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SkyCaddie overview 1.1.1 button Layout Red/Green Charging Indicator Left Soft Key Mark ball Menu fig. 1 SkyCaddie layout C H a P T E R 1 Getting Started Mini-USb Cable and Charging Port Center Soft Key (Power On/Off, Keypad Lock, Backlight) Right Soft Key Info...
SkyCaddie ® 1.1.2 navigation Keys • Center Soft Key (Power On/Off, Keypad Lock, Backlight) — Press the Center Soft Key button located beneath the SkyCaddie display to power on/off, lock the keypad or to turn on the backlight. Pressing the Center Soft Key button while the SkyCaddie is on, you are prompted to choose either: – “Off” (Left Soft Key) to power off the device – “Lock” (Right Soft Key) to lock the keypad. To unlock the keypad, select ‘Unlock” by pressing the Right Soft Key, then choose “Yes”. – “Backlight” (Center Soft Key) to turn on the backlight. The backlight will automatically turn off in 30 seconds. • Scroll Pad — Navigate the SkyCaddie menus by pressing the Scroll Pad up/down/left/right. •...
• Distance — Displays the selected unit for distance as either “Y” = Yards, “M” = Meters, “mi” = Miles, or “K” = Kilometers. • Battery Level — Quickly confirm remaining battery level with the on-screen battery gauge. • Satellite Signal Level — Easily verify satellite signal strength with the onscreen signal bars. The plus sign (+) above the signal bars indicates that SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) has been acquired. This is the preferred signal level for optimal performance. • Hole Number — Displays the current hole number in play. fig. 2. On-screen indicators. SkyGolf ®...
SkyCaddie ® 1.2 System Requirements Before registering your SkyCaddie at www.skygolf.com, please confirm your computer meets the minimum system requirements: PC Requirements • PC with Microsoft • Microsoft Internet Explorer ® • 56 MB of RAM • 4 MB of available hard disk space • Internet access • Available computer USB port • X CD-ROM drive (optional) Mac Requirements • Macintosh with Intel ® • Mac OS 0.3.9 or above...
. Plug the wall charger into a wall outlet. While charging, the charging indicator located above the SkyCaddie display will show RED. The charging indicator will switch to GREEN when fully charged. A full battery charge may take 4 hours. Once fully charged, expect approximately 4 hours of continuous play. 1.4 activating Your SkyCaddie Within 30 days, please register and activate your SkyCaddie, create an online account and select a Membership Plan by going to www.skygolf.com and clicking the “Getting Started” link. Simply follow the website instructions to complete the process. During this process you will be asked to create a user name and password for your online account referred to as “My SkyCaddie”. The “My SkyCaddie” online account offers a full range of member services, easy access to download courses, support and more. In addition to creating an account, you will be asked to select a SkyPlayer Club Membership Plan that best fits your needs (Benefits of member- ship are listed in Section 1.5).
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SkyCaddie ® Prior to activating your SkyCaddie, you will first need to install a simple software program to your computer. To install the application, simply click the “Getting Started” link on the SkyGolf website (www.skygolf.com) and follow the online instructions. PC users may also choose to insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM drive on your computer (NOTE: The CD is NOT Mac-compatible; Mac users with have to install the software from the website). This software program, referred to as SkyCaddie Desktop, will allow your SkyCaddie to communicate with the SkyGolf website. This program allows you to connect with the SkyGolf website, so you can personalize your SkyCad- die, download courses and periodically update your SkyCaddie’s software. IMPoRTanT: You must complete the SkyCaddie software instal- lation prior to connecting your SkyCaddie to your computer.
• online Course Storage. Your “My SkyCaddie” provides safe storage and easy access to courses obtained through our website. Your courses are managed and stored on our servers as Playlists, so you do not have to maintain files on your computer. Additionally, you can use any compatible computer in the world to access your personal “My SkyCaddie”. • Easy Website access. SkyGolf our website so that you can easily log into your “My SkyCaddie” page to add courses to your SkyCaddie or update your software as new updates are available. • SkyCourses . SkyCourses are golf courses that have been recorded for use...
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® • Published SkyCourses are golf courses that can be accessed with purchase of a Membership Plan. The quality of each published SkyCourse is rated on our website as follows: – four Star: recorded by one of our SkyGolf GPS professionals; contains information on up to 40 targets per hole plus an IntelliGreen. – Three Star: professionally recorded prior to implementation of the IntelliGreen feature; does not include IntelliGreen graphics. – Two Star/one Star: recorded by other members of our SkyPlayer community that have chosen to share their personal courses.
Membership is not required to obtain GPS signals or to record or play personal courses on your SkyCaddie. See Appendix B for a comparison of features on the SkyCaddie with those additionally available with a SkyPlayer Club Membership.
2.1 acquiring Signals While standing outside prior to play, power on the SkyCaddie. Select “Start” by pressing the Left Soft Key. Press the soft key to navigate the initial start up screens until the Satellite Searching Screen is displayed. You must power up the SkyCaddie 5-10 minutes prior to play to acquire GPS satellite signals and reach optimal performance. While searching for satellite signals, the SkyCaddie displays animated graphics indicat- ing when satellite signals are received. The SkyCaddie will display “Searching”, “Acquiring”...
When a course is displayed, press Select to play that course or simply scroll to another course (courses will be sorted by distance from your current location). If no courses are installed on your SkyCaddie, the SkyCaddie will open the “Demo Course”. If only one course is loaded, the SkyCaddie will ask if you want to play that course. Once a course has been selected, the SkyCaddie will ask you for the hole to start on or the Driving Range (D). Make the appropriate selection to begin. 2.3 Viewing Targets During Play The SkyCaddie offers several different target view screens giving you options for displaying the key target information. Choose the target views that best fit your style of play. The next few sections detail the various views and their function: 2.3.1 IntelliGreen ® An IntelliGreen is a graphic of the shape of the green (Fig. 5). In IntelliGreen view, the green will have an arrow drawn through it representing a direct line-of-play from where you are on the course. The view of the IntelliGreen will rotate on the screen to show the green from the direction of your approach (i.e. the closest part of the green will always display at the bottom). The three numbers along the left side of the dis- play are distances to the front, a point on the green (represented by a crosshair), and back of the green along the line drawn. Use the Scroll Pad to reposi- tion the line-of-play (crosshair) by holding down the Scroll Pad in the desired direction and release. The distances will recalculate automatically based on the new position of the line. SkyGolf fig. 5 – IntelliGreen view ®...
SkyCaddie ® While in the IntelliGreen view, select “Target” with the Right Soft Key to view target lists. To return to the IntelliGreen view, select “iGreen” using the Right Soft Key. 2.3.2 Target Views Your SkyCaddie can display four different target views depending on your pref- erence. By default, two views will be active (Graphical and Expanded View). You may choose any combination of four target views within the “Preferences” menu. To access “Preferences”, press the Menu button and scroll to “Preferences” and select. Within “Preferences”, scroll to “Target Views” and select. The SkyCaddie will display four target view options. Select the desired target views to display (a checkmark will appear next to each selected target view). The SkyCaddie will display “View” and “iGreen” at the bottom of each target view screen. “View” (Left Soft Key) switches to the next enabled target view screen. To quickly return to the IntelliGreen view from any of the four target view options, simply select “iGreen” using the Right Soft Key. Upon returning to the IntelliGreen screen using the “iGreen” option, selecting “Target” at a later time will return you to the last target screen viewed. The four available Target Views are: Standard, Graphical, Expanded, and Big Number. • Standard: A listing of all targets including safe landing zones in play from the tee that are visible or may be hidden will be displayed.
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• Expanded: Displays an expanded version of the target descriptor and gives you the “Leaves” distance to the center (crosshair on IntelliGreen view) from that target (Fig. 8). • big number Target: Displays the selected target distance as a very large number for easy viewing (Fig. 9). Press on the Scroll Pad to move one target at a time. Select “iGreen” to return to the IntelliGreen view. SkyGolf fig. 8 – Expanded view fig. 9 – Big Number view ®...
SkyCaddie ® 2.3.3 Center only View An alternative view is available for those simply looking for the distance to the center. The Center Only View is enabled or disabled within “Prefer- ences” under “Center Only” (Fig.0). The Center Only View will override any previously enabled target views. In order to display other target view options, “Center Only” must be turned off. Tip: It is recommended to use two views — either the Standard or Graphical view — plus either the Expanded or Big Number view. Scrolling to a target of interest on the Standard or Graphical view and pressing “View”...
Customizing Your SkyCaddie for Play Your SkyCaddie can be customized to fit your style of play and to display infor- mation in the format you prefer. 3.1 Preferences To customize the information to be displayed during play, press the Menu button (lower left on device) to display the Main Menu and then scroll to “Preferences” and select. Within Preferences, a list of settings is displayed as follows: • Distance: Set your preferred unit of distance as (“Y” = Yards, “M” = Meters, “mi” = Miles, “K” = kilometers). Within Preferences, select Distance (Fig. ). Using the Scroll Pad, move to the desired distance option and select. A checkmark will be placed next to the item you have chosen. Once selected, the device will switch to the “Preferences” screen. The selected distance option will appear in the box next to “Distance”. • Target Views: Set the desired target views as detailed in Section .3..
SkyCaddie ® fig. 12 – Auto-Hole setting As noted in a previous section, target lists will automatically scroll off the bottom of the display as you move forward along the fairway without the need of using the Scroll Pad. In addition, the target list will switch to the IntelliGreen view automatically as you approach the green. By combining the ability to auto scroll targets and automatically advancing to the next hole, your SkyCaddie gives you hands-free operation. • Center only: If you prefer that the SkyCaddie only display the distance to the center, enable “Center Only” (For more information see Section 2.3.3). 3.2 Determining Shot Distance Simply press the Mark button at the location where you are going to take your shot. The “Mark New Ball Location?” screen will display (Fig. 4). fig. 13 – Auto-Hole toggle fig.
Settings” option within the Advanced Menu. To ac- cess the Advanced Menu, press the Menu button, scroll to “Advanced Menu” and select. A number of menu items will appear within the Advanced Menu. Scroll to “Target Settings” and select. Target Settings allows you to configure the SkyCaddie to display targets at preset distances. A list of menu options as shown in Figure 6 will be displayed. Scroll to highlight the desired option to change and select. • Targets over: Adjust the SkyCaddie to display targets at set distances. To adjust SkyGolf fig. 15 – Distance from mark fig. 16 – Menu options ®...
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SkyCaddie ® the distance, scroll to “Targets Over” and select. Upon selecting “Targets Over”, a small window will display indicating the current distance setting (Fig. 7). Scroll to adjust the distance from 50-500 yards. Choose “Select” to save the setting. The default setting is to display targets over 50 yards. noTE: Choosing “Exit” will not save your setting. • Green at: The SkyCaddie will automatically switch to the IntelliGreen view when you reach a set distance. The default to switch to IntelliGreen is 50 yards. To adjust the distance, scroll to “Green At” and select. A small window will display indicating the current...
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19 - Targets First enabled • Green Ref: This option is sometimes referred to as Pro-Front. When Green Reference is set to “Front”, a small square will appear on the IntelliGreen where the front is marked (Fig. 0). The word “Front” will replace “Center” on target lists. The distance will be based on the Front (location where the square is marked). To enable, scroll to and select “Green Ref.” to open the menu item (Fig. ). Scroll to “Front” and select. A checkmark will appear next to the item you choose. • Green Tgts: Enable this option to display additional green targets (Example: Grn-RtCy, Grn-BackRt) in the target list views. To enable, scroll to and select “Green Tgts” to open the menu item. Move the Scroll Pad to “ON” and select. A checkmark will appear next to the item you choose. SkyGolf fig. 20 – Green Ref enabled fig. 21 – Green Ref setting ®...
Recording Your own Course The SkyCaddie allows you to record three green targets (Front, Center, and Back) for up to five personal courses that are stored on your SkyCaddie. If you have purchased a SkyPlayer Club Membership Plan, you can backup and store courses in your own online membership account using the DirectConnect button at www.skygolf.com. Your personal recorded courses will be stored in your online “My SkyCaddie” account. So, if your SkyCaddie is lost or stolen, you can quickly reload the courses without having to re-record them individually. 4.1 naming Personal SkyCaddie Courses To record a course: • Select “SkyCourses” in the Main Menu • Scroll to and select “New Course”. • Choose Yes when prompted to “Create a New Course?”. • Create a name for your course (up to 0 characters) using the on-screen keyboard (Fig. ).
To set the par and handicap for a recorded hole, press the Info button. An up and down ar- row will appear next to “Par” (Fig. 3). Scroll to set the desired par. Select “Hcp” (Right Soft Key) to switch to Handicap. Scroll to set the desired handicap. Select “OK” to save and exit. 4.4 Playing Personal SkyCaddie Courses To play a personal SkyCaddie course, press the Menu button and select “SkyCourses”. Scroll to the appropriate course name and select. Press “Play” to view a list of course hole numbers. Scroll and select the hole to start on. 4.5 Re-Recording Personal SkyCaddie Courses Press the Menu button and select “SkyCourses”. Scroll to the appropriate course to re-record and select. Press “Play” to view a list of course hole numbers. Scroll and select the hole to start on. SkyGolf fig. 23 – Setting par and handicap ®...
SkyCaddie ® Select “Mode” (Right Soft Key) then scroll to “Record” and select. Repeat steps outlined in Section 4. (“Recording Green Targets”). 4.6 Renaming or Deleting Personal SkyCaddie Courses To rename or delete a personal SkyCaddie course, press the Menu button and select “SkyCourses”. Scroll to the appropriate course name to rename or delete and select. Press “Play” and choose the starting hole number. Now that you have selected the course and enabled it for play, simply press the Menu button and scroll to “Advanced Menu” and select. Scroll to “Rename/Delete” and select. Confirm that the course name that you plan to rename or delete appears at the top of the screen. Select “Rename” to retype a course name or delete to remove the course from your SkyCaddie. 4.7 Publishing Personal SkyCaddie Courses You have the option to publish your personal recorded courses so other SkyCad- die users can take advantage of the information you recorded. Simply click the “Publish” button within the “Courses I’ve Mapped” area in your “My SkyCaddie” account to begin the process. You will be asked to complete a form to document the Par and Handicap for the course and to accept an end-user agreement. Your course is then sent to the SkyGolf Quality Control Department for review. Upon review and approval, the course will be listed in the SkyGolf course database for other users to download.
The SkyCaddie’s Main Menu is accessed by pressing the Menu button. The Main Menu contains a list of menu items relevant to your SkyCaddie, preference settings and more. The following list outlines the items found in the Main Menu and includes a brief description of each. SkyCourses Select SkyCourses to display a list of your available courses and choose a course to play. Selecting a course displays information specific to that course such as contact information, location and star rating. Choose New Course to create and record your own course. Refer to Chapter 4 for information related to creating your own course. Demo Mode Select this item to turn on/off the course demo mode. This option allows you to view the features of the SkyCaddie without being on an actual course or having satellite lock. Preferences Preferences contain a list of settings that you can adjust to fit your style of play. Scroll to highlight a preference item and select. Upon selecting, a pop-up window will appear listing a set of options specific to that menu item. Scroll to the appropri- ate setting and select. • Distance: Set distance as Yards, Meters, Miles, or Kilometers. • Target Views: Enable up to 4 different target views. Choose Standard, Graphical, Expanded or Big Number. Refer to Section .3. for information regarding Target Views. C H a P T E R 5 SkyCaddie Menu Items...
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• Contrast: To adjust the contrast level of the SkyCaddie display, select “Contrast”, then press the scroll pad to the desired level (0-00). Choose “Select” to save the setting. • Backlight: To adjust the brightness level of the backlight, select “Backlight”, then press the scroll pad to the desired level (0-00). Choose “Select” to save the setting. ID/Version Your SkyCaddie electronic serial number and software version are listed in this screen. In addition, your “Owned by” information is contained within this screen. The “Owned by” information is created at www.skygolf.com within your account and downloaded to your SkyCaddie upon performing a DirectConnect. advanced Menu The Advanced Menu contains additional target settings as well as information regarding Membership, GPS and Diagnostics. • Member Info: contains detail regarding your SkyPlayer Club Membership, Web ID and number of published and unpublished courses downloaded to your SkyCaddie. • Target Settings: Your SkyCaddie will automatically display targets in front of you during play. You can always manually scroll back to targets behind you if needed (by pressing the Scroll Pad ). In addition to automatically scrolling targets, you...
IntelliGreen). The default setting is to display the IntelliGreen first. Enable this feature to display the target list first. – Green Ref: Sometimes referred to as Pro-Front. When Green Reference is set to “Front”, a small square will appear on the IntelliGreen where the front is marked. The word “Front” will replace “Center” on target lists. The distance will be based on the Front marker. — Green Tgts: Enable this option to display additional green targets (Example: Grn-RtCy, Grn-BackRt) in the target list views. To enable, scroll to and select “Green Tgts” to open the menu item. Move the Scroll Pad to “ON” and select. A checkmark will appear next to the item you choose. System Settings System Settings offers additional configuration specific to the operation of the SkyCaddie. • Auto Off: Set the interval of time to automatically power off your SkyCaddie after no activity. Intervals are “30”/”60”/”90” minutes or “Never”. Within System Settings, scroll to “Auto Off” and select. Scroll to the desired time interval and select. Upon selecting, a checkmark will be placed next to your choice and you will return to the System Settings screen. SkyGolf ®...
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• Factory: Resets settings to factory defaults. Rename/Delete Rename or Delete a personal SkyCaddie course. Refer to Chapter 4: Recording Your Own Course for more information about personal SkyCaddie courses. • Rename: Allows you to rename personal SkyCaddie courses. See Section 4.6 for more information regarding renaming personal SkyCaddie courses • Delete: Allows you to delete personal SkyCaddie courses. See Section 4.6 for more information regarding deleting personal SkyCaddie courses The GPS menu item contains GPS information and data specific to your Sky- Caddie. These items may be viewed for troubleshooting purposes while working with SkyGolf Customer Support. • NMEA Output: Allows output of GPS data through the SkyCaddie data port to a computer running a GPS-compatible program. • Satellite Search: This screen shows the status of the satellite signal acquisition using a graphical representation. • Reset GPS: The reset option will reset the GPS receiver. This function may be used while troubleshooting with SkyGolf Customer Support.
Diagnostics These options may be referenced while troubleshooting with a SkyGolf Customer Support representative • Satellite Info: Displays information about the satellites and their signal strength. • Test LCD: Select to test the SkyCaddie LCD • Test Buttons: Select to test each SkyCaddie button and its response. • Test Bat/USB: Select to test the USB connection with your SkyCaddie and computer and to view details related to the battery voltage. Power off Provides an alternate method to the Center Soft Key for powering off the SkyCaddie.
SkyCaddie ® Helpful Hints Do turn the SkyCaddie on outside, away from buildings and other ob- structions. The SkyCaddie needs to warm up approximately 5-0 minutes prior to play. For optimal performance while playing, ensure that the SkyCaddie has a clear view of the sky at all times. Avoid being around buildings, obstructions, heavy foliage, low areas with adjacent obstructions, or reflective objects (such as metal/glass structures) while using the SkyCaddie. Do watch your signal strength indicator. The higher the signal strength, the more accurate the system will be. The best signal strength is obtained in open areas, with the antenna pointing toward the sky at a 45° to 90° angle. Holding the SkyCaddie away from your body may improve signal strength in weak areas. It is normal for the satellite signal strength indicator to fluctuate as you move around the golf course.
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SkyGolf ® noTE: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a free service operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The SkyCad- die also utilizes a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) to provide unsurpassed accuracy in normal con- ditions when used as recommended.
Target Icons and Target Descriptors Back of Green Center of Green Front of Green Green Zone Lay Up To Fairway Target End of Fairway a P P E n D I X a Marker Water Carry Water Creek Hazard Ditch Out of Bounds Mound...
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Bunker Left Bunker Bunker in Fairway name Green... Gn Plate ...Plt Fairway Target ...FT End of Fairway... EoF Fairway ... Fwy Sprinker ...Sp Water Cooler ...Wtrcolr (cont.) Upslope Downslope Tree To Leaves Pro Front Descriptor name Descriptor Water ... Wtr Bridge ... Brdg Post ...Pst Bunker Right ..BkrRt Bunker Left ...BkrLt Bunker ...Bkr Carry ..Cy SkyGolf ®...
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SkyCaddie ® Target Icons and Descriptors name Creek ... Crk Mound... Mnd UpSlope ..UpSlp DownSlope ... DnSlp Tee ..T PopUp... PU BallWasher ... Bwash Bottom ...Btm Disc ..Dsc Leaves ... Lv Last ..Lst Point ...Pnt Pond ...Pnd Path ...Pth Bush ...Bsh Range ... Rng Hole ...Hle Marsh...
User can record front, center, and back of greens using a built-in SkyCourse Setup module Security package to deter theft Add your personal “Owned By” screen to your SkyCaddie Access to online software updates Automatic updates for the SkyCaddie Appli- cation from the website Can select courses from the entire SkyGolf GPS database to download to your SkyCad- die (All of USA plus International) Can select unlimited courses from your home country (designated region) to down- load to your SkyCaddie (USA includes ALL states) Can select unlimited courses from your home state, province or international region...
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® SkyPlayer Membership Benefit Comparison Maximum number of Playlists avail- able in the online “My SkyCaddie” (additional Playlists may be purchased for each membership plan above Birdie) Maximum number of published SkyCourses stored on the SkyCaddie Maximum number of user-recorded courses stored in the online (personal) “My SkyCad- die” Maximum number of user-recorded courses stored on the SkyCaddie * Information and pricing is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the Membership Plans area at www.skygolf.com for the most current information. (cont.)* Register birdie Eagle only Double Eagle...
SkyCaddie ® federal Communications Commission Regulatory agency Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera- tion is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interferences received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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