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Approach

®

 S5 Owner's Manual

 WARNING

See the 

Important Safety and Product Information

 guide in the 

product box for product warnings and other important 

information.

Keys

À

Select to turn on the backlight.
Hold to turn the device on and off.

Á

Select to measure a shot (

Measuring a Shot

, page 3

).

Hold to reset the measurement.

Â

Select to open the menu for the current screen.

Ã

Select to enter your score for the hole (

Keeping Score

page 2

).

Hold to view scores for all holes.

Ä

Select to use CourseView (

Using CourseView

, page 2

).

Å

Select to return to the previous screen.

Turning on the Device

The device comes partially charged. You may need to charge 

the device before playing golf (

Charging the Device

, page 1

).

NOTE: 

The time of day and date are set automatically when you 

go outdoors and the device locates satellites.

1

Hold  , and follow the on-screen instructions.

2

Select 

Start Round

.

3

Wait while the device locates satellites.

Unlocking the Device

After a period of inactivity, the device goes into watch mode and 

the screen is locked. The device displays the time and date, but 

does not use GPS.

Select any key except   to unlock the device.

Status Icons

Battery level

GPS status

Alarm

Bluetooth

®

 technology status

Charging the Device

 WARNING

This device contains a lithium-ion battery. See the 

Important 

Safety and Product Information

 guide in the product box for 

product warnings and other important information.

NOTICE

To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and 

the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a 

computer. Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix.

1

Plug the USB cable into a USB port on your computer.

2

Align the charger posts with the contacts on the back of the 

device, and press the charger 

À

 until it clicks.

3

Charge the device completely.

Playing Golf

Before you can play golf, the device must locate satellite signals. 

This may take 30 to 60 seconds.

1

Select   > 

Start Round

.

2

Select a course from the list of nearby courses.

3

Tap the screen to scroll through the data screens for each 

hole.

TIP: 

You can select   to return to the previous screen.

À

 displays the hole information (

Hole Information

page 1

).

Á

 displays the layup and dogleg information (

Viewing 

Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations

page 2

).

Â

 displays the time of day.

The device automatically transitions when you move to the 

next hole.

Hole Information

By default, the device calculates the distance to the front, 

middle, and back of the green. If you know the location of the 

pin, you can set it more precisely using the green view (

Viewing 

the Green

, page 2

).

April 2016

Printed in Taiwan

190-01865-00_0B

Summary of Contents for Approach S5

Page 1: ...arging the Device WARNING This device contains a lithium ion battery See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information NOTICE To prevent corrosion thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix 1 Plug the USB cab...

Page 2: ...e uses to keep score 1 Select an option If you are currently playing a round select Setup Scoring If you are not currently playing a round select Setup Scoring 2 Select a scoring method About Stableford Scoring When you select the Stableford scoring method Setting the Scoring Method page 2 points are awarded based on the number of strokes taken relative to par At the end of a round the highest sco...

Page 3: ...e From the TruSwing screen select End TruSwing Customizing Your Device Tracking Statistics You can enable statistics tracking on the device You can view statistics compare rounds and track improvements using your Garmin Connect account Garmin Connect page 3 Select Setup Scoring Stat Tracking On Recording Statistics 1 Select 2 Select or to set the number of strokes taken Your total score updates 3 ...

Page 4: ...um ion Battery life Watch only 20 weeks Watch with Bluetooth notifications 15 hours Playing golf 10 hours NOTE The actual battery life of a fully charged battery depends on how much time you use GPS the backlight and power save mode Exposure to extremely cold temperatures also reduces battery life Operating temperature range From 20º to 60ºC from 4º to 140ºF Charging temperature range From 5º to 4...

Page 5: ...se services for Garmin devices Product registration Product manuals Software updates Map chart or course updates Updating Software and Courses NOTE Updating the software does not erase any of your data or settings 1 Connect your device to a computer using the charging cable 2 Go to www garmin com express 3 Follow the on screen instructions Garmin the Garmin logo and Approach are trademarks of Garm...

Page 6: ... 2015 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries www garmin com support ...

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