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GPS 73 Owner’s Manual September 2015 Printed in Taiwan 190-01936-00_0A...
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All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements.
Registering Your Device ............. 7 Deleting a Waypoint ............... 2 Support and Updates ..............7 Waypoint Averaging ............... 2 Setting Up Garmin Express ........... 7 Routes ..................2 Viewing Device Information ............7 Creating a Route ..............2 Contacting Garmin Product Support ........... 7 Editing the Name of a Route ..........
Getting Started CAUTION Contact your local waste disposal department to properly WARNING recycle the batteries. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the NOTICE product box for product warnings and other important information. Alkaline batteries lose a significant amount of their capacity as the temperature decreases.
Select a profile. Creating a Route Select Routes Planner > Create Route > Select First Select MENU > Delete Profile. Point. Select a category. Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Select the first point in the route. Select Use. Waypoints Select Select Next Point to add additional points to the Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device.
Tracks Settings Select MENU > Measure Distance. Select Setup > Tracks. Move the pin to another location on the map. Track Log: Turns track recording on or off. Map Settings Record Method: Sets a track recording method. The Auto From the map, select MENU > Setup Map. option records the tracks at a variable rate to create an Orientation: Adjusts how the map is shown on the page.
Off Course: Displays the distance you are off course. Accuracy of GPS: The margin of error for your exact location. For example, your GPS location is accurate to within +/- Vel Made Good: Displays the speed at which you are moving 3.65 m (12 ft.).
Time of Day: The time of day based on your current location and time settings (format, time zone, daylight saving time). Timer: The current time of the countdown timer. You must be in the Sail Racing profile for this data to appear. Time to Burn: The estimated time remaining before the start of the race.
Highway: Displays highway speed, heading, distance to next Select Setup > System > Interface. waypoint, and direction to course. Garmin Serial: Enables the device to use a Garmin proprietary ® Hunt and Fish: Displays the predicted best dates and times for format to exchange waypoint, route, and track data with a hunting and fishing at your current location.
You can customize the units of measure for distance and speed, Garmin Express (www.garmin.com/express) provides easy elevation, depth, temperature. ™ access to these services for Garmin devices. Select Setup > Units. • Product registration Select a measurement type. • Product manuals Select a unit of measure.
File Types Insert the loop of the wrist strap through the slot in the The device supports these file types. device. • Files from HomePort. Go to www.garmin.com/trip_planning. • GPX track files. Connecting the Device to Your Computer NOTICE To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the USB port, the weather cap, and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer.
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