Bushnell Yardage Pro Laser User manual

GOLF GPS
Model # 368100 Lit # 98-1182/06-09
Owner’s Manual

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Warnings & Notices
GPS System & Map Data Accuracy Notice:
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the government
of the United States, which is solely responsible for its accuracy
and maintenance. The system is subject to changes which could
affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment.
All course data sources may contain some level of inaccuracies or
incomplete data. Bushnell strives to provide the most up to date
and accurate course information at a reasonable cost.
Warning:
This device is intended as a specialized handheld distance
measurement device for use only on selected golf courses. The user
assumes all responsibility associated with the use of this product.
Bushnell is committed to the safe and responsible enjoyment of
the outdoors.
Warning:
Do not use this device with any batteries that have broken or cracked
casings. Always use fresh, high quality batteries. Check the battery
compartment after the unit has had any prolonged exposure to
signicant amounts of water (rain, snow, etc), and if any moisture
is present, dry off the inside of the battery compartment as well as
the battery pack itself.
IN NO EVENT SHALL BUSHNELL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER
RESULTING FROM THE USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS
PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT.
Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitations may not apply to you.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Warnings and Notices
Table of Contents
About GPS
Introduction/Features
Software License Agreement
What’s Included / Charging the Battery
Parts and Display Reference
System Requirements / Install and Use the Yardage Pro Sync Application
Downloading the Installer
Installing the Software
Using the Sync App to Download Courses
Transfer the Course Data to the YP GPS Units
Select the Course on Your YP GPS and Play Golf
Power On/Start Screen
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
The Settings Page
Selecting A Golf Course
Setting Your Tee Box
Course Delete
Reset Timer
(Display) Contrast Value
(Units) Yard/Meter
Time Set
Unit Info
The Play Page
Reading Distances to the Green (standard)
Reading Distances to the Green (custom)
The Score Card Page
The Drive Distance Page
Troubleshooting
Warranty
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About GPS
GPS stands for “Global Positioning System”. Launched by
the United States Department of Defense, GPS consists of
a constellation of 32 satellites orbiting the earth at nearly
11,000 miles. These satellites are traveling at a speed
that allows them to circle the earth twice each day while
emitting a very low power signal. The signals are timed by
clocks that are highly accurate and are received by one of
5 ground stations. These ground stations use the precisely
timed signal to determine each satellite’s exact position in
orbit. Your GPS receiver can “hear” the signal sent by the
satellite. By calculating the position and distance of at least
4 satellites, accurate latitude, longitude and altitude location
information can be determined. WAAS adds to your GPS’s
accuracy. WAAS stands for Wide Area Augmentation System.
WAAS was designed by the United States Federal Aviation
Administration, primarily to add in the accuracy of GPS for
planes. WAAS consists of the group of additional ground
stations placed at known and precisely located spots. These
ground stations then work with a master station to correct
the satellite signals improving accuracy to within nearly 3
meters.

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Bushnell®Yardage Pro
GPS™. Compact, lightweight, and user friendly, the Yardage Pro
GPS is your personal electronic caddy, helping you make more
intelligent shots and better manage the course. Just grab a
download from our huge online database of courses, then head
for the links and know at a glance the distance to the front, center
and back of each green. The Yardage Pro GPS delivers only the
essential information you want, with no unnecessary frills, bells
or whistles-it’s the world’s easiest to use GPS for golf. Bushnell
Yardage Pro. Because every swing counts.
The Yardage Pro GPS is a specialized global positioning satellite
receiver for the golfer, designed to provide many years of
enjoyment. This booklet will help you achieve optimum performance
by explaining its operation and features as well as how to care for
this device. To ensure optimal performance and longevity, please
read these instructions before using your Yardage Pro GPS.
The Yardage Pro GPS features:
• LCD Display with Direct Distance Readout
• Easy To Read Interface-“Distance At A Glance”
• Center, Front, & Back Distances (User Adjustable)
• Stores Up To 10 Courses, with Score Cards
• Drive Distance Page-Measure & Store Distance Between
Two Points Set by User
• Resettable Timer-Keep Track of Your Pace
• Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery

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Software License Agreement
BY USING THE YARDAGE PRO GPS, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE
LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY.
Bushnell grants you a limited license to use the software embedded
in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the
normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights and
intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain with
Bushnell.
You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Bushnell and
is protected under the United States of America copyright laws
and international copyright treaties. You further acknowledge that
the structure, organization and code of the Software are valuable
trade secrets of Bushnell and that the Software in source code
form remains a valuable trade secret of Bushnell. You agree not
to decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse
engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software or any
part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software.
You agree not to export or re-export the Software to any country
in violation of the export control laws of the United States of
America.

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What’s Included in the Package:
• Yardage Pro GPS with internal rechargeable Li-Ion battery
• AC Charger
• USB Cable
• Soft Carrying Pouch
• Quick Start Guide
Charging the Battery:
Connect the supplied USB cable to the port under the rubber
cover on the bottom end of the YP GPS (see next page). Connect
the other end of the USB cable to the supplied AC Charger unit,
and plug it into a standard AC wall outlet. The battery condition
icon on the YP GPS display will indicate when the battery is
fully charged (steady, “full battery” symbol). Charging typically
takes 4-5 hours when the battery power is fully depleted. The YP
GPS normally will operate for about 2-3 rounds of golf after the
battery has been fully charged, but this may vary depending on
use and environment. The battery may be charged after a single
day or round of use- it does not need to be fully depleted before
connecting the charger, and will not overcharge if left connected
overnight. For faster, better charging, make sure to turn off the
YP GPS power before connecting the charger. After charging is
complete, disconnect and store the AC charger and USB cable
for later use, and replace the rubber USB port cover.
During use, the Yardage Pro GPS unit will automatically turn
off after 30 minutes of inactivity in order to conserve battery
power. When power is turned back on, the unit will return to the
last active screen it was on.

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Parts and Display Reference
Battery
Condition
Icon
ENTER/Power Key
PAGE Key
UP
(Previous)
Key
DOWN
(Next)
Key
USB Port
GPS Satellite
Reception Icon
Distance to Green
(Center, Front, Back)
Hole # or
Timer
Clock

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System Requirements
PC Computer with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Me*
100MB or greater available hard drive space for Sync application and course
data
USB Port
Internet access (a high speed connection is preferred)
* (Windows 98 is not supported). Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and other countries.
How to Install and Use the Yardage Pro Sync
Application to Download Courses

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1. Download the Software Installer
(Do Not Connect The Yardage Pro GPS Unit Yet)
• Go to our website http://www.
bushnellgolf.com/gps.html. Click New
Users Click Here to Get Started.
• Click “Download & Install Software”.
• A “File Download” window will pop
up, with options to Open or Save the
downloaded le. Click Save.
• Select “Desktop” from the “Save in”
pulldown list at the top of the Save As
window (recommended unless you have a
preferred destination for downloads).
Click Save to start downloading the
Yardage Pro Sync Installer zip le.
Click Close when the download is
complete.
Downloading the Installer

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Installing the Software
• Close your web browser and nd the
“BushnellYardageProInstaller.zip” folder on your
PC Desktop (or the location you chose for the
download in the previous step). Double click
the folder to open it and extract the les inside
1. Then double click the le named “Bushnell
Yardage Pro Installer.exe”to start the software
installation 2.
2. Install USB Driver and Sync
Application (Do Not Connect The YP GPS Unit Yet)
• Read the User License Agreement and
check (click) the box“I Agree to the Terms and
Conditions”.
• Click USB DRIVER SETUP.
• Select your computer’s operating system
(Windows XP/2000/98 or Vista), and follow
the onscreen directions to nish installing the
driver, which enables your computer to
1WinZip® or similar le decompression utility is required
to open .zip les. Free downloads are available on the
internet if your PC was not provided with a utility for this.
2If you get “Compressed (Zip) Folders” or “Unveried
publisher” warning pop-ups, click Run.
Note: the USB driver and Sync application do
not currently have Mac compatible versions.
Double click to open the zip folder
Double click to start the software installer

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“recognize” the Yardage Pro GPS unit when
you connect it.
• After you’re done installing the USB Driver,
Click SYNC APPLICATION.
• Don’t change the default “Program Files\
Bushnell” destination for the application le,
and click OK to install the Sync Application.
• When the installation is complete, click
EXIT.
• You now have two new shortcut icons on
your computer’s desktop screen, one for the
Bushnell Yardage Pro Sync application (golf
ag icon), and a folder icon named“Bushnell
Yardage Pro”.
The Yardage Pro Sync application is a PC
software program that lets you transfer the
stored course data to the Yardage Pro GPS
unit, and perform other functions.
The “Bushnell Yardage Pro” folder will be
used to store golf course GPS data that you
download from the iGolf.com website.
Installing the Software
Desktop icons After installation
Shortcut for Yardage
Pro Sync application
Shortcut to folder used to save
golf course GPS downloads
(data les from iGolf.com)

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Installing the Software Using the Sync Application to Download Courses
3. Start the Sync Application, Setup
iGolf Account and Download GPS
Data for Courses
• Double click the Bushnell Yardage Pro
Sync icon (golf ag) on your desktop to
start it. After the Welcome screen, you will
see the main menu screen with three icons,
one for each option provided by the Sync
application:
Send Courses (transfer saved course
data from computer to the YP unit),
Download Courses (download GPS
course data from iGolf website and
save on computer), and
Backup Courses (transfer course data
from YP unit back to computer).
• Click Download Courses.
• You will then be automatically routed to
the Bushnell Golf GPS webpage. Click the
LOG-IN link at the right end of the black bar
at the bottom of the page.
Double click ag icon to
open YP Sync application

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Using the Sync Application to Download CoursesUsing the Sync Application to Download Courses
• This will open a webpage that lets you set
up a membership to iGolf.com, which will
allow you to access their extensive database
of GPS les for thousands of golf courses
throughout the world. Fill in your email,
choose and verify a password, and select a
membership level.
If you wish, you may initially choose a“free
trial” membership which allows downloading
the data for one golf course, allowing you
a chance to try out your Yardage Pro on
a favorite course before paying for the
membership (required for full functionality*).
• Next, enter your contact information. To
complete the registration process, you will
need to enter the serial number of your
Yardage Pro unit.
This can be found inside the battery
compartment, underneath the rechargeable
battery pack. Carefully lift aside the battery
pack (do not disconnect it) and write down
the serial # for future reference (the serial
number starts with “YP....”).
• Click Save when you have nished.
*Free trial course data expires after 45 days,
and will not be usable after that time.
Serial Number
Battery Pack

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Using the Sync Application to Download Courses
• After setting up your free trial membership,
close the “Attention” window. You will see your
account summary page. (Next time, you will just
log in with your email and password, and will be
prompted to upgrade to a paid membership to
download any additional courses).
• From here, you can search for a golf course
and download its GPS le. Click GPS Courses
near the top of the screen.
• Next, use the Search feature to nd a course:
1-Type its name where you see “Enter golf
course”.
2-Select your country from the pulldown list.
3-Click Search.
Or, if you prefer, click the “Advanced Search” link
next to the Search button-this will allow you to
restrict the search by state, city or zip code, set
search radius in miles, etc.
• You will see the search results list. If a GPS data
le is available for the course you want, “Yes” is
indicated in the GPS column for that course.
Click Yes (or the course name) to go to the
Course Info/Download screen for that course.
Hint: if you get a list of many courses with similar
names, look at their telephone number area codes.
Using the Sync Application to Download Courses

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• On the Course Info screen, click Download
GPS & Scorecard.
• On the “Logged In..” pop-up window, click
OK to use one credit from your account and
open the le download window.
• Click Save (not Open) in the le download
window.
• In the Save As window, click “Desktop” in
the left frame.
The window will show the current contents
of your Windows desktop. Double click the
orange “Bushnell Yardage Pro” folder that was
placed there during the software installation.
• The “Save in:” destination should now
be the “YardagePro” folder. Selecting the
correct destination is important, so the Sync
application will be able to nd the course le.
• Click Save.
Using the Sync Application to Download Courses

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Using the Sync Application to Download Courses Transfer the Course Data to the YP GPS Unit
Now that you’re done saving the course le to
your computer, you’re ready to transfer a copy
of it to your Yardage Pro GPS unit. The original
le will still be safely stored on your PC, along
with any other courses you download from
iGolf.com in the future. The YP unit will hold
data for 10 courses at a time. You will use the
Sync application to send the course data to
your YP GPS unit.
• Click Main Menu to return to the Sync app
screen.
• Connect your Yardage Pro GPS unit to a USB
port on your computer, using the supplied
USB cable. Press and hold the Enter key on the
YP unit for 2 seconds to turn it on.
• On the Sync application menu screen, click
Send Courses.
• You should see the “Step 1” screen, and
the Handheld status bar should indicate
“Connected”.
If so, click NEXT.
If not, check and make sure that the USB cable
is securely connected to both the YP GPS unit
and your PC, and that the unit is powered on.

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Transfer the Course Data to the YP GPS Unit
If you still don’t see “Connected” , quit the Sync
app (click Main Menu, then red “X” on top right
corner) and restart your PC (this will make sure
the driver is fully installed). Re-start the Sync
application from its desktop icon and try again
(follow the steps on the previous page).
After clicking NEXT, the Step 2 screen lets you
choose the course you want from the les
stored in the Yardage Pro folder on your PC.
• Click and select the course you want to send
to the YP GPS unit and check its box. You may
select more than one course le-they will all be
transferred in the next step. When you nish
selecting courses, click NEXT.
• In Step 3, click SEND to send (transfer) the
course data to the unit. You will see a progress
bar-the process can take a minute or two for
each course. Do not click STOP unless there is
a problem.
• When the transfer is complete, the status bar
will indicate “Completed”. You may then click
FINISHED, and disconnect the YP GPS unit after
turning it o. Select the Power O option on
the unit’s main screen and tap ENTER.

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4. Select the Course and Tee O!
Make sure you are in an open area, away from
tall buildings and trees, for best reception of
GPS satellite signals.
• Hold the ENTER key on the YP GPS unit for a
few seconds to turn it on.
• Press the DOWN key to highlight “Settings”on
the display, then press ENTER.
• Highlight “Course Set” , then press ENTER.
• Use the DOWN or UP keys to select (highlight)
the course name you want from the list of
course data you downloaded or transferred to
your YP GPS, then press ENTER again.
Select the Course on Your Yardage Pro and Play GolfTransfer the Course Data to the YP GPS Unit
Please read the following section, “Playing Golf
With Your Yardage Pro GPS” for more details on
using the unit our on the course.

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Power On/Start Screen
Hold the ENTER key for 2 seconds to
turn on the YP GPS. The Start Screen
displays three options: PLAY (Page),
SETTINGS (Page), and POWER OFF.
Press the DOWN (Next) key to highlight
the option you want to select, then press
ENTER. For example, to turn the power
off, press DOWN twice to select the line
“POWER OFF”, then press ENTER. Hold
PAGE to return to the Start Screen at
any time.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
When you rst turn on the YP GPS, you will notice the
GPS satellite reception icon is ashing, until the unit
has locked onto an adequate quality of signal to operate
properly and accurately. You will not be able to fully use
the YP GPS during that time. The icon will stop ashing
when satellite signals are locked in and the unit is ready
to go. Be patient as it may take several minutes to get
a good “satellite lock” the rst time you operate the
YP GPS, or if you have not used it for a long time, or
take it to a different city/state. This is normal for all
devices that use the GPS satellite system for navigation
or distance calculation. You should get a signicantly
faster satellite lock the next time you use your YP GPS
in the same area, as the device will “remember” the
area where you last used it.
PLAYING GOLF WITH YOUR YARDAGE PRO GPS