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Ⓒ 2010 Sonostar Inc.
V.5.0.01_E

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Ⓒ 2010 Sonostar Inc. V.5.0.01_E...
  • Page 2 User’s Guide to fully understand exactly how each feature operates. To learn more about Sonocaddie, please visit www.sonocaddie.com. The Sonocaddie V500 serves as your own personal golf caddie, guiding you through each hole on the course to get the precise distance information for you to play your best.
  • Page 3 Sonocaddie should not be used while driving any vehicle including golf carts. Always place Sonocaddie in a secure place to avoid any impact which could cause damage to it. The USB cable provided is solely for the use of Sonocaddie devices (see the accessory list).
  • Page 4 Cautions: The Sonocaddie may take at least 10-15 minutes to receive satellite signals after you turn it on. This may take longer if the devise has been off for more than four hours, or if it is more than 100 miles away from where you last used the Sonocaddie.
  • Page 5 GPS equipment. Sonocaddie has a built-in GPS antenna at the top of the device. This antenna should face upward to gain the best signals and should not be covered with anything as this may affect the quality of reception and accuracy of the device.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    2.3 Understanding Hole Screens and Targets Points 2.3.1 Hole-Layout and Hole-Info Screens13 2.3.2 Targets Points Chapter 3 – How to start V500? 3.1 Start your V500 3.2 Adjust the V500 Settings Chapter 4 – How to play? 4.1 Start with Preloaded Courses 4.1.1 Course Auto Search...
  • Page 7 Chapter 5 – Using the Sonocaddie V500 during a Round 5.1 Functions on Hole Screen 5.2 View Stored Information 5.2.1 Track Your Game Feature 5.2.2 Use the Digital Scorecard 5.2.3 Delete Scorecards and Tracks Chapter 6 – Editing an Existing Course 6.1 Understanding the Edit Screen...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 - Getting Started

    Chapter 1 - Getting Started Before using the V500 for the first time, charge the battery for at least 4 hours. The battery should last approximately 8.5~12 hours under normal operation. To charge the V500, remove the back cover and insert the supplied rechargeable battery correctly as shown.
  • Page 9 (1) Charge the device by connecting the USB cable to the charging port on V500 and your computer. (2) Charge the device with the supplied AC Wall Charger Adapter or an optional 12V Car Adapter.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 - Introduction

    Chapter 2 – Introduction 2.1 V500 Features 1. GPS Antenna 2. Power open / off Button 3. Screen Lock Button 4. Color LCD Screen 5. Left / Right Soft Key (Hole Selection Key) 6. USB Cable & Charging Port 7. Belt Clip Hook...

  • Page 11: V500 Main Screen

    2.2 V500 Main Screen Use “GPS” to get detailed information about satellite reception. Use “Record” to view your track, scorecard and analysis information. Use “Settings” to customize your individual preferences.
  • Page 12 Use “Search” to search a course via miles or country. Use “Preloaded Course” to select a course from the preloaded list. Use “Demo” to preview demo functions. Use “Link” to download courses. Use “Info” to view the version information and credit status for the V500.

  • Page 13: Screen Display Items

    Good Very Good 8~10 Optimal >10 Important! V500 performs best under clear sky conditions, with 6 satellite signals received, so it might be necessary to wait up to 15 minutes for these to be registered. Battery Level Scale of power...

  • Page 14: Understanding Hole Screens And Targets Points

    2.3.1 Hole-Layout and Hole-Info Screens Below are the descriptions of hole-layout and hole-info screen on each specific feature. Important! If a Color Layout for a specific course is not yet available from Sonocaddie, the device displays the “Hole-Info” screen by default.

  • Page 15: Targets Points

    2.3.2 Targets Points V500 provides 15 different icons (or targets) available for this screen. Status explanation Symbol Bunker Front/ Back Water Front/ Back (includes major water hazards) ＊ 2 Green Front/ 2 Green Back Creek (includes: river, ditch and stream)

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 - How To Start V500

    Chapter 3 – How to start V500? 3.1 Start your V500 Step1: Register a V500 Member Account To use your V500 first time, you must have a V500 member account and internet access. Simply obtain a member at www.sonocaddie.com/V500/member.html select “Register.” Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the registration.
  • Page 17 After completing the installation, please turn on V500 and connect the USB cable between V500 and computer (Please note that internet connection is required.), and then login your member information to start. Note: The login process must be operated in V500 device.

  • Page 18: Adjust The V500 Settings

    3.2 Adjust the V500 Settings The V500 has thirteen settings to customize your device. You can adjust the setting based on your preference. Language: English/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese/ Deutsch/ French/ Spanish/ Japanese Time Zone: Set the correct time to your time zone (relative to Greenwich Mean Time-GMT).

  • Page 19: Chapter 4 - How To Play

    Calibration: Touch the center of cross mark to calibrate your screen. Screen Lock: 15sec / 30sec / 60sec/ Always Off Reset: No/ Yes Format: No/ Yes Chapter 4 – How to play? 4.1 Start with Preloaded Courses 4.1.1 Course Auto Search Select “Search”...
  • Page 20 Search course by selecting “Country”, “State” and “City”, and then you will see all the available courses within the area. Important! V500 performs best under a clear sky and with six satellite signals or more“ ”. (You can see the satellite reception on the left top of the main screen.)

  • Page 21: Download New Courses

    4.2 Download New Courses The color course layouts in your country are preloaded in V500. If the courses you play are not in the device, please email to mappingV500@sonocaddie.com. We are pleased to map them for you. After we notify you that the course is available to download, please follow the steps below to download the course into your V500.
  • Page 22 Step3: Search the “Country, State, and City” to get the course list and select the course you want to download. (NOTE: The course you download will be stored in the “My Course” folder.) Important! The storage of My Course for downloads: Up to 100 courses with color layouts and satellite imagery.
  • Page 23 Satellite Color layout Video Flyover Imagery Important! No icon on the list indicates that only displays the “Hole-Info” screen with yardage guide by default.

  • Page 24: Carrying The Sonocaddie V500

    Sonocaddie upward out of the clip. Attach the belt clip to your belt, clothing or golf bag or V500 can be mounted to a golf cart with optional golf cart mounts. Important! Please make sure the belt clip or mount is securely fastened and the V500 is firmly attached for maximum security.

  • Page 25: Chapter 5 - Using The Sonocaddie V500 During A Round

    Chapter 5 – Using the Sonocaddie V500 during a Round 5.1 Functions on Hole Screen Functions Descriptions Press Mark and the distance displays “0”, and changes as you move. When you reach the ball, press Mark again to lock the number (the background of Mark will turn Red) and see the actual distance of the shot.
  • Page 26 Important! 1. To use “Mark”, you must have satellite reception. 2. A course package must be purchased to view the Satellite Imagery and Flyover. Please refer to www.sonocaddie.com/V500/Member.html for more detailed information.

  • Page 27: View Stored Information

    5.2 View Stored Information Select “Record” from “Main” menu to enter a course in date order to view the Track, Scorecard, and Score Analysis. V500 stores scorecards you played for up to 100 rounds. 5.2.1 Track Your Game Feature Auto Track Only Turn Auto Track on from “Settings”...
  • Page 28 Shot Track Only “Shot Track” records your specific shot locations as you play. (You must manually record shot locations as you play.) Auto Track & Shot Track This records both Auto track and Shot Track. Important! Shot Track & Auto Track only work if the course has a “Color Layout”...

  • Page 29: Use The Digital Scorecard

    5.2.2 Use the Digital Scorecard The “Normal” scorecard records your strokes only by hole and provides a total for the front nine (out), back nine (in) and 18-hole round. The “Pro” scorecard records your strokes, putts, fairways hit, and sand saves by hole.

  • Page 30: Delete Scorecards And Tracks

    Chapter 6 – Editing an Existing Course With the V500, you can also make instant changes to the given course information right on the spot. Important! You can only edit the course which is downloaded...

  • Page 31: Understanding The Edit Screen

    Note that the green center is automatically calculated by V500 based on the recorded front and back points. Each green has two additional green-side targets to display a visual marker. These...

  • Page 32: Edit An Existing Target On A Hole

    Important! To use the Edit feature, you must be on the course and the Sonocaddie should have good satellite reception (six or more satellites). Step 1: Select “More” and then “Edit” to view the Edit Screen.
  • Page 33 Step 4: Press “Back” to view the changes on Hole-Layout screen. Important! Before choosing the target, be sure you stand still for five seconds at the target location so the V500 can pin-point that position.

  • Page 34: Add A New Target To A Hole

    6.4 Delete a Target on a Hole Deleting a target is simple and you don’t have to be on the course. From any hole on the V500, select “More” and then “Edit” to view the Edit Screen, and select the Target Icon you want to delete. When the “Icon Screen”...

  • Page 36: Chapter 7 - Managing Courses

    “Delete All” to delete all courses in the course list Important! Deleting or renaming a course only deletes/renames courses from your “My Course” folder. It does not delete any Scorecards stored in the V500 so you can still review these at any time.

  • Page 37: Rename A Course

    7.2 Rename a Course From the “Main” menu, select “My Course” to see the course list screen. Select a course and press “More” to see the options. Select “Rename” and edit it with the screen keyboard. After renaming the course, select “Done” to save the changes. 7.3 Create a New Course Creating a new course map works just like the edit process in Chapter 6.3, except the Edit Screen is...

  • Page 38: Name The New Course

    7.3.1 Name the New Course To create a new course which is not in Sonocaddie database, open “My Course”, select “More”, and then select “Map New”. Enter a new course name with screen keyboard. The backspace key ( ) on the keyboard can erase letters.
  • Page 39 Before pressing any target, be sure you stand still for five seconds at the reference point location so the V500 can pin-point that position. After you select record, the distance reading immediately changes to “0” to accurately record this location.
  • Page 40 Step 4 - Green Targets: To set the green front location, stand at the front of the green, select and press the front green location on the Edit Screen, and a “0” reading appears. Move to the back of the green, select and press the section on back of green.
  • Page 41 add a green-side icon (which does not provide distance information), select to either green-side location to view the Icon Screen, and choose the icon you want to display. Green Front Green Back Green-Side...

  • Page 42: Appendices

    Appendices A. Specifications H 116mm × W 57mm × T 20mm (H • Size 4.6” × W 2.3” × T 0.8”) 129g (4.57 oz) • Weight 3" (240 x 400 Pix) High-Resolution • Screen Color LCD w/ Backlight • Operating Maximum 60 º...
  • Page 43 B. Membership For more detailed information, please refer to www.sonocaddie.com/V500/member.html. C. System Requirement (Computer access not required when self-mapping.) • XP/Vista/Windows 7 • CD-ROM • 512 MB RAM (XP) • 1 GB RAM (Vista) or higher • 12 MB or more hard disk space D.
  • Page 44 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) You can also find answers to FAQs at the Sonocaddie website: www.sonocaddie.com/. Q1. What do I do when my Sonocaddie is not detecting a signal? Answer: The GPS unit must be used in open-sky areas and away from buildings (such as club house), deep forest, or cliff sides.
  • Page 45 Sonocaddie? Answer: 1. First, please make sure that the distance unit either in Sonocaddie or the course is the same (i.e. “YARDS” vs. “METERS”). If they are different, please go to ‘Settings' in main menu and select “Yard” or “Meter” as the right unit.
  • Page 46 410 yards, but Sonocaddie only shows 380 yards. Touch Point technology in the Sonocaddie V500 can be used to give a better measurement of the distance along the centerline of the fairway, if desired.
  • Page 47 4. Touch Point technology in the V500 can be used to give a better measurement of the distance along the centerline of the fairway, if desired. You can touch any point to see the distance from you to that point- and from that point to the green.
  • Page 48 Q7. Can I connect Sonocaddie to Mac OS? Answer. Sonocaddie is not compatible with Apple Mac OS systems including X Leopard and Windows XP under Virtual PC.
  • Page 49 2. Please check your connection of USB cable and internet accessible. Insert the mini-end of the supplied USB cable into the USB port of V500 and then connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your computer (note: internet connection is required.)
  • Page 50 If the calibration is failed or your need further help, please contact us at sales@sonocaddie.com. We are pleased to help you. Q11. Can I take the SD card out? What the problems could be if I take the SD card out? Answer.
  • Page 51 Regulatory Agency Compliance Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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