Garmin Oregon 550 Support Question
Garmin Oregon 550 Support Question
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Question posted by Hondamomma on November 11th, 2013
Garmin Oregon 550 Does Not Turn On
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Important Product and Safety Information (Multilingual) - Page 3
...Garmin does not assume any responsibility for any interference received, including interference that is encouraged to try to correct the interference by an authorized Garmin...GPS unit.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for Class B digital devices FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. Many other Garmin...parts. Repairs should be determined by turning the equipment off and on, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...the following products:
• Oregon 450 and 450t • Oregon 550 and 550t
Tips and Shortcuts
...• Touch or to scroll and see , "Touch Where To? > Tracks," you should touch the Where To?
Oregon Series Owner's Manual
Product Registration
Help us better support you are instructed to "touch" something, use your finger to http://my.garmin...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
Table of Contents
Introduction i Tips and Shortcuts i Manual Conventions i Product Registration i Contact Garmin ii Optional Accessories ii Caring for the Oregon ii
Getting Started 1 Battery Information 2 Turning On and Off the
Oregon 2 Adjusting the Backlight Level..... 3 Acquiring GPS Satellite
Signals 3 Locking the Screen 3
Basic Navigation 4 Accessing Applications from the
Main ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... Owner's Manual Touch Setup > System > Battery
Type. 2. Stored data is not lost when batteries are not recommended for Oregon 550 units when using the camera feature. To turn on the Oregon, press .
2. Battery cover
Latch
To select the battery type: 1. Long-Term Storage Remove the batteries when you do not plan to use the...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... green, the Oregon has
acquired satellite signals.
The
bars on , press and quickly release .
2.
While the Oregon is on the Main menu
indicate satellite strength.
Getting Started
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
Before the Oregon can take a few minutes. Touch Lock Screen. Touch or to change the backlight timeout. Press and quickly release . 2. Turn on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
...navigation data such as traveling in an automobile, the compass uses GPS signals to your direction.
Using the Compass
The Compass page ...distance to save the waypoint. To open the Compass page: Touch Compass. Oregon Series Owner's Manual
Touch to the next point on the Map page...the screen.
3. To turn the electronic compass off, see page 31. To save a waypoint on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
On the Oregon 550 or 550t, you want to
delete. 3. You can also use the Waypoint Manager to relocate .... 2. Touch the attribute.
4. Touch (except when changing a symbol). Touch the waypoint you delete the
Oregon Series Owner's Manual 13 Touch Waypoint Manager. 2.
NOTE: On the Oregon 550 or 550t, if you have selected a picture for a waypoint and then you want to
reposition. 3. Touch...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...of the screen. To manually focus the camera, touch and hold until the white focus frame turns green.
6. Release the to take a picture.
7. NOTE: Quickly touch and release to... from the following options:
• Most Recently • Near a Location • On a Specific Date
Oregon Series Owner's Manual 19 Touch Camera.
2.
You can take a picture: 1. Touch to exit the camera...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... cable. Follow the on a microSD™ card.
1.
Touch the picture. 3.
Viewing Images
The Oregon can load them directly to the Garmin drive or create a new folder on the Garmin drive (page 39). Walk around the perimeter of a picture: 1. Connect your Oregon 550 or 550t to your myGarmin account. You can display pictures stored on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... Owner's Manual 23 Touch Geocaches > Find a
Geocache. 2. Wherigo™
Wherigo (pronounced "where I go") is a type of geocache sites to your Oregon, and, after registering and installing the Garmin Communicator plug-in from www.garmin.com/geocache. GPS Games
To navigate to
your course.
4. A colored line indicates your destination as indicated on geocaching, visit www...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
... (Wide Area Augmentation System), or Demo Mode (GPS off). Language-select the text language on the Oregon. Interface-set the Oregon serial interface:
• Garmin Spanner-allows you are using.
Using System Setup
Touch Setup > System. Battery Type-select the type of location and velocity information.
• RTCM -receive differential corrections from a RTCM beacon. This...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
...-turn information to capture. 3. Map Setup
On the Main menu, touch Setup > Map. Backlight Timeout-select the amount of the page. To capture screen shots: 1.
North Up shows north at the top of time you must zoom in the Garmin\scrn folder on your device, you want to use a photo. Customizing the Oregon...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
... rate monitor to display your Oregon.
To manually calibrate the altimeter: 1. It can be used with wireless sensors, such as data-field options on and within range of your pedaling cadence. Go to the appropriate Garmin device, the heart rate and bike cadence values are turned on the Map page, the Compass page...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
... speed/ cadence bike sensor).
2. NOTE: To prevent your Oregon from communicating with a wireless sensor: 1. Touch an item to view the Oregon software version, the unit ID number, the GPS software version, and legal information.
34
Oregon Series Owner's Manual Touch Search for new.
5.
Viewing Your Oregon Information
On the Main menu, touch Setup > About to...
Owner's Manual - Page 41
...NiMH) alkaline not recommended for Oregon 550 and 550t
Battery Life: Up to 16 hours
Accuracy GPS: < 33 ft. (10 m) 95% typical*
*Subject to accuracy degradation to 70°C)*
*The temperature rating of the Oregon may exceed the usable range ... batteries
191.4 g with batteries
Display: 3 in North America)
Velocity: 0.328 ft./sec. (0.1 m/sec) steady state
Oregon Series Owner's Manual 35
Owner's Manual - Page 42
to proper user calibration. Appendix
Interfaces: Garmin Proprietary serial, USB mass storage device, NMEA 0183
Data Storage Life:
Indefinite; Using Demo Mode
Demo mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. no memory battery required
Map Storage:
Internal or microSD Card
Performance Receiver: more than 12 channel
WAAS enabled/High sensitivity
Acquisition...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
... a microSD Card
The Oregon microSD card tray is turned off.
Notice Do not try to navigate using the supplied USB cable. Any satellite signalstrength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of the Oregon.
2. Insert the smaller connector on your computer using Demo mode because the GPS receiver is located beneath...
Owner's Manual - Page 44
Turn the Oregon on the MapSource Transfer menu. on .
3. Replace the batteries and the battery ... POIs. Connect the Oregon to the Oregon, install the Garmin Communicator
38
Oregon Series Owner's Manual or Send To Device... To transfer tracks, routes, or waypoints to store files such as MapSource, or maps accessed on your computer.
4.
Click Receive From Device... To remove...
Owner's Manual - Page 46
... 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).
• Turn on Battery Save (page 26).
• If you have made using the Oregon extensively in your Oregon to the default settings. Changes you plan on using Setup...
Quick Start Manual - Page 2
...cover and push the latch down.
Use precharged NiMH or lithium batteries for Oregon 550 units when using the camera feature.
To select the battery type: 1..... Battery cover
Latch
Weather cap
2. To install the batteries: 1. Select Alkaline, Lithium, or NiMH.
Oregon Series Quick Start Manual
Touch Setup > System > Battery
Type.
2. Use alkaline, NiMH, or lithium batteries....
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