Garmin ETREX 22X, User Manual

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.

NOTE: 

BaseCamp is not available for all device models.

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 (

Sending Files to 

BaseCamp

, page 6

).

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 (

Sending Files to BaseCamp

, 

page 6

).

1

Select 

Adventures

.

2

Select an adventure.

3

Select 

Start

.

VIRB

®

 Remote

NOTE: 

The VIRB Remote feature is available only with eTrex 

32x devices.
Before you can use the VIRB Remote function, you must enable 

the remote setting on your VIRB camera.

The VIRB Remote function allows you to control your VIRB 

camera from a distance.

1

Select 

VIRB Remote

.

2

Select an option:
• Select 

REC

 to record video.

• Select 

Take Photo

 to take a photograph.

Additional Main Menu Tools

Alarm Clock

: Sets an audible alarm. If you are not currently 

using the device, you can set the device to turn on at a 

specific time.

Calculator

: Displays a calculator.

Calendar

: Displays a calendar.

Hunt and Fish

: Displays the predicted best dates and times for 

hunting and fishing at your current location.

Stopwatch

: Allows you to use a timer, mark a lap, and time 

laps.

Sun and Moon

: Displays sunrise and sunset times, along with 

the moon phase, based on your GPS position.

Customizing the Device

Adjusting the Backlight Brightness

Extensive use of screen backlighting can significantly reduce 

battery life. You can adjust the backlight brightness to maximize 

the battery life.

NOTE: 

The backlight brightness may be limited when the 

battery is low.

1

Select  .

2

Use the slider to adjust the backlight level.

The device may feel warm when the backlight setting is high.

Customizing the Main Menu

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

1

From the main menu, select 

menu

 > 

Change Item Order

.

2

Select a menu item.

3

Select an option:
• Select 

Move

 to change the placement of the item in the 

list.

• Select 

Insert

 to add a new item to the list.

• Select 

Remove

 to delete an item from the list.

Changing the Page Sequence

Before you can change the order of the page sequence, you 

must add pages to the sequence.

1

Select 

Setup

 > 

Page Sequence

.

2

Select a page.

3

Select 

Move

.

4

Move the page up or down in the list.

5

Press the Thumb Stick controller.

Adding a Page

1

Select 

Setup

 > 

Page Sequence

.

2

Select 

Add Page

.

3

Select a page to add.

Removing a Page

1

Select 

Setup

 > 

Page Sequence

.

2

Select a page.

3

Select 

Remove

.

6

Customizing the Device