Garmin Monterra Owner's Manual

Also see for Monterra: Quick start manual

Contents

TracksA track is a recording of your path. The track log containsinformation about points along the recorded path, includingtime, location, and elevation for each point.Pausing Track Recording1 Swipe down from the top of the screen.The list of notifications appears.2 Select next to Track Recording On.Customizing Your Track LogYou can customize how your device displays and recordstracks.1 Select Settings > Tracks.2 Select Record to toggle track logging on or off.3 Select Show on Map to toggle the track log on the map onor off.When this feature is enabled, a line on the map indicatesyour track.4 Select Color, and select a color for the track log on the map.5 Select Record Method.6 Select an option:• To record tracks at a variable rate that creates anoptimum representation of your tracks, select Auto.• To record tracks at a specified distance, select Distance.• To record tracks at a specified time, select Time.7 Select Interval.8 Complete an action:• If you selected Auto for the Record Method, select anoption to record tracks more or less often.NOTE: Using the Most Often interval provides the mosttrack detail, but fills up the device memory quicker.• If you selected Distance or Time for the Record Method,enter a value, and select OK.Following Your Track LogWhile navigating, you can navigate back to the beginning ofyour track log. This can be helpful when finding your way backto camp or the trail head.1 Select Track Manager > Current Track > View Map >TracBack.The map displays your route with a magenta line, start point,and end point.2 Navigate using the map or the compass.Saving the Current Track1 Select Track Manager > Current Track.2 Select > Save.Viewing the Elevation Plot of a Track1 Select Track Manager.2 Select a track.3 Swipe right to view the elevation plot page.Changing the Track ColorYou can change the color of a track to improve the view on themap or compare it to another track.1 Select Track Manager.2 Select a track.3 Select Track Color.4 Select a color.Archiving Saved TracksYou can archive saved tracks to save memory space.1 Select Settings > Tracks > Auto Archive.2 Select When Full, Daily, or Weekly.Clearing the Current TrackSelect Track Manager > Current Track > .Deleting a Track1 Select Track Manager.2 Select a track.3 Select > Delete.Garmin AdventuresYou can create adventures to share your journeys with family,friends, and the Garmin community. Group related itemstogether as an adventure. For example, you can create anadventure for your latest hiking trip. The adventure couldcontain the track log of the trip, photos of the trip, andgeocaches you hunted. You can use BaseCamp™ to create andmanage your adventures. For more information, go tohttp://adventures.garmin.com.Sending Files to BaseCamp1 Open BaseCamp.2 Connect the device to your computer.On Windows® computers, the device appears as aremovable drive or a portable device, and the memory cardmay appear as a second removable drive. On Mac®computers, the device and memory card appear as mountedvolumes.NOTE: Some computers with multiple network drives maynot display device drives properly. See your operatingsystem documentation to learn how to map the drive.3 Open the Garmin or memory card drive or volume.4 Select an option:• Select an item from a connected device and drag it to MyCollection or to a list.• From BaseCamp, select Device > Receive from Device,and select the device.Creating an AdventureBefore you can create an adventure and send it to your device,you must download BaseCamp to your computer and transfer atrack from your device to your computer (page 4).1 Open BaseCamp.2 Select File > New > Garmin Adventure.3 Select a track, and select Next.4 If necessary, add items from BaseCamp.5 Complete the required fields to name and describe theadventure.6 If you want to change the cover photo for the adventure,select Change, and select a different photo.7 Select Finish.Starting an AdventureBefore you can start an adventure, you must send an adventurefrom BaseCamp to your device.1 Select Adventures.2 Select an adventure.3 Select Start.NavigationYou can navigate routes and tracks, to a waypoint, geocache,photo, or any saved location in the device. You can use the mapor the compass to navigate to your destination.4 Navigation