Garmin Oregon 600 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 14)

• Select Where To? to add a shortcut that begins

navigation to a specific waypoint.

• Select Application to add a shortcut to a specific

application.

Select the item.

Adding a Shortcut to the Main Menu

You can add shortcuts to the main menu, application drawer, or

favorites. If the shortcut does not appear in the list, you can

create it (Creating a Shortcut).

Select Setup > Shortcuts.

Select the shortcut.

Select Main Menu, Drawer, or Favorites.

Custom Data Fields and Dashboards

Data fields display information about your location or other

specified data. Dashboards are a custom grouping of data that

can be helpful to a specific or general task, such as geocaching.

You can customize the data fields and dashboards of the map,

compass, trip computer, elevation plot, and the status page.

Enabling the Map Data Fields

Select Map > > Setup Map > Dashboard.

Select Small Data Fields or Large Data Field.

Customizing the Data Fields

Before you can change the map data fields, you must enable

them (Enabling the Map Data Fields).

Select a page.

Select a data field.

Select a data field category and a data field.

For example, select Trip Data > Speed - Moving Avg..

Customizing Dashboards

Select a page.

Select an option:

• From the map, select > Setup Map > Dashboard.

• From the compass, trip computer, or status page, select

> Change Dashboard.

Select a dashboard.

Profiles

Profiles are a collection of settings that optimize your device

based on how you are using it. For example, the settings and

views are different when you use the device for hunting than

when geocaching.

When you are using a profile and you change settings, such as

data fields or units of measurement, the changes are saved

automatically as part of the profile.

Selecting a Profile

When you change activities, you can change the setup of the

device by changing the profile.

Select Profile Change.

Select a profile.

Creating a Custom Profile

You can customize your settings and data fields for a particular

activity or trip.

Select Setup > Profiles > Create New Profile > OK.

Customize your settings and data fields.

Editing a Profile Name

Select Setup > Profiles.

Select a profile.

Select Edit Name.

Enter the new name, and select .

Deleting a Profile

Select Setup > Profiles.

Select a profile.

Select Delete.

Customizing the Keys

You can configure the power key and user key as a shortcut to

a menu, setting, or application.

Select Setup > System > Configure Keys.

Select Power Key or User Key.

Select Single Tap, Double Tap, or Hold.

Select an option.

System Settings

Select Setup > System.

Satellite System: Sets the satellite system to GPS, GPS +

GLONASS (About GPS and GLONASS), or Demo Mode

(GPS off).

WAAS/EGNOS: Sets the system to Wide Area Augmentation

System/European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

(WAAS/EGNOS). For more information about WAAS, go to

www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html.

Text Language: Sets the text language on the device.

NOTE: Changing the text language does not change the

language of user-entered data or map data.

Interface: Sets the format of the serial interface.

Configure Keys: Assigns shortcuts to the user key and power

key (Customizing the Keys).

AA Battery Type: Allows you to change the type of AA battery

you are using. This setting is disabled when the NiMH

battery pack is installed.

About GPS and GLONASS

The default satellite system setting is GPS. You can use GPS +

GLONASS for increased performance in challenging

environments and faster position acquisition. Using GPS and

GLONASS can reduce battery life more than GPS only.

Serial Interface Settings

Select Setup > System > Interface.

Garmin Spanner: Allows you to use the device USB port with

most NMEA 0183-compliant mapping programs by creating a

virtual serial port.

Garmin Serial: Sets the device to use a Garmin proprietary

format to exchange waypoint, route, and track data with a

computer.

NMEA In/Out: Sets the device to use standard NMEA 0183

output and input.

Text Out: Provides simple ASCII text output of location and

velocity information.

RTCM: Allows the device to accept Differential Global

Positioning System (DGPS) information from a device

supplying Radio Technical Commission for Maritime

Services (RTCM) data in an SC-104 format.

Display Settings

Select Setup > Display.

Backlight Timeout: Adjusts the length of time before the

backlight turns off.

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