Garmin Approach G6 User manual

Approach

Owner's

Manual

December

2011

190-01430-00

Printed

Taiwan

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manual

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for

current

updates

and

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information

concerning

the

use

this

product.

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Garmin

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Table

Contents

Turning

the

Approach

..............

Charging

the

Battery

...............................

Registering

Your

Device

.........................

Finding

Courses

.............................

Finding

Course

Near

You

....................

Finding

Course

City

.........................

Finding

Course

Spelling

the

Name.

About

Course

Preview

............................

Playing

Golf

with

the

Approach

....

Map

Features

..........................................

Keeping

Score

........................................

Handicap

Scoring

....................................

Saving

Location

...................................

Measuring

Shot

....................................

Appendix

.......................................

Device

Care

..........................................

Calibrating

the

Touchscreen

.................

Clearing

User

Data

...............................

Settings

.................................................

Using

the

Clip

........................................

Specifications

........................................

lndex

..............................................

Table

Contents

Turning

the

Approach

The

first

time

you

use

the

device

you

are

prompted

choose

your

language

NOTE:

The

time

day

and

date

are

set

automatically.

Hold

turn

your

Approach

Select

your

language.

play

round

golf

(page

Charging

the

Battery

/1.

WARNING

This

device

contains

lithium-polymer

battery.

See

the

Important

Safety

and

Product

Information

guide

the

product

box

for

product

warnings

and

other

important

information.

NOTICE

prevent

corrosion

thoroughly

dry

the

min

USB

port

the

weather

cap

and

the

surrounding

area

before

charg

connecting

compute

Turning

the

Approach

The

device

powered

built-in

lithium-polymer

battery

that

you

can

charge

using

standard

wall

outlet

USB

port

your

computer

Pull

the

weather

cap

from

the

mini-USB

port

Plug

the

small

end

the

USB

cable

into

the

mini-USB

port

Plug

the

large

end

the

USB

cable

into

the

charger.

Plug

the

charger

into

standard

wall

outlet.

Charge

the

device

completely.

fully

charged

battery

can

run

for

hours

before

must

recharged.

Registering

Your

Device

Help

better

support

you

comp

eting

our

online

registration

today

•

http://my.garmin.com

•

Keep

the

original

sales

receipt,

photocopy,

safe

place.

Finding

Courses

You

can

use

the

Approach

locate

golf

course

that

nearby,

specific

city,

spelling

the

name.

Select

Preview.

Select

option:

•

Select

Near

You

find

courses

closest

your

current

location

(page

2).

•

Select

Spell

City

find

courses

specific

city

(page

2).

•

Select

Spell

Course

find

course

name

(page

2).

Finding

Course

Near

You

Select

Preview

Near

You.

list

the

closest

courses

appears.

Select

course

preview.

You

can

preview

all

holes

the

selected

course

(page

2).

Finding

Course

City

Select

Preview>

Spell

City.

Enter

the

name

the

city,

and

select

../.

Select

city.

Select

course

preview.

You

can

preview

all

holes

the

selected

course

(page

2).

Finding

Course

Spelling

the

Name

Select

Preview

Spell

Course.

Enter

the

name

the

course,

and

select../.

Select

course

preview.

You

can

preview

all

holes

the

selected

course

(page

2).

About

Course

Preview

When

you

find

course,

the

Approach

provides

hole-by-hole

overview

the

selected

course.

You

can

view

the

green

(page

measure

distances

(page

3).

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Finding

Courses

you

not

touch

the

screen

for

few

moments

after

selecting

hole

course

simulation

begins

(page

Measuring

Distance

with

Touch

Targeting

While

previewing

course

playing

game,

you

can

use

Touch

Targeting

measure

the

distance

any

point

the

map

Begin

playing

game

(page

previewing

course

(page

2).

Drag

your

finger

posit

the

red

target

circle

• @

the

distance

the

middle

the

green

from

the

target

circle.

Fin

ing

Cours

• @

the

distance

from

your

current

position

the

target

circle.

you

are

previewing

the

course,

@ is

the

distance

from

the

tee

the

target

circle

• ® is

the

total

the

two

distances

necessary

,select+

zoom

the

target

circle.

When

zoomed

the

target

circle

select

return

the

map

the

hole

Viewing

the

Green

While

previewing

course

during

game,

you

can

take

closer

look

the

green

and

move

the

location.

Begin

playing

game

(page

previewing

course

(page

2).

Select

GREEN

zoom

the

green.

Drag

move

the

location

Preview

Mode

When

you

preview

course

you

can

view

simulation

the

course

The

map

gradually

zooms

the

green

simulate

the

way

performs

when

you

play

through

hole.

The

simulation

begins

automatically

you

not

touch

the

screen

for

few

moments

after

selecting

the

hole.

Course

Updates

This

device

eligible

for

free

course

map

updates.

update

your

device,

download

the

free

Course

View

update

software

from

http://my.garmin.com.

Playing

Golf

with

the

Approach

Select

Play.

Select

course

from

the

list.

Map

Features

The

map

shows

overview

the

current

hole

you

are

playing.

Your

location

the

course

represented

golf

ball.

Displays

the

hole

number.

The

number

dots

indicates

par.

Displays

the

distance

the

middle

the

green.

you

are

measuring

distance

(page

3),

this

number

the

total

distance

the

two

legs.

NOTE:

Because

locations

change,

the

Approach

calculates

the

distance

the

middle

the

green

and

not

the

actual

location.

Ends

the

round.

This

icon

only

shown

the

first

and

last

holes.

all

other

holes,

select

(

view

the

hole.

Hold

(

)

select

specific

hole.

Moves

you

the

hole.

Play

Golf

with

the

Approach

Displays

ayup

arcs

that

dicate

distance

Four

arcs

disp

for

par

gher

three

arcs

display

for

par

and

arcs

display

for

par

Keeping

Score

Before

you

begin

keeping

score

you

must

select

the

scoring

method

(page

You

can

keep

score

for

four

players.

Begin

playing

game

(page

4).

Select

SCORE

Select

option:

•

Select

player's

name

it.

•

Select

~'~

enter

the

number

strokes

for

the

selected

hole.

•

Select

Set

Players

edit

player

handicaps.

This

selection

only

displayed

you

have

enabled

handicap

scoring

(page

•

Select

6 >5

>Setup>

Scoring

Method

change

the

scoring

method

the

scores

you

have

already

entered

for

the

round

are

incompatible

with

the

new

scoring

Play

Golf

the

Approach

method

the

device

will

prompt

you

clear

all

scores

for

the

round

keep

the

current

scor

method

Select

SCORE

return

the

course

map.

About

the

Scorecard

You

can

view

and

change

each

player's

name

score,

and

hand

cap

during

round

the

scorecard

Local

handicap

Total

score

Actua

strokes

for

the

hole

Reco

ded

strokes

for

the

Changing

the

Scoring

Method

You

can

select

one

four

standard

scoring

methods

use

while

playing

game.

Select

Setup>

Scoring>

Method.

Select

option:

•

Select

Stroke

Play

for

four-person

regulation

scoring.

•

Select

Stableford

(page

6).

•

Select

Match

(page

6).

•

Select

Skins

(page

6).

For

Match

Skins,

select

whether

count

strokes.

About

Match

Scoring

When

you

select

the

Match

scoring

method

(page

6),

one

point

awarded

each

hole

the

player

who

has

the

fewest

strokes.

the

end

round,

the

player

who

won

the

most

holes

wins.

NOTE:

Match

scoring

available

only

for

two

players.

When

you

set

the

Approach

count

strokes,

the

device

determines

the

winner

each

round.

Otherwise,

the

end

each

hole,

select

the

player

who

had

the

fewest

strokes,

the

number

strokes

was

equal,

select

Halved.

About

Skins

Scoring

When

you

select

the

skins

scoring

method

(page

6),

players

compete

for

prize

each

hole.

When

you

set

the

Approach

count

strokes,

the

device

determines

the

winner

each

hole.

Otherwise,

the

end

each

hole,

select

the

player

who

had

the

fewest

strokes.

You

can

select

multiple

players

there

tie

for

the

win.

About

Stableford

Scoring

When

you

select

the

Stableford

scoring

method

(page

6),

points

are

awarded

based

the

number

strokes

taken

relative

par.

the

end

round,

the

highest

score

wins

The

Approach

awards

points

specified

the

United

States

Golf

Association.

NOTE:

The

scorecard

for

Stableford

scored

game

shows

points

instead

strokes.

Points

Strokes

Taken

Relative

Par

0 2

over

aying

Golf

with

the

ppro

Points

Strokes

Taken

Relative

Par

3 1

under

4 2

under

5 3

under

Viewing

Round

Statistics

You

can

view

statistics

for

the

round

you

are

currently

playing.

While

playing

game

select

SCORE

- ·

Select

option

•

view

information

for

all

players

select

Round

Details

•

view

details

about

individual

player

select

Round

Details

>5 >

Player

Details,

select

player

name

and

select

statistic

view

About

Individual

Scorecards

The

individual

scorecard

features

hole-

by-hole

overview

player's

round.

Four

different

symbols

represent

the

number

strokes

relative

par

score

has

symbol.

Overall

score

One

under

par

Two

under

par

One

over

par

Two

over

par

Viewing

History

You

can

view

saved

shots

rounds

and

player

statistics.

Select

History

and

select

round

v1ew.

The

device

shows

information

for

all

players.

Select

option

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·-----

Playing

Golf

with

the

Approach

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