SkyGolf SkyCaddie SG2.5 User manual

Brand: SkyGolf

Model: SkyCaddie SG2.5

Type: User manual

SkyCaddie® 1

USER GUIDE

2 SkyGolf®

U.S. Patent No. 7,118,498

SkyCaddie® User’s Guide. All content within is copyrighted by SkyHawke Tech-

nologies, LLC and may not be reprinted without permission.

The content of this guide is furnished for informational use only, is subject

to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by

SkyHawke Technologies, LLC. SkyHawke assumes no responsibility or liability

for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the informational content

contained in this guide.

SkyGolf®, SkyCaddie®, SkyGolf GPS®, SkyCourse®, SkyPlayer®, and Intelli-

Green® are registered trademarks of SkyHawke Technologies, LLC.

SkyHawke Technologies, LLC, Ridgeland Technology Center, 274 Commerce

Park Drive, Suite M, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 USA.

Please register your SkyCaddie at www.skygolf.com within 30 days of

purchase to activate your Consumer Limited Warranty.

Visit us on the web at www.skygolf.com.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Version SG2-5.2.01072008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction / Company Pledge ......................................................................5

Chapter 1: Getting Started ...............................................................................6

1.1 SkyCaddie Overview ..................................................................................6

1.1.1 Button Layout ..................................................................................6

1.1.2 Navigation Keys ...............................................................................7

1.1.3 Button Descriptions .........................................................................7

1.1.4 On-screen Indicators .......................................................................8

1.2 System Requirements ................................................................................9

1.3 Charging ...................................................................................................10

1.4 Activating Your SkyCaddie ........................................................................10

1.5 BenetsofSkyPlayerClubMembership ..................................................12

1.6 Downloading Courses to Your SkyCaddie ................................................14

Chapter 2: Playing Golf With Your SkyCaddie ............................................. 15

2.1 Acquiring Signals ......................................................................................15

2.2 Selecting a Course to Play .......................................................................16

2.3 Viewing Targets During Play .....................................................................16

2.3.1 IntelliGreen® ..................................................................................16

2.3.2 Target Views ..................................................................................17

2.3.3 Center Only View ..........................................................................19

Chapter 3: Customizing Your SkyCaddie For Play ...................................... 20

3.1 Preferences ..............................................................................................20

3.2 Determining Shot Distance .......................................................................21

3.3 Information ................................................................................................22

3.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................................22

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Chapter 4: Recording Your Own Course ......................................................25

4.1 Naming Personal SkyCaddie Courses .....................................................25

4.2 Recording Green Targets ..........................................................................26

4.3 Setting Par and Handicap .........................................................................26

4.4 Playing Personal SkyCaddie Courses ......................................................26

4.5 Re-Recording Personal SkyCaddie Courses ............................................26

4.6 Renaming or Deleting Personal SkyCaddie Courses ...............................27

4.7 Publishing Personal SkyCaddie Courses .................................................27

Chapter 5: SkyCaddie Menu Items................................................................28

Helpful Hints ...................................................................................................33

Appendices .....................................................................................................35

Appendix A: Target Icons and Target Descriptors .............................................35

AppendixB:SkyPlayerClubMembershipBenetComparison ....................... 38

Appendix C: Target Examples ..........................................................................40

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INTRODUCTION

Company Pledge

Congratulations on your purchase of the SkyCaddie, the world’s simplest,

most powerful rangefinder created by golfers for golfers. Our goal is to help you

play better, play faster, and have more fun! The SkyCaddie gives you the same

information that a Tour Caddie gives a Pro, right in the palm of your hand. Once

you start using the SkyCaddie, you’ll find that you won’t want to play golf without

it again.

We can proudly say that thousands of hours have been spent perfecting the

SkyCaddieforyourgolngpleasure.Itisthemostadvanced,powerfulandeasiest

touserangenderavailabletogolferstomeasuredistancesonagolfcourse.

Welcome to the Next Generation Rangender!

Enjoy your new SkyCaddie and Play Well!

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Red/Green

Charging

Indicator

Center Soft Key

(Power On/Off,

Keypad Lock,

Backlight)

Right Soft Key

Hole

Fig. 1

SkyCaddie layout

Mark Ball

Left Soft Key

4-Way Scroll Pad

(Up/Down/Left/Right)

Info

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started

1.1 SkyCaddie Overview

1.1.1 Button Layout

Mini-USB Cable and Charging Port

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1.1.2 Navigation Keys

• Center Soft Key (Power On/Off, Keypad Lock, Backlight) — Press the Center

Soft Key button located beneath the SkyCaddie display to power on/off, lock

the keypad or to turn on the backlight. Pressing the Center Soft Key button

while the SkyCaddie is on, you are prompted to choose either:

– “Off” (Left Soft Key) to power off the device

– “Lock” (Right Soft Key) to lock the keypad. To unlock the keypad, select

‘Unlock” by pressing the Right Soft Key, then choose “Yes”.

– “Backlight” (Center Soft Key) to turn on the backlight. The backlight will

automatically turn off in 30 seconds.

• Scroll Pad — Navigate the SkyCaddie menus by pressing the Scroll Pad

up/down/left/right.

• Left and Right Soft Keys — The left and right soft keys correspond to functions

displayed at the bottom left and right of your SkyCaddie display. Press the

appropriate soft-key to select the desired function displayed.

1.1.3 Button Descriptions

• Info — To quickly view additional information relevant to your SkyCaddie

or hole in play, press the Info button (additional information may include

SkyCaddie Serial Number, Software Version, Course Name, Hole Number,

Par and Handicap). Pressing the Info button twice will display onscreen

instructions or information about the current screen being displayed.

Upon receiving satellite lock, the SkyCaddie can display the time. After

pressing the Info button while viewing the IntelliGreen or Target views, select

“Time” with the Right Soft Key. Adjust the hour, if needed, by selecting “Adj”.

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• Menu — Press the Menu button to display the SkyCaddie Main Menu.

• Hole — Press the Hole button to display information about the next hole.

Press “Select” to advance to the next hole. To advance to a different hole,

press the Scroll Pad left / right or select “List” to view all holes. Scroll to the

appropriate hole and press “Select”.

• Mark — The Mark Ball feature is used to determine shot distance. Press

the Mark button, and then select “Mark” before taking your shot. Press the

Mark button again when you get to the location where your ball landed. The

shot distance will be displayed. For more information about the Mark Ball

feature, see Section 3.2.

1.1.4 On-Screen Indicators

• Distance — Displays the selected

unit for distance as either “Y” =

Yards, “M” = Meters, “mi” = Miles,

or “K” = Kilometers.

• Battery Level — Quickly confirm

remaining battery level with the

on-screen battery gauge.

• Satellite Signal Level — Easily verify satellite signal strength with the

onscreen signal bars. The plus sign (+) above the signal bars indicates that

SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) has been acquired. This is

the preferred signal level for optimal performance.

• Hole Number — Displays the current hole number in play.

Fig. 2. On-screen indicators.

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1.2 System Requirements

Before registering your SkyCaddie at www.skygolf.com, please conrm your

computer meets the minimum system requirements:

PC Requirements

• PC with Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher

• 256 MB of RAM

• 4 MB of available hard disk space

• Internet access

• Available computer USB port

• 2X CD-ROM drive (optional)

Mac Requirements

• Macintosh® with Intel® or PowerPC processor

• Mac OS® 10.3.9 or above

• 256 MB of RAM

• 4 MB of available hard disk space

• Internet access

• Available USB port (1.1 or 2.0)

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1.3 Charging

Prior to using your SkyCaddie be sure to fully

charge the battery. To charge the battery, please

follow these steps:

1. Gently pull back the rubber cover located

at the bottom of the SkyCaddie to gain

access to the mini-USB port. Insert the

mini-USB connector of the supplied wall

charger into the port as illustrated.

2. Plug the wall charger into a wall outlet.

While charging, the charging indicator

located above the SkyCaddie display will

show RED. The charging indicator will

switch to GREEN when fully charged.

A full battery charge may take 4 hours. Once fully charged, expect approximately

14 hours of continuous play.

1.4 Activating Your SkyCaddie

Within 30 days, please register and activate your SkyCaddie, create an online

account and select a Membership Plan by going to www.skygolf.com and clicking

the “Getting Started” link. Simply follow the website instructions to complete the

process.

During this process you will be asked to create a user name and password for

your online account referred to as “My SkyCaddie”. The “My SkyCaddie” online

account offers a full range of member services, easy access to download courses,

support and more. In addition to creating an account, you will be asked to select a

SkyPlayerClubMembershipPlanthatbesttsyourneeds (Benets of member-

ship are listed in Section 1.5).

Fig. 3 – Inserting the

mini-USB connector

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PriortoactivatingyourSkyCaddie,youwillrstneedtoinstallasimplesoftware

program to your computer. To install the application, simply click the “Getting Started”

link on the SkyGolf website (www.skygolf.com) and follow the online instructions. PC

users may also choose to insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM drive on your

computer (NOTE: The CD is NOT Mac-compatible; Mac users with have to install the

software from the website). This software program, referred to as SkyCaddie Desktop,

will allow your SkyCaddie to communicate with the SkyGolf website. This program

allows you to connect with the SkyGolf website, so you can personalize your SkyCad-

die, download courses and periodically update your SkyCaddie’s software.

IMPORTANT: You must complete the SkyCaddie software instal-

lation prior to connecting your SkyCaddie to your computer.

NOTE: If your computer is protected by a rewall, it may need to be set up to

allow our SkyCaddie software programs to access the web. If your rewall

software displays any warning messages during the activation process, simply

indicate that you wish to allow access.

To install the SkyCaddie Desktop using the supplied CD, simply insert the CD

into your CD-ROM drive on your computer. Follow the instructions on your com-

puter screen to begin the installation. If the CD does not auto-run, double-click your

“My Computer” icon on your Desktop then double-click the CD drive containing

the installation CD.

Once you successfully install the SkyCaddie Desktop program, you will be

prompted to connect the SkyCaddie to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

First, power on the SkyCaddie and follow these steps to connect the cable:

1. Gently pull back the rubber cover located at the bottom of the SkyCaddie

to gain access to the USB port. Insert the mini-USB connector into the port

(see Figure 3 on page 9).

2. Plug the USB connector into an open USB port on your computer.

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When the SkyCaddie is properly connected to your computer, the device will

display a screen indicating that it is ready to DirectConnect. Follow the onscreen

instructions to initiate a DirectConnect. At this point, you may begin the registra-

tion process to register your SkyCaddie, create an online account and purchase

a Membership Plan.

1.5 Benefits of SkyPlayer Club Membership

During registration of your SkyCaddie, you’ll be given the option to select an

annual membership plan designed to t how many courses you play.You can

signicantlyincrease the value ofyourSkyCaddiewiththesememberbenets

for a small yearly fee:

• Online Course Storage. Your “My SkyCaddie” provides safe storage and

easy access to courses obtained through our website. Your courses are

managed and stored on our servers as Playlists, so you do not have to

maintain files on your computer. Additionally, you can use any compatible

computer in the world to access your personal “My SkyCaddie”.

• Easy Website Access. SkyGolf® DirectConnect links your SkyCaddie to

our website so that you can easily log into your “My SkyCaddie” page to

add courses to your SkyCaddie or update your software as new updates

are available.

• SkyCourses®. SkyCourses are golf courses that have been recorded for use

with the SkyCaddie and contain unique information on each course layout.

Each membership plan provides different levels of SkyCourse access and

storage in your own personal “My SkyCaddie”. Thousands of published

SkyCourses are available online, and we keep the SkyCourses up-to-date

for you. Our SkyCourse database is growing daily. SkyCourses are either

Published or Unpublished:

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• Published SkyCourses are golf courses that can be accessed with

purchase of a Membership Plan. The quality of each published SkyCourse

is rated on our website as follows:

– Four Star: recorded by one of our SkyGolf GPS professionals; contains

information on up to 40 targets per hole plus an IntelliGreen.

– Three Star: professionally recorded prior to implementation of the

IntelliGreen feature; does not include IntelliGreen graphics.

– Two Star/One Star: recorded by other members of our SkyPlayer

community that have chosen to share their personal courses.

• Unpublished SkyCourses are golf courses created by you using your

SkyCaddie. These are courses that only you can access and play with; they

are not viewable by any other SkyCaddie users unless you choose to submit

your Unpublished SkyCourses to SkyGolf. Our database is growing daily

through the efforts of SkyGolf professionals and SkyPlayers like you.

• Share Courses with Other Users. Members can submit courses they have

created with the SkyCaddie to us to share with other members. The more

members share, the more courses everyone will have access to.

• IntelliGreen®. IntelliGreen graphics are part of our exclusive, professional 4-Star

SkyCourses. They provide an eagle’s eye view of the green, with an indicator

representing a direct line-of-play from wherever you are on the course.

• Theft Deterrent. Registering the SkyCaddie’s Electronic Serial Number

(ESN) deters theft by protecting your investment from unauthorized use. If

your SkyCaddie is lost or stolen, contact SkyGolf so that we can flag your

ESN as “lost” or “stolen” to prevent unauthorized use.

• “Owned By” Screen. This screen allows SkyCaddie personalization.

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• Online Support and Software Updates. When the SkyCaddie is connected

to your computer, any available software updates are automatically installed

on your SkyCaddie.

NOTE: Membership is not required to obtain GPS signals or to record or play personal

courses on your SkyCaddie. See Appendix B for a comparison of features on the

SkyCaddie with those additionally available with a SkyPlayer Club Membership.

1.6 Downloading Courses to Your SkyCaddie

Asdenedabove,SkyCoursesaregolfcoursesthathavebeenrecordedforuse

with the SkyCaddie and contain unique information on each course layout. Thou-

sands of published SkyCourses are available online at the SkyGolf website for you

to download to your SkyCaddie. Once you have established an online account and

selected a Membership Plan, you will have access to our rapidly growing database

of professionally mapped courses.

You may search the course database at www.skygolf.com by clicking Browse Sky-

Courses or DirectConnect to access your online account. To display a list of courses

in your area, simply enter your search criteria such as Region and State. Select the

desired course(s) and send them to your SkyCaddie. In order to download courses,

your SkyCaddie must be connected to your computer using the supplied cable.

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CHAPTER 2

Playing Golf With Your SkyCaddie

Now is the moment you’ve been waiting for — taking the SkyCaddie to the course.

TheSkyCaddieistheeasiestandmostpowerfulrangendertouseonthousands

of courses worldwide. Once it acquires GPS satellite signals and you choose the

course you want to play it will be the most trusted caddie you have ever had. It will

give you all the important information on every shot on every hole.

2.1 Acquiring Signals

While standing outside prior to play, power on the SkyCaddie. Select “Start” by

pressing the Left Soft Key. Press the soft key to navigate the initial start up screens

until the Satellite Searching Screen is displayed.

You must power up the SkyCaddie 5-10 minutes prior to play to acquire GPS

satellite signals and reach optimal performance.

While searching for satellite signals, the

SkyCaddie displays animated graphics indicat-

ing when satellite signals are received. The

SkyCaddie will display “Searching”, “Acquiring”

and “Ready” as it acquires satellite signals (Fig.

4).OncetheappropriateGPSxisacquired,the

SkyCaddie will automatically advance to the next

screen. (You may manually advance to the next

screen while the GPS continues to search for

signals by selecting “OK” or “Demo”).

NOTE: You must be outdoors with an unob-

structed view of the sky for the SkyCaddie to

receive GPS satellite signals.

Fig. 4 – Acquiring satellite

signals

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2.2 Selecting a Course to Play

IfyourSkyCaddiehasobtainedaGPSsatellitesignalx,theSkyCaddiewill

attempt to determine your location and auto-select the closest installed course.

When a course is displayed, press Select to play that course or simply scroll to another

course (courses will be sorted by distance from your current location). If no courses are

installed on your SkyCaddie, the SkyCaddie will open the “Demo Course”. If only one

course is loaded, the SkyCaddie will ask if you want to play that course.

Once a course has been selected, the SkyCaddie will ask you for the hole to

start on or the Driving Range (D). Make the appropriate selection to begin.

2.3 Viewing Targets During Play

The SkyCaddie offers several different target view screens giving you options

fordisplayingthekeytargetinformation.Choosethetargetviewsthatbesttyour

style of play. The next few sections detail the various views and their function:

2.3.1 IntelliGreen®

An IntelliGreen is a graphic of the shape of the green (Fig. 5). In IntelliGreen

view, the green will have an arrow drawn through

it representing a direct line-of-play from where you

are on the course. The view of the IntelliGreen will

rotate on the screen to show the green from the

direction of your approach (i.e. the closest part of

the green will always display at the bottom).

The three numbers along the left side of the dis-

play are distances to the front, a point on the green

(represented by a crosshair), and back of the green

along the line drawn. Use the Scroll Pad to reposi-

tion the line-of-play (crosshair) by holding down the

Scroll Pad in the desired direction and release. The

distances will recalculate automatically based on the

new position of the line. Fig. 5 – IntelliGreen view

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While in the IntelliGreen view, select “Target” with the Right Soft Key to view target

lists. To return to the IntelliGreen view, select “iGreen” using the Right Soft Key.

2.3.2 Target Views

Your SkyCaddie can display four different target views depending on your pref-

erence. By default, two views will be active (Graphical and Expanded View). You

may choose any combination of four target views within the “Preferences” menu.

To access “Preferences”, press the Menu button and scroll to “Preferences” and

select. Within “Preferences”, scroll to “Target Views” and select. The SkyCaddie

will display four target view options. Select the desired target views to display (a

checkmark will appear next to each selected target view).

The SkyCaddie will display “View” and “iGreen” at the bottom of each target view

screen. “View” (Left Soft Key) switches to the next enabled target view screen. To

quickly return to the IntelliGreen view from any of the four target view options, simply

select “iGreen” using the Right Soft Key. Upon returning to the IntelliGreen screen

using the “iGreen” option, selecting “Target” at a later time will return you to the last

target screen viewed. The four available Target Views are: Standard, Graphical,

Expanded, and Big Number.

• Standard: A listing of all targets including

safe landing zones in play from the tee that

are visible or may be hidden will be displayed.

Use the Scroll Pad to scroll through the

targets manually (otherwise the targets will

automatically scroll off the screen as you move

down the fairway). The information provided

with the Standard View instantly gives you

the knowledge that only a caddie can provide

to negotiate a hole (Fig. 6). Appendix A has

a complete list of target names and their

corresponding target descriptors. Fig. 6 – Standard view

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• Graphical: Use the Graphical View to display targets as intuitive, graphical icons

(Fig. 7). Press on the Scroll Pad to move one target at a time. Press LEFT/RIGHT

on the Scroll Pad to scroll to the top or bottom

of the target list if the list is longer than can be

displayed on a single screen.

• Expanded: Displays an expanded version

of the target descriptor and gives you the

“Leaves” distance to the center (crosshair on

IntelliGreen view) from that target (Fig. 8).

• Big Number Target: Displays the selected

target distance as a very large number for

easy viewing (Fig. 9). Press on the Scroll

Pad to move one target at a time. Select

“iGreen” to return to the IntelliGreen view.

Fig. 7 – Graphical view Fig. 8 – Expanded view

Fig. 9 – Big Number view

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2.3.3 Center Only View

An alternative view is available for those simply

looking for the distance to the center. The Center

Only View is enabled or disabled within “Prefer-

ences” under “Center Only” (Fig.10). The Center

Only View will override any previously enabled

target views. In order to display other target view

options, “Center Only” must be turned off.

Tip: It is recommended to use two views — either the Standard or

Graphical view — plus either the Expanded or Big Number view.

Scrolling to a target of interest on the Standard or Graphical view and

pressing “View” will display more information about that target.

Fig. 10 – Center Only view

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CHAPTER 3

Customizing Your SkyCaddie For Play

YourSkyCaddiecanbecustomizedtotyourstyleofplayandtodisplayinfor-

mation in the format you prefer.

3.1 Preferences

To customize the information to be displayed during play, press the Menu button

(lower left on device) to display the Main Menu and then scroll to “Preferences” and

select. Within Preferences, a list of settings is displayed as follows:

• Distance: Set your preferred unit of distance

as (“Y” = Yards, “M” = Meters, “mi” = Miles,

“K” = kilometers). Within Preferences, select

Distance (Fig. 11). Using the Scroll Pad,

move to the desired distance option and

select. A checkmark will be placed next to

the item you have chosen. Once selected,

the device will switch to the “Preferences”

screen. The selected distance option will

appear in the box next to “Distance”.

• Target Views: Set the desired target views

as detailed in Section 2.3.2.

• Auto Hole: If enabled, your SkyCaddie will

automatically detect that you are moving

toward the next hole and will automatically advance to that hole. To enable,

press the Menu button and scroll to and select “Preferences”. Within

Preferences, scroll to “Auto Hole” and select (Fig. 12, next page). Press the

Scroll Pad to move either UP or DOWN to highlight ON or OFF and select (Fig.

13). Upon returning to the Preferences screen, confirm that your selection

appears in the box next to “Auto Hole”.

Fig. 11 – Distance setting

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