Sonocaddie V300, User Manual

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Page 2: ... Carrying Options 9 Chapter 3 Before starting a Game 10 3 1 Power ON OFF 10 3 2 Main Menu 10 3 2 1 GPS 10 3 2 2 Settings 11 Chapter 4 Course Management 12 4 1 Before downloading course information you need to log in to the membership page at www sonocaddie com 12 4 1 1 Login or Join Sonocaddie Membership 12 4 1 2 Install V300 Software in Your Computer 12 4 1 3 Connect the USB Cable between Sonocad...

Page 3: ...en 20 5 5 Reference Points on Green 20 5 6 Editing Reference Points 21 5 7 Delete Reference Points 21 5 8 Track your game 22 5 8 1 Shot Track 22 5 8 2 Auto track 22 5 8 3 Track review 23 5 9 Green Close Up Function 24 5 10 Mark Function 24 5 11 Scorecard Function 25 5 11 1 Enter Scores 26 5 11 2 Review Scorecard and View Analysis 26 Appendices 27 A Specification 27 B System Requirement 28 C Descri...

Page 4: ...rom the last location where you used your Sonocaddie Sonocaddie performs best under clear sky Furthermore 6 satellite signals should be sought so it might be necessary to wait for these to be registered Should you experience any problems with your Sonocaddie e g malfunction damage please contact Sonocaddie Customer Service at www Sonocaddie com Do not attempt any repairs on your own as this may vo...

Page 5: ...ut button GPS antenna Hook Mark button Right soft key Left soft key Esc Hole selection Mini USB Cable Charging Port 1 Left 2 Right 3 Up 4 Down 5 Select Save Battery cover Course layout button Tips Press this button to switch between the Hole layout and Course inf screens Tips Pressing the ESC button will always bring you to back to the previous screen Press ESC button for 3 seconds to back to the ...

Page 6: ...the fairway Walking golfer icon will follow your position around the fairway Distance for each reference point All yardages will change as you move around the fairway Distance unit YD Yard M Meter ML Mile KM Kilometer Fig Hole layout screen Fig Course info screen Press Mark button or enter Mark function from Main screen to know your shot distance Important Walking golfer and Track functions only a...

Page 7: ...cale of power Conditions Full Empty No battery Note This symbol indicates that 1 The unit is without battery 2 The battery insert incorrectly 3 The battery is defect originally Status explanation Symbol Bunker Front Back Water Front Back includes major water hazards 2nd Green Front 2nd Green Back Creek includes river ditch and stream Trap Tree includes shrubbery and forest Hills Lay up area Out of...

Page 8: ... unit for a long period of time to avoid the battery leaking and corrosive the battery case There are 3 ways to charge the battery through the 110 240v wall outlet USB port or 12v car adapter optional 1 Through the wall plug Insert the mini USB connector of the supplied wall plug into the mini USB slot located at the bottom of the unit Then plug the wall charger into an AC wall outlet 2 Connect So...

Page 9: ...ipped onto the golf bag Make sure that the clip has been properly fixed for maximum security 1 Place the clip on to your trouser belt 2 Slide the hook into the clip until you hear a clip sound 3 To remove the Sonocaddie press down the top clip button and slide Sonocaddie upward out of the clip Sonocaddie can be mounted to the golf cart with optional golf cart mounts visit Sonocaddie website for mo...

Page 10: ...nditions Since at least 6 satellite signals should be sought it might be necessary to wait for these to be registered Important Please allow approximately 5 10 minutes when turning the Sonocaddie on to search for GPS signals make sure to be in an open sky area Power button DOP Dilution of Precision Dilution of precision DOP is a measure of the quality of the GPS data being received from the satell...

Page 11: ... Chinese Simplified Chinese 2 TIME ZONE Please choose your correct time zone 3 DISTANCE UNIT YARD METER MILE KILOMETER 4 THEMES BLUE PURPLE GREEN ORANGE 5 BRIGHTNESS OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 BACKLIGHT TIME ALWAYS 15sec 30sec 60sec 7 AUTO TRACK ON OFF 8 TRACK INTERVAL 10sec 20sec 30sec 9 SCORECARD NORMAL PRO 10 RESET Back to default settings Please be sure to press SAVE after completing all settings ...

Page 12: ...ember please link to Member on V300 Software or go to V300 website Member page at www sonocaddie com to join the membership in advance 4 1 2 Install V300 Software in Your Computer This application software is used for you to access and download course information and manage your V300 personalized course folder Please install it from enclosed CD or from website at www sonocaddie com System Support ...

Page 13: ...ur desktop Double clicking the Sonocaddie shortcut icon will start Sonocaddie V300 software 4 1 3 Connect the USB Cable between Sonocaddie V300 and Computer Step 1 Turn on Sonocaddie V300 Step 2 Connect the USB Cable between Sonocaddie V300 and Computer You will see the message USB cable connected Enable USB link now on the Sonocaddie display Please press YES right soft key to link the unit with y...

Page 14: ... course data Steps to download course data Step 1 Please select the Country and State enter the Course Name then press GO for the course you want Step 2 Check one or more box beside each course you wish to download and press Download button to transfer the course s to your Sonocaddie V300 C Important Internet connection is required to log in V300 Software to access course data It is required to fi...

Page 15: ...upload the course GPS up to 30 courses Scorecard up to 100 records and Track up to 100 records data to My Folder tab Delete Tick one or more box of data press Delete button to remove the data Rename Double click the data name to rename Review scorecard only Review scores and analysis of your round s This picture indicates this specific golf course has scorecard information This picture indicates t...

Page 16: ...do not disconnect the cable between V300 device and PC when transferring GPS GPS To review scorecard record please press Scorecard button on the top of the display then tick the record you want to review Just press Review button and the scores and analysis will show on the display for you to refer your game You could review the scorecard record both in V300 tab and My Folder tab Important When you...

Page 17: ...the 5 way key or the right soft key When the desired course is selected press select on the 5 way key or press MORE right soft key and select PLAY The SELECT HOLE page will pop up 5 2 2 Select a Hole There are two ways to switch a hole One is to use 5 way key left or right to select a 5 1 2 Select a Hole There are several ways to select a hole From the SELECT HOLE screen navigate to the desired ho...

Page 18: ...e 5 2 2 Delete a Course From the COURSE LIST screen select a course name and press MORE right soft key Select DELETE DELETE ALL to delete the selected course or to delete all courses at once When the confirmation dialog box opens press YES right soft key to confirm or NO left soft key to go back Once YES is selected the course information and all reference points will be deleted permanently Select...

Page 19: ...screen with the Course Layout Button Standing at the reference points which you would like to add press EDIT right soft key and navigate the cursor to the appropriate location on the screen Press SELECT right soft key go to the ICON screen Choose the correct icon for the new reference point and while standing still press RECORD right soft key Press Esc key to complete the mapping and return to the...

Page 20: ...he course layout function reference points next to the Green would not be displayed Important Sonocaddie performs best under clear sky Furthermore 6 satellite signals should be sought it might be necessary to wait for these to be registered Important Each row only allows one reference point Maximum of 10 reference points per hole on off fairway Green Front Back and next to Green can be recorded It...

Page 21: ...ference point pressing EDIT and choosing the particular reference point icon that requires updating Press SELECT to go to the icon page Highlight the same icon on the icon page and press RECORD The distance is now corrected permanently 5 7 Delete Reference Points Press EDIT right soft key and then highlight the particular reference point icon that requires erasing by using the 5 way key Press SELE...

Page 22: ...ot to record the information in the track record To review the round enter TRACK REVIEW function on the MAIN menu to review each shot on the course 5 8 2 Auto track To use the AUTO TRACK function please follow the steps below Step1 In the SETTINGS menu Set AUTO TRACK to ON Step2 Select the course you are about to play Step3 Once Sonocaddie begins to receive satellite signals the track function wil...

Page 23: ...corded and saved for you to review and plot your strategy for your next round Important To use AUTO TRACK you must be located on a particular hole and the Golfer Icon must be visible on the display for that hole z AUTO TRACK can only track one round of golf per golf course per day Important Selecting different track intervals will affect the recording time TRACK INTERVAL 10 SECONDS 20 SECONDS 30 S...

Page 24: ...g END The display then shows the distance of the actual shot The Mark Function can be used anytime except when the Green View function is activated This can be done in two ways 1 Press MARK button Right side key directly 2 Select MARK Function icon on the MAIN page To begin press START right soft key at the point from where the shot is taken The screen will show 0 on the display When you move towa...

Page 25: ...key Press SAVE right soft key to save the setting In the PRO scorecard you can enter Par P Strokes S Putts Pt in numeric form and Faiway Hit Fw and Sand Save Sd as either Y yes or N no Note when Sonocaddie has the course information stored and you go to the SCORECARD screen during the round the Par field will automatically show the par for the hole you are playing PRO H Hole P Par S Score Pt Putt ...

Page 26: ...MAL scorecard there is NO ANALYSIS function available Use the up and down 5 way key to choose the hole number and then use the left or right 5 way key to enter your scores Press the Esc key to go back to the previous page and the scores will be saved automatically 5 11 1 Enter Scores Select the course to play press Scorecard button during the game and enter scores directly 5 11 2 Review Scorecard ...

Page 27: ...ourse 30 Scorecard 100 Track 100 z Battery Rechargeable battery 15 hours in normal operation may be different by the frequency of backlight on Battery charging time 8 hours in operation mode 5 hours in power off mode z Acquisition Rate Cold start Approx 5 10 minutes z Accuracy 3 Meters CEP 80 7 Meters CEP 90 horizontal SA off z Built in GPS Receiver z Built in High Sensitivity GPS Antenna z Waterp...

Page 28: ...perty of Sonostar Inc Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited Page 28 B System Requirement Windows 2000 XP Vista CD ROM 512 MB RAM XP 1 GB RAM Vista or higher 12 MB or more hard disk space Computer access not required when self mapping ...

Page 29: ...ited Page 29 C Description Abbreviations Lat Latitude Lon Longitude DOP Dilution of Precision EPE Estimated Position Error P Par S Score H Hole Hcp Handicap Pt Putt Fw Fairway Sd Sand GIR Green in Regulation B BK Back F FT Front CT Centre YD Yard M Meter ML Mile KM Kilometer ESC Escape Previous page ...

Page 30: ...will show 999 only Besides if the unit shows when the satellite is available it means that the distance is within 0 5 yards Q2 How can I track my driving distance A Sonocaddie uses the global positioning satellite system GPS Simply press a button to record the beginning coordinates of your shot and the end coordinates of your shot and Sonocaddie will accurately calculate the shot distance Please c...

Page 31: ...e satellite signals Also check the Settings menu Wrench icon to be sure the distance units yard or meter are correct In addition the distance in GPS device is not related with the locations of tee boxes The distance is calculated based on the difference between the apparent position and the known position The apparent position is the moveable location of the GPS device which receives the signal Th...

Page 32: ...th part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTICE The FCC warns that user modifications of this device without the express approval of Sonostar Inc could void the user s authority to operate the devi...

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