Bushnell Yardage Pro XGC+ User manual

Brand: Bushnell

Model: Yardage Pro XGC+

Category: GPS receiver modules

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Model#: 368350 Lit #: 98-1957/10-10

Page Title Page #

Welcome 2

Important Info / Our Website 3

iGolf.com Registration 4

Package Contents / System Requirements 5

Controls / Display 6

Battery Information 7

Control Functions / Start Up 8

Main Menu 9

Using the Play Golf Page 10-11

Play Golf Page-Extra Features 12-13

Play Golf Menu 14-15

Mapping Golf Holes 16-17

The Handicap Page 18

The More Apps Page 19-20

The More Apps Page (Settings) 21-22

How to Custom Map Courses/Ranges 23-26

FCC Statement 27

Warranty 28

Table of ContentsBushnell Yardage Pro XGC+

Dear Valued Consumer:

Congratulations on your purchase of the Bushnell Yardage Pro XGC+. We sincerely hope

you will nd your Bushnell product both enjoyable and easy to use. Knowing the exact

distance for each shot will assist you in lowering your score and enhance your overall

golng experience.

This User Manual was created for you to get the most out of your new device and

assist with the initial setup. It only takes a few minutes to read, after which you can

immediately begin using your new Yardage Pro XGC+ and enjoying its many features.

Thank you for choosing Bushnell.

Welcome Important Information

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Legal Disclaimer

By using this product, you agree that Bushnell Outdoor Products will not be held legally

responsible for any injury or damage to you or any person or property caused by the

user’s improper operation and/or poor judgment while using this product.

Note: See Limited Warranty for other limitations to our liability.

Additional Information

The Global Positioning System (GPS), a network of 32 satellites orbiting Earth, is operated

and maintained by the U.S. government. This GPS device requires at least 3 satellites to

be acquired to accurately determine your position. Any change made to the system by

the government could aect the accuracy and performance of this product.

Important Information

Bushnell Golf GPS Website

www.bushnellgolf.com is an online

resource for all our Golf GPS product

owners, including product support,

FAQs, and instruction manuals.

Our Website: www.bushnellgolf.com

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Within 45 days of purchase, go to iGolf.com to register yourXGC+, which will update the

preloaded GPS course data and load any new courses that have been recently added to

the iGolf database. Registration is free and will only take a few minutes.

If a unit that has not been registered is powered on 45 days or more after the rst GPS

x, it will not function and display a prompt to register online (which will restore it to

normal operation).

Using the provided cable, connect one end to the mini USB port on the front of 1.

your XGC+ and attach the other end to a USB port on your computer. The display

will indicate “USB Mode” and your computer will recognize it as a standard USB

mass storage device (no driver is required).

Go to http://www.igolf.com, select ‘Join Now’, enter the requested information 2.

and select the ‘Join Now’ button to continue. Create your iGolf.com prole and

select the ‘Save’ button. While on the My Prole page, select the ‘Sync Device’

button to register your XGC+.

Once your XGC+ has been registered, you may update the GPS data for an existing course

or download a new course to it at anytime*. First make sure your XGC+ is connected to

the computer and that you are logged in to your iGolf.com account. Then, simply repeat

these steps to update existing courses or download other courses to your XGC+.

Select ‘GPS Courses’ from the header menu, enter the name of a golf course in 1.

the search bar, and select the ‘Search’ button.

Select the desired course from the results list to access the course download 2.

page.

Select ‘Download GPS & Scorecard’ to download the selected course les to 3.

your XGC+.

iGolf.com Registration

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* Renewal fees may apply after the initial membership period expires.

Please refer to the iGolf.com website for details.

Package Contents

1 - Bushnell Yardage Pro XGC+

1 - USB Sync Cable

1 - AC/DC 5V Adapter

1 - Belt Clip

1- Carrying Pouch

1 - Quick Start Guide

Computer Requirements

USB (1.1 or 2.0) Port

OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP, or Mac OSX

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and other countries.

Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Package Contents / Computer Requirements

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Bushnell Yardage Pro XGC+ Controls/Display Battery Information

Hole Number

Par

Go to Map Screen

Function Buttons

Power Button

Enter Button

Distance to the Back

Distance to the Center

Distance to the Front

Go to Score Screen

Up/Down/Left/Right Buttons

(Toggle Pad)

Menu Button

Shot Distance Feature

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USB Connection

Battery Information

This product contains an internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Under normal

operating conditions, a new battery will last 14 -16 hours on a full charge. However,

battery life may be reduced due to a variety of factors (external temperature, etc). All

rechargeable batteries lose their eective charge length over time.

The internal battery can be charged by connecting the included USB cable to the device

and a computer. Alternatively, the battery can be charged by connecting the USB cable

to the device and using the included adapter to plug the charger into a standard 110V

wall outlet. If the battery is new or has been totally drained, allow six to eight hours for

a full charge. The display will read “Battery Charging Completed” when the unit is fully

charged.

WARNING

Keep battery cover closed at all times. Risk of explosion if battery is replaced with •

incorrect type.

Do not attempt to open, disassemble or service the battery. Battery must be replaced •

by qualied technician.

Do not crush, puncture or short external contacts. Do not expose to temperatures •

above 140o F (60o C).

Properly recycle or dispose of battery. Do not dispose in re or water.•

Product Updates

Please check www.bushnellgolf.com for the latest product updates and information.

Battery Information

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Control Functions

PWR Button

•Turnsthedeviceonando

MENU Button

•LaunchesPlayMenu(inPlayGolfmode)

Left Function Button

•Returnstopreviousscreen(Back)

•ViewMap(inPlayGolfmode)

Right Function Button

•SelectsitemorSavessetting

•ViewScore(inPlayGolfmode)

Left/Right Buttons (toggle pad)

•Movesbetweenelds

•Viewnextorprevioushole

Up/Down Buttons (toggle pad)

•Scrollsup/down

•Switchesbetweenscreens

Enter Button (toggle pad center)

•Selectshighlightedoption

•ActivatesShotDistance

Start-Up

Power On: press and release the PWR button. The welcome screen will appear, followed

by the Main Menu (see next page).

Power O: Press and hold the PWR button until the screen goes blank. The unit will

automatically shut o after 45 minutes have elapsed without user input (no

buttons pressed). This can be changed by entering the “More Apps” menu, selecting

“Settings”, then “Device Settings”, then setting Auto O to “OFF”.

Control Functions / Start-Up

Power button

Left Function button

Menu button

Enter button

Toggle Pad buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right)

Right Function button

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Main Menu

The Main Menu displays the three Pages available to the user, which are explained in

detail in subsequent sections of this User Manual. To begin using the device, scroll to

highlight any Page name using the Up or Down toggle pad buttons and press the Enter

button. The Pages are:

Play Golf-you’ll no doubt spend the majority of your time

on the course here, viewing the distance to the center,

front and back of each green, using the scorecard feature,

maybe even mapping a custom point.

Handicap-check the “Handicap Tracker” screen anytime to

see your average score and putts, total rounds played and

details for each game.

More Apps-access a wide range of features, from checking

battery level or satellite signal strength to personalizing

your XGC+ with your name and preferred settings.

The Bushnell XGC+ Golf GPS is preloaded with over 16,000 golf courses and is ready to

use out of the box without downloading any additional software. After you’ve had a

chance to get familiar with the features and functions of the XGC+, please be sure go to

iGolf.com within 45 days and set up your free user account. This will let you make sure

the internally stored GPS data includes any newly added courses, as well as allowing you

to download color maps for your favorite courses, and provides access to all the features

and benets iGolf.com has to oer.

Main Menu

Battery Level

icon

GPS Signal

icon

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Using the Play Golf Page

With PLAY GOLF highlighted, press the 1. Enter button (center of the toggle pad).

If you are outdoors on or near the golf course with a clear view of the sky, the

display should indicate “Searching For Local Courses”. If it does not, and you see this

message: “Not enough satellites to nd local courses. Wait for signal strength to improve or press

NEXT to perform a manual search”, see Note A on the next page. When the search is

complete, a list of golf courses in order of their distance from your current location

is displayed (Fig. 1). Select the course you want from the list and press Enter. If it is

not listed, see Note B on the next page.

Once you have selected your course, you’ll see the “SELECT TEE BOX” screen, with 2.

the available choices dependent on the course you are playing (Fig. 2). Highlight

the tee box you will use, and press Enter. The display will show you distances from

your current location to the front, center and back of the green for the rst hole of

the course (Fig. 3). Press Up or Down (toggle pad) to display the distance to other

points. The XGC+ will automatically advance to the next hole as you move around

the course, but you can manually select a dierent hole than the current one at

any time by pressing the Right (next) or Left (previous) toggle pad buttons.

Using the Play Golf Page

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

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Using the Play Golf Page Using the Play Golf Page

Note A: If you are indoors, or don’t have a strong enough satellite signal outdoors, you

may see this message when you enter the PLAY GOLF page: “Not enough satellites to nd

local courses. Wait for signal strength to improve or press NEXT to perform a manual search.” If you have

just turned on the unit, the signal may improve after a minute or two. If you don’t want

to wait, press the Right Function button to select NEXT and enter the state and course

name as described in Note B.

Note B: A manual search option is also available. If no courses are found, or the course

you want to play is not listed*, select “Manual Search” (Fig. 4) using the Up button on the

toggle pad and press Enter, then:

Enter the rst letter of the state (Fig. 5) (use the toggle pad buttons to highlight a

letter, press Enter, repeat). Highlight the state on the resulting list and press Enter

(Fig. 6).

Next, enter the course name (Fig. 7) and press the Right Function button to start

the Search. You should then be able to select the course from the search results

list of matching courses in your state. Note: it’s often only necessary to enter the rst

letter or two of the state and course, then let the search function take it from there.

*as new courses are added to the iGolf.com database, you can

Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig.6 Fig. 7

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Play Golf Page-Extra Features

CONTROL FUNCTIONS (Play Golf Page)

Right/Left buttons (toggle pad).........Next/Previous Hole

Up/Down buttons (toggle pad).........Select Standard or Custom Points distance screens

Left/Right Function buttons...............Move between Standard, Map and Score screens

Enter button (toggle pad).....................Activate Shot Distance feature

SHOT DISTANCE FEATURE

This feature allows you to easily check the distance

between any two points and would normally be used to

measure the length of your shot. To use it, start from the

standard PLAY GOLF screen (with MAP, SHOT and SCORE

at the bottom of the display), then:

Press • Enter to activate the Shot Distance feature.

The distance will automatically update as you

move.

Press • Enter again to disable the Shot Distance

feature.

Press • Enter a third time to reactivate the Shot

Distance feature and establish a new start position.

HOLE MAP*

Press the Left Function button to view the Map screen (see next page) . Your current

location is displayed, allowing you to move the cursor anywhere on the screen to nd the

distance from you to that point, and from that point to the center of the green. The map

will automatically zoom in as you move closer to the green-or you can manually zoom in

by pressing the Enter button.

* Note: color maps for courses are not preloaded.

Please register your XGC+ at iGolf.com to access map downloads.

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Play Golf Page-Extra Features

SCORECARD FEATURE

Press the Right Function button to view the Score screen. This

feature allows you to input your score and putts for each hole

played. The hole number, par and handicap are also displayed

on this screen for reference. Use the Up/Down buttons to

move between the SCORE and PUTTS elds. Use the Left/Right

buttons to select the number.

Press the Right Function button to SAVE the score when you’ve

nished. This information will be used on the Score Summary

screen which is found in the Play Menu.

Auto Zoom In

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Play Golf Menu

PLAY MENU

From any Play Golf screen, press MENU to access the Play

Menu. This menu allows you to easily monitor a variety of

information or modify settings for the unit, or related to the

current golf course. Select a menu item by highlighting it

using the Up/Down buttons, then press Enter. Press the

Left Function button to go back to your previous Play Golf

screen. The Play Menu items and their functions are:

Score Summary•

Displays hole by hole summary and overall total of

your scores. This info is linked to the Scorecard Feature,

and depends on your input there. Use the Left/Right

buttons to scroll back and forth between holes.

Course Info•

Displays general information about the course being played.

Map Golf Hole•

Allows you to map the points for the current hole being played without having to

exit the game. See USING “MAP GOLF HOLE” in the next section for details.

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Play Golf Menu

Battery Level•

Displays a horizontal bar representing the power

remaining in the battery.

Satellites•

Displays icons representing satellites being tracked

and indicates GPS signal strength.

Select Tee Box•

Determines which information will be used to calculate

your handicap as well as the PAR and Handicap as

shown on the Score Summary screen.

Yards or Meters•

Selects the displayed unit of measurement.

Exit Game•

Returns to Main Menu.

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Map Golf Hole

USING “MAP GOLF HOLE”

To correct or update the actual location of the Front, Center or Back of a hole, or to set

up custom points for any object on or near the green:

Enter the Play Menu, select “MAP GOLF HOLE” and press 1. Enter.

On the Choose Point screen (2. Fig. 8), if the point you want to map is listed (for

example, “CENTER”), select it and press Enter (skip to Step 4).

If you don’t need to “remap” the location of an existing point, but want to create 3.

a new (custom) point instead, scroll down to CUSTOM 1 and press Enter (skip to

Step 5).

Follow the directions on the Register Point screen (4. Fig. 9). You must be physically

standing at the point you are mapping. Press the Right Function button to Register

(mark and save) the updated location for the point (Fig. 10).

If you select one of the custom points from the “Choose Point” list and press 5. Enter,

you’ll see the “Add Custom Point” screen with 3 options (Fig. 11).

Fig. 10

Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 11

* Note: if you need to map an entire new course or a driving range, use the MAP function

on the More Apps page. See “How to Custom Map Courses/Ranges” for details.

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Map Golf Hole

To use one of the provided abbreviations and symbols to label your custom point, 6.

highlight ABBREVIATIONS and press Enter. Highlight the icon/abbreviation from

the list (Fig. 12) and press Enter to select it.

If you would rather create a name or abbreviation for the custom point yourself, 7.

highlight NAME CUSTOM POINT and use the toggle pad buttons to select

characters, pressing Enter after each one (Fig. 13). To delete a character, select

“BKSPC” and press Enter. When nished, press the Right Function button to

Follow the directions on the Register Point-Custom screen (8. Fig. 14). You must be

physically standing at the point you are mapping. Press the Right Function button

to Register (mark and save) the updated location for the point.

If you need to remap one of your custom points (change its location) after you 9.

have registered it, but want to keep its abbreviation or name, rst highlight it on

the Choose Point screen and press Enter. Then highlight REGISTER (Fig. 15), press

Enter, stand at the revised location and press the Right Function button to save

it.

Fig. 12 Fig. 15

Fig. 14

Fig. 13

* Note: if you need to map an entire new course or a driving range, use the MAP function

on the More Apps page. See “How to Custom Map Courses/Ranges” for details.

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Handicap Tracker The More Apps Page

TRACKING YOUR HANDICAP

The Handicap page allows you to quickly view your overall, cumulative golf game stats.

Any scores kept on your XGC+ will be synced with your member account data when you

log on to iGolf.com, to keep your handicap up to date. To view the Handicap screen,

highlight “Handicap” on the Main Menu screen and press Enter.

Note: If you are on one of the Play Golf page screens, you’ll rst need to press the

MENU button to view the Play Golf menu, then highlight EXIT GAME (the menu “wraps

around”, so you can press Up to quickly go to EXIT GAME instead of scrolling through

the entire list), and press Enter to return to the Main Menu. Now you can highlight

“Handicap” and press Enter.

The Handicap (Fig. 16) screen displays these personal

statistics:

Handicap•

Rounds Played•

Average Score•

Average Putts•

Press the Right Function

button to see your “per game”

overview (score history)

(Fig. 17).

Fig. 16

Fig. 17

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