Garmin Approach S5 Owners Manual

Approach® S5 Owner's Manual
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.

Keys

Select to turn on the backlight.
Hold to turn the device on and off.
Select to measure a shot (Measuring a Shot, page 3).
Hold to reset the measurement.
Select to open the menu for the current screen.
Select to enter your score for the hole (Keeping Score,
page 2).
Hold to view scores for all holes.
Select to use CourseView (Using CourseView, page 2).
Select to return to the previous screen.
NOTICE
To prevent corrosion, thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. Refer to the cleaning instructions in the appendix.
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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Playing Golf

Before you can play golf, the device must locate satellite signals. This may take 30 to 60 seconds.
Select > Start Round.
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Select a course from the list of nearby courses.
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Tap the screen to scroll through the data screens for each
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hole.
TIP: You can select to return to the previous screen.

Turning on the Device

The device comes partially charged. You may need to charge the device before playing golf (Charging the Device, page 1).
NOTE: The time of day and date are set automatically when you go outdoors and the device locates satellites.
Hold , and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Select Start Round.
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Wait while the device locates satellites.
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Unlocking the Device

After a period of inactivity, the device goes into watch mode and the screen is locked. The device displays the time and date, but does not use GPS.
Select any key except to unlock the device.

Status Icons

Battery level
GPS status
Alarm
Bluetooth® technology status

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.
•À displays the hole information (Hole Information,
page 1).
•Á displays the layup and dogleg information (Viewing
Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations, page 2).
•Â displays the time of day.
The device automatically transitions when you move to the next hole.

Hole Information

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 the 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
Handicap strokes (optional)
Par for the hole
Next hole
Previous hole

Using CourseView

While playing a game, you can take a closer look at the course and view any location and distance on the course map.
Select .
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Touch or drag your finger to any location on the screen.
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The distance arc À displays the distance to the new location.
Your total score À is updated.
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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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.
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
To see more of the hole, select .
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Viewing the Green

While playing a game, you can take a closer look at the green and move the pin location.
Select .
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Select at the top of the screen.
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Drag to move the pin location.
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The distances on the hole information screen are updated to reflect the new pin location. The pin location is saved for only the current round.

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.
Tap the screen until the layup and dogleg information appears.
NOTE: Distances and locations are removed from the list as you pass them.

Keeping Score

Select .
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If necessary, select to set up scoring or change par for the
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hole. Select or to set the score.
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Enabling Handicap Scoring

Select > > Setup Scoring > Handicap Scoring.
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Select an option:
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• Select Local Handicap to enter the number of strokes to be subtracted from the player's total score.
The number of handicap strokes appear as dots on the hole information screen. The scorecard screen displays your handicap-adjusted score for each hole.
• Select Index\Slope to enter the player's handicap index and the course slope rating to calculate a course handicap for the player.

Saving a Location

While playing a round, you can save up to five locations on each hole. Saving a location is useful for recording objects or obstacles that are not shown on the map. You can view the distance to these locations from the layup and dogleg screen (Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations,
page 2).
Stand in the location you want to save.
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NOTE: You cannot save a location that is far from the
currently selected hole. Select > Save Location.
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Select a label for the location.
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