Garmin Approach G3, Approach G5 Owner Manual

Approach™ Series

owner’s manual

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Installing the Batteries

‹

WARNING

See the Important Safety and

Product Information guide in the

product box for product warnings
and other important information.

‹

CAUTION

Do not use a sharp object to remove
user‑replaceable batteries. Contact
your local waste disposal department
to properly recycle the batteries.

The Approach™ operates on two AA
batteries (not included). Use alkaline,
NiMH, or lithium batteries.

Use premium batteries for optimal
performance and maximum battery
life. The best performance is
provided by lithium batteries, or by
NiMH rechargeable batteries that
are less than one year old and have a
capacity greater than 2500 mAh.

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To install the Approach G3
batteries:

1. Slide the latch,
and remove the
battery cover.

2. Insert the
batteries,
observing
polarity.

3. Replace the
battery cover,
and push the latch down.

To install the Approach G5
batteries:

1. Lift the latch,
and remove
the battery
cover.

2. Insert the
batteries,
observing
polarity.

3. Replace the
battery cover, and push the latch
down.

LatchLatch

LatchLatch

NOTE: Remove the batteries when
you do not plan to use the Approach
for several months. When you
remove the batteries, stored data is
not lost.

Getting Started

To turn on the Approach, press

. To turn off the Approach, press

and hold .

➏

➋

➊

➌

Find and preview courses.

➌

Settings menu.

➍

Approach G5 mini‑USB

➎

connector (under weather cap).

Approach G3 mini‑USB

➏

connector (under weather cap).

Acquiring GPS Satellites

1. To acquire GPS signals, go
outside to an open area.

2. Turn on the Approach. Acquiring
satellite signals can take a few
minutes.

When the satellite signal is weak, a
blinking question mark appears on
the map.

➍

➎

➊

Power key.

➋

Play mode.

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Play

1. From the main menu, touch Play.

2. Select a course from the list.

NOTE: In play mode, your location
on the course is represented by a golf
ball.

Using the Map

The map shows an overview of the
current hole you are playing.

➊ ➋

NOTE: Because pin locations
change, the Approach calculates the
distance to the middle of the green
and not the actual pin location.

Use to view the holes.

➌

Touch Targeting

You can use Touch Targeting to
measure the distance to any point on
the map.

➊

Hole number. Touch to access

➌

➊

the utility menu. The number of
dots indicates par. For example,
the current hole is a par three.

Distance to the middle of the

➋

green. Touch to go to Green
View.

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➍

Distance to the middle of the

➊

green from the target circle.

Target circle.

➋

➋

➌