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GPS Cycle Computer Device
GB-580
User Manual
Version 2.0

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  • Page 1 GPS Cycle Computer Device GB-580 User Manual Version 2.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4. Symbol Explanation ....................16 5. Antenna Introduction ....................17 6. Getting Started ......................17 6.1 Starting Up Your GB-580 ........................ 17 6.2 Battery Charging Description ......................18 7. Change The Page ......................19 7.1 Switch different modes ........................19 7.2 Setting Modes ..........................
  • Page 3 GB-580 11.5 GPS Settings ..........................38 11.6 Factory Reset ..........................39 11.7 System Upgrade ........................... 39 11.8 About Product ..........................39 12. Troubleshooting ......................39 Page 3...

  • Page 4: Introduction And Features

    GB-580 Thank you for purchasing GB-580. We sincerely hope you to enjoy using this high technology GPS device. For fully understand the functions and features of GB-580, please read the user manual before you get started. 1. Introduction and Features 1.1 Introduction...
  • Page 5 Put another end of the strap through the slot of the heart rate monitor to finish the wearing. Remember to select “scan” to paring heart rate monitor with your GB-580. [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [ACCESSORIES] > [SENSORS] > [HEART RATE ] > SCAN.

  • Page 6: Speed Sensor Installation Procedure (Only For Gb-580P)

    GB-580 1.4 Speed Sensor Installation Procedure (Only for GB-580P) Parts content list The edge of magnet should be on the arrow In order to achieve the necessary 12mm or less install the transmitter and the magnet closer to the wheel hub...
  • Page 7 GB-580 The image of sensor mount on the wheel Press button Green LED turn on 2 sec and also the LED will blinking for the first 10 times after sensor detect magnetic Page 7...
  • Page 8 GB-580 Remember to select “scan” to paring speed sensor with your GB-580. It will show SP instead of SCAN once paring was finished. [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [ACCESSORIES] > [SENSORS] > [SPEED ] > SCAN. Replace and change battery...

  • Page 9: Cadence Sensor Installation Procedure

    GB-580 1.5 Cadence Sensor Installation Procedure (Only for GB-580P) Parts content list The edge of magnet should be on the arrow Page 9...
  • Page 10 10times after sensor detect magnetic Remember to select “scan” to paring speed sensor with your GB-580. It will show CA instead of SCAN once paring was finished. [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [ACCESSORIES] > [SENSORS] > [CADENCE ] > SCAN.

  • Page 11: Specifications

    GB-580 2. Specifications Electrical and Mechanical Parameters General Number of Waypoint 6000 6000 Number of Track point 60000 60000 Active Area : 29.94 * 32.75 Active Area : 29.94 * 32.75 View Area : 32.34 * 34.85 View Area : 32.34 * 34.85 Display Size (H x W in mm.)
  • Page 12 GB-580 Hot start: 1.5 sec., average Warm start: 32 sec., average Cold start: 34 sec., average 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max. Altitude: Velocity: 515 meters/ second (1000 knots) max. Less than 4g Acceleration: Page 12...
  • Page 13 Power/ESC Press 2 seconds to turn on/off GB-580. When GB-580 is on, quickly press this button will turn on/off the backlight. Press and hold this button for 14 seconds to do hardware reset if the system is halted. In Menu mode, press ESC button shortly to escape from the current page and go back to the previous page.

  • Page 14: Main Menu

    GB-580 3. Main Menu This diagram presents all the available menu options for your quick look up. TRAINING INFO ACTIVITY INFO DELETE ALL AUTO HOLD TIME/DIST ALERT SPEED/PACE ALERT ALERTS HEART RATE ALERT CADENCE SETTING SPORT TYPE SETTING CALORIES TRANING LEVEL...
  • Page 15 GB-580 CONFIGURATION USER PROFILE SET PAGE 1 SET PAGE 2 PAGE SETTING SET PAGE 3 SET PAGE 4 SET LAP PAGE BEEPER TOD MODE BACKLIGHT LANGUAGE DISPLAY ORIENTATION SET SYSTEM UNITS TIME SETTINGS TIME FORMAT TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVING FREQUENCY...

  • Page 16: Symbol Explanation

    GB-580 SYSTEM UPGRADE ABOUT PRODUCT Note: * is only available for P model 4. Symbol Explanation Icon picture Description Indication GPS status indicator Flash: No signal Solid: 3D fix GPS status Solid with 1 bar: 3D fix with poor signal...

  • Page 17: Antenna Introduction

    Press the Power button for 2 seconds to turn on the device. You will see the welcome screen displayed. Allow the GB-580 a short time to track satellites for the first time you use it. Take your GB-580 to the outdoor open space with a clear view to the sky and it will be easy to acquire satellite signal with a few seconds.

  • Page 18: Battery Charging Description

    A battery icon shown on the left bottom corner of screen indicates the remaining battery power. To charge the battery: Connect one end of USB clip with your GB-580 and the other end with the AC adapter or USB port on PC. Page 18...

  • Page 19: Change The Page

    GB-580 7. Change the Page 7.1 Switch different modes Short press ‘’Page/OK’’ to switch different modes Custom Page1 Custtom Page 4 In Speedometer mode, press to Start or Pause timer Custom Page2 Custom Page3 Page 19...

  • Page 20: Setting Modes

    GB-580 7.2 Setting Modes Long press ‘’PG/OK’’ around 2 seconds to enter setting modes and “ESC” to back to Speedometer mode or TOD mode. PG/OK 2seconds 8. Activity 8.1 Activity Info 8.1.1 Training Info [[ACTIVITY] > [ACTIVITY INFO] > [TRAINING INFO] Use Up and Down button to scroll to the item you wish to display and press ‘’OK’’...

  • Page 21: Setting

    GB-580 8.1.2 Delete All [MAIN MENU] > [ACTIVITY] > [DELETE ALL] You can delete all the training data stored in the device. 8.2 Setting 8.2.1 Auto Hold [MAIN MENU] > [ACTIVITY > [SETTING] > [AUTO HOLD] The Auto Hold function allows you to pause the timer automatically when you stop moving or your speed falls below a certain value.
  • Page 22 GB-580 Use Up and Down button to select the item and press OK to modify it. You can set the alarm to sound when your speed or pace is above or below a specified value. 8.2.2-3 Alerts - Heart Rate (GB-580P only) [MAIN MENU] >...

  • Page 23: Lap Setting

    GB-580 Sport Type Select sport type from "Walking", "Hiking", "Running", "Biking" or "By Time" by press UP and Down button. To set the type in order to come out more accurate result. Training Level Select training level depend on your personal condition and exercise strength, the default setting is Middle.

  • Page 24: Trainer

    GB-580 Recording Interval Setting You may base on different sport and strength to set the interval. In this way, you may get more accurate information for analysis and more stable to control Auto Zoom In and Out while in Track Back. The recommended values is:...
  • Page 25 GB-580 8.3.2 Dist / Speed [MAIN MENU] > [ACTIVITY] > [TRAINER] > [DIST/SPEED] Set distance for 10 km and speed for 10 km/hr which means trainer will keep 10km/hr running for 10km to race with you. 1. You could change DIST / SPEED to set up your goal.
  • Page 26 GB-580 8.3.3 Speed / Time [MAIN MENU] > [ACTIVITY] > [TRAINER] > [SPEED /TIME ] Set speed 10km/hr and time 00:05:00 means trainer will keep 10km/hr running for 5mins to race with you. 1. You could change SPEED / TIME to set up your goal.

  • Page 27: Memory Status

    GB-580 6. ENABLE ALERT ? you can select YES or NO to give you a alert. 7. DO YOU RECORD RUNNING DATE ? If select YES the chronograph will start to record your training. When you reach your goal or have superior or poor performance to trainer, it will show ahead or behind distance to you.

  • Page 28: Navigation

    GB-580 You will see how many points left and the remaining time you can use. The remaining time depends on the period of your record setting. 9 Navigation 9.1 ADD MAP MODE / REMOVE MAP MODE [MAIN MENU] > [NAVIGATION] > [ADD/REMOVE MAP MODE] You can use this feature to display or not display the map mode.

  • Page 29: List All

    GB-580 this route. When you are done with editing the route, press ESC button to save and exit. Select ‘’FOLLOW’’ to get training. It will guide you automatically. You may press ’’ENTER’’ or ‘’ESC’’ to go next or last waypoint 9.3.2 List All...

  • Page 30: Save Waypoint

    GB-580 9.3.3 Delete All [MAIN MENU] > [NAVIGATION] > [ROUTES] > [DELETE ALL] 1. A confirmation dialog box will appear. 2. Use Up and Down button to highlight "YES" and press 3. All routes data in memory will be deleted.

  • Page 31: Back To Start /Stop Goto

    GB-580 point on the screen, and those nearby waypoints are also displayed. Press ‘’Page button’’ display the distance and time for you to reach destination on the right part of screen. The direction of destination waypoint is shown by the arrow sign of the compass.

  • Page 32: Connect To Pc

    1. System will pop up message to ask you “Want to connect to PC?” while cable is plugging. 2. Select Connect To PC in Menu Mode for communicating. You can transfer the training data from GB-580 to your PC. 11 Configuration 11.1 User Profile...

  • Page 33: Set System

    GB-580 press ’Enter button’’ to save setting. To select what information you want to show on the display for your training record. 11.3 Set System 11.3.1 Beeper [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [SET SYSTEM ] > [BEEPER] You can set beeper on or off and accompany message only or both of KEY sound and Message.

  • Page 34: Time Settings

    GB-580 11.3.3 Display [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [SET SYSTEM ] > [DISPLAY] Backlight Set the backlight to stay on or automatically turn off after a period of time once you press Power button to activate the backlight. Language There are 5 different languages of User Interface, including "English", "Spanish", "Italian",’’...

  • Page 35: Accessories

    GB-580 Time Format Use Up and Down button to scroll to the item and press OK to modify it. You can set the time to display in the 12 Hour or 24 hour format. Time Zone Use Up and Down button to scroll to the item and press OK to modify it.
  • Page 36 GB-580 2. To perform scanning these four 2.4GHz sensors of training equipments. 3. Once device is well paring, the display will show ‘’OK’’ information. 4. Followed up, system will show HR/SP/CA/SC word regarding the well pairing equipment. 11.4.2 Cardio Setting [MAIN MENU] >...
  • Page 37 GB-580 11.4.4 Baro Setting [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [ACCESSORIES] > [BARO SETTING] Before getting training, it is recommended to calibrate the barometer in order to come out reliable value of altitude. There are two way to calibrate: 1. Auto Calibration: It is recommended to use.

  • Page 38: Gps Settings

    GB-580 11.5 GPS Settings [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [USER SETTINGS] > [GPS SETTINGS] WAAS/EGNOS You can turn on/off the "WAAS/EGNOS" feature. The GPS function can be turned off for saving battery power. If the battery power is pretty low, the system will also ask you if you want to turn off the GPS function.

  • Page 39: Factory Reset

    GB-580 11.6 Factory Reset [MAIN MENU] > [CONFIGURATION] > [FACTORY RESET] This feature allows you to restore the GB-580 back to factory default status. In another words, the training data, waypoint, and user profile will be erased. 11.7 System Upgrade [MAIN MENU] >...
  • Page 40 4.) Q: How can I uninstall the GS-Sport Training Gym Pro software? A: (1) Utilize the uninstall function from the Windows Menu: Start > Programs > Globalsat GS-Sport Training Gym Pro > Uninstall (2) Use Add or Remove Programs from Windows Control Panel: Go to Start >...
  • Page 41 GB-580 10.) Q: How to edit and upload waypoints through the software? A: To Edit Waypoints, see steps below: (1) From Track Records, select the training file that you want to browse. (2) Click Waypoints in the function bar and you will see all the waypoints. Right-click on one of the waypoints to edit its contents.

  • Page 42: Fcc Notices

    GB-580 A: You can do this by going to Main Menu > Configuration > About Product. The last line should indicate the firmware version of your watch, in this format: F-XXX-XX-XXXXXXX. 15.) Q: What languages are currently supported by my watch? A: The languages currently supported by the watch are as follows: English, Spanish, Italian, France, German, Chinese, and Russian.

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