Garmin Oregon 450 Instruction manual

OREGON®series
quick start manual
450, 450t, 550, 550t

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WARNING
See the Important Safety and
Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings
and other important information.
Oregon units operate on two AA
batteries. Use alkaline, NiMH, or
lithium batteries. Use precharged
NiMH or lithium batteries for best
results. Standard alkaline batteries
are not recommended for Oregon
550 units when using the camera
feature.
To install the batteries:
1. Lift the latch and remove the
battery cover.
Latch
Battery cover
Weather cap
2. Insert the batteries, observing
polarity.
3. Replace the battery cover and
push the latch down.
To select the battery type:
1. Touch Setup > System > Battery
Type.
2. Select Alkaline, Lithium, or
NiMH.

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Notice
Remove batteries when you do not
plan to use the Oregon for several
months. Stored data is not lost when
batteries are removed.
To turn the Oregon on or off:
1. To turn on the Oregon, press .
2. To turn off the Oregon, press and
hold .
To adjust the backlight level:
1. While the Oregon is on, press
and quickly release .
2. Touch or to adjust the
brightness levels.
To lock or unlock the screen:
1. Press and quickly release .
2. Touch Lock Screen (or Unlock
Screen).
To acquire GPS satellite signals:
1. Go outdoors to an open area,
away from tall buildings and trees.
2. Turn on the Oregon. Acquiring
satellite signals can take a few
minutes.
The bars on the Main page
indicate satellite strength. When
the bars are green, the Oregon has
acquired satellite signals.
To use the map:
1. Touch Map. Your current location
is indicated by a location marker
.
2. Touch or to zoom.
3. Touch and drag the screen to pan
the map.

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To open the Compass page:
Touch Compass.
The bearing pointer points to
your destination, regardless of the
direction you are moving. If the
bearing pointer points toward the
top of the compass, you are traveling
directly toward your destination. If
it points any other direction, turn
toward that direction until the arrow
is pointing toward the top of the
compass.
Calibrate the compass after moving
long distances, experiencing
temperature changes, or changing the
batteries.
To calibrate the electronic
compass:
1. While outdoors, hold the Oregon
level and do not stand near
objects that inuence magnetic
elds, such as cars, buildings, or
overhead power lines.
2. Touch Setup > Heading > Press
To Begin Compass Calibration.
3. Touch Start and follow the on-
screen directions.

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To review information about a
point on the map:
1. Touch the location you want to
review.
2. Touch the information button at
the top of the screen.
To mark your current location as
a waypoint:
1. Touch Mark Waypoint.
2. Touch Save and Edit.
3. Touch an attribute you want to
change.
4. Touch letters, numbers, or
symbols to make the changes.
5. Touch (except when
changing a symbol). Change
other attributes, if necessary.
6. Touch to discard the
changes.
To edit a waypoint:
1. Touch Waypoint Manager.
2. Touch the waypoint.
3. Touch the attribute you want to
change.
4. Touch letters, numbers, or
symbols to make the changes.
5. Touch (except when
changing a symbol). Change
other attributes, if necessary.
6. Touch to discard the
changes.
To reposition a waypoint to your
current location:
1. Touch Waypoint Manager.
2. Touch the waypoint you want to
reposition.
3. Touch Reposition Here.

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To navigate to a destination
using Where To?:
Use the Where To? page to navigate
to your saved waypoints, enter
coordinates, nd points of interest,
and more.
1. Touch Where To?.
2. Touch a category.
3. Touch the item to which you want
to navigate.
4. Touch Go. A colored line indicates
your course.
5. Touch > Compass.
6. Use the compass to navigate to
your destination.
To navigate to a point on the
map:
1. Touch Map.
2. Touch the point on the map.
3. Touch the information button at
the top of the screen.
4. Touch Go > > Compass.
5. Use the compass to navigate to
your destination.
To stop navigating, touch Where
To? > Stop Navigation.
To create and navigate a new
route:
1. Touch Route Planner > <Create
Route> > <Select First Point> to
select a starting point.
2. Touch a category.
3. Touch the rst item on the route.
4. Touch Use > <Select Next
Point>.
5. Repeat until the route is
complete.
6. Touch to save the route.
7. Touch > Where To? >
Routes to navigate the route.
To record your tracks:
1. Touch Setup > Tracks > Track
Log.

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2. Touch Do Not Record; Record,
Do Not Show; or Record, Show
On Map.
If you select Record, Show On
Map, a line on the Map page
indicates your track.
To clear your current track:
Touch Setup > Reset > Clear
Current Track > Yes.
Visit www.garmin.com for additional
documentation and information.
To connect your Oregon to your
computer:
1. Lift the weather cap on the bottom
of the Oregon.
2. Insert the smaller connector on
the USB cable into the mini USB
connector.
3. Connect the other end of the
cable to a USB port on your
computer.

For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of
your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.
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Nov. 2009 Part Number 190-01140-01 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan