Garmin eTrex Summit, Owner'S Manual And Reference Manual

Page 1: ...RMIN International Inc 1200 East 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A GARMIN Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9AQ U K GARMIN Asia Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2...

Page 2: ...other electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual contains the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further tha...

Page 3: ...choosing the GARMIN eTrex Summit If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the eTrex Summit you can visit our website or contact our Customer Service Department M F 8 00 5 00 CST exc...

Page 4: ...rection 18 Cancelling a GOTO 19 Reference Section Map Page Options 20 Pointer Page Options 21 23 Elevation Page 24 27 Mark Waypoint Page 28 29 Waypoint Page 30 Review Waypoint Page 31 32 Routes 33 35...

Page 5: ...hicle and road conditions while the vehicle is in motion could result in an accident or collision with property damage and personal injury CAUTION IT IS THE USER S RESPONSIBILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT P...

Page 6: ...does cause harmful interference to other equipment try to correct the problem by relocating the equipment Consult an authorized GARMIN dealer or other qualified service technician if the problem cann...

Page 7: ...re From these basic features your eTrex Summit can provide one more critical benefit peace of mind because with the combination of these technologies you ll know where you are where you ve been and wh...

Page 8: ...ntry or menu selections Displays Options on main pages Pressing and holding the ENTER button activates the Mark Waypoint page The PAGE Button Switches display pages If you start to do something and yo...

Page 9: ...on External Power and Data Connector DOWN Button UP Button ENTER Button Internal GPS Antenna LCD Display with backlight POWER Button PAGE Button Battery Compartment Waterproof Case Pressure Sensor Ven...

Page 10: ...ack of the unit To install the batteries remove the battery cover by turning the D ring at the back of the unit 1 4 turn counter clockwise Insert the batteries observing proper polarity Attach the bat...

Page 11: ...tatus is also displayed at the top of the page The Satellite Page When you see the READY TO NAVIGATE message in the status box eTrex Summit has found your location and the GPS receiver is initialize a...

Page 12: ...e eTrex Summit slowly two turns in the same direction On the display there will be a speed scale that indicates whether you are rotating the unit Too Fast Too Slow or Just Right A message will be disp...

Page 13: ...nals are weak or when you need to move to a different location for better reception The shorter the signal strength bar the weaker the signals At the top of the page the unit displays a message lettin...

Page 14: ...nt of the animated figure In the upper left corner of the screen the Map Orientation is displayed To make sure you can see your entire trip the map scale can be changed from 200 feet to 800 miles To i...

Page 15: ...destination The Compass Ring reflects either your compass or GPS heading direction of movement based on your speed The eTrex Summit will automatically select the correct sensor for you By pressing the...

Page 16: ...t elevation rate of ascent descent and a profile of elevation changes over distance or time The UP or DOWN button can be used to scroll through a variety of user selectable data including Local Pressu...

Page 17: ...lay your local time To change the time zone 1 Using the PAGE Button switch to the MENU Page Using the UP or DOWN Button highlight SETUP and press ENTER The SETUP Page appears 2 Using the UP or DOWN Bu...

Page 18: ...T Page The waypoint is assigned a numeric name at the time it is created You could press ENTER and save the waypoint now but there are a couple of other things that you should take a look at The eTrex...

Page 19: ...sing the UP or DOWN Button highlight the OK field and press ENTER The MARK WAYPOINT page appears 4 Using the UP or DOWN Button highlight the OK field and press ENTER Your location named HOME is now ma...

Page 20: ...the Pointer Page The pointer shows the direc tion of the destination waypoint Walk in the direction the arrow is pointing until the arrow points to the top of the compass ring If the arrow points to t...

Page 21: ...ENU Page 2 Using the UP or DOWN Button highlight TRACKS Press ENTER 3 You are now on the TRACKS Page Using the UP Button highlight CLEAR and press ENTER 4 Using the DOWN Button highlight YES Press ENT...

Page 22: ...op Navigation STOP NAVIGATION stops any active navigation navigation means there is a destination waypoint or active route This option cannot be selected if there is no active navigation To select a M...

Page 23: ...Project If you select Re Sight you will return to step 3 If you selected Project proceed to step 6 A Projection Waypoint is a waypoint created at a specified distance from the eTrex Summit s current G...

Page 24: ...Heading Compass this allows the user to select between seeing either a large heading numbers or a large compass Reset Max Speed this resets the Maximum Speed achieved during a trip Reset Trip the tri...

Page 25: ...ent of height above mean sea level Location shows your current latitude and longitude Sunrise the time of sunrise at your present location Sunset the time of sunset at your present location Trip Time...

Page 26: ...set the profile to display 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour or 2 hours of elevation data Zoom Time 1 With the Elevation Page displayed press ENTER to display the options li...

Page 27: ...le 4 When you have the desired time scale selected press ENTER The elevation profiles vertical distance can be changed using the ZOOM ELEVATION option The vertical elevation distance can be set to 200...

Page 28: ...scrolls the display right select the point along the profile 4 When finished press ENTER to exit VIEW POINTS RESET MAX ELEVATION resets the maximum elevation data field at the bottom of the page To Re...

Page 29: ...Descent Rate in feet per minute Local Pressure Current local pressure 12 Hour Barometric Pressure Trend Tracks pressure changes over a 12 hour period Maximum Elevation Highest elevation reached Minimu...

Page 30: ...Page Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight MARK Press ENTER 2 Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight the small flag and press ENTER 3 Using the UP or DOWN button scroll through the symbols Pre...

Page 31: ...elevation displayed To change the location latitude longitude 1 Press the PAGE Button and switch to the MENU Page Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight MARK Press ENTER The MARK WAYPOINT Page appe...

Page 32: ...oints page 1 On the WAYPOINTS page press the UP or DOWN button and highlight NEAREST Press the ENTER Button The NEAREST WAYPOINTS Page appears The nine closest waypoints appear in a list showing their...

Page 33: ...ot want to delete the waypoint press the UP or DOWN button highlight NO and press ENTER The confirmation message box disappears and the waypoint remains in memory you can also press the PAGE button to...

Page 34: ...ected press ENTER to activate the drop down number list 5 Using the UP or DOWN button select the correct number then press ENTER When all numbers are entered correctly highlight OK and press ENTER 6 U...

Page 35: ...ou to destination waypoints However the route feature is more powerful because it is more automatic When you reach one waypoint the eTrex Summit automatically guides you to the next waypoint on the ro...

Page 36: ...he eTrex Summit will guide you to the selected final destination following each waypoint in the route eTrex Summit has one route There are two ways to insert a waypoint into a route One way is to inse...

Page 37: ...button and highlight the waypoint you want to remove The INSERT REMOVE window appears Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight REMOVE Press ENTER The waypoint is removed from the list To clear all ro...

Page 38: ...the top of the page After the track log is CLEARED it will show zero percent When the display shows 99 the most recent track points will start overwriting the least recent track points Thus in order...

Page 39: ...n page highlight SHOW MAP and press ENTER The Saved Track will be displayed on a map At the top of the map is a default name Using the UP or DOWN button highlight the name and press ENTER The EDIT TRA...

Page 40: ...DELETE To start TracBack Navigation 1 With the TRACK LOG page displayed highlight a SAVED TRACK and press ENTER 2 Using the UP or DOWN Button highlight TRACBACK and press ENTER The direction window a...

Page 41: ...RACK If you do press the UP or DOWN button and highlight YES Press ENTER If you change your mind press the UP or DOWN button and select NO Press ENTER or you can press PAGE to exit at any time The tra...

Page 42: ...ctly highlight OK and press ENTER A message CALIBRATION COM PLETED SUCCESSFULLY will be displayed highlight OK and press ENTER to end the calibration 5 If you selected NO you will be asked DO YOU KNOW...

Page 43: ...change the time format north reference operating mode display contrast and display back light timeout Time Format The Time Page allows you to select a 12 hour or 24 hour time format enter the proper...

Page 44: ...utomatically change the clock settings when daylight savings goes into or out of effect You can choose Yes to manually add daylight savings or No to remain on standard time To change the Daylight Savi...

Page 45: ...DISPLAY and press ENTER Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight the CONTRAST icon and press ENTER 3 Press the UP or DOWN Button and adjust the contrast and ENTER Press PAGE to get back to the SETUP...

Page 46: ...m The map datum is usually listed in the title block of the map If you are comparing GPS coordinates to a paper map or other reference the map datum in the eTrex Summit should match the horizontal map...

Page 47: ...NITS Page appears 3 Using the UP or DOWN button select the UNITS field Press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired unit Press ENTER Press PAGE to select the page of your choice Ele...

Page 48: ...vices such as computers and differential GPS DGPS beacon receivers to the eTrex Summit Below is a description of the available formats Input Output Formats GARMIN the proprietary format used to exchan...

Page 49: ...N button to select the desired format Press ENTER Press PAGE to return to the page of your choice Heading Page The eTrex Summit will automatically switch between using Electronic Compass and GPS to de...

Page 50: ...UP or DOWN button select HEADING and press ENTER The HEADING Page appears 3 Using the UP or DOWN button select the USE GPS HEADING WHEN EXCEEDING field and press ENTER A list of selections will appear...

Page 51: ...ronic Compass will reflect the North Reference setting If you have selected TRUE NORTH the Electronic Compass will point TRUE NORTH not Magnetic North To change the North Reference 1 With the MENU pag...

Page 52: ...ve power Demo Mode The DEMO mode is designed for dealers to show the features and functions of the eTrex Summit to potential customers inside a closed building where satellite reception is not possibl...

Page 53: ...R The SYSTEM Page appears 3 Using the UP or DOWN button highlight the COMPASS field and press ENTER 4 Using the UP or DOWN button highlight the desired mode and press ENTER Altimeter The Altimeter can...

Page 54: ...proximately ten minutes of battery life left Software Button The Software Page shows the eTrex Summit s current software version To update the eTrex Summit s software visit the GARMIN web site www gar...

Page 55: ...resolution 1 foot Power Input Two 1 5 volt AA batteries4 Battery Life Up to 16 hours of typical use5 Specifications subject to change without notice 1 With optional GARMIN Differential Beacon Receiver...

Page 56: ...enience of this amazing technology to hunt fish hike fly cruise and sail GPS consists of a constellation of 24 satellites orbiting some 12 000 miles above the earth These satellites transmit signals c...

Page 57: ...eTrex Summit asks IS TODAY dd mmm yy If you answer YES the date matches the current date the eTrex Summit will continue tracking satellites and switch to the Satellite Page 4 If you answer NO the dat...

Page 58: ...i d u t i g n o L 1 5 2 2 0 E o t 5 7 0 0 E 2 5 7 3 0 E o t 5 2 2 0 E 3 5 2 5 0 E o t 5 7 3 0 E 4 5 7 6 0 E o t 5 2 5 0 E 5 5 2 8 0 E o t 5 7 6 0 E 6 5 7 9 0 E o t 5 2 8 0 E 7 5 2 1 1 E o t 5 7 9 0 E...

Page 59: ...garette lighter PC Data Cable Part No 010 10206 00 Allows for transfer of data from a PC to an eTrex Data Cable Part No 010 10205 00 Wiring harness Connections for data input output PC Cable Auto Powe...

Page 60: ...receiver control DGPS Differential GPS corrections are accepted in RTCM SC 104 version 2 0 format through the Data In line The GARMIN GBR 21 is the recommended beacon receiver for use with the eTrex S...

Page 61: ...mber that the compass needs to be recalibrated every time that the batteries are changed See page 10 for the compass calibration procedure 2 Are you inside or around a devise that may radiate a magnet...

Page 62: ...e DoD imposed Selective Availability S A Without S A the eTrex Summit is accurate to within 15 meters Using differential techniques the eTrex Summit can be as accurate as 1 5 meters Why can t I see th...

Page 63: ...Malaysian R Can I turn off the Track Log No You can clear the track log but it is always activated Remember that if you clear the track log you are also clearing the elevtation profile What does the...

Page 64: ...40 Calibrating the Compass 10 Cancelling a GOTO 19 Change a Data Field 23 Change the Elevation 29 Change the Location 29 Change the Symbol 28 Change the Waypoint Name 17 Clear Route Waypoints 35 Clea...

Page 65: ...lobal Positioning System 54 GOTO 18 31 33 H Heading Page 47 I Installing the Batteries 8 Interface Page 46 Introduction 20 L Local Pressure 27 Location 23 M Main Pages 11 Map Datums 44 Map Display 19...

Page 66: ...a Waypoint 32 R Reception Tips 55 Renaming a Saved Track 37 Reset Max Speed 22 Reset the Elevation Data 26 Reset the Maximum Elevation 26 Route 5 33 34 S Satellite Page 11 Saving the Tracklog 37 Selec...

Page 67: ...ip Odometer 23 Trip Time 23 Troubleshooting 59 Turning the GPS Receiver Off 50 U Units of Measure 45 Units Page 43 Using Sight N Go 21 UTC Offset 42 V Vertical Distance Scale 2 5 View Points 26 W Wayp...

Page 68: ...TS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULT ING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PR...

Page 69: ...other electronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual contains the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further tha...

Page 70: ...RMIN International Inc 1200 East 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A GARMIN Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9AQ U K GARMIN Asia Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2...