Pincher Creek Search and Rescue

GPS

Set-Up and Maintenance

Equipment Check:

(Do this before handing out GPSes)

A) Check battery condition

Press "PAGE" until "MENU" appears. Battery level is in bottom left.

Replace batteries if less than 50% full.

B) Confirm settings have not been changed:

Press "PAGE" until "MENU" appears.

Choose "SETUP" (arrows then enter)

Choose "TIME" (arrows then enter)

"TIME FORMAT" should be "24 HOUR"

"TIME ZONE" should be "MOUNTAIN" or "US - Mountain"

"UTC OFFSET" should be "-07:00"

"DAYLIGHT SAVING" should be "AUTO"

Press "PAGE" to display "SETUP"

Choose "DISPLAY" (arrows then enter)

"LIGHT TIMEOUT" should be "30 SECONDS"

"CONTRAST" slider should be about 2/3 down

Press "PAGE" to display "SETUP"

Choose "UNITS" (arrows then enter)

"POSITION FRMT" should be "UTM/UPS"

"MAP DATUM" should be "NAD27 Canada"

"UNITS" should be "METRIC"

"NORTH REF" should be "TRUE"

Press "PAGE" to display "SETUP"

Choose "SYSTEM" (arrows then enter)

"MODE" should be "BATTERY SAVE"

C) Turn GPS off

Maintenance:

(after every use and at least once every 8 weeks)

A) Check Stock (keep in bottom left drawer of filing cabinet of SARCAR):

5 Garmin eTrex GPSes

Manuals for each GPS

10 AA Batteries

B) Follow the Equipment Check procedure (above)

Date	Who	Date	Who	Date	Who

___________	_________	___________	_________	___________	_________

___________	_________	___________	_________	___________	_________

___________	_________	___________	_________	___________	_________

___________	_________	___________	_________	___________	_________

Batteries:

Use AA Lithium. These are quite expensive, $12 for 2 AA. But the GPS manual (Appendix A) warns “Alkaline batteries lose a significant amount of their capacity as temperature decreases. Use lithium batteries when operating the eTrex in below-freezing conditions.”

Temperature rating of batteries is -15 C to 70 C operating. No limits listed for storage.

Consider the warning (page 3 of the manual) “Remove the batteries from you eTrex if you don't expect to use it for several months.” Does the GPS consume some battery power while turned off?

Inventory:

GPS	Make	Model	Software Version

#1	Garmin	eTrex	2.05

#2	Garmin	eTrex	2.05

#3	Garmin	eTrex	2.10

#4	Garmin	eTrex	2.10

#5	Garmin	eTrex	2.10

Pincher SAR	GPS Check and Maintenance	Page 2 of 2

DOC-69	Corrections, etc. to Brett Wuth	2002-04-02

Brett Wuth

2002-04-01T17:26:12