Golf Plus Caddy Lite User Manual - page 8
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Caddy Lite User Guide - Version 1.0 2007
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Power On
All satellite receivers require a period of up to
12.5 minutes of continuous satellite reception
to provide optimum accuracy. Initially, after
pressing the left hand Power On button for
more than 2 seconds your new Caddy Lite will
start to search for satellites. It is essential that
your Caddy Lite has an unobstructed, clear
view of the sky at all times. Satellite
transmission can not travel through rocks,
buildings, people or metal. Your Caddy Lite
needs to be given the opportunity to find the
available satellites (‘Lock On’). Once locked on
to a minimum of 4 satellites, if you are in the
region of a mapped golf course, it typically
computes a fix within a couple of minutes.
During this period of ‘Locking On’ your Caddy
Lite will display NoGo in the satellite reception
bar. Once it has ‘Locked On’ it will tell you
how many satellites the unit can see. However,
the satellite strength indicator will continue to
read zero.
Given the accuracy demands of calculating
distances, your Caddy Lite needs to ‘Warm
Up’. This warming up process involves the
downloading of detailed satellite location
information which includes atmospheric and
orbital path corrections. Your Caddy Lite will
not give you the best possible accuracy
readings until it has completed this
downloading process. Whilst your Caddy Lite
can operate and provide readings, if it has not
completed the ‘Warm Up’ process, it will give
you relatively poor results. During the process
of ‘Warm Up’ your Caddy Lite will display Poor
in the satellite reception bar.
When all the required data has been
successfully downloaded the satellite indicator
bar will tell you how many satellites it can see
in the range of 4 (minimum required) up to as
many as 16. The satellite signal strength
indicator provides you with a measurement of
the quality of the signal being received. The
higher the number the better the signal (in the
range of 4-9). The clear message SATS will be
displayed in the satellite indicator bar.
Ideally your Caddy Lite should be switched on
as soon as you arrive at the golf club and left
outside, clipped to your bag to ‘Warm Up’
while you practice, putt, or have a coffee. If
such luxuries are not available it is advisable, if
possible, to switch your Caddy Lite on while
travelling. Fixed on the dashboard of your car,
it will have a good view of available satellites
and should enable the warm up process to
take place.
Welcome
Screen
2 seconds
Time in state
Time elapsed
3 seconds
up to 8-10 minutes
up to 12.5 minutes
ready to go...
Advice
Screen
Menu
Screen
Menu
Screen
Menu
Screen
Note: NoGo No
satellite visibility
Press and hold
left button for
2 seconds
Note: Poor
Satellite visibility OK
but likely to produce
inaccuracies
Note: SATS
Ready for optimum
performance