Garmin D2 Pilot, Owner'S Manual

Alert Name Alert Type

Description

Speed

Range

You can set minimum and maximum 
speed values.

Pace

Range

You can set minimum and maximum pace 
values.

Heart Rate Range

You can set minimum and maximum heart 
rate values or select zone changes. See 

page 12

 and 

page 17

.

Cadence

Range

You can set minimum and maximum 
cadence values.

Battery

Event

You can set a low battery power alert.

Setting a Proximity Alarm

Proximity alarms alert you when you are within a specified 

range of a particular location.

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

Alerts

 > 

Proximity

 > 

Edit

 > 

Create New

.

3

Select a location.

4

Enter a radius.

5

Select 

Done

.

Calculating the Size of an Area

Before you can calculate the size of an area, you must acquire 

satellites.

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

GPS Tools

 > 

Area Calc.

.

3

Walk around the perimeter of the area.

4

When you are finished, select the action key to calculate the 

area.

5

Select an option:
• Select 

Save Track

, enter a name, and select 

Done

.

• Select 

Change Units

 to convert the area to a different 

unit.

• Select 

 to exit without saving.

Viewing the Almanacs

You can view almanac information for the sun and moon, and 

hunting and fishing.

1

Select the action key.

2

Select an option:
• To view the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset 

information, select 

GPS Tools

 > 

Sun & Moon

.

• To view the predicted best times for hunting and fishing, 

select 

GPS Tools

 > 

Hunt & Fish

.

3

If necessary, select   or   to view a different day.

Viewing Satellite Information

The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy, 

satellite locations, and signal strength.

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

Start GPS

.

3

Select the action key.

4

Select 

GPS Tools

 > 

Satellite

.

5

Select   to view additional information.

Simulating a Location

When you are planning routes or activities in a different area, 

you can turn off GPS and simulate a different location.

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

Setup

 > 

System

 > 

GPS Mode

 > 

Demo Mode

.

3

Select a location.

4

Select 

Go

 > 

Move to Location

.

Customizing Your Device

Setup Overview

The 

Setup

 menu contains many ways to customize your device. 

Garmin recommends that you familiarize yourself with the 

settings for each feature. If you customize your settings before 

your activity, you will spend less time adjusting the watch during 

your activity. To open the 

Setup

 menu, select the action key, 

and select 

Setup

.

NOTE: 

All changes you make are saved to the active profile 

(

page 3

).

Setup Item

Available Settings and Information

System

You can customize GPS settings, arrow keys, and the 
device language (

page 10

).

Data Pages

You can customize data pages and data fields 
(

page 10

).

Sensors

You can customize the compass (

page 10

) and 

altimeter (

page 10

) settings.

ANT Sensor

You can set up wireless accessories such as the heart 
rate monitor or tempe™ (

page 12

).

Tones

You can customize the tones and vibrations (

page 10

).

Display

You can adjust the backlight and screen contrast 
(

page 10

).

Reset

You can clear the trip data, sensor plots (

page 15

), 

waypoints, or track log, or you can reset all of your 
settings (

page 15

).

Map

You can customize the map orientation and how items 
appear on the map (

page 10

).

Tracks

You can customize the track recording settings 
(

page 10

).

Time

You can customize the appearance of the time page 
(

page 11

).

Units

You can change the units of measure for data such as 
distance, elevation, and temperature (

page 11

).

Pos. Format

You can change how your position data appears 
(

page 11

).

Profiles

You can change the active profile and edit your profiles 
(

page 3

).

Fitness

You can turn on 

Auto Lap

, customize your fitness user 

profile, and edit your heart rate zones (

page 11

).

Geocaches

You can customize how your geocaches are listed and 
activate chirp (

page 11

).

Menu

You can customize the items that appear in the main 
menu (

page 9

).

About

You can view information about the device and software 
(

page 14

).

Customizing the Main Menu

You can add, delete, or move items in the main menu.

1

Select the action key.

2

Select 

Setup

 > 

Menu

.

3

Select a menu item.

4

Select an option:
• Select 

Move Up

 or 

Move Down

 to change the location of 

the item in the list.

• Select 

Remove

 to delete an item from the list.

• Select 

Insert

 to add an item to the list.

Customizing the Arrow Keys

You can customize the hold function of   and   and 

 for 

your activity. For example, if the hiking profile is active, you can 

customize the hold   function to start and stop the timer.

1

Select the action key.

Customizing Your Device

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