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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...
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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...
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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 Battery Setup Indicator Menu Battery...
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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...
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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 –...
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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)
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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!!
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Mark (set) Waypoint • Press Power Key Power Key • Tap Mark Waypoint • Tap number field at Mark top – eg 002 Waypoint • Use touch keyboard to enter name – can toggle to numbers Key Pad • Tab the Check in lower right to Save Toggle Check...
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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) •...
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Mark (set) Waypoint – Cont’ N - North W - West Forward/back space Key Pad Toggel to N or W Check...
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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)
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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 View Waypoints To Spell...
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Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25 cont’ • On map tap Go and wait for calculation to finish...
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Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25 cont’ Press Power Key and scroll to Compass, and tap Press...
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Navigate to Way Point with eTrex Touch 25 cont’ Note: compass is not accurate until you move Distance to Waypoint Compass...
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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.
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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 •...
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Navigate to Next Way Point with eTrex Touch 25 cont’ Stop Navigation Menu Pull up Bars menu...
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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.
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...