3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Setting a Proximity Alarm
Proximity alarms alert you when you are within a specified range
of a particular location.
1
Select
Proximity Alarms
>
Create Alarm
.
2
Select a category.
3
Select a location.
4
Select
Use
.
5
Enter a radius.
When you enter an area with a proximity alarm, the device
sounds a tone.
Selecting a Profile
When you change activities, you can change the setup of the
device by changing the profile.
1
Select
Profile Change
.
2
Select a profile.
Area Calculation
Calculating the Size of an Area
1
Select
Area Calculation
>
Start
.
2
Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate.
3
Select
Calculate
when finished.
Satellite Page
The satellite page shows your current location, GPS accuracy,
satellite locations, and signal strength.
GPS Satellite Settings
Select
Satellite
>
MENU
.
NOTE:
Some settings are only available when Demo Mode is
enabled.
Demo Mode
: Allows you to turn the GPS off.
Satellite System
: Allows you to turn the GPS on.
Track Up
: Indicates whether satellites are shown with rings
oriented with north toward the top of the screen or oriented
with your current track toward the top of the screen.
Single Color
: Allows you to select whether the satellite page is
displayed in multicolor or single color.
Set Location On Map
: Allows you to mark your current location
on the map. You can use this location to create routes or
search for saved locations.
AutoLocate Position
: Calculates your GPS position using the
Garmin AutoLocate
®
feature.
Garmin Adventures
You can group related items together as an adventure. For
example, you can create an adventure for your latest hiking trip.
The adventure could contain the track log of the trip, photos of
the trip, and geocaches you hunted. You can use BaseCamp
™
to create and manage your adventures. For more information,
go to
.
Sending Files to BaseCamp
1
Open BaseCamp.
2
Connect the device to your computer.
On Windows
®
computers, the device appears as a removable
drive or a portable device, and the memory card may appear
as a second removable drive. On Mac
®
computers, the device
and memory card appear as mounted volumes.
NOTE:
Some computers with multiple network drives may not
display device drives properly. See your operating system
documentation to learn how to map the drive.
3
Open the
Garmin
or memory card drive or volume.
4
Select an option:
• Select an item from a connected device and drag it to My
Collection or to a list.
• From BaseCamp, select
Device
>
Receive from Device
,
and select the device.
Creating an Adventure
Before you can create an adventure and send it to your device,
you must download BaseCamp to your computer and transfer a
track from your device to your computer (
).
1
Open BaseCamp.
2
Select
File
>
New
>
Garmin Adventure
.
3
Select a track, and select
Next
.
4
If necessary, add items from BaseCamp.
5
Complete the required fields to name and describe the
adventure.
6
If you want to change the cover photo for the adventure,
select
Change
, and select a different photo.
7
Select
Finish
.
Starting an Adventure
Before you can start an adventure, you must send an adventure
from BaseCamp to your device (
).
1
Select
Adventures
.
2
Select an adventure.
3
Select
Start
.
Using the VIRB
®
Remote
Before you can use the VIRB remote function, you must enable
the remote setting on your VIRB camera. See the
VIRB Series
Owner's Manual
for more information.
The VIRB remote function allows you to control your VIRB
action camera using your device.
1
Turn on your VIRB camera.
2
On your GPSMAP 65/65s device, select
VIRB Remote
.
3
Wait while the device connects to your VIRB camera.
4
Select an option:
• To record video, select
REC
.
• To take a photograph, select
Take Photo
.
Waypoint Averaging
You can refine a waypoint location for more accuracy. When
averaging, the device takes several readings at the same
location and uses the average value to provide more accuracy.
1
Select
Waypoint Manager
.
2
Select a waypoint.
3
Select
MENU
>
Average Location
.
4
Move to the waypoint location.
5
Select
Start
.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions.
7
When the confidence status bar reaches 100%, select
Save
.
For best results, collect four to eight samples for the waypoint,
waiting at least 90 minutes between samples.
6
Main Menu Features and Settings
