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  • Page 1 TomTom Golfer 2 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome Getting started Your watch About your watch ....................7 Cleaning your watch ....................8 Using the USB dock ....................8 Watch status ......................8 Performing a Reset ....................9 Playing a round of golf Quick Start: Playing your first hole ................11 Choosing a course ....................
  • Page 3 About settings ....................27 About ....................... 27 Clock ....................... 27 Phone ......................27 Airplane mode ....................29 Options ......................29 Profile ......................30 Standards ......................30 TomTom MySports account TomTom MySports mobile app TomTom MySports Connect Glossary of Terms Addendum Copyright notices...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    Welcome This User Manual explains everything you need to know about your TomTom Golfer 2 watch. Your TomTom Golfer 2 can be used for normal stroke play, also known as medal play. If you want to quickly read about the essentials, we recommend that you read Getting started.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    QuickGPSFix information. Important: You can also use any USB wall charger to charge your TomTom Golfer 2. Place your watch in the USB dock and then connect the USB connector from the USB dock to your USB wall charger.
  • Page 6 Pairing your watch with your phone To learn more, go to Phone in this guide.

  • Page 7: Your Watch

    Your watch About your watch When you use your watch, you start from the Clock screen. This screen shows the time and date. The hour number is shown slightly dimmed and the minutes are shown brighter so you can see the precise time more clearly.

  • Page 8: Cleaning Your Watch

    USB dock. Important: You can also use any USB wall charger to charge your TomTom Golfer 2. Place your watch in the USB dock and then connect the USB connector from the USB dock to your USB wall charger.

  • Page 9: Performing A Reset

    Version - the software version number and serial number of your watch. You may need this  information if you contact Customer Support. Every time you connect your watch to your computer, TomTom MySports Connect checks if a software update is available for your watch. Performing a Reset Soft reset A soft reset is performed each time you disconnect your watch from a wall charger or computer.
  • Page 10 You should only use a factory reset as a last resort to restore your watch or if you really want to remove all your golf courses and settings. A factory reset reinstalls the software on your watch and removes the following: Your golf courses.

  • Page 11: Playing A Round Of Golf

    Playing a round of golf Quick Start: Playing your first hole To play your first hole, do the following: 1. From the Clock screen, move Right. Your watch shows Please wait. When a GPS fix is found, you see a list of nearby golf courses. 2.

  • Page 12: Choosing A Course

     The version is listed on the About tab. To update the golf course information on your TomTom Golfer 2, follow these steps: 1. Connect your watch to your computer. MySports Connect downloads and installs the latest changes to your recently played golf cours-...

  • Page 13: Pausing, Stopping And Continuing A Round

    You can update the golf courses on your TomTom Golfer 2 in two ways: TomTom MySports mobile app If you have a compatible phone, you can use the TomTom MySports mobile app to update all recently played golf courses and those within a range of 1000 meters.

  • Page 14: Doglegs

    You may choose to hit over a dogleg or to lay up instead. Note: Double doglegs are not supported by your TomTom Golfer 2. Position of doglegs on the fairway Your TomTom Golfer 2 shows the position of doglegs relative to their position on the actual course.
  • Page 15 For example, the watch below is showing a dogleg right at 230 yards/meters from your current position. The distance to the start of the dogleg is measured along the course center line.

  • Page 16: Laying Up

    Laying up Laying up using your watch The layup screen during play (see below) shows the layup markers on the left-hand side of the watch screen and your current distance from that marker on the right-hand side of the watch screen.

  • Page 17: Layup And Green Views

    See also: Layup and green views Layup and green views As you approach the green, move Up or Down to swap between the layup screen and the green view as shown below. Once you have passed the last layup marker, the watch automatically shows only the view of the green.

  • Page 18: Approaching The Green

    Approaching the green Approaching the green using your watch As seen from the example below, the shape of the green on your watch mirrors the shape of the actual green that you are approaching. Any surrounding hazards are shown as patterns. Water is shown using a wave pattern and bunkers as a dotted pattern.
  • Page 19 Once you have passed the last layup marker, the watch automatically shows only the view of the green. See also: Approaching the green using your watch...

  • Page 20: Hazards

    Hazards Understanding hazards on your watch Your TomTom Golfer 2 can show you nearby water hazards or bunkers that are within 300 meters (328 yards). On your watch, hazards are shown as a water or sand pattern, alongside distance measurements to the hole, such as 293 (back) and 278 (front) as shown below.

  • Page 21: Zooming In On A Hazard

    To see more detail about the hazards currently in front of you, do the following: 1. Go to the Hazards screen. 2. Cover the screen of your TomTom Golfer 2 with your palm as if you are turning on the back light.
  • Page 22 3. To zoom out, cover the screen again with your palm. Tip: You don't see doglegs in the zoomed-in Hazards screen.

  • Page 23: Scoring

    Scoring Scoring using your watch After playing a hole, move Right until you see the scorecard screen. The scorecard is used for recording your score for each hole, and it also shows you your total score so far for the round. Tip: To switch on prompting for your score before you move to the next hole, move Down to open the Settings menu from the Clock screen, then select Options and move Right, select Hole.

  • Page 24: Viewing Previous Scores

    Viewing previous scores 1. Move Up from the Clock screen to see scores from your previous rounds. You see the dates of your recent rounds along with the overall score for the round, for example as shown above, 3 under, 2 under or even par. 2.

  • Page 25: Autoshot Detection

    Autoshot detection About autoshot detection Your watch automatically records when you make a swing or shot and tells you by vibrating and showing an alert. The watch vibrates because if you hold a 4–5-second follow-through after playing your stroke, you may miss seeing the alert.
  • Page 26 When you manually record a stroke on the green, it is recorded as a putt. Note: You can make several practice swings without affecting your scorecard. See: About autoshot detection.

  • Page 27: Settings

    Move Right to switch between ON and OFF for this setting. Phone The TomTom MySports mobile app allows you to automatically upload your sports activity data from your TomTom Golfer 2 to TomTom MySports using your smartphone. In addition, the app downloads QuickGPSfix data to your watch.
  • Page 28 For more information as to why you would want to pair your watch with your phone or mobile device, see TomTom MySports app. To pair your watch with a phone or mobile device, do the following: 1. Make sure that your phone or mobile device is close by.

  • Page 29: Airplane Mode

    Synchronizing course information You can automatically synchronize golf course information with your TomTom MySports account by using this setting. From the clock screen on your watch, move down to open the Settings screen, then select Phone and move right.

  • Page 30: Profile

     Gender is used by the TomTom Golfer 2 when playing a hole that may have different par values for men and women. For example, a hole could be a par 5 for women and a par 4 for men.

  • Page 31: Tomtom Mysports Account

    TomTom MySports account Your TomTom MySports account is a central storage location for all your sports information. To create an account, click the button in TomTom MySports Connect, or go directly to the website: mysports.tomtom.com As you can see from the diagram below, you can manage to your MySports account using either...

  • Page 32: Tomtom Mysports Mobile App

    TomTom MySports mobile app You can download the TomTom MySports app for free from your usual app store or by going to tomtom.com/app. The TomTom MySports mobile app does the following:  Shows you stroke analysis, your ultimate round and your shot distribution or pattern.
  • Page 33 Android The TomTom MySports app requires Bluetooth Smart (or Bluetooth LE) and Android 4.3 or higher to communicate with your watch. A range of Bluetooth Smart enabled Android devices have been tested to confirm their compatibility with the MySports app. Check your phone's compatibility with...

  • Page 34: Tomtom Mysports Connect

    Updates the software on your watch when new versions become available.  Updates golf course information on your watch.  Transfers any settings you make on TomTom MySports to your watch.   Updates the QuickGPSFix information on your watch.

  • Page 35: Glossary Of Terms

    Glossary of Terms Autoshot detection Your watch automatically records one swing or shot at each location and tells you by vibrating and showing an alert. If you make practice swings within 15 meters of a location, your watch doesn't add extra strokes and hence doesn't vibrate.
  • Page 36 When you reach a layup marker, the layup marker disappears from the screen. Medal play Your TomTom Golfer 2 can be used for normal stroke play, also known as medal play. This involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a round, or series of rounds. The winner is the player who has taken the fewest number of strokes over the course of the round, or rounds.

  • Page 37: Addendum

    Operating temperatures: -20°C (-4°F) to 60°C (140°F). Do not expose to temperatures beyond this. R&TTE directive Hereby, TomTom declares that TomTom products and accessories are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of EU Directive 1999/5/EC. The declaration of...
  • Page 38 The transmitters within this device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Responsible party in North America TomTom, Inc., 2400 District Avenue, Suite 410, Burlington, MA 01803 Tel: 866 486-6866 option 1 (1-866-4-TomTom)
  • Page 39 Emissions information for Canada Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause interference.  This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired  operation of the device. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
  • Page 40 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. TomTom shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this document. This document contains information protected by copyright.

  • Page 41: Copyright Notices

    TomTom or its suppliers. The use of this material is subject to the terms of a license agreement. Any unauthorized copying or disclosure of this material will lead to criminal and civil liabilities.

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