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Note During play, the Backlight will automatically turn off in 30 seconds. However, the Backlight will remain ON while in Demo Mode. Helpful Tip Pressing the same button again will return you to the previous screen. C H A P T E R 1 Getting Started 1.1 SkyCaddie Overview 1.1.1 Button Layout...
CaddieSync™ (see Section 1.5 next page), the SkyCaddie will be able to communicate with the SkyGolf website for registration, activation and — if you choose to purchase an annual membership plan — access our library of professionally-mapped courses for use on your SkyCaddie.
The CaddieSync™ desktop software is a simple program that enables communication between your SkyCaddie and an online SkyCaddie account that you will need to freely setup at www.skygolf.com. You will use CaddieSync to activate and register your SkyCaddie, purchase an optional Membership Plan, renew an annual Membership Plan, access and download SkyGolf’s growing list of SkyCourses and more.
Thousands of published SkyCourses are available online at the SkyGolf website for you to download to your SkyCaddie. Once you have installed CaddieSync and selected a Membership Plan, you will have access to our rapidly growing database of professionally mapped courses.
Note You must be outdoors with an unobstructed view of the sky for the SkyCaddie to receive GPS satellite signals. For optimum performance, keep your thumb and fingers on or below the ridges of the right side of the device, away from the antenna.
2.4.1 IntelliGreen ® An IntelliGreen is a graphic of the shape of the green (Fig. 7). In IntelliGreen view, the green will have an arrow drawn through it representing a direct line-of-play from where you are on the course. The view of the IntelliGreen will rotate on the screen to show the green from the direction of your approach (i.e.
Fig. 11: Big Number View • Big Number Target: Displays the selected target distance as a very large number for easy viewing (Fig. 11). Press UP/DOWN on the Scroll Pad to move one target at a time. Select “iGreen” to return to the IntelliGreen view. 2.4.3 Center Only View An alternative view is available for those simply looking for the distance to the center.
4. Press the Left Soft Key under “OK” to start the next hole, or the Right Soft Key under “Score” to see your Over/Under Summary (Fig. 16). The Over/Under Summary screen tracks your performance against the pars for each hole. A negative number represents strokes under par, a positive number represents strokes over par, and an “E”...
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Fig. 21: Scorecard with HCP Fig. 22: Over/Under with HCP The next time you play a round with your Digital Scorecard and MyPar option on, you will see a change on your scorecard: 1. If you set a handicap, the pars for hole numbers that you will be able to use your handicap on will be highlighted in blue (Figs.
C H A P T E R 3 Customizing Your SkyCaddie For Play Your SkyCaddie can be customized to fit your style of play and to display information in the format you prefer. 3.1 Preferences To customize the information to be displayed during play, press the Menu button, scroll to “Preferences” and press the Left Soft Key under “Select”.
Note Choosing “Exit” while viewing “Targets Over” or “Green At” will not save your setting. 3.4 Advanced Menu As you familiarize yourself with the SkyCaddie, you may further custom- ize the information displayed during play using the “Target Settings” option within the Advanced Menu. To access the Advanced Menu, press the Menu button, scroll to “Advanced Menu”...
DirectConnect button at www. skygolf.com. Your personal recorded courses will be stored in your online “My SkyCaddie” account. So, if your SkyCaddie is lost or stolen, you can quickly reload the courses without having to re-record them individually.
Par and Handicap for the course and to accept an end-user agreement. Your course is then sent to the SkyGolf Quality Control Department for review. Upon review and approval, the course will be listed in the SkyGolf course database for other users to download.
C H A P T E R 5 SkyCaddie Menu Items The SkyCaddie’s Main Menu is accessed by pressing the Menu button. The Main Menu contains a list of menu items relevant to your SkyCaddie, preference settings and more. The following list outlines the items found in the Main Menu and includes a brief description of each.
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SkyCaddie courses The GPS menu item contains GPS information and data specific to your SkyCaddie. These items may be viewed for troubleshooting purposes while working with SkyGolf Customer Support. • NMEA Output: Allows output of GPS data through the SkyCaddie data port to a computer running a GPS-compatible program.
SkyCaddie’s performance may not be optimal. Diagnostics These options may be referenced while troubleshooting with a SkyGolf Customer Support representa- tive • Satellite Info: Displays information about the satellites and their signal strength. • Test LCD: Select to test the SkyCaddie LCD • Test Buttons:...
A P P E N D I X A Target Icons and Target Descriptors Back of Green Zone Center of Green Lay Up To Front of Green Fairway Target Green End of Fairway Bunker Right Carry Bunker Bunker Right Bunker in Fairway Bunker Left Carry Bunker Left Target...
CaddieSync Maximum number of user-recorded courses stored on the SkyCaddie * See the membership area of www.skygolf.com for latest information. ** Birdie members may add an additional state to their plan for a fee. Log into CaddieSync for details. SkyCaddie : #1 Rangefinder in Golf ®...
A P P E N D I X C Target Examples These examples illustrate the kinds of targets you would see on the SkyCaddie. Fig. C-1: Par 5 Fig. C-3: Par 4 SG3.5 User Guide Fig. C-2: Par 4 Fig. C-4: Par 5...
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