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  • Page 1 Astro ® and DC ™ draft owner’s manual New cover and photo requested... GPS-enabled dog tracking...
  • Page 2 ® ® BlueChart MotionBased , City Navigator , and ® ® ® MapSource are registered trademarks and Astro ® ™ is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Communicating with the DC 40 ... Introduction ......Tracking a Dog ......Tips and Shortcuts ......Main Menu ......Product Registration ..... Contact Garmin ......Mark Location ..... myGarmin ........Averaging a Marked Location ..DC 40 Battery Warnings ..... Projecting a Location ....
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Creating Routes......Routing Setup ......Using the Highway Page ....Geocache Setup ......Marine Alarms Setup ....Using Proximity Locations ..Time Setup ........ Using Turn Preview ....Units Setup ........ Using Active Route ....Heading Setup ......Using the Satellite Page ....

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction ➏ Battery compartment ➐ microSD card tray under batteries wArnInG  See the Important Safety and Product ➑ VHF antenna Information on page XX for product ➒ GPS antenna warnings and other important information. ➓ USB port (under weather cap) Setting Up the Device When using your device the first...
  • Page 6 Introduction Keypad ➍ ➊ ➎ ➋ ➏ Press to view the Dog Tracker page. MArK Press to mark your current ➌ location. BACK Press to cancel data entry or return to the previous menu or page. Press to view the map. ➋...

  • Page 7: Astro

    Introduction • Turning the Astro On MEnU Press to open the menu for the active page. Manual Conventions Press twice to open the main menu. Press Use the keys on the device. Press to select (EnTEr) options and acknowledge Select Use the rocker to select an messages.

  • Page 8: On-Screen Messages

    Introduction wizard An on-screen guide to Indicates the remaining battery ➌ performing functions that power. require multiple steps and Indicates the Astro is powered by options. an external source. > The small arrows indicate On-Screen Messages that you should select a series of items in order, for When an on-screen message appears, example, “Select Delete >...
  • Page 9 Introduction 3. Press ENTER to select a brightness level and close the menu. Astro and DC 40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Dog Tracking

    Dog Tracking Dog Tracking satellite signals. When communicating with the DC 40, This section describes communications the Dog Tracker page indicates the between the DC 40 and the Astro, direction of the dog, the distance away tracking dogs on the map, and adding from you, and the status of the dog.
  • Page 11 Dog Tracking Dog status icon DC 40 status ➋ ➌ infomation Distance to the dog ➌ naming the Dog The Astro assigns a default name such as Dog or Dog 1 to every dog (DC 40) Viewing Dog Details linked to it. From your Dog Tracker page, press ENTER.

  • Page 12: Tracking A Dog

    Dog Tracking (page 34) for that dog. you to identify the dog type so that the appropriate dog status symbols Dog Information Page Options are shown. Choose from Auto, On the Dog Information page, press Pointing Dog, Treeing Dog, or Pet. MENU to access additional dog Upgrade Dog Unit–downloads •...
  • Page 13 Dog Tracking is most accurate when you are holding the dog. the Astro level and the dog is farther Tracking a Dog on the Map than 30 feet (9.1 meters) away. At less Press MAP. than that distance, a NEAR message appears, and the dog pointer is shortened.
  • Page 14 Dog Tracking compass Dog track ➎ (page • View Dog List–opens the Dog List NOTE: When the Map page is in the to add or remove dogs. Track Up orientation mode, objects on the map appear to rotate around • Small Numbers (or Big your position.
  • Page 15 Dog Tracking 2. Use the Rocker and ENTER to resolving the Dog Signal select and confirm options. By Conflict. default, the new dog is named You must assign a new ID number to “Dog” and an ID number is the dog and change the update rate. randomly assigned.
  • Page 16 Dog Tracking and track logs, and marks your starting 5-second interval reporting. location. • Use line-of-sight radio communication. The Astro and DC 40 use radio signals to communicate. Objects in the path of radio signals degrade the quality of the signals. Keeping an unobstructed line of sight between you and your dog’s DC 40 produces the best communication...
  • Page 17 Dog Tracking Line-of-Sight radio Communication BEST GOOD POOr Line-of-Sight radio Communication Astro and DC 40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Mark Location

    Mark Location Mark Location you to enter the estimated number of birds flushed and the number taken. Locations are landmarks that you 3. To edit location information, record and store in your Astro. select the appropriate field, and press ENTER to open the on- Marking Your Vehicle Location screen keypad. After entering and From the main menu, select Start confirming your changes, select New Hunt...

  • Page 19: Averaging A Marked Location

    Mark Location 3. To edit location information, Moving a Marked Location on select the appropriate field, and the Map press ENTER to open the on- 1. Press MENU > MENU. screen keypad. After entering and 2. Select Advanced > Find > confirming your changes, select Marked Locations. OK (on the keypad).

  • Page 20: Projecting A Location

    Mark Location value to provide more accuracy. 3. Enter the bearing and distance to the projected location in the To calculate your current appropriate fields at the bottom average location: of the page. To navigate to the 1. Press MARK > New > Avg to location, select Go To.

  • Page 21: Map Page

    location. As you pan past the edge of the current map display, the screen The Astro includes a preloaded scrolls to provide continuous map basemap that includes cities, coverage. interstates, state and county highways, Press IN and OUT to change the map exit information, and lake and river scale.

  • Page 22: Data Fields

    • Guidance Text–displays useful Showing Data Fields on the information on the screen above the map when navigating to a 1. On the map, press MENU > Data destination. Fields. • Setup Map–customizes the map to 2. Select the number of data fields. your preferences (page 53).
  • Page 23 2. Move the arrow to the point you want to measure from and press ENTER. A push pin marks the beginning point ➀. 3. Move the arrow to another point. REF marks the ending point ➁. The distance between the two points appears ➂.

  • Page 24: Find Features

    Find Features Find Features Use the Find menu to search for marked locations, cities, and exits included in the Astro basemap. Additional categories appear depending on the optional MapSource- 4. Enter the name of the location. compatible detailed maps or BlueChart When the Find list contains a data loaded in the unit.
  • Page 25 MENU > Change cache. Reference. The Map page opens. Go to my.garmin.com, log on, and 2. Use the Rocker to move the map click Go Geocaching for details and pointer to the map location you...

  • Page 26: Item Information

    Find Features 2. Select a city from the list. item as a tool for navigation. To use the Options menu: If the city you want is not listed, 1. On the Information page, press press MENU > select a search MENU.

  • Page 27: Using Optional Detailed Maps

    Find Features • Add To Route–adds the item To find an address or on the information page to a intersection: route (page 38). 1. Press MENU > MENU > Advanced > Find > Addresses (or • View Sunrise/Sunset–displays Intersections). Sunrise/Sunset tables for this location (page 51).

  • Page 28: Poi Loader And Custom Points Of Interest

    > ENTER to open the information page for the item. POI Loader and Custom Points of Interest Create your own category for points of interest by using the Garmin POI Loader utility, downloadable from the Garmin Web site: www.garmin.com/ products/poiloader. Follow the Help instructions to use POI Loader.

  • Page 29: Gps Applications

    GPS Applications GPS Applications that can be useful when navigating a long distance. GPS Applications (MENU > MENU Press MENU > MENU > > Advanced > GPS Applications) Advanced > GPS Applications > provides options for configuring the Trip Computer. following GPS functions: • Trip Computer (page •...

  • Page 30: Using The Compass Page

    GPS Applications Reset–clears the trip computer. • as current speed, distance to the next point on the route, and estimated Big Numbers–displays fewer • arrival time. data fields with larger numbers. • Change Data Fields–changes Press MENU > MENU > Advanced > GPS Applications > the type of data on the trip computer.
  • Page 31 GPS Applications Using the Course Pointer or the Bearing Pointer Drecton you The bearing pointer indicates the are currently travelng direction to your destination, and the course pointer indicates your Bearng t destnato relationship to a course line leading to the destination.
  • Page 32 GPS Applications The course pointer provides an also helps you avoid hazards to either indication of drift (right or left) side of the course, such as shoals or according to the scale shown at the submerged rocks. edge of the compass ring. The scale Changing Compass Settings refers to the distance between dots on the course deviation indicator.
  • Page 33 GPS Applications • Data Fields–specifies 2, 3 or To use Sight ‘n Go to navigate: 4 data fields that appear on the 1. On the Compass page, press Compass page. MENU > Sight ‘N Go. The bearing pointer points to the top of the • Change Data Fields–selects the compass.
  • Page 34 GPS Applications 3. Press ENTER to lock the direction Calibrating the Compass and open the Sighting page. notice Calibrate the electronic compass outdoors. Do not stand near objects that Bearng influence magnetic fields, such as cars, ponter buildings, or overhead power lines. Calibrate the Astro electronic compass the first time you use it, after long periods of storage, after you install new batteries, or when the unit has been...

  • Page 35: Using The Altimeter Page

    GPS Applications Hold the unt level and turn slowly. Customz data fields Using the Altimeter Page Range grd The Altimeter page displays the measurement Elevaton current elevation, the rate of your profile ascent or descent, elevation changes over distance or time, or pressure changes over time.
  • Page 36 GPS Applications 2. Press ENTER. The point is marked The field at the bottom of the page shows your current elevation and by the map pointer with location your rate of ascent (or descent) when coordinates, the compass bearing, moving. and the distance from your current location. Viewing Points on the Altimeter Changing Altimeter Settings Plot...
  • Page 37 GPS Applications • Zoom Ranges–selects zoom 2. Press up or down on the Rocker to ranges for elevation, distance, set the zoom range on the vertical and time for the View Elevation axis. Plot (page 33). 3. Press left or right on the Rocker •...

  • Page 38: Using Tracks

    GPS Applications 3. Select Apply > OK to reset the current track log appears at the top of selected options. the Tracks page. After you clear the track log, it shows 0%. Calibrating the Altimeter 1. Go to a location where the To open the Tracks page: elevation or barometric pressure is Press MENU >...
  • Page 39 GPS Applications To set up a track log: To save the entire track log: On the Track page, select Setup. On the Tracks page, select Save > Yes. The Saved Track page • Wrap When Full–replaces the appears. oldest data with new data when the track log is full.
  • Page 40 GPS Applications To view a track on the map: On the Tracks page, select Save > Yes > Map. The track appears on the map. To save a portion of the track log: 1. On the Tracks page, select Save > No.
  • Page 41 Use Map Data the Begin point and the End point - Use Track Data option appears appear at the bottom. when you select Profile. Refer to the Garmin Web site www.garmin. com/cartography/ontheTrail/ for more Astro and DC 40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Creating Routes

    GPS Applications information about MapSource U.S. To mark a location on a saved Topo maps. track: 1. With a saved track shown on the navigating a Saved Track map, move the map pointer to the You can save your track log to use location on the track that you want later as a TracBack that will take...
  • Page 43 GPS Applications To open the routes page: Press MENU > MENU > Advanced > GPS Applications > Routes. To create and navigate a new route: 1. On the Routes page, select New. 2. Select the <Select Next Point> field and press ENTER to open the Find menu.
  • Page 44 GPS Applications To change the name of the To delete a route: route: On the Routes page, select a saved 1. On the Routes page, select a saved route > Delete. route. To delete all routes: 2. Select the route name to open the On the Routes page, press MENU on-screen keypad.

  • Page 45: Using The Highway Page

    GPS Applications • Manual–When routing to • Change Data Fields–selects your next point, press OUT to different values for the two data begin routing to the following fields at the bottom of the page. point. Press IN to route to the • Restore Defaults–restores previous point. route settings to the default settings.

  • Page 46: Using Proximity Locations

    GPS Applications • Change Data Fields–selects To open the Highway page the type of data you want to while navigating: show in the data fields. Press MENU > MENU > Advanced > GPS Applications > • Restore Defaults–restores Highway. highway settings to the default settings.

  • Page 47: Using Turn Preview

    GPS Applications Using Turn Preview 2. Select one of the Find menu categories to open the information To preview the turns on a map page for the item. while navigating a route: 3. Select Use to add the location to 1.

  • Page 48: Using Active Route

    GPS Applications 2. To scroll through all turn previews, To open the Satellite page: press up or down on the Rocker. Press MENU > MENU > Press ENTER to view an Advanced > GPS Applications > individual turn. Satellite. Using Active route Recever To preview a list of the turns status...
  • Page 49 GPS Applications • Track Up (or North Up)– orients North or your current heading at the top of the display. • Multicolor (or Single Color)–selects whether each satellite appears in a different color or the same color. • New Location–select if you have moved the unit more than 600 miles and you are having trouble locking onto satellite...

  • Page 50: Accessories

    Accessories Accessories Adding a Location to the Calendar The Accessories menu (MENU > 1. Use the Rocker to select a day. MENU > Advanced > Accessories) provides the following applications: • Calendar (page • Calculator (page • Stopwatch (page • View Sunrise/Sunset (page •...

  • Page 51: Calculator

    Accessories Deleting Locations from the Using the Calculators Calendar The device also has two calculator 1. From the calendar, use the Rocker applications. to select a day. 1. Press MENU > MENU > 2. Select the location. Advanced >Accessories > 3.

  • Page 52: Sunrise/Sunset

    Accessories Select Time to view positions • To set a lap distance value: 1. Press MENU to open the Options of the sun and moon at a different time. menu. Select Set Lap Distance. 2. Use the Rocker to select the field Hunting Almanac you want to change.
  • Page 53 Accessories Beast Hunt). Some games use GPS during the game. Most games contain a tutorial. To open the Games list: Press MENU > MENU > Advanced > Accessories > Games. Astro and DC 40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Settings

    Settings Settings • External Power Lost–selects whether the Astro stays on or The Settings menu (MENU > MENU turns off when external power is > Advanced > Settings) customizes removed. the operation of your Astro. • Proximity Alarms–turns all proximity alarms on or off. System Setup To restore system defaults and To open the System page:...

  • Page 55: Dog List Setup

    Settings Storage Mode are available only when • Treed Alert–indicates that the a microSD card is installed. dog has treed quarry and has confined its own movements to a small area for 60 seconds. Dog List Setup • GPS Lost Alert–indicates that To open the Dog List page: the dog’s DC 40 has lost GPS Press MENU >...

  • Page 56: Tones Setup

    Settings • Daytime Color Scheme–sets Main Menu Setup the color scheme used in Day You can move, delete, or add items to mode. the main menu. • Nighttime Color Scheme–sets reordering or Deleting Items the color scheme used in Night on the Main Menu mode.

  • Page 57: Map Setup

    Settings Auto Zoom–sets the map scale to 3. Select the item you want to add to • the Main Menu. include the beginning and ending points of a route. Map Setup • Detail–selects the degree of map Use the Map Setup page to customize detail.
  • Page 58 Settings Press MENU to select options for Map Setup – Points Page hiding or showing maps. On the Map Setup page (page 53), highlight the Points icon. Set the Map Setup – Marine Page maximum zoom (Auto, Off, or a On the Map Setup page (page 53),...

  • Page 59: Routing Setup

    Settings symbol set (Auto, GARMIN, To select the method your NOAA, International). Astro uses to calculate road routes: routing Setup On the Routing Setup page, select Follow Road Method. To open the routing Setup Prompted–asks you to select a •...
  • Page 60 Settings • Quick Calculation–takes more To select whether the Astro time to calculate but generates a recalculates if you depart from better quality route. the original route: On the Routing Setup page, select • Better Route–generates an even Follow Road Options (bottom better quality route but uses a of the page).

  • Page 61: Geocache Setup

    Press MENU > MENU > Use the Geocache Setup page to Advanced > Settings > Marine find and record geocaches. Go to Alarms. my.garmin.com, login, and click Anchor Drag Alarm–sets • Go Geocaching for geocaching an alarm to sound when information and to download geocache you exceed a specified drift locations.

  • Page 62: Units Setup

    Settings • Time Zone–selects your Map Datum–sets the • time zone. Select Other to coordinate system in which a enter a UTC (Universal Time given location reading appears. Coordinate) offset. Do not change the map datum unless you are using a map or •...

  • Page 63: Calibration Setup

    Settings Calibration Setup heading. Redundancy? NOTE: Unless you have a good understanding of headings and North To calibrate the compass: referencing, use the default values. 1. Press MENU > MENU > Advanced > Settings > To open the Heading Setup Calibration.
  • Page 64 Settings elevation or pressure data. To calibrate the altimeter: Select Altimeter, and follow the To set the altimeter to self- on-screen instructions. For more calibrate each time you turn details on altimeter calibration, see the Astro on: page 1. Press MENU > MENU > Advanced >...

  • Page 65: Appendix

    (800) 800.1020. Getting More Information • In the UK, contact Garmin You can find more information about (Europe) Ltd. by phone at 0808 this product on the Garmin Web site. 2380000. • www.garmin.com/products/astro • In Europe, go to www.garmin.com /support and click Contact Support •...
  • Page 66 Appendix To install the wrist strap: 1. Place the small loop of the wrist strap through the slot on the back of the unit. 2. Route the strap through the loop and pull the end of the strap. Belt clp button nstallaton (tghten the button securely by turnng t...

  • Page 67: Specifications

    Appendix Specifications IEC-529, IPX7 Temperature Range: Astro: [table] from -4°F to 158°F Physical (from -20°C to 70°C) Size: Astro: 2.25 in. W × 6.25 in. H × DC 40: from -4°F to 140°F 1.25 in. D (from -20°C to 60°C) (57 ×...
  • Page 68 Appendix minutes 30,000 ft. (from -610 to 9144 m) Update Rate: 1/second, continuous Interfaces: USB for computer Antenna: Astro: Built-in interface quad helix Data Storage Life: Indefinite; no DC 40: Built-in patch memory battery required Map Storage: microSD card Accuracy capacity (a small portion GPS: <...

  • Page 69: Optional Accessories

    USB port. accessories and for optional Periodically check www.garmin.com accessories, contact your Garmin for updated drivers. dealer, Garmin Product Support (page 61), or visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/products/astro/. Astro and DC 40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 70 A microSD card (not electronics supplier or purchase included) can be loaded with detailed preloaded MapSource detailed map maps from optional MapSource disks data cards from your Garmin dealer. to enhance your Astro. With detailed Go to MapSource mapping data, you can www.garmin.com/cartography/ view listings of nearby restaurants, compatible MapSource products.
  • Page 71 Appendix or purchase preloaded detailed map data cards from your Garmin dealer. McroSD card cover In addition to map and data storage, the memory cards can be used to McroSD card tray store files such as images, cartridges, geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs. McroSD card 1.
  • Page 72 NOTE: If you have several network cover. drives mapped to your computer, Windows may experience difficulty assigning a drive letter for your To transfer Garmin MapSource Astro microSD card. Either log on map data to the microSD card: without connecting to the network Follow the instructions provided or, from Windows Explorer, click with the MapSource map data disk.
  • Page 73 Updating Astro software card: To update software on the 1. Browse your computer for the file Astro: you want to copy. 1. Install Garmin MapSource Trip 2. Highlight the file, and select Edit > and Waypoint Manager. Follow Copy. the instructions for installation and operation provided with the 3. Open the drive or volume identified software.
  • Page 74 Software is not listed on the Web detailed dog tracks. site, there are no updates.) 1. Install Garmin MapSource Trip Transferring Tracks from the and Waypoint Manager. Follow Astro to MapSource on Your the instructions for installation...

  • Page 75: Caring For The Astro System

    Transfer menu in MapSource. 8. Check Tracks in the Receive from To transfer dog unit (DC 40) Device window and click Receive. tracks: 1. Open Garmin MapSource Trip and 9. When “The Data was successfully Waypoint Manager. received” appears, click OK in MapSource.
  • Page 76 Appendix Cleaning the Astro Screen Storage Clean the Astro screen using a soft, Do not store the Astro or DC 40 where clean, lint-free cloth. Use water, prolonged exposure to temperature isopropyl alcohol, or eyeglass lens extremes may occur, because cleaner.
  • Page 77 Appendix replacing the Batteries in 3. Replace the battery cover. the Astro Selecting the Battery Type The Astro operates on two AA alkaline, 1. Press MENU twice to open the lithium or NiMH batteries (not main menu. included). See page 50 for information 2.
  • Page 78 Do not leave the unit exposed to a of applicable laws and ordinances, and heat source or in a high-temperature Garmin makes no such guarantees or location, such as in the sun in an warranties that this list is complete.
  • Page 79 Before storage, charge the battery to approximately • Replace the battery with a Garmin 50% of capacity and store it in a cool, lithium-ion battery pack. Using dry location where temperatures are not...

  • Page 80: Software License Agreement

    FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) You acknowledge that the Software this device may not cause harmful is the property of Garmin and is interference, and (2) this device must protected under the United States accept any interference received,...
  • Page 81 This product does not contain any may cause harmful interference to user-serviceable parts. Repairs should radio communications if not installed only be made by an authorized Garmin and used in accordance with the service center. Unauthorized repairs or instructions. However, there is no...
  • Page 82 Appendix 310. (ICNIRP) 1996. Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic IMPORTANT WARNINGS: READ evaluations of the relevant scientific THIS INFORMATION BEFORE literature. For example, over 130 USING YOUR ASTRO DOG scientists, engineers, and physicians TRACKING SYSTEM: from universities, government health agencies, and industry reviewed the Exposure to Radio Frequency available body of research to develop Signals–Your product is a low power...
  • Page 83 Appendix modifications, or attachments could of Wireless Technology Research. damage the radio and may violate Persons with pacemakers should FCC regulations. Warning: Do not ALWAYS keep the radio more than use any radio that has a damaged six inches from their pacemaker antenna, because if it comes into when the radio is turned on, should contact with your skin, a minor burn not carry the radio in a breast pocket,...
  • Page 84 Appendix Your physician may be able to assist OFF your radio before boarding an you in obtaining this information. aircraft or check the airline rules. Blasting Areas–To avoid interfering Turn your radio OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted with blasting operations, turn your in these areas instruct you to do so.
  • Page 85 Appendix liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane); areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders; and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine. Astro and DC 40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 86: Index

    Index Index anchor drag alarm calculator area calculation calendar auto calibration calendar entry when found Symbols auto zoom ? symbol averaging calibration avoid altimeter compass accessories 41, setup accuracy, GPS backlight level 4, change comm. settings active route backlight timeout adding dogs to the dog barometer mode change data fields...
  • Page 87 Index compass dog alerts calibrating dog information page games page dog list setup geocache compass settings dog status finding 21 changing dog tracker page setup highway page dog tracks, transferring go to 9, conflicting dog signals 12 go to marked location course pointer EGNOS applications elevation (vert.
  • Page 88 Index map data fields 18 MARK key 3, measuring distance mass storage mode lap by button press options menu measuring distance lap by distance map setup MENU key light sectors general page microSD card 56, locations information page moonrise averaging a location marine page moonset points page moving a marked location...
  • Page 89 Index recalculate recent finds 20 pause all tracking satellite page record method plot over distance save registration plot over time selecting options remove points points of interest setup reset POIs altimeter altimeter position format calibration trip computer power key heading power specifications 55 restore defaults main menu system settings pressure setup...
  • Page 90 Index stop trip computer page measuring turn preview page WAAS navigation water immersion tracking wrap when full units of measure stopwatch wrist strap units setup storage updating software sunrise Astro zoom sunset DC 30 altimeter symbol set upgrade dog unit auto USB drivers highway page...
  • Page 92 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. © 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

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