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owner’ s manual and r efer ence guide eT r ex Summit personal navigator © 2000-2001 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.
©2000 -2001 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 U.S.A. T el. 913/397.8200 Fax 913/397.8282 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. T el.
1 Introduction eT rex Summit Registr ation Help us better support you by completing your on-line registration today! Why should you register your eT r ex Summit? • Notifi cation of Product Updates • Notifi cation of New Products • Lost or Stolen unit tracking Connect to our website ( www .
2 Introduction Introduction Registration.......................................................................... 1 W arnings and Cautions ........................................................ 3 FCC Statement.......................................
3 Remove the batteries from your eT r ex Summit if you don’t expect to use it for several months. Be sur e to observe the proper polarity when inserting the batteries. Follow the battery manufactur er’ s instr uctions on the proper car e and handling of the batteries.
4 Introduction The eT rex Summit complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class B digital devices. This equipment gener - ates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency ener gy and, if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
5 Introduction The eT rex Summit is a six ounce, 12 channel, hand held GPS receiver . It has a built-in GPS antenna and only fi ve user -Buttons. All Buttons are located on either side of the unit, allowing for simple, one-handed operation that won’ t obstruct your view of the display .
6 Introduction The UP/DOWN Button: • Select options on pages and menus • Adjusts Contrast on SkyView Page • Zoom in and out on Map Page • Cycles through trip computer data • Cycles through e.
7 Introduction External P ower and Data Connector DOWN Button UP Button ENTER Button Internal GPS Antenna LCD Display (with backlight) POWER Button PA G E Button Battery Compartment W aterproof Case Barometric Pressure Sensor Compass Sighting Marks eT rex Summit Description 190-00193-00_0D.
8 Introduction Installing the Batteries The eT rex Summit operates on two AA batteries (not included), which are installed at the back of the unit. T o install the batteries, remove the battery cover by tur n- ing the D-ring at the back of the unit 1/4 turn counter - clockwise.
9 Getting Started The Getting Started Section introduces you to the basic operation of the eT rex Summit. The Reference Sec- tion shows you how to use all of eT rex Summit’ s remain- ing features. The First Step The eT rex Summit’ s GPS operates using information gathered fr om satellites.
10 Getting Started Calibrating the Electr onic Compass The eT rex Summit’ s Electronic Compass needs to be calibrated outdoors after the batteries have been changed before using the unit for navigation. Failure to calibrate the Electronic Compass can r esult in gross inaccuracy of the compass feature.
11 Getting Started Selecting a Page All of the information needed to operate the eT rex Summit is found on fi ve main “pages” (or display screens). These pages are The SkyV iew , Map, Pointer , Elevation and Menu. Simply press the PAGE Button to switch between pages.
12 Getting Started Map Page Basics The Map Page The Map Page shows where you are (the animated fi gure) and provides a pictur e of where you are going. As you travel, the animated fi gure “walks” and leaves a “breadcrumb trail” known as a T rack Log.
13 Getting Started On the Pointer Page, the UP and DOWN Buttons ar e used to cycle through dif fer ent trip data. Pointer P age Basics The Pointer Page helps guide you to a destination.
14 Getting Started Elevation Page Basics On the Elevation Page, the UP and DOWN Buttons ar e used to cycle through a variety of user -selectable data. Elevation Profi le Rate of Ascent/Descent Curren.
15 Getting Started Menu Page Basics The Menu Page gives you access to eT rex Summit’ s more advanced features. W ith the Menu Page you can create and view waypoints, create a r oute, save and view track logs, calibrate the electronic compass and altimeter or access the system setup features.
16 Getting Started Discovering the Fun of GPS Navigation Discovering the fun of using your eT rex Summit is as easy as taking a quick walk around an open outdoor ar ea.
17 Getting Started As mentioned earlier the eT rex Summit will assign a numeric name at the time a waypoint is created. The assigned name can be easily changed to something more meaningful to help in identifying the waypoint.
18 Getting Started Guidance by GARMIN It is time to let the eT rex Summit guide you back to the waypoint we named ‘HOME’ using the GOTO func- tion. The GOTO function provides you with a straight line navigation path to your selected destination. T o Start a GO T O: 1.
19 Getting Started Cancelling a GOT O Anytime you want to stop a GO TO: 1. Using the PA G E Button, switch to the POINTER P age . Press ENTER . 2. Highlight ‘ST OP NAVIGA TION’ on the OPTIONS P age and press ENTER .
20 SkyView P age Options Introduction This section will describe the features and use of the eT rex Summit in more detail than the Getting Started Section. SkyView P age Options In addition to the functions of the default SkyView Page as described on page 11, there is an ‘OPTIONS’ menu available.
21 Receiver Status Signal Strength Indicators Horizon 45° Above Horizon Directly Overhead Advanced SkyView P age Options The Advanced SkyView Page also has an ‘OPTIONS’ menu. T o activate the ‘OPTIONS’ menu, press ENTER with the Advanced SkyView Page displayed.
22 Getting Started Map Page Options In addition to the basic aspects of the Map Page that were covered on page 12, ther e is a ‘MAP OPTIONS’ feature which allows you to customize the Map Page.
23 Reference Pointer P age Options In addition to the Pointer Page basics that were cov- ered on page 13, several Pointer Page options are available: • Sight 'N Go: This feature allows the user to visually locate a landmark and lock it’ s magnetic bearing.
24 Reference • Set Course: The Set Course feature allows the user to visually locate a landmark, lock in a bearing to the point and begin navigation on that bearing.
25 Reference Y ou can also change the fi elds at the bottom of the Pointer Page to display differ ent data: Speed —like the speedometer in your car , ‘SPEED’ tells you how fast you are going regar dless of whether or not you are on the right track.
26 Reference Elevation Page Options In addition to the Elevation Page basics explained on page 14, there are several options that allow the user to customize the elevation profi le display . ‘PLOT OVER TIME’ sets the elevation profi le to dis- play changes over a set period of time.
27 Reference W ith the elevation profi le set to ‘PLOT OVER DIST ANCE’ you can set the distance using the ‘ZOOM DIST ANCE’ option. Y ou can set the profi le to display data over .2 miles, .5 miles, 1 miles, 5 miles, 10 miles, 15 miles or 25 miles.
28 Reference The ‘VIEW POINTS’ options allows you to scroll through the stor ed elevation profi le and view a single point along the profi le. When the pointer is stopped at a location along the profi le the elevation, time of day and date the point was created are displayed.
29 Reference Y ou can also change the data fi eld along the bottom of the Elevation Page to display differ ent data. TOT AL ASCENT —T otal distance ascended. TOT AL DESCENT —T otal distance descended. A VG ASCENT —A verage rate of ascent. A VG DESCENT —A verage rate of descent.
30 Reference Remember that pressing and hold- ing the ENTER Button gives you the ‘MARK W A YPOINT’ Page wher e you can mark a waypoint. Menu Page Selections The Menu Page turns the eT rex Summit into a power - ful navigation tool.
31 Reference The ‘EDIT LOCA TION’ Page dis- plays on-scr een instructions on how to edit the waypoint location. T o change the elevation: 1. Press the PA G E Button and switch to the MENU P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘MARK’.
32 Reference W aypoint Page MAKE SURE you want to delete all of the waypoints befor e you pr ess ENTER ! W aypoints Page The W aypoints Page organizes all of your waypoints in a organized alphabetical list. Fr om the W aypoints Page you can also locate the nine nearest waypoints or delete all of the user waypoints.
33 Reference Review W aypoint Page The Review W aypoint Page allows you to change the waypoint symbol, name, and location (covered previ- ously). Y ou can also delete the waypoint, display the waypoint on the Map Page, start a GOTO or project a new waypoint using the selected waypoint as a reference.
34 Reference Using the Project featur e, the eT rex Summit can create a waypoint at a specifi ed distance and bearing using an existing waypoint as a reference. Y ou can change the name, symbol and elevation on this page. Projecting a W aypoint : 1. Select a waypoint on the WA YPOINT P AGE and press ENTER .
35 Reference ‘Route’ and Route Page The eT rex Summit allows you to navigate using one of three methods: • GOTO • Route • T racBack The GOTO method of navigation was briefl y dis- cussed on page 18. This section discusses the route method. The third method, T racBack, is discussed on page 40.
36 Reference There are two ways to cr eate a route: 1. Use existing waypoints that reside in the eT rex Summit. Choose ‘ROUTE’ on the MENU P age , then select ‘NEW ROUTE’. Y ou can now add a waypoint into the route from a list of available w aypoints .
37 Reference T o activate a route: 1. Press the PA G E Button and switch to the MENU P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘ROUTE’. Press ENTER . The ROUTE P age appears . 2. Using the UP or DOWN Button, select the route that you wish to follow and press ENTER .
38 Reference What is a T rack Log? The eT rex Summit draws an electronic breadcrumb trail on the Map Page as you travel along. This bread- crumb trail is the ‘T rack Log’. The ‘T rack Log’ contains information about each point that it plots along the way , including time, position and elevation.
39 Reference Saving the Current ‘T rack Log’: 1. With the MENU P age displayed, highlight ‘TRACKS’ and press ENTER . T he TRACK LOG P age will appear . 2. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘SA VE’ and press ENTER . T he SA VE BACK THROUGH window appears giving you a time frame for saving a track or ‘ENTIRE LOG’.
40 Reference T o delete all tracks: 1. On the TRACK LOG P age, Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘DELETE ALL ’. Press ENTER . T he verifi cation window appears . 2. If you really want to delete all saved tr acks , press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘YES’.
41 Reference Elevation: 1. With the TRACK LOG P age displayed highlight a ‘SA VED TRACK’ and press ENTER . 2. Using the UP or DOWN Button select ‘ELEV A TION’ and press ENTER . T he elevation profi le for the ‘SA VED TRACK’ will be gr aphically displayed.
42 Reference The eT rex Summit will calibrate the altimeter auto- matically using GPS altitude. If you know the exact cur - rent elevation or bar ometric pressure, you can calibrate the altimeter manually . Calibrating the Altimeter manually: 1. With the MENU P age displayed highlight ‘CALIBRA TE’ and press ENTER .
43 Reference The Setup Page Y ou can choose from eight time zones plus ‘other’. 7. If you selected ‘NO’ —and you are tracking satel- lites , you will be ask ed ‘DO Y OU WANT TO USE CUR- RENT GPS AL TITUDE’? If you do highlight ‘YES’ and press ENTER .
44 Reference Time Zone The time zone can be set to any one of eight pre- programmed zones or by entering the UTC T ime Offset value in the UTC offset fi eld below the time zone fi eld. When you select the 24 hour time format, the letters ‘lcl’ (local) appear next to the time.
45 Reference Display Page The Display Page allows you to set the display back- light timeout (on all the time, 15 or 30 seconds, and 1 or 2 minutes) and the display contrast. T o change the Light Timeout: 1. Press the PA G E Button and switch to the MENU P age .
46 Reference Position Format The default position format (and the one most com- monly used) for the eT rex Summit is latitude and longi- tude in degrees and minutes (hdddº mm.mmm). Y ou may also choose from 17 other position formats. Ther e is also a “User” position format which allows you to approximate custom-designed grids.
47 T o change the Map Datum: 1. With the MENU P age displayed using the UP or DOWN Button, highlight ‘SETUP’ and press ENTER . 2. Using the UP or DOWN Button select ‘UNITS’. Press ENTER . T he UNITS P age appears . 3. Using the UP or DOWN Button select the ‘MAP DA TUMS’ fi eld.
48 Reference Pressur e T o change Pressure units: 1. With the MENU P age displayed, using the UP or DOWN Button highlight ‘SETUP’ and press ENTER . 2. Using the UP or DOWN Button select ‘UNITS’. Press ENTER . T he UNITS P age appears . 3. Using the UP or DOWN Button, select the ‘PRES- SURE’ fi eld.
49 Reference The interface options will allow you to use a PC to download waypoints, routes, and track logs. NMEA stands for “National Marine Electr onics Association” and RTCM stands for “Radio T echnical Commission for Mari- time Services”. Both are involved in developing technical standar ds for the marine electronics industry .
50 Reference If ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘RTCM/NMEA ’ format is selected, additional fi elds are provided to control a GARMIN differential beacon receiver (e.
51 Heading Reference Setting the Switch Over Speed: 1. With the MENU Page displayed use the UP or DO WN Button to highlight ‘SETUP’ and press ENTER . 2. Using the UP or DOWN Button select ‘HEADING’. Press ENTER . T he HEADING P age appears . 3.
52 Reference The amount of variation/declination changes as you move around the earth. ‘ Magnetic North’ is the dir ection in which a compass needle points.
53 Reference T urn the GPS receiver off to con- serve power when using as a com- pass or developing a pressur e tr end. System Page The System Page shows you the current GPS mode, Compass mode, Altimeter ‘Auto Cal’ mode, and Software V ersion.
54 Reference T o Select an operating mode: 1. With the MENU P age displayed, highlight ‘SETUP’ and press ENTER . T he SETUP P age appears . 2. Using the UP or DOWN Button highlight ‘SY STEM’ and press ENTER . T he SY STEM P age appears . 3. Using the UP or DOWN Button highlight the ‘GPS’ fi eld and press ENTER .
55 Reference The System Page shows you the softwar e version, allowing you to update fr om GARMIN’S web site. Pressur e Y ou can set the eT rex Summit to display either nor - malized pressure or the local ambient pr essure in the Elevation Page cycle fi eld.
56 Reference Physical Case: Fully-gasketed, high-impact plastic alloy, waterproof to IPX7 stan- dards (waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes) Size: 4.4”H x 2”W x 1.
57 Appendicies Appendix B What is GPS? The global positioning system is a satellite-based navi- gation system consisting of a network of 24 orbiting NA V - ST AR satellites that are eleven thousand nautical miles in space and in six differ ent orbital paths.
58 Appendicies Appendices By now the overall picture of how GPS works should be getting much clearer . Each satellite transmits a message which essentially says, “I’m satellite #X, my position is currently Y , and this message was sent at time Z.” Of course, this is a gross oversimplifi cation, but you get the idea.
59 Appendicies Satellite Reception Tips If the eT rex Summit has problems receiving satellite signals, you will be prompted to answer some questions. A. Y ou are using the eT rex Summit indoors: 1. T he message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SA TELLITES. ARE Y OU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear .
60 Appendicies The table below gives approximate UTC time offset for various longitudinal zones. If you are in daylight savings time, add one hour to the offset. t e s f f O e n o Z l a n i d u t i g n o L 2 1 - º 5 . 2 7 1 W o t º 0 . 0 8 1 W 1 1 - º 5 .
61 Appendicies Appendices Accessories Manuals *Owner’ s Manual .......................... Part No. 190-00193-00 *Quick Start Guide ...................... Part No. 190-00193-01 Bracket Mounts Automotive Mounting Bracket ..... Part No. 010-10274-00 Can be temporarily or permanently mounted on the dash.
62 Appendicies Interface formats are selected fr om the SETUP Page. The input/output lines on your eT rex Summit are RS-232 compatible, allowing easy interface to a wide range of external devices, including PC’ s, differential beacon receivers, marine autopilots and/or a second GPS receiver .
63 Appendicies eT rex Summit does not turn on: 1. Check to see if the batteries are installed correctly and that the battery terminals are clean. NO TE: The Cigarette Lighter Adapter (part number 010-10203-00) converts 12 VDC to 3 VDC output for the eT rex Summit.
64 Appendicies Can I use the eT rex Summit indoors? No. The DEMO mode is available, but we suggest that only dealers use it. Do I need to subscribe to a service to use the eT rex Summit? No . T he GPS satellites are owned by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and have been funded by U .
65 Appendicies Can I turn off the T rack Log? No . Y ou can clear the track log, but it is always activated. Remember that if you clear the track log you are also clearing the elevtation profi le . What does the message "NO DGPS POSITION" mean? eT rex Summit had a differential fi x and lost it.
66 Appendicies Appendices A Accessories ........................................................................... 61 Activate a Route ................................................................... 37 Activate the Compass .......................
67 Appendicies E Electronic Compass .............................................................. 54 Elevation ........................................................................ 25, 31 Elevation Computer ........................................
68 Appendicies N Nearest W aypoints Page ....................................................... 32 NMEA .................................................................................. 49 Normal Mode ................................................
69 Appendicies T T ime Format .................................................................. 43, 44 T ime Offset Chart ................................................................. 60 T ime Scale ...............................................
70 Appendicies W arranty GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be fr ee from defects in materi- als and workmanship for one year from the date of pur chase. GARMIN will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components which fail in normal use.
owner’ s manual and r efer ence guide eT r ex Summit personal navigator © 2000-2001 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.
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