Garmin eTrex Touch 25 Manual

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Table of Contents

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.

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 Save
- Press Power Key and then tap Setup
- Tap Display
- Tap Backlight Timeout and select 2 minutes
- Tap Battery Save and then OK

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!!

Mark (set) Waypoint - Step 1

Mark (set) Waypoint - Step 2

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)
Check your numbers!
When done tab the Check in lower right to save lat-lon

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)

Navigate to Way Point - Step 1

Navigate to Way Point - Step 3
Press Power Key and scroll to Compass, and tap

Navigate to Way Point - Step 4
Note: compass is not accurate until you move

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.
- Note: As you approach the waypoint the unit will say 'Arriving at waypoint'. You are not at the way point. Tap OK to continue to the waypoint. The actual distance at which this message appears depends on your speed.

Navigate to Next Way Point

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
If you do not follow this procedure you may not be able to navigate to the next way

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.
Carry spare batteries!
Make sure you are using the correct coordinate system – hddd.ddddd and WGS84!

IF Screen shows RESTORE DEFAULTS, tap back arrow
- Restore Defaults are factory settings. Change to our survey settings in SET UP
IF dist to dest. and compass arrow function do not work: Set up/Routing/ Activity= choose Direct Routing 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 Adding via points."