User manual GARMIN OREGON 550

[. . . ] OREGON series ® 450, 450t, 550, 550t owner's manual © 2009­2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Tel. (913) 397. 8200 or (800) 800. 1020 Fax (913) 397. 8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. [. . . ] You can navigate to the location like a waypoint. NOTE: Pictures are saved and appear with either landscape or portrait orientation. The orientation is indicated by the camera button position (vertical or horizontal). To take a picture: 1. Turn the device horizontally or vertically to change the orientation of the picture. If necessary, touch to enable or to disable low-light mode. If necessary, touch + or - to adjust the zoom on the camera. To manually focus the camera, touch and hold until the white focus frame turns green. Oregon Series Owner's Manual 6. Release the picture. to take the NOTE: Quickly touch and release to automatically focus the camera and take a picture. 7. Touch to exit the camera. NOTE: To view the last picture taken, touch the photo icon at the bottom of the screen. To sort the pictures in the Photo Viewer page: 1. Select from the following options: · Most recently · near a Location · On a Specific Date 19 Additional Tools To view the location of a picture: 1. Touch . Uploading and Downloading Pictures Go to www. mygarmin. com, and log into your myGarmin account. Connect your Oregon 550 or 550t to your computer using the USB cable. Follow the on-screen directions to upload or download pictures. 1. Copy . jpg images from your computer to the Oregon. You can load them directly to the Garmin drive or create a new folder on the Garmin drive (page 39). OR Insert a microSD card with . jpg images in the microSD card tray (page 37). Touch or to scroll through the pictures. Calculating the Size of an area Viewing Images The Oregon can display pictures stored on the Oregon or on a microSDTM card. 1. Walk around the perimeter of the area you want to calculate. Touch Calculate when finished. 20 Oregon Series Owner's Manual Additional Tools Trip Computer The Trip Computer displays your current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip odometer, and other helpful statistics. Dashboard To change the dashboard background: 1. To display two larger data fields: Touch to toggle between two larger data fields and the default view. Other Tools Select from the following options on the Main menu: · Calendar--use a calendar. · Sun and Moon--view sunrise and sunset times along with the moon phase. · Alarm Clock--set your Oregon to sound an alarm. [. . . ] The best performance is provided by lithium batteries, precharged (ready-to-use) NiMH batteries, and NiMH rechargeable batteries less than one year old with a capacity greater than 2500 mAh. 39 Appendix Consider the following suggestions to maximize battery life: · Do not adjust the backlight more than is necessary (page 3). Using a backlight level above 50% of maximum level for a prolonged period of time will significantly decrease battery life. · Select a shorter backlight timeout (page 26). · Turn tones off if not needed (page 25). Turn electronic compass off if not needed (page 31). [. . . ]