Garmin Approach S4 Owners Manual
Approach® S4 Owner's Manual
Getting Started
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.
When using the device the first time, complete these tasks.
Register your device (Registering Your Device, page 4).
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Update your device software and courses (Updating Software
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and Courses, page 4).
Charge the device (Charging the Device, page 1).
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Turn on the device (Turning on the Approach, page 1).
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Start a round (Playing Golf, page 1).
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Charging the Device
WARNING
This device contains a lithium-ion battery. See the Important
Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for
product warnings and other important information.
NOTE: You must press firmly in order to select items and
change pages. You should practice using the touchscreen
before you play.
• Tap the touchscreen to scroll through the pages.
• Select > Lock Screen to lock the screen from the hole
view, layup and dogleg, shot measurement, or odometer
screen.
• Tap the touchscreen and swipe left to exit power save mode
or to unlock the screen.
• Tap the touchscreen to confirm messages.
• Tap the top and bottom of the touchscreen to scroll through
menus.
• Make each touchscreen selection a separate action.
Keys
NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the contacts and the
surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer.
Plug the USB cable into a USB port on your computer.
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Align the charger posts with the contacts on the back of the
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device, and press the charger À until it clicks.
Charge the device completely.
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Turning on the Approach
NOTE: The time of day and date are set automatically when you
are outdoors. You can also set it manually (Setting the Time
Manually, page 3).
Hold .
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Go play a game of golf (Playing Golf, page 1).
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Touchscreen Tips
The device touchscreen is different than most mobile devices.
The touchscreen is designed so you can operate it with your
finger tip or while wearing gloves. The touchscreen is optimized
to prevent accidental touches while you play.
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Select to turn on the backlight.
Hold to turn the device on and off.
Select to measure a shot.
Select to open the menu for the current screen.
Select to enter your score for the hole.
Select to view the green.
Select to return to the previous screen.
Icons
Battery is low.
Odometer is measuring distance and time.
Alarm is on.
Bluetooth is on.
Playing Golf
You cannot start playing golf until the device acquires satellite
signals, which may take 30–60 seconds.
Select > Start Round.
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Select a course from the list.
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Hole View
The device shows the current hole you are playing, and
automatically transitions when you move to a new hole.
NOTE: By default, the device calculates the distance to the
front, middle, and back of the green. If you know the location of
the pin, you can set it more precisely using Green View (Viewing
the Green, page 2).
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Current hole number.
Distance to the back of the green.
Distance to the middle of the green.
Distance to the front of the green.
Par for the hole.
Next hole.
Previous hole.
Viewing the Green
While playing a game, you can take a closer look at the green
and move the pin location.
Begin playing a game (Playing Golf, page 1).
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Select .
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Drag to move the pin location.
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The distances on the hole view screen are updated to show
the new pin location. The pin location is saved for only the
current round.
Measuring a Shot
You can measure the distance of a shot at any time.
Select .
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Walk to your ball.
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The distance automatically resets when you move to the next
hole. You can hold to reset the distance at any time.
Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations
You can view a list of layup and dogleg distances for par 4 and 5
holes. Saved locations also appear on this list.
From the hole view screen (Hole View, page 1), select the
middle of the screen.
NOTE: Distances and locations are removed from the list as
you pass them.
Keeping Score
Before you begin keeping score, you must start a round (Playing
Golf, page 1).
From the hole view screen (Hole View, page 1), select .
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If necessary, select > Change Par to change par for the
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hole.
Select or to set the score.
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Your total score À is updated.
Hold to view a list of the scores for all holes.
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From this list, you can select any hole to change the score for
that hole.
Setting the Scoring Method
You can change the method the device uses to keep score.
Select an option:
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• If you are currently playing a round, select > >
Setup Scoring.
• If you are not currently playing a round, select > Setup
> Scoring.
Select a scoring method.
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About Stableford Scoring
When you select the Stableford scoring method (Setting the
Scoring Method, page 2), points are awarded based on the
number of strokes taken relative to par. At the end of a round,
the highest score wins. The device awards points as specified
by the United States Golf Association.
NOTE: The scorecard for a Stableford scored game shows
points instead of strokes.
Points Strokes Taken Relative to Par
0 2 or more over
1 1 over
2 Par
3 1 under
4 2 under
5 3 under
Viewing Scorecards on a Computer
You can view all saved scorecards on your computer.
Connect the device to a USB port on your computer using the
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charging cradle.
The device appears as a removable drive in My Computer on
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Windows® computers, and as a mounted volume on Mac
computers.
Open ScorecardViewer.html to view your scorecards.
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Tracking Statistics
You can enable features for tracking your own statistics.
Select an option:
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• If you are currently playing a round, select > > Stat
Tracking.
• If you are not currently playing a round, select > Setup
> Stat Tracking.
Select On.
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Recording Statistics
Before you can record statistics, you must enable statistics
tracking.
From the hole view screen, select .
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Select or to set the number of strokes taken.
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Your total score is updated.
Select .
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Select or to set the number of putts taken.
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Select .
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Select an option:
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• If your ball hit the fairway, select .
• If your ball missed the fairway, select or .
Hold to view a list of the scores for all holes.
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If necessary, select a hole to change the score for that hole.
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Your statistics are recorded on your scorecard (Viewing
Scorecards on a Computer, page 2).
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