Sonocaddie V500, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide Ⓒ 2010 Sonostar Inc V 5 0 01_E ...

Page 2: ...operates To learn more about Sonocaddie please visit www sonocaddie com The Sonocaddie V500 serves as your own personal golf caddie guiding you through each hole on the course to get the precise distance information for you to play your best Using sophisticated GPS satellite technology the V500 determines the distance from any point on the course to the green and other strategic targets even witho...

Page 3: ... satellite signals Environmental factors such as rain dense clouds fog solar flares high voltage electricity cellular phone towers etc may adversely affect the GPS reception If the device is indicating less than six satellite signals the Sonocaddie performance may not be optimal until the conditions change for better reception Sonocaddie should not be used while driving any vehicle including golf ...

Page 4: ...ety of the SD card please do not take it out or put it in other device If you have any problems with the SD card please contact us at sales sonocaddie com Note Take the SD card out may cause the invalidation of warranty Cautions The Sonocaddie may take at least 10 15 minutes to receive satellite signals after you turn it on This may take longer if the devise has been off for more than four hours o...

Page 5: ...Sonocaddie has a built in GPS antenna at the top of the device This antenna should face upward to gain the best signals and should not be covered with anything as this may affect the quality of reception and accuracy of the device Trees and or buildings may adversely affect coverage reception levels and accuracy Optimal performance will occur by staying in wide open areas ...

Page 6: ...eens and Targets Points 13 2 3 1 Hole Layout and Hole Info Screens13 2 3 2 Targets Points 13 Chapter 3 How to start V500 15 3 1 Start your V500 15 3 2 Adjust the V500 Settings 17 Chapter 4 How to play 18 4 1 Start with Preloaded Courses 18 4 1 1 Course Auto Search 18 4 1 2 Search Courses from Preloaded Course 18 4 2 Download New Courses 20 4 3 Carrying the Sonocaddie V500 23 ...

Page 7: ...ete Scorecards and Tracks 29 Chapter 6 Editing an Existing Course 29 6 1 Understanding the Edit Screen 30 6 2 Edit an Existing Target on a Hole 31 6 3 Add a New Target to a Hole 33 6 4 Delete a Target on a Hole 33 Chapter 7 Managing Courses 35 7 1 Delete a Course 35 7 2 Rename a Course 36 7 3 Create a New Course 36 7 3 1 Name the New Course 37 7 3 2 Map Targets on the New Course 37 Appendices 41 ...

Page 8: ...8 5 12 hours under normal operation To charge the V500 remove the back cover and insert the supplied rechargeable battery correctly as shown Warning We recommend that you never charge the device over 8 hours Warning To remove the battery Cover use slight downward pressure and slide the cover toward the bottom of the unit Do not pry from the bottom ...

Page 9: ...r put it in other device If you have any problems with the SD card please contact us at sales sonocaddie com 1 Charge the device by connecting the USB cable to the charging port on V500 and your computer 2 Charge the device with the supplied AC Wall Charger Adapter or an optional 12V Car Adapter ...

Page 10: ... 2 Introduction 2 1 V500 Features 1 GPS Antenna 2 Power open off Button 3 Screen Lock Button 4 Color LCD Screen 5 Left Right Soft Key Hole Selection Key 6 USB Cable Charging Port 7 Belt Clip Hook 8 Battery Cover ...

Page 11: ...0 2 2 V500 Main Screen Use GPS to get detailed information about satellite reception Use Record to view your track scorecard and analysis information Use Settings to customize your individual preferences ...

Page 12: ...earch to search a course via miles or country Use Preloaded Course to select a course from the preloaded list Use Demo to preview demo functions Use Link to download courses Use Info to view the version information and credit status for the V500 ...

Page 13: ...None 3 5 Poor 5 6 Fair 6 8 Good 8 10 Very Good 10 Optimal Battery Level Scale of power Conditions Full Low Empty Important V500 performs best under clear sky conditions with 6 satellite signals received so it might be necessary to wait up to 15 minutes for these to be registered ...

Page 14: ...Hole Layout and Hole Info Screens Below are the descriptions of hole layout and hole info screen on each specific feature Important If a Color Layout for a specific course is not yet available from Sonocaddie the device displays the Hole Info screen by default ...

Page 15: ...nt 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 Bounds OB Dogleg Left Right Rock Delete Note For some courses that have two greens on one hole these icons provide distance for the extra green ...

Page 16: ...t have a V500 member account and internet access Simply obtain a member at www sonocaddie com V500 member html and select Register Follow the on screen instructions to finish the registration Important You need the Serial Number S N of your V500 to register your member It is located on the back of the V500 under the battery ...

Page 17: ...00 and computer only Please check V500 driver from program files after completing the installation Step3 Login your Member Information in V500 After completing the installation please turn on V500 and connect the USB cable between V500 and computer Please note that internet connection is required and then login your member information to start Note The login process must be operated in V500 device...

Page 18: ...ional Chinese Simplified Chinese Deutsch French Spanish Japanese Time Zone Set the correct time to your time zone relative to Greenwich Mean Time GMT Distance Yard Mile Meter Kilometer Brightness Off Brightest Backlight 15sec 30sec 60sec Always On Always Off Track On Off refer to Chapter 5 2 2 Track Interval 10sec 20sec 30sec Auto Hole On Off Scorecard Normal Pro ...

Page 19: ...r 4 How to play 4 1 Start with Preloaded Courses 4 1 1 Course Auto Search Select Search from the Main menu and then select a range from 10 30 50 miles and all courses within the area will be displayed The nearest course will be on top of the list You can also search the course by country Refer to 4 1 2 4 1 2 Search Courses from Preloaded Course ...

Page 20: ...the available courses within the area Important V500 performs best under a clear sky and with six satellite signals or more You can see the satellite reception on the left top of the main screen Environmental factors such as rain dense clouds fog solar flares high voltage electricity cellular phone towers etc may adversely affect the GPS reception ...

Page 21: ...the course is available to download please follow the steps below to download the course into your V500 Step 1 Connect the USB cable between V500 and computer Please note that internet connection is required and then select Link from Main menu to start the linking Step2 Key in your password your email account will be defaulted when you login in V500 first time with the screen keyboard and then pre...

Page 22: ...ant to download NOTE The course you download will be stored in the My Course folder Important The storage of My Course for downloads Up to 100 courses with color layouts and satellite imagery Note The number of courses downloaded depends on the size of each course file especially video flyover ...

Page 23: ...22 Color layout Satellite Imagery Video Flyover Important No icon on the list indicates that only displays the Hole Info screen with yardage guide by default ...

Page 24: ...ip Attach the belt clip to your belt clothing or golf bag or V500 can be mounted to a golf cart with optional golf cart mounts Important A course package credit is required if you would like to download the Satellite Imagery Flyover Please refer to www sonocaddie com V500 Member html for more detailed information Important Please make sure the belt clip or mount is securely fastened and the V500 i...

Page 25: ... Red and see the actual distance of the shot Press Flyover and will have a 5 second overview of the entire hole from tee to green showing you the direction and description of fairway Press Score and input your score by pressing the number of strokes for that hole To see your round score so far select See more on 5 2 2 Press Satellite and will see the satellite imagery with yardage information Pres...

Page 26: ... Layout to exchange the screen from satellite imagery to color layout Touch Point Positioning Touch any point on the color layout high resolution satellite imagery of the hole to see the distance from you to that point and from that point to the green Important 1 To use Mark you must have satellite reception 2 A course package must be purchased to view the Satellite Imagery and Flyover Please refe...

Page 27: ... played for up to 100 rounds 5 2 1 Track Your Game Feature Auto Track Only Turn Auto Track on from Settings and then choose the desired interval from Interval When set on Auto Track automatically records your actual route around on the course on the Hole Layouts as you play Track Interval Recording Capacity 10 SECONDS 5 hours 20 SECONDS 11 hours 30 SECONDS 16 hours ...

Page 28: ...lay You must manually record shot locations as you play Auto Track Shot Track This records both Auto track and Shot Track Important Shot Track Auto Track only work if the course has a Color Layout and the Color Layout screen for the hole is displaying the Walking Golfer symbol ...

Page 29: ...e out back nine in and 18 hole round The Pro scorecard records your strokes putts fairways hit and sand saves by hole You can make any change on the scorecard by selecting the hole number and pressing the numeric score for that hole when the scoring choices appears Pro Scorecard offer analysis of your round by selecting Analysis ...

Page 30: ... With the V500 you can also make instant changes to the given course information right on the spot Important For the V500 to accurately calculate Greens in Regulation GIR you must enter the Strokes S and Putts Pt for every hole Fairway and Sand Save percentages automatically calculate according to your scores and the Yes No response you entered on each hole Important You can only edit the course w...

Page 31: ... of the three positions Left Center or Right There is one GPS target location for the front of the green and one for the back Note that the green center is automatically calculated by V500 based on the recorded front and back points Each green has two additional green side targets to display a visual marker These do not give a distance reading nor do they appear on the Hole Layout screen since thi...

Page 32: ...at the target on the course and select one of three locations Left Center Right per row that you want to edit Step 3 From the Icon list choose the specific target icon that you would like enter into the screen location you chose in Step 2 Note the distance reading may disappear when you are standing within 5 yards of the target The distance reading should immediately changes to a 0 to indicate an ...

Page 33: ...2 Step 4 Press Back to view the changes on Hole Layout screen Important Before choosing the target be sure you stand still for five seconds at the target location so the V500 can pin point that position ...

Page 34: ...n the Edit Screen in the same order they appear on the hole Bottom closest to tee top closest to green Also if you add a new target to a row that already has one the old target will disappear from the screen and the new one will appear instead 6 4 Delete a Target on a Hole Deleting a target is simple and you don t have to be on the course From any hole on the V500 select More and then Edit to view...

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Page 36: ...d press More to see the options Select either Delete to delete the selected course or Delete All to delete all courses in the course list Important Deleting or renaming a course only deletes renames courses from your My Course folder It does not delete any Scorecards stored in the V500 so you can still review these at any time ...

Page 37: ...enaming the course select Done to save the changes 7 3 Create a New Course Creating a new course map works just like the edit process in Chapter 6 3 except the Edit Screen is blank when you start By following the steps below you can create your own custom layout for any hole on a new course You can only view a new course using the Hole Info screen and you must be on the course to map the targets ...

Page 38: ...key on the keyboard can erase letters When finished press Done to save the name After you save the new course name the Select Hole screen immediately appears The new course name also automatically appears on your course list 7 3 2 Map Targets on the New Course Mapping a new course with the V500 is easy Simply repeat the following steps each time you want to add a target to a hole for a new course ...

Page 39: ...et per row one front green and one back green location and two separate green side icons Step 3 After the mapping is finished go back to Hole Info screen The icon now appears on the Hole Info screen and the distance to this location changes as you move around the course Important Before pressing any target be sure you stand still for five seconds at the reference point location so the V500 can pin...

Page 40: ...nt of the green select and press the front green location on the Edit Screen and a 0 reading appears Move to the back of the green select and press the section on back of green The device automatically calculates the center location based on the front and back locations To ...

Page 41: ...0 add a green side icon which does not provide distance information select to either green side location to view the Icon Screen and choose the icon you want to display Green Front Green Back Green Side ...

Page 42: ...58 º F Minimum 0 º C 23 º F Maximum Preloaded Courses 30000 Battery Rechargeable o 8 5 12 hours in normal operation may vary with backlight duration o Charging Time 8 hours in operation mode 4 5 hours in off mode Acquisition Rate Cold start Approx 5 10 minutes Accuracy 3 Meters CEP 80 7 Meters CEP 90 horizontal SA off GPS Receiver Built in High Sensitivity GPS Antenna Durability Waterproof IPX3 ...

Page 43: ...ent Computer access not required when self mapping XP Vista Windows 7 CD ROM 512 MB RAM XP 1 GB RAM Vista or higher 12 MB or more hard disk space D Abbreviations B Back Lon Longitude C Centre P Par F Front Fairway Pt Putt GIR Green in Regulation Sd Sand trap GPS Global Positioning System S Score Lat Latitude H Hole ...

Page 44: ...per left corner of the screen which is the number of satellites received If showing X it means no signal In addition it takes several minutes to receive stable signal after power up even under an open sky If there is still no signal please check your battery life displayed on the screen As a last resort try restarting your Sonocaddie If you are on the course all distance numbers will automatically...

Page 45: ... consult the user guide for more details Q3 Can I connect my Sonocaddie to other computer devices Answer Apart from the computer systems approved by Sonocaddie we do not provide any assurances and advise against attempting to connect it to any non approved devices Q4 Why is the distance of the course marker different from the distance measured by Sonocaddie Answer 1 First please make sure that the...

Page 46: ...y in horizontal level which is more useful for golfers than straight line of laser unit 3 Some courses measure the distance from tee box to the green along the middle line of fairway For example the distance on the tee mark or scorecard shows 410 yards but Sonocaddie only shows 380 yards Touch Point technology in the Sonocaddie V500 can be used to give a better measurement of the distance along th...

Page 47: ... point to the green Q5 Will I lose my data when the power goes off on my Sonocaddie Answer The data you store in your Sonocaddie will never be lost unless you edit or erase it on purpose Q6 Why are the distances shown on Sonocaddie incorrect for each hole on this course Answer Please check the GPS reception on the GPS Status screen at the time to be sure you have at least 6 stable satellite signal...

Page 48: ...ion of the target or reference point The known position is fixed and is the coordinates such as bunker and green downloaded from the database of the Sonocaddie website Therefore when you stand by the tee box apparent position of GPS device you carry the unit will calculate the distance between you and the green or known position Q7 Can I connect Sonocaddie to Mac OS Answer Sonocaddie is not compat...

Page 49: ...tall V500 software at www sonocaddie com V500 Support html or via CD attached 2 Please check your connection of USB cable and internet accessible Insert the mini end of the supplied USB cable into the USB port of V500 and then connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your computer note internet connection is required 3 Please check your credits status Course package credit is required...

Page 50: ...nocaddie com We are pleased to help you Q11 Can I take the SD card out What the problems could be if I take the SD card out Answer In order to assure the quality and safety of the SD card please do not take it out or put it in other device If you have any problems with the SD card please contact us at sales sonocaddie com We are pleased to help you and answer your handheld golf GPS questions Note ...

Page 51: ...e 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 device ...