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• Product registration
Setting Up Garmin Express
1
Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.
2
Go to www.garmin.com/express.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Marine Activities
Your watch comes preloaded with apps for marine activities,
such as boating, sailing, and interacting with Garmin marine
devices. You can pair with compatible Garmin marine devices
using the marine apps preloaded on your watch.
See the owner's manual for your Garmin marine device for more
information about pairing with that device.
Starting the Regatta Timer
You can use a hot key to quickly start the regatta timer without
acquiring GPS satellite signals.
NOTE: Burn time requires GPS, and is not available when using
the hot key.
1
Hold START.
2
Select UP and DOWN to synchronize the race timer with the
official race countdown.
3
Select START to start the timer.
Sailing
Tack Assist
While cruising or racing into the wind, the tack assist feature can
help you determine if your boat is being lifted or headed. When
you calibrate tack assist, the device captures your boat's port
and starboard course over ground (COG) measurements,
and uses the COG data to calculate the mean true wind
direction and the boat's tack angle .
The device uses this data to determine whether your boat is
being lifted or headed due wind shifts.
By default, the device tack assist is set to automatic. Each time
you calibrate the port or starboard COG, the device recalibrates
the opposite side and true wind direction. You can change the
tack assist settings to enter a fixed tack angle or true wind
direction.
NOTE: The device uses GPS-based course over ground to
determine your course in the tack assist feature, and does not
account for other factors that can affect your boat's direction,
such as currents and tides.
Calibrating the Tack Assist
1
From the watch face, select START.
2
Select Sail Race or Sail.
3
Select UP or DOWN to view the tack assist screen.
4
Select START.
5
Select an option:
• To calibrate the starboard side, select START.
• To calibrate the port side, select DOWN.
TIP: If the wind is coming from the starboard side of the
vessel, you should calibrate starboard. If the wind is coming
from the port side of the vessel, you should calibrate port.
6
Wait while the device calibrates the tack assist.
An arrow appears and indicates if your boat is being lifted or
headed.
Entering a Fixed Tack Angle or True Wind Direction
1
From the watch face, select START.
2
Select Sail Race or Sail.
3
Select UP or DOWN to view the tack assist screen.
4
Hold MENU.
5
Select Tack Angle or True Wind Direction.
6
Select Fixed.
7
Select UP or DOWN to set the value.
Tips for Getting the Best Lift Estimate
To get the best lift estimate when using the tack assist feature,
you can try these tips. See Entering a Fixed Tack Angle or True
Wind Direction, page 2 and Calibrating the Tack Assist, page 2
for more information.
• Enter a fixed tack angle, and calibrate the port side.
• Enter a fixed tack angle, and calibrate the starboard side.
• Use the Auto tack angle setting, and calibrate both the port
and starboard side.
Sail Racing
You can use the device to increase the likelihood that your boat
will cross the start line of a race exactly when the race begins.
When you synchronize the regatta timer in the sail racing app
with the official race countdown timer, you are alerted at one-
minute intervals as the race start approaches. When you set the
starting line, the device uses GPS data to indicate whether your
boat will cross the start line before, after, or at the correct time to
start the race.
Setting the Starting Line
1
From the watch face, select START > Sail Race.
2
Wait while the device locates satellites.
3
Hold MENU.
4
Select Ping Start Line.
5
Select Mark Port to mark the port starting line mark as you
sail past it.
6
Select Mark Starboard to mark the starboard starting line
mark as you sail past it.
Starting a Race
Before you can view the time to burn, you must set the starting
line (Setting the Starting Line, page 2).
1
From the watch face, select START > Sail Race.
2
Wait while the device locates satellites.
The screen displays the regatta timer and time to burn .
3
Select START.
4
Select UP and DOWN to synchronize the regatta timer with
the official race countdown.
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