Garmin eTrex Touch 25 User manual

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Install batteries
–Twist small D ring on back to open
–Make sure the batteries are inserted the correct
way!
D-Ring
Battery
Compartment

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Turn on and configure unit
–Press and hold Power Key for about 3 sec –button
on upper right side
–Unit will take 20+ seconds to turn on.
Power Key

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Battery Type
–Press Power Key and then tap Setup
–Tap System and then tap Battery Type
–Tap Alkaline
–Tap back arrow in lower left
Power
Key
Setup
Setup
Menu
Battery
Type
Battery
Indicator
Back
Arrow

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Battery Save
–Press Power Key and then tap Setup
–Tap Display
–Tap Backlight Timeout and select 2 minutes
–Tap Battery Save and then OK

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Position Format
–Press Power Key
–Tap Setup
–Scroll to Position Format and tap
–Tap Position Format
–Scroll UP to hddd.ddddd and tap
–Make sure Map Datum and Map
Spheroid are WGS 84
–Tap back arrow in lower left

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Units
–On setup menu scroll to
Units and tap
–Tap Speed/Distance
–Select Metric
–Back arrow
–Tap Vertical Speed
–Select Meter (m/min)

Set Up for eTrex Touch 25
•Compass calibration
–On setup menu scroll to Heading and tap
–Tap Calibrate Compass
–Follow screen directions carefully
–Tip: Move the unit slowly our you will get error
message!!

Mark (set) Waypoint
•Press Power Key
•Tap Mark Waypoint
•Tap number field at
top –eg 002
•Use touch keyboard
to enter name –can
toggle to numbers
•Tab the Check in
lower right to Save
name
Mark
Waypoint
Power Key
Key Pad
Toggle Check

Mark (set) Waypoint –Cont’
•tap Lat-Lon field to edit
•Edit Numbers for Latitude and Longitude using
touch keypad
–Note the scroll left-right arrows
–Make sure Latitude is N(north)
–Make sure Longitude is W(west)
•Check your numbers!
•When done tab the Check in lower right to save
lat-lon
•Tap Check in lower center to save waypoint!

Mark (set) Waypoint –Cont’
Key Pad
Forward/back
space
Check
N - North
W - West
Toggel to
N or W

Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
•Turn on unit with Power Key –wait for unit to
start operating
•Press Power Key and scroll to Satellite, tap
and ensure unit has several satellites with
good signal (Optional)

Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
cont’
•Tap Power Key and tap Waypoint Manager
•Scroll or spell search for way point and tap
•Tap Bar Menu in lower right and select View
Map
To Spell
Search
Waypoints
Menu
View
Map

Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
cont’
•On map tap Go and wait for calculation to
finish
Go

Navigate to Way Point with eTrex
Touch 25 cont’
Press Power Key and scroll to Compass, and tap
Press
tap

Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
cont’
Note: compass is not accurate until you move
Compass
Distance to
Waypoint

Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
cont’
•Follow the arrow on the compass until you are
at 0 meters or see Stake
–Need to move some distance for compass to work
–Note: Do not expect prefect reproducibility in
distance: you may need to hunt for the stake.
–Important Note: As you approach the waypoint
the unit will say ‘Arriving at waypoint`. You are
not at the way point. Tap OK to continue to the
waypoint. The actual distance at which this
message appears depends on your speed.

Navigate to Next Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
•To go to the next waypoint.
•On Compass, pull up menu from the bottom
of screen
•Tap the Menu Bars on lower right and tap
Stop Navigating
•Make sure the Compass Display shows no
numbers
•If you do not follow this procedure you may
not be able to navigate to the next way point.

Navigate to Next Way Point with eTrex Touch 25
cont’
Pull up
menu
Menu
Bars
Stop
Navigation

Pitfall with eTrex Touch 25
•In Battery Save mode, screen goes dark
–Press the Power Key
•If Compass does not display distance to
destination in metric
–Tap the upper right number on the display
–Tap Speed and dist.
•Carry spare batteries!
•Make sure you are using the correct
coordinate system –hddd.ddddd and WGS84!

Trouble shooting
•IF Screen shows RESTORE DEFAULTS, tap back arrow
–Restore Defaults are factory settings. Change to our survey
settings in SET UP
•IF dist to dest. and compass arrow function do not
work: Set up/Routing/ Activity= choose Direct Routing
Does not matter if Lock on Road is on or off.
•Maps: enable Worldwide DEM on, (others no- for
Garmin demo purposes)
•Ignore the following message if it comes up: “This
route may take a long time to calculate. Consider
Adding via points.”