypoint press the UP or DOWN button highlight NO and press the OK button To start a GOTO 1 On the REVIEW WAYPOINT Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight GOTO 2 Press the OK button to activate the GOTO with the selected waypoint as the destina tion To view the selected waypoint on the Map Page 1 On the REVIEW WAYPOINT Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight MAP 2 Press the OK button to ...
Page 19: ...wn number list 5 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the correct number and press the OK button When all numbers are entered correctly highlight OK and press the OK button 6 Use the DOWN button to highlight the bearing field and press the OK button to display the EDIT ANGLE Page 7 Press the DOWN button to highlight the next number in the field Select the digit you wish to change and press the O...
Page 20: ...o select 12 or 24 hour and press OK 4 Press the PAGE button to return to the page of your choice Time Zone The time zone can be set to any one of the pre programmed zones or by selecting OTHER and then entering the UTC Time Offset value in the UTC offset field below the time zone field To change the time zone 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight TIME and press OK to display ...
Page 21: ...and switch to the MENU Page Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight TIME and press the OK button to display the TIME Page 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the DAYLIGHT SAVING field and press the OK button 3 Press the UP or DOWN button select AUTO YES or NO and press OK Press the PAGE button to return to the page of your choice NOTE If you select Other for the Time Zone choice the Daylight S...
Page 22: ...y and Mapping Agency at http www nima mil To change the Position Format grid 1 From the UNITS Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the POSITION FRMT field and press the OK button 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the desired format and press the OK button 3 Press the PAGE button to return to the MENU page Map Datums A map datum is a reference model of the earth s shape Every map u...
Page 23: ...ic units of measure for all speed and distance readouts To change the Units of Measure 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the UNITS field and then press the OK button to display the UNITS Page 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select UNITS field and press the OK button 3 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the specific unit and press the OK button 4 Press the PAGE butto...
Page 24: ...the grid lines drawn on the map point exactly to the north pole so the north indicated by the grid lines is called Grid North The difference however is usually small enough that Grid north can be considered the same as True North for travelling on land If necessary manually correct for the difference between Grid North and True North To change the North Reference 1 From the MENU Page press the UP ...
Page 25: ... you select the DEMO mode a window displays at the bottom of the screen asking you to verify that you want to turn the GPS off the unit will stop tracking satellites but not power off To change the GPS mode 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight the SYSTEM field Press the OK button to display the SYSTEM Page 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight GPS MODE field and press t...
Page 26: ...ghlight the LIGHT TIMEOUT field and press the OK button 3 Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight your selection and press the OK button 4 Press the PAGE button to return to the SYSTEM page Contrast Setup The CONTRAST SETUP option allows you to adjust the display contrast To adjust the Display contrast 1 From the MENU Page press the UP or DOWN button to highlight SYSTEM Press the OK button to dis...
Page 27: ...ics Performs to specifications to 6 g s Antenna Built In Power Input Two 1 5 volt AAA batteries1 Battery Life Up to 12 hours in Battery Save mode with alkaline batteries 2 Specifications subject to change without notice 1 The temperature rating for the Geko 101 may exceed the usable range of some batteries Alkaline batteries can rupture at high temperatures Modifications or other applications will vo...
Page 28: ...rs Carrying Case Protects the Geko 101 when not in use Lanyard Attaches to the back of the unit for convenient carrying Marine Mounting Kit Allows the Geko 101 to be mounted on any flat surface Suction Cup Mounting Kit Allows the Geko 101 to be mounted on windshield Training Video NTSC Vehicle Mounting Kit Allows the Geko 101 to be mounted on the dash Appendix B Accessories 190 00297 00_0C indd 22 ...
Page 29: ...s DOWN 2 OK 2 PAGE 2 POWER 2 UP 2 C Cautions v Change Daylight Savings field 15 Change time format 14 Changing Data Fields 8 Changing Time Zone 14 Clear the track log 6 Contrast 2 Contrast Setup 20 D Data Fields Arrival Time 8 Average Speed 8 Bearing 8 Changing 8 Date 8 Elevation 8 Final Distance 8 Heading 8 Location 8 Max Speed 8 Speed 8 Time 8 Time To Go 8 Trip Odometer 8 Trip Time 8 Data Field O...
Page 30: ...ed 7 Reset Trip 7 Review Waypoint Page 12 S Satellite Page 3 Select a Waypoint 11 Software License Agreement vi Specifications 21 Speed 8 Stop Navigation 5 7 System Page 19 20 T Time Arrival 8 Time Date 8 Time Page 14 15 Time To Go 8 Time Zone 14 Track Logs 6 Trip Odometer 8 Trip Time 8 U Units of Measure 17 Units Page 16 18 UP Button 2 UTC offset field 14 V View Nearest waypoints 11 View the Select...
Page 31: ... allow the exclusion of incidental 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 contact your local GARMIN authorized dealer...
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