Garmin

GPSMAP
60CSx
Data
Collection

Objective
Collect:
- Waypoints
- Track Log

In
In the
thefield!
field!

Summary of Topics
Mark Waypoints

Delete Waypoints
Collect Track Log
View Active Track Area
Collecting Track Segments

Your Garmin 60CSx

Page
PageZoom
ZoomIn
In

Rocker
Rocker
Page
PageZoom
ZoomOut
Out

Find
FindMenu
Menu

Mark
MarkCurrent
Current
Location
Location
Cancel
CancelData
DataEntry
Entry
or
orExit
ExitaaPage
Page

Press
Press&&Release
Releaseto
to
Cycle
CycleThrough
Through
Main
MainPages.
Pages.Press
Press
and
andHold
Holdto
toTurn
Turn
Compass
CompassOn/Off
On/Off
Press
PressTwice
Twiceto
to
View
ViewMain
MainMenu
Menu

Your Garmin 60CSx

Your
YourGPS
GPShas
hassix
sixmain
mainpages:
pages:
Satellite
SatellitePage
Page
Trip
TripComputer
ComputerPage
Page
Map
MapPage
Page
Compass
CompassPage
Page
Altimeter
AltimeterPage
Page
Main
MainMenu
Menu

Each
Eachpage
pagehas
hasan
an
Options
OptionsMenu.
Menu.To
To
view
viewthe
theOptions
Options
Menu
Menufor
foraapage,
page,
press
pressMENU
MENUkey
key
once
onceon
onthe
thepage
page

Reminder
When you Turn on
GPS Check Satellite
Page Check
Checknumber
numberof
of
Check
Checkaccuracy
accuracyof
of
signal,
signal, the
thelower
lower
the
thenumber
number the
the
better
better

satellites
satelliteshighlighted
highlighted
in
inblueminimum
blueminimum33
satellites
satellitesrequired
required

Bar
Bar graph
graph at
at bottom
bottom
of
of window
window shows
shows
strength
strengthof
ofsignals
signals
from
from each
eachsatellite
satellite

Mark
Waypoint
Press and
hold Mark

-All
-Allvalues
valuesfrozen
frozen
-No
-No values
valuesstored
storedyet
yet

Modify Mark Waypoint Page

Waypoint
Waypoint
Symbol
Symbol
Current
Current
Position
Position
Current
Current
Elevation
Elevation

Waypoint
Waypoint Name,
Name,
max
max14
14characters
characters

DO
DONOT
NOTEDIT
EDIT
needed
needed for
for
ArcView/ArcGIS
ArcView/ArcGIS

Show
Show Waypoint
Waypointon
onMap
MapPage
Page

Save Waypoint
To
Toaccept
acceptthe
thewaypoint
waypoint
as
asis,
is,highlight
highlightOK
OKwith
with
the
therocker
rockerand
andpress
press
ENTER.
ENTER.

To
Tochange
changeany
anyinformation
informationon
onthe
theMark
Mark
Waypoint
WaypointPage,
Page,move
movethe
therocker
rockerto
tothe
the
appropriate
appropriatefield
fieldand
andpress
pressENTER.
ENTER.After
After
making
makingchanges,
changes,highlight
highlightOK
OKand
andpress
press
ENTER.
ENTER.You
Youcan
canedit
editwaypoints
waypointsas
asyou
you
create
createthem
themor
orat
ataalater
laterdate.
date.

Deleting Waypoints
Press
Pressthe
theFIND
FINDbutton
button
and
and highlight
highlight the
the
Waypoints
Waypointsoption.
option.

Deleting Waypoints
Use
Usethe
therocker
rockerto
toselect
select the
the
waypoint
waypoint you
youwant
wantto
to
delete
deleteand
and press
pressENTER.
ENTER.

Highlight
Highlightthe
theDelete
Delete
button
buttonand
andpress
press
ENTER.
ENTER.

Deleted
Deletedwaypoints
waypoints
cant
cantbe
berecovered!
recovered!

Collect Track in Active

Track Log
Press
PressMENU
MENUtwice
twiceto
toaccess
accessthe
theTrack
Track
Log
Logpage
pageon
onyour
your GPS.
GPS.

Press
PressENTER
ENTERwhen
when
Tracks
Tracksis
isselected
selectedto
to
open
openthe
theTrack
TrackLog
Log

Track Log Setup

Be
Besure
surethe
theTrack
TrackLog
Log
is
isturned
turnedon.
on.Move
Movethe
the
rocker
rockerto
tohighlight
highlight On
On
an
anpress
pressENTER
ENTER

Once
OnceTrack
TrackLog
Logis
is
turned
turnedOn,
On, highlight
highlight
Setup
Setupand
andpress
pressENTER
ENTER

Track Log Setup

Deselect
Deselectthe
the Wrap
Wrap When
When
Full
FullOption
Optionto
toensure
ensurethat
that
no
no track
tracklog
log data
datagets
gets
erased.
erased.Press
PressENTER
ENTERto
to
uncheck
uncheck
Records
RecordsTrack
TrackLog
Logbased
based
on
on distance,
distance,time,
time,or
orauto.
auto.
Press
PressENTER
ENTERto
to open
open
Select
Selectaacolor
colorfor
for your
your
track
tracklog.
log.Press
PressENTER
ENTER
to
tosee
seecolor
coloroptions
options

Will
Willchange
changebased
basedupon
uponthe
the
selection
selectionmade
madein
inRecord
Record
Method.
Method.

View Active Track Log

To
Toview
view your
yourcurrent
currentTrack
Track
Log,
Log, select
select the
theTracBack
TracBack
option
optionby
bypressing
pressingENTER
ENTER

Save Track Log

IfIf you
youwish
wishto
tosave
save your
yourcurrent
current
Track
TrackLog,
Log,scroll
scroll up
upto
toSave
Saveand
and
press
pressENTER.
ENTER.Select
SelectYes
Yesor
orNo
No
and
andpress
pressENTER
ENTERagain
again
View
View total
totalarea
areaof
of Track
TrackLog
Log
To
Toreview
review saved
savedTrack
TrackLogs,
Logs,
highlight
highlightthe
thelog
login
inthe
theSaved
Saved
Tracks
Tracksmenu
menuand
andpress
pressENTER.
ENTER.
You
Youcan
canedit,
edit,map
mapor
or delete
deleteyour
your
Track
TrackLog
Logfrom
from this
thisframe.
frame.When
When
finished,
finished, highlight
highlight Ok
Okand
andpress
press
ENTER
ENTER

Saving a Portion of Current

Track Log
Press
PressMENU
MENUtwice
twiceto
toaccess
accessthe
the
Main
MainMenu.
Menu.Select
SelectTracks
Tracksicon
icon
and
andpress
pressENTER.
ENTER.Highlight
Highlightthe
the
Save
Savebutton
buttonand
andpress
pressENTER.
ENTER.

Select
SelectNo
Noand
andpress
press
ENTER
ENTERwhen
whenthis
this
message
messageappears.
appears.
Use
Usethe
theRocker
Rockerto
tomove
movethe
thepointer
pointerto
tothe
the
place
placeon
onthe
thetrack
trackline
linethat
thatyou
youwant
wantto
tobe
be
the
thebeginning
beginningpoint,
point,press
pressENTER.
ENTER.

Saving a Portion of Current

Track Log
Move
Movethe
theRocker
Rockerto
towhere
whereyou
youwant
wantyour
your
end
endpoint
pointto
tobe
beand
andpress
pressENTER
ENTER
AASaving
SavingTrack
Trackmessage
messagewill
willappear
appear
followed
followedby
bythe
theSaved
SavedTrack
TrackPage
Page

With
WithOk
Okhighlighted,
highlighted,press
pressENTER.
ENTER.AAnew
new
track
trackwill
willbe
becreated
createdin
inthe
theTrack
TrackLog
Log
main
mainpage
page

Enjoy Using Your GPS!