Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide This document is the property of Sonostar Inc Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited Page 1 Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY Golf GPS User s Guide Sonostar Inc V 3 0 0 1_E ...

Page 2: ... Before Uploading Course Information 10 4 1 1 Login or Join Free Sonocaddie Membership 10 4 1 2 Install AUTO PLAY Software in Your Computer 10 4 1 3 Connect AUTO PLAY and Computer 12 4 2 Update Course Data 12 4 2 1 Manage data in AUTO PLAY 14 Chapter 5 Starting a game 16 5 1 Start with Existing Courses 16 5 1 1 Course Auto Search 16 5 1 2 Search Courses from COURSE LIST Manual Search 17 5 1 3 Auto...

Page 3: ... 1 Double Green 21 5 9 Mark Function Shot Measurement 22 5 10 Scorecard Function Optional Function 23 5 10 1 Activate your scorecard function 23 5 10 2 NORMAL and PRO function 23 5 10 3 Enter Scores 24 5 10 4 Review Scorecard and View Analysis 24 Appendices 25 A Specification 25 B System Requirement 26 C Description Abbreviations 27 D FAQs 28 Regulatory Agency Compliance 30 ...

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: ... Cable Rechargeable Battery User s Guide Belt Clip AC Charger Adaptor Carry Pouch Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features Power button 5 way key Scorecard button Green View 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 The Serial Number ...

Page 6: ...t Fairway Rough Fairway Left Battery level Side of Green Distance for each reference point Distance from front back of the green Satellite signal Reference point on the fairway Distance unit YD Yard M Meter ML Mile KM Kilometer Fig Course info screen Press Mark button or enter Mark function from Main screen to enter the shot distance screen ...

Page 7: ...nditions Full Empty No battery Note This symbol indicates that 1 The unit is without battery 2 The battery is inserted incorrectly 3 The battery is defective contact customer service 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 or Mounds La...

Page 8: ...remove the battery if you will not use the unit for a long period of time to avoid the battery leaking and damaging the Sonocaddie Chapter 3 Before starting a Game 3 1 Power ON OFF Power ON Press the Power button for at least 3 seconds to turn the Sonocaddie on The MAIN screen will appear Power OFF To switch Sonocaddie off simply press the Power button for at least 3 seconds or select OFF function...

Page 9: ...ANGE Important To achieve optimum accuracy please be aware that Sonocaddie performs best under clear sky conditions Since at least 6 satellite signals should be sought it might be necessary to wait for these to be registered DOP Dilution of Precision Dilution of precision DOP is a measure of the quality of the GPS data being received from the satellites DOP is a mathematical representation for the...

Page 10: ...efore Uploading Course Information 4 1 1 Login or Join Free Sonocaddie Membership A free membership account is required to update course data Please link to Member on AUTO PLAY Software or go to AUTO PLAY website Member page at www sonocaddie com to join the membership in advance 4 1 2 Install AUTO PLAY Software in Your Computer This application software is used for you to access and download cour...

Page 11: ...r Inc Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited Page 11 2 After completing installation please press Close to finish A Sonocaddie shortcut will appear on your desktop Double clicking the Sonocaddie shortcut icon will start Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY software ...

Page 12: ...Sonocaddie display you will see the message USB cable connected Enable USB link now Press YES right soft key to link the unit with your computer 4 2 Update Course Data Step1 Open Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY Software and Log in Important Internet connection is required to log into AUTO PLAY Software to update course data You must fill in your email and password to run AUTO PLAY Software This is the same e...

Page 13: ...ourse data Step1 Press Update button on the screen The update process on the computer will take approximately 15 20 minutes to complete Step2 Disconnect the USB Cable between Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY and computer after the updating process is finished on the software The device will take few minutes to update the course data Step3 Press ESC button after the updating process is finished in the device S...

Page 14: ...ta You can upload or download GPS data 30 courses or Scorecard 100 records between your AUTO PLAY unit and this folder Par level member has NO access to My Folder unless the membership has been upgraded Steps to upload course data from Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY to MyFolder Step1 Select the specific course in your device Step2 Press Upload to upload course data to MyFolder Steps to download course data ...

Page 15: ...r round s Note Please do not disconnect the USB cable between AUTO PLAY device and computer when transferring data F GPS Scorecard buttons on the top of the display These buttons bring up the course data from your Sonocaddie AUTO PLAY unit You can switch to review GPS and Scorecard data simply by pressing the buttons To review scorecard record please press Scorecard button on the top of the displa...

Page 16: ...ection 4 2 B to update your course list or 5 2 to self map a course or contact mapping sonocaddie com to have us map this course for you Press More to select the course you want to play or arrange the order of courses by distance or by course name Important If your membership has expired access to AUTO PLAY Software will not be allowed unless the membership is renewed The Sonocaddie system will re...

Page 17: ...y Press SEARCH button after every selection then you will see all the available courses within the area 2 By History Previous play will automatically add to COURSE LIST sorted by history This function can memorize the last 30 courses 5 1 3 Auto Hole First user must select the starting hole manually After finishing a hole and entering the next tee box the Auto Hole function will advance to the next...

Page 18: ...s YES to confirm or NO to go back Once YES is selected the course information and all reference points will be deleted permanently Select MY COURSE from the Main menu and press MORE to select NEW after you entered the course list Key in the course name by using the 5 way key Then please press Record to save it The new course you created will show on the course list right away Important The user ca...

Page 19: ...een Choose the correct icon for the new reference point and while standing still press RECORD Press Esc key to complete the mapping and return to the Course Layout Screen 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 referen...

Page 20: ...t Add Green Back 5 6 Editing Reference Points Users can edit existing reference points according to their preference while playing on the course If the icon on the screen of the actual course is incorrect and needs to be changed stand at the reference point press EDIT and choose the particular reference point icon that requires editing Then press SELECT and choose one icon from the icon page Press...

Page 21: ...d be followed to erase reference point icons on both sides of green 5 8 Green Close Up Function At any time during your round press GREEN to get a close up view of the putting green There are 2 additional coordinates other than the distance of front center and back of the green the yardage will change continually showing three intermediate distances on the green indicated by the changing ball loca...

Page 22: ...he ball The distance figure will lock after pressing 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 Press MARK button Right side key directly To begin press START at the point from where the shot is taken The screen will show 0 on the display When you move toward the ball position the yardage number ...

Page 23: ...our round There are 2 types of scorecard functions NORMAL and PRO Normal keeps track of total strokes only and adds all strokes to provide scores for both front nine out and back nine in To choose either NORMAL or PRO go to the SETTINGS screen scroll down to SCORECARD and choose either NORMAL or PRO with the left right 5 way key Press SAVE right soft key to save the setting In the PRO scorecard yo...

Page 24: ...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 10 3 Enter Scores Select the course to play press Scorecard button during the game and enter scores directly 5 10 4 Review Scorecard ...

Page 25: ...ating temperature Maximum 70 º C 158 º F Minimum 5 º C 23 º F z Storage Course 30 Scorecard 100 z Battery Rechargeable battery 12 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 i...

Page 26: ...his document is the property of Sonostar Inc Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited Page 26 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 ...

Page 27: ...ription Abbreviations Lat Latitude Lon Longitude DOP Dilution of Precision 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 1st G First Green 2nd G Second Green R Right L Left F Front B Back ...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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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