Garmin Quatix Quick Start Guide

quatix™ Quick Start Manual

April 2013 190-01594-01_0B Printed in Taiwan

quatix Quick Start Manual

WARNING

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.

Getting Started

Complete these tasks to set up the device and get to know the basic features.

Charge the device (page 2).

Learn about profiles and sensor data (page 2).

Acquire satellites and record your track (page 3).

Mark and navigate to a waypoint (page 3).

Learn about applications (page 3).

Stream data from your NMEA 2000® network (page 4).

Get the owner's manual (page 4).

Keys

Blue key Select to open the menu for the current screen. Select to

Charging the Device

To prevent corrosion, thoroughly dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer.

The device is powered by a built-in lithium-ion battery that you can charge using a standard wall outlet or a USB port on your computer.

Plug the USB end of the cable into the AC adapter or a

computer USB port. Plug the AC adapter into a standard wall outlet.

Align the left side of the charging cradle À with the groove on

the left side of the device.

Select to turn the backlight on and off. Hold to turn the device on and off.

Select to scroll through the data pages, options, and settings.

Select to return to the previous screen. Hold to view the status page.

choose an option and to acknowledge a message. Hold to mark a waypoint.

NOTICE

Align the hinged side of the charger Á with the contacts on

the back of the device. When you connect the device to a power source, the device

turns on. Charge the device completely.

Profiles

Profiles are a collection of settings that optimize your device based on how you are using it. For example, the settings and views are different when you are using the device when sailing than when powerboating.

When you are using a profile and you change settings such as data fields or units of measurement, the changes are saved automatically as part of the profile.

Changing Profiles

When you change activities, you can quickly change the setup of the device to suit the activity by changing the profile.

Select the blue key.

Select Profiles.

Select a profile.

The profile you selected is now the active profile. Any changes you make are saved to the active profile.

Viewing the Data Pages

Customizable data pages allow you to quickly access real-time data for the compass, barometer, and temperature sensors. When you begin tracking or navigating, additional data pages appear.

Data pages can also show data streamed from your NMEA 2000 network through a Garmin® GNT™.

From the time of day page, select or to cycle through the data pages.

NOTE: Sensor data is not recorded to the device.

Data Pages

By default, the time, compass, barometer, and temperature pages appear in all data page flows. The organization and appearance of other data pages varies based upon these conditions.

• The active profile

• Whether you are tracking, navigating, or only viewing sensor data

• Whether you are streaming NMEA 2000 data through a Garmin GNT

The data fields on each page can be customized. Some data fields are available only when streaming NMEA 2000 data.

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