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    GPS Praxis Book Garmin Oregon 6xx Series: Praxis and model specific for a quick start
    GPS Praxis Book Garmin Oregon 6xx Series: Praxis and model specific for a quick start
    GPS Praxis Book Garmin Oregon 6xx Series: Praxis and model specific for a quick start
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    GPS Praxis Book Garmin Oregon 6xx Series: Praxis and model specific for a quick start

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    Enjoy tours and see the rooftop of the world. Don't get distracted by countless orienteering stops and the search for information in a paper map. Thanks to GPS at your fingertips, experience technological progress with which you have all the information for routing and movement in view and can see exactly what is yet to be accomplished along the trail to your destination. Let us show you how it's done.
    This book covering the new Oregon GPS series, with the 600/650 model designation, is once again packed with useful tips and tricks specifically for this model and for planning tours on a PC (instructions for Garmin mapping software for Windows users, Mac with variations).
    Easy to understand, step-by-step explanations and backed by many photos, it contains everything you need to know as a GPS beginner for a meaningful and quick start into the practical application. We go into details that are often tripping hazards and through clearly structured contents, show how it's all done.
    The casual nature of this book invites you to join in and at the same, leaves you time to make your own personal device settings.
    This is American-English translation of the original German title "GPS Praxisbuch Oregon 6xx-Serie"
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks on Demand
    Release dateNov 10, 2016
    ISBN9783739287010
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      GPS Praxis Book Garmin Oregon 6xx Series - Books on Demand

      www.red-bike.de

      Overview of all Edition GPS Praxis Books by Red Bike

      German versions:

      English versions:

      Author und Graphics: Janet Bader

      Table of Contents

      FOREWORD

      BASIC EQUIPMENT

      CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

      USES OF THE OREGON

      DIFFERENT TYPES OF MAPS

      Road maps

      Topographic maps

      BirdsEye

      Nautical maps

      GPS SOFTWARE: MAPSOURCE, OR BASECAMP?

      ROUTES UND TRACKS

      TRACK POINTS, WAYPOINTS, VIA POINTS AND POIS

      GEOCACHES

      PHOTO TAGGING

      COORDINATE SYSTEM

      North reference / Declination

      WAAS and EGNOS

      UPDATES

      CHAPTER 2 - THE DEVICE

      INSERTING BATTERIES AND TURNING ON THE DEVICE

      OPERATION OF THE OREGON

      Start and stop recording

      Working in the map view

      Saving waypoints in the device

      Saving the current position

      Deleting waypoints, tracks, or routes

      Searching for, or sorting waypoints and tracks in the Oregon

      Working in the Elevation Plot view

      BASIC SETTINGS

      MORE MEANINGFUL SETTINGS

      Track settings

      DATA TRANSFER VIA BLUETOOTH

      CHAPTER 3 - NAVIGATION

      ROUTE NAVIGATION

      Tour start - Route

      Changing the active route

      Preparing a route in the device

      TRACK NAVIGATION

      Send data from a PC to the device, without GPS software

      Transfer via the ANT+ interface

      Turn on track visibility

      Tour start - Track

      Track with turn-by-turn instructions

      SIGHT 'N GO

      TRACBACK

      TOUR START/TOUR END - STEPS IN THE DEVICE

      Save the track record

      CHAPTER 4 – WORKING ON THE PC

      GARMIN FILE FORMATS: GPX, GDB, GPI, FIT, TCX

      CREATE A BACKUP COPY OF THE GPS DEVICE STORAGE

      DEVICE STORAGE: SYSTEM AND FOLDER STRUCTURE

      MICROSD CARD SET UP

      MAP INSTALLATION

      Preprogrammed map data - microSD card

      Map data - DVD installation on a PC

      CREATING CUSTOM MAPS

      TOURS FROM THE NET

      PLANNING AND DRAWING TOURS YOURSELF

      Drawing in Garmin’s BaseCamp

      The search function in BaseCamp

      Other planning programs

      Elevation values: barometric, via GPS, or from the map

      CREATING WAYPOINTS IN BASECAMP

      Create waypoints via coordinates

      CREATE YOUR OWN WAYPOINT ICONS

      GEOREFERENCING PHOTOS

      EVALUATE TRACK RECORDING ON THE PC

      Open a recording in BaseCamp

      Open a recording in Garmin Connect

      INDEX

      APPENDIX

      Hard reset

      Example settings

      Foreword

      Welcome to the circle of GPS outdoor equipment users who have opted for a device that is designed for use in harsh conditions in the out-of-doors, universally adaptable to any type of activity, is easy to use with a brilliant display that truly lends itself to outdoor fun.

      This GPS training, which lies in front of you, is tailored specifically to GPS newcomers and does not only show the way around the Oregon, but also provides general knowledge of GPS technology, optional accessories for the device and gives an introduction to tour planning.

      As a Garmin dealer in the category of sports and outdoors and as a cycling-sport infected bike retailer, we combine many routes with the use of GPS technology ourselves and often have your exact type of device on tour. This gives us the ability to give you step-by-step descriptions of how it should work in practice.

      The basic approach described here applies to all the new Oregon series models with a Bluetooth interface (model types 600 ... and above). The advanced features of the camera and flashlight in the 650 models and the preinstalled Europe-wide topographic leisure map with the t models are of no consequence. All these models are referred to in this book as 600, or 6xx series.

      Gradually, you will surely discover other ways you can use and adapt your device to better suit your needs and even long after purchase, be surprised what can be done with your Oregon. To discuss such details here is beyond the scope of this book and would make the reading for GPS beginners absolute agony.

      Basic equipment

      Here we go with:

      The GPS Device – Oregon 600, …650, or …650t

      Maps for the Oregon. Best are routable, so that the Oregon can automatically calculate the route to the destination.

      For working on a PC, or Mac:

      GPS map software BaseCamp – to create and edit tours and for transferring data between the Oregon and a PC/Mac. For installation on a computer.

      Download: www.garmin.com > Support > Show Supporting Software > Mapping Tools

      User account for Garmin Connect – the worldwide training portal for sports enthusiasts. With this, records can be analyzed, managed and exchanged. In addition, new routes can be planned using free map material on this online platform.

      https://connect.garmin.com/ (choose your language)

      For the most current software version:

      Garmin Express, in order to search for the latest updates for the Oregon. For installation on the computer. Download: www.garmin.com > Support > Show Supporting Software

      Chapter 1 - General

      Uses of the Oregon

      All models of the Oregon series always offer plenty of local knowledge while hiking, climbing, bicycle riding, motorcycling, or car driving, paragliding, hang gliding and treasure hunting (geocaching). They also act as an unassuming guide at a completely unknown holiday destination, or as a navigator at sea. Of course, it’s assumed that the device was fed with the corresponding data (maps), before heading out. For this, there is now a wide selection of readily available, routable topographical maps, road maps and nautical charts that can be used with a simple turn on and go.

      The Garmin outdoor models have a robust, impact-resistant plastic housing and are waterproof to IPX7 standards (30-minute submersion in 1 meter/3 feet deep water, no salt water), but they are not buoyant. If you want to keep the clear display in this state for a long time, we recommend the FX-Clear, crystal clear Premium protector screen protectors from the atFoliX company. This set of 3 crystal-clear, hard-coated films are tailored for all Garmin models. They can be mounted easily and do not spoil the view in any way. The same film is also available in an anti-reflective variant which somewhat disturbs the ultra-clear transparency, but ensures to precisely minimize glare, if someone finds this of importance.

      The Oregon models can withstand temperatures between -15 and +70°C (+5 and +158°F), which is below/ above the recommended temperature range of many batteries. All models of the new Oregon series are equipped with high-sensitivity receiver chips. Dense forest and narrow canyons can hardly bring these devices out of balance.

      All models of the Oregon 6xx series possess the following interfaces:

      ANT+ Technology, which gives you the ability to wirelessly transmit data to and from another ANT+ enabled device. This wireless data transmission also allows you to take advantage of the optional heart rate belt, the cadence and speed sensor (GSC 10) for use with a bike, the Geocaching chirp transmitter, the temperature sensor (tempe) and the Garmin GPS Action Camera (VIRB).

      the serial USB interface, which is used as the main data exchange for PC/Mac and

      the Bluetooth interface, with which you can transmit data to other Bluetooth enabled devices (predominantly iPhone and iPad recent Generations) using Garmin’s BaseCamp Mobile App.

      The storage capacity of the Oregon models can be expanded by up to 32 GB with a microSD card. Of this, only 4 GB of map data, or 2,025 map tiles can be read by your device. Additional space can be used for all photo files and other GPS-objects. Apart from that, the devices themselves offer ample internal storage to, for example, record their own data.

      The device comes with a worldwide, shaded-relief Basemap built in. The map only displays interstates, highways, cities (as dots) and large bodies of water. The Oregon models, with the small t at the end of the model name, come with a recreational TOPO map of your country, or continent (Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia & New Zealand, etc.), at a scale of 1:100,000 with contour lines at intervals of 25 meters (80 feet). However, no automatic routing calculation is available on either map.

      With the Oregon, you can be guided along a route of a prepared tour, or automatically navigate to a destination selected in the device. For the latter variant, routable maps are required. The programmed route must be compatible with the device and for the relevant activity type, e.g. pedestrian walking, cycling, driving, etc. These types of maps are already available in various equipment packages, e.g. Oregon 600 with TOPO TransAlpin microSD/SD.

      In short, only maps from Garmin, or maps that are converted for use with Garmin, are possible. There is a distinction between three

      Different types of maps

      There are nautical maps, topographical maps and road maps. The latter include all paved roads, sometimes even frequently travelled gravel roads, as well as countless, useful information about certain addresses, a.k.a. Points of Interest (POI), such as attractions, sports and leisure facilities, from accommodations to hospitals and their emergency numbers. These

      Road maps can be purchased as a DVD for installation on a PC, or as a pre-programmed microSD card. Installing the map files from a DVD onto a PC has the advantage that you can get a very good overview on the PC screen before the trip and then comfortably plan ahead for all sorts of possibilities, without having to connect the GPS device to the PC. If you have multiple map DVDs, you can upload the map sections from the various maps onto the Oregon’s microSD card. The map DVDs are normally licensed for use with only 1 computer and 1 GPS unit and they must be activated online.

      On the other hand, the preprogrammed microSD cards (as contained in some device packages), are ready for immediate use and can be read by several GPS devices. These regionally preprogrammed data cards come available with the same maps as the DVDs, as well as scaled-down versions with a smaller coverage area for a lower price. Use of these map files with a PC is only possible with a connected Oregon and with the BaseCamp map software from Garmin installed. BaseCamp can then easily access the map files from the microSD card, while it is the device. However, it is also possible to use the map files in BaseCamp by inserting the microSD card into the adapter that came with it and then the adapter into an available card reader slot on your home computer. When using preprogrammed microSD cards, printing makeshift maps is not possible.

      Garmin road maps are routable, which means it’s possible to automatically calculate a route to a specific destination.

      Topographic maps - also known as recreational, or hiking maps - include roads, paths and trails, bodies of water, vegetation, land forms, peaks and numerous POIs such as hotels, restaurants, mountain huts, etc. In the meantime, it is now possible for the Oregon to calculate the way to a selected destination with these maps as well. All Garmin TOPO maps, which have been released since 2010, have the capability for automatic navigation and can use the routing function. Beginning with the ... 2012 Pro versions, routing can even be adjusted to the particular activity, e.g. hiking, climbing, mountain biking, tour

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