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SkyCaddie SG2.5Lite

and SG2.5 User Guide


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SkyCaddie: #1 Rangefinder in Gol2

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SkyCaddieUsersGuide.AllcontentwithiniscopyrightedbySkyHawkeTechnologies,LLCandmaynotbereprintedwithoutpermission.

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VersionSG2-5.1.05212009

Table of Contents

Capter 1: Getting Started .............................................................................................................. 31.1 SkyCaddieOverview................................................................................................................ 3

1.1.1 ButtonLayout................................................................................................................. 3

1.1.2 NavigationKeys.............................................................................................................. 3

1.1.3 ButtonDescriptions......................................................................................................... 3

1.1.4 On-screenIndicators........................................................................................................ 4

1.2 SystemRequirements............................................................................................................... 4

1.3 Charging.................................................................................................................................. 4

1.4 DownloadingandInstallingtheDesktopSof tware........................................................................ 5

1.5 ActivatingandRegisteringYourSkyCaddie.................................................................................. 5

1.6 BenefitsofSkyPlayerClubMembership...................................................................................... 6

1.7 DownloadingCoursestoYourSkyCaddie..................................................................................... 6

Capter 2: Playing Golf Wit Your SkyCaddie ................................................................................... 7

2.1 AcquiringSignals...................................................................................................................... 7

2.2 SelectingaCoursetoPlay......................................................................................................... 7

2.3 TurningtheDigitalScorecardOnorOff....................................................................................... 7

2.4 ViewingTargetsDuringPlay....................................................................................................... 7

2.4.1 IntelliGreen..................................................................................................................... 8

2.4.2TargetViews................................................................................................................... 8

2.4.3CenterOnlyView............................................................................................................. 9

2.5 UsingtheDigitalScorecard....................................................................................................... 9

2.6 MyParScoringOption............................................................................................................10

Capter 3: Customizing Your SkyCaddie For Play ............................................................................ 12

3.1 Preferences ..........................................................................................................................12

3.2 DeterminingShotDistance.......................................................................................................12

3.3 Information.............................................................................................................................12

3.4 AdvancedMenu......................................................................................................................13

Capter 4: Recording Your Own Course .......................................................................................... 14

4.1 NamingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses.........................................................................................14

4.2 RecordingGreenTargets..........................................................................................................14

4.3 SettingParandHandicap.........................................................................................................14

4.4 PlayingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses..........................................................................................14

4.5 Re-RecordingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses.................................................................................14

4.6 RenamingorDeletingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses.....................................................................15

4.7 PublishingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses.....................................................................................15

Capter 5: SkyCaddie Menu Items ................................................................................................. 16

helpful hints ............................................................................................................................... 18

Appendices .................................................................................................................................. 19

AppendixA:TargetIconsandTargetDescriptors.............................................................................19AppendixB:SkyCaddieMembershipBenefitComparison................................................................20

AppendixC:TargetExamples.......................................................................................................21

IMPORTANT!Please register your SkyCaddie

at www.skygolf.com usingCaddieSync within 30 days of

purchase to activate your

Consumer Limited Warranty.

Questions?Visit us on the web at

www.skygolf.com


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1.1.4 On-Screen Indicators

Distance:DisplaystheselectedunitfordistanceaseitherYd=Yards,M=Meters,mi=Miles

orK=Kilometers.

BatteryLevel:Displaysremainingbatterylevel.

SatelliteSignalLevel:Showsreal-timeGPSsatellitesignalstrength.Theplussign(+)abovethe

signalbarsindicatesthatSBAS(Satellite-BasedAugmentationSystem)hasbeenacquired.Thisis

thepreferredsignallevelforoptimalperformance.

HoleNumber:Displaysthecurrentholenumberinplay.

1.2SystemRequirements

BeforeactivatingyourSkyCaddieatwww.skygolf.com,pleasemakesureyourcomputermeetstheminimum

systemrequirements:

PCwithMicrosoftWindows2000/XP/Vista(32- or 64-bit)

MacOS10.4.0(Tiger)orgreaterwithIntelorPowerPCprocessor

256MBofRAM(512 MB of RAM recommended)

4MBofavailableharddiskspace

2XCD-ROMdrive(optional)

AvailableUSB1.1or2.0port

Internetaccess(High-speed Internet access recommended)

MicrosoftInternetExplorer6.0orlater(PC)

Safari2.0orlater(Mac)

1.3Charging

PriortousingyourSkyCaddiebesuretofullychargethebattery.To

chargethebattery:

1. Insertthemini-USBconnectorofthesuppliedwallchargerinto

themini-USBslotlocatedatthebottomoftheSkyCaddie (Fig.

3).Ifneeded,gentlypullbacktherubbercovertogainaccessto

themini-USBport.

2.PlugthewallchargerintoanACwalloutlet.Whilecharging,the

chargingindicatorintheupperleft-handsideoftheSkyCaddie

willshowred.Thechargingindicatorwillswitchtogreenwhen

fullycharged.

Thebatterywillcharge,evenwiththeSkyCaddieturnedoff.A

fullbatterychargemaytake4hours.Oncefullycharged,expect

14hoursofcontinuousplay.

1.4 DownloadingandInstallingtheDesktopSoftware

TheCaddieSyncdesktop softwareis asimpleprogramthatenablescommunication between you

SkyCaddieandanonlineSkyCaddieaccountthatyouwillneedtofreelysetupatwww.skygolf.com.You

willuseCaddieSynctoactivateandregisteryourSkyCaddie,purchaseanoptionalMembershipPlan,

renewanannualMembershipPlan,accessanddownloadSkyGolfsgrowinglistofSkyCoursesandmore.

CaddieSyncoffersaSyncfeatureforautomaticlogintoyouronlineaccount.

To install te latest version of CaddieSync onto your computer:

1. UsingacomputerwithInternetconnection,launchawebbrowserandtypethefollowingaddressin

theaddressfield:ttp://www.skygolf.com/caddiesync/start

Fig. 2: On-screen indicators

Did You Know?

SkyCaddie

and its desktopsoftware, CaddieSync, are

compatible with Windows

and Mac platforms.

Fig. 3: Inserting the mini-USB connector

IMPORTANT!If your computer is protected by a

firewall, it may need to be set up

to allow our SkyCaddie software

programs to access the web. If

your firewall software displays

any warning messages during the

activation process, simply indicate

that you wish to allow access.


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2. Intherightcolumn,selectthetypeofcomputeryouown(PCorMac)andtheSkyCaddiemodel(s

youown,thenclickonDownloadCaddieSync(Fig.4).

3. Shouldasecuritypop-upwindowappearsinyourwebbrowser,pleaseallowthedownloadtoproceed

ChooseRunintheDownloaddialogwindowifyouwanttohaveCaddieSynctoautomaticallybegin

theinstallationprocessafterdownloading.

4. OnceCaddieSynchassuccess fullyinstalled,aSkyCaddieiconwillbeplaced

onyourcomputersdesktop.Thiswillallowyoutoeasilylaunchtheprogram

anytimeyouneedtodownloadcoursesormanageyouraccount.

1.5 ActivatingandRegisteringYourSkyCaddie

Within30daysofpurchase,youmustregisteryourSkyCaddieonline.

Registrationisfree,anditwillallowyoutoactivatethestandardmanu-

facturerswarrantyandassociate yourSkyCaddiesElectronicSerial

Number(ESN)toyourcontactinformationforsupportpurposes.Your

registrationinformationisheldinthestrictestconfidenceatSkyGolf.Wedonotsellorshareourusersinformationtoanyoneoutsideofour

organizationwithouttheirconsent.

To register your SkyCaddie:

1. LaunchCaddieSynconyourcomputer.

2. ClickontheActivateaNewSkyCaddiebuttonontheCaddieSync

welcomepage(Fig.5).

3. FollowingtheGet Connectedsetupassistanttoregisterandactivate

yourSkyCaddie.IfyoudidnotpurchaseyourSkyCaddieonlineand

haveneverhadaSkyGolfwebsiteaccount,youwillbeabletosetup

afreeonlinewebsiteaccountduringthisprocess.Youwillalsohave

theoptiontochooseanannualMembershipPlanthatbestserves

theneedsofyourgame.

1.6 BenefitsofSkyPlayerClubMembership

DuringregistrationofyourSkyCaddie,youllbegiventheoptiontoselectanannualmembershipplan

designedtofithowmanycoursesyouplay.YoucansignificantlyincreasethevalueofyourSkyCaddie

withthesememberbenefitsforasmallyearlyfee:

OnlineCourseStorage.CaddieSyncprovidessafestorageandeasyaccesstocoursesobtaine

throughourwebsite.Yourcoursesaremanagedandstoredonourserversas Favorites,soyoudo

nothavetomaintainfilesonyourcomputer.Additionally,youcanuseanycompatiblecomputeri

theworldtoaccessyourFavorites.

NoteIf you have owned or used a

SkyCaddie in the past, the

CaddieSync desktop software has

replaced the SkyCaddie Desktop

program that formerly handled

management of your SkyCaddie.

Fig. 4:

CaddieSync

download area.

IMPORTANT!CaddieSync will install a

SkyCaddie icon on your

computers desktop for easyaccess to the program anytime

you need to download courses or

manage your account.

Fig. 5:

Activate a New SkyCaddiebutton in CaddieSync.

NoteMembership 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 an annual

Membership Plan.


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EasyWebsiteAccess.TheSyncprocesswithinCaddieSynclinksyourSkyCaddietoourwebsit

sothatyoucaneasilyaddcoursestoyourSkyCaddieorupdateyoursoftwareasnewupdatesare

available.ThiswasformerlycalledDirectConnect

SkyCourses.SkyCoursesaregolfcoursesthathavebeenmappedforusewiththeSkyCaddieand

containuniqueinformationoneachcourselayout.Eachmembershipplanprovidesdifferentlevels

ofSkyCourseaccessandstorageinCaddieSync.ThousandsofpublishedSkyCoursesareavailable

online, andwekeep theSkyCoursesup-to-datefor you. OurSkyCourselibraryis growingdaily

SkyCoursesareeitherPublishedorUnpublished:

Publised SkyCoursesaregolfcoursesthatcanbeaccessedwithpurchaseofaMembership

Plan.ThequalityofeachpublishedSkyCourseisratedonourwebsiteasfollows:

Four Star:recordedbyoneofourSkyGolfGPSprofessionals;containsinformationonupto

40targetsperholeplusanIntelliGreen(available to SG2.5 only).

Three Star:professionallyrecordedpriortoimplementationoftheIntelliGreenfeature;doe

notincludeIntelliGreengraphics.

Two Star/One Star:recordedbyothermembersoftheSkyCaddiecommunitythathavechosen

tosharetheirpersonalcourses.

Unpublised SkyCoursesaregolfcoursescreatedbyyouusingyourSkyCaddie.Thesearecourse

thatonlyyoucanaccess andplaywith;theyarenotviewablebyanyotherSkyCaddieusers

unlessyouchoosetosubmityourUnpublishedSkyCoursestoSkyGolf.Ourdatabaseisgrowin

dailythroughtheeffortsofSkyGolfprofessionalsandSkyCaddiemembers.

ShareCourseswithOtherUsers.MemberscansubmitcoursestheyhavecreatedwiththeSkyCaddie

toustosharewithothermembers.Themoremembersshare,themorecourseseveryonewillhave

accessto.

IntelliGreen (available to SG2.5 users only).IntelliGreengraphicsarepartofourexclusive,professiona

4-starSkyCourses.Theyprovideaneagleseyeviewofthegreen,withanindicatorrepresentinga

directline-of-playfromwhereveryouareonthecourse.

TheftDeterrent.RegisteringtheSkyCaddiesElectronicSerialNumber(ESN)deterstheftbyprotecting

yourinvestmentfromunauthorizeduse.IfyourSkyCaddieislostorstolen,contactSkyGolfsotha

wecanflagyourESNaslostorstolentopreventunauthorizeduse.

OwnedByScreen.ThisscreenallowsSkyCaddiepersonalization.

OnlineSupport,SoftwareUpdates,andUpgrades.SkyCaddiesoftwareisautomaticallycheckedfo

upgradesandupdatedwhenyoudoaSync(formerlyDirectConnect).

1.7 DownloadingCoursestoYourSkyCaddie

Asdefinedabove,SkyCoursesaregolfcoursesthathavebeenrecordedforusewiththeSkyCaddieand

containuniqueinformationoneachcourselayout.ThousandsofpublishedSkyCourse sareavailableonlinea

theSkyGolfwebsiteforyoutodownloadtoyourSkyCaddie.OnceyouhaveinstalledCaddieSyncandselected

aMembershipPlan,youwillhaveaccesstoourrapidlygrowingdatabaseofprofessionallymappedcourses.

TosearchanddownloadcoursestoyourSkyCaddie,connectyourSkyCaddietoyourcomputerusingthe

suppliedcable,thenlaunchCaddieSync.Whenthewelcomepagecomesup,turnonyourSkyCaddieandclick

ontheSyncbuttononCaddieSynctologin.ClickonCoursesinCaddieSynctosearchforSkyCourses.

NoteYou can browse the SkyCourse

library anytime through the public

area of www.skygolf.com. However,

in order to obtain the courses for

use with your SkyCaddie, you MUST

have a Membership Plan and use

CaddieSync.

SG2.5LITE USERSThe SG2.5 Lite only provides

distances to the front, center,

and back of each green and the

shape of the green.If you are

interested in having distances

to fairway targets and the

IntelliGreen feature, you will

need to upgrade your SG2.5Lite

by syncing with CaddieSync and

click the Account tab..


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Note

You must be outdoors with anunobstructed view of the sky

for the SkyCaddie to receive

GPS satellite signals.

C h A P T E R 2

Playing Golf Wit Your SkyCaddie

2.1 AcquiringSignals

Whilestandingoutsidepriorto play,powerontheSkyCaddie.Select

StartbypressingtheLeftSoftKey.Pressthesoftkeytonavigatethe

initialstartupscreensuntiltheSatelliteSearchingScreenisdisplayed.YoumustpoweruptheSkyCaddie5-10minutespriortoplaytoacquire

GPSsatellitesignalsandreachoptimalperformance.

Whilesearchingforsatellitesignals,theSkyCaddiedisplaysanimated

graphicsindicatingwhensatellitesignalsarereceived.TheSkyCaddie

willdisplaySearching,AcquiringandReadyasitacquiressatellite

signals(Fig.6).OncetheappropriateGPSfixisacquired,theSkyCad-

diewillautomaticallyadvancetothenextscreen.(Youmaymanually

advancetothenextscreenwhiletheGPScontinuestosearchforsignals

byselectingOKorDemo).

2.2 SelectingaCoursetoPlay

IfyourSkyCaddiehasobtainedaGPSsatellitesignalfix,theSkyCaddiewillattempttodetermineyou

locationandauto-selecttheclosestinstalledcourse.

Whenacourseisdisplayed,pressSelecttoplaythatcourseorsimplyscrolltoanothercourse(courses

willbesortedbydistancefromyourcurrentlocation).IfnocoursesareinstalledonyourSkyCaddie

theSkyCaddiewillopentheDemoCourse.Ifonlyonecourseisloaded,theSkyCaddiewillaskifyou

wanttoplaythatcourse.

Onceacoursehasbeenselected,theSkyCaddiewillaskyoufortheholetostartonortheDrivingRange

(D).Maketheappropriateselectiontobegin.

2.3 TurningtheDigitalScorecardOnorOff(SG2.5 Only)

Duringstart-up,theSkyCaddiewillaskifyouwouldliketomaintainaDigitalScorecardofyourround

Threeoptionswillbepresented(Fig.7):

NewRound: Select ifyouarestartinga new roundand wishto

maintainascorecardfortheround.

ResumeRound:Selectifyoustartedascorecardforaround,was

interruptedduringthatround,andwanttogetbacktotheround

whereyouleftoff.

SkipScoring: SelectifyouarenotinterestedinusingtheDigital

Scorecardfeaturefortheroundyouareplaying.(Note:Selecting

SkipScoringeffectivelyturnsoffthescoringfeature,sothefol-

lowinginformationinthissectionwillnotapply.)

MaintainingyourscoreusingtheDigitalScorecardisamanualprocess;inotherwords,youwillneedto

manuallyinputyourscoresintotheSkyCaddieafterplayingeachhole.TheSkyCaddiewillnotautomati-

callytrackyourscores.SeeSection2.5formoreinformationontheDigitalScorecard.

2.4ViewingTargetsDuringPlay

TheSkyCaddieoffersseveraldifferenttargetviewscreensgivingyouoptionsfordisplayingthekeytarget

information.Choosethetargetviewsthatbestfityourstyleofplay.Thenextfewsectionsdetailth

variousviewsandtheirfunction:

2.4.1 IntelliGreen

Fig. 6: Searching for satellites

Fig. 7: Scorecardoptions


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AnIntelliGreenisagraphicoftheshapeofthegreen(Fig.9).InIntelliGreenview,thegreenwillhavean

arrowdrawnthroughitrepresentingadirectline-of-playfromwhereyou

areonthecourse.TheviewoftheIntelliGreenwillrotateonthescreen

toshowthegreenfromthedirectionofyourapproach(i.e.theclosest

partofthegreenwillalwaysdisplayatthebottom).

Thethreenumbersalongtheleftsideofthedisplayaredistancestothe

front,apointonthegreen(representedbyacrosshair),andbackofthe

greenalongthelinedrawn.Toswitchbetweenthesedistances,simply

chooseSelectusingtheLeft Soft Key.UsetheScroll Pad toreposition

theline-of-play(crosshair)byholdingdownthe Scroll Padinthedesired

directionandrelease.Thedistanceswillrecalculateautomaticallybased

onthenewpositionoftheline.

WhileintheIntelliGreenview,selectTargetwiththe Right Soft Keyto

viewtargetlists.ToreturntotheIntelliGreenview,selectiGreenusing

theRight Soft Key.

2.4.2 Target Views

YourSkyCaddiecandisplayfourdifferenttargetviewsdependingonyourpreference.Bydefault,two

viewswillbeactive(GraphicalandExpandedView).Youmaychooseanycombinationoffourtarge

viewswithinthePreferencesmenu.Toaccess Preferences,press theMenubuttonandscrollto

Preferencesandselect.WithinPreferences,scrolltoTargetViewsandselect.TheSkyCaddiewi

displayfourtargetviewoptions.Selectthedesiredtargetviewstodisplay(acheckmarkwillappearnex

toeachselectedtargetview).

TheSkyCaddiewilldisplayViewandiGreenatthebottomofeachtargetviewscreen.View(Left

SoftKey)switchestothenextenabledtargetviewscreen.ToquicklyreturntotheIntelliGreenviewfrom

anyofthefourtargetviewoptions,simplyselectiGreenusingthe Right Soft Key.Uponreturningto

theIntelliGreenscreenusingtheiGreenoption,selectingTargetatalatertimewillreturnyoutoth

lasttargetscreenviewed.ThefouravailableTargetViewsare:Standard,Graphical,Expanded,andBig

Number.

Standard:Alistingofalltargetsincludingsafelandingzonesinplayfromtheteethatarevisibleo

maybehiddenwillbedisplayed.UsetheScrollPadtoscrollthroughthetargetsmanually(otherwise

thetargetswillautomaticallyscrolloffthescreenasyoumovedownthefairway).Theinformation

providedwiththeStandardViewinstantlygivesyoutheknowledgethatonlyacaddiecanprovideto

negotiateahole(Fig.10).AppendixAhasacompletelistoftargetnamesandtheircorresponding

targetdescriptors.

Graphical:UsetheGraphicalViewtodisplaytargetsasintuitive,graphicalicons(Fig.11).PressUP/

DOWNontheScrollPadtomoveonetargetatatime.PressLEFT/RIGHTonthe Scroll Padtoscrol

tothetoporbottomofthetargetlistifthelistislongerthancanbedisplayedonasinglescreen.

Expanded:DisplaysanexpandedversionofthetargetdescriptorandgivesyoutheLeavesdistance

tothecenter(crosshaironIntelliGreenview)fromthattarget(Fig.12).

BigNumberTarget:Displaystheselectedtargetdistanceasaverylargenumberforeasyviewing(Fig

Fig. 9: IntelliGreen screen

Fig. 10: Standard View Fig. 11: Graphical View Fig. 12: Expanded View


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13,nextpage).PressUP/DOWNontheScrollPadtomoveonetargetatatime.SelectiGreento

returntotheIntelliGreenview.

2.4.3 Center Only View

Analternativeviewisavailableforthosesimplylookingforthedistancetothecenter.TheCenterOnl

ViewisenabledordisabledwithinPreferencesunderCenterOnly(Fig.14).TheCenterOnlyView

willoverrideanypreviouslyenabledtargetviews.Inordertodisplayothertargetviewoptions,Cente

Onlymustbeturnedoff.

2.5 UsingtheDigitalScorecard(New v.3 software feature)

Fig. 13: Big Number View Fig. 14: Center-Only option

Ifyouselectedthescoringoptionduringthestart-up,attheendofeachholetheSkyCaddiewillaskyouhow

manyshotsittooktocompletethehole(Fig.15).Bydefault,itwillshowwhatparisforthathole.

1. PressLEFT/RIGHTontheScroll Padtoadjustthetotalnumberofactualshotstaken.

2. Next,pressdownontheScrollPad,thenleft /righttoadjustthenumberofPuttsyoutook.

3. PresstheLeftSof tKeyunderNextwhenyouaredone.

Onceyouarefinishedwiththescoringonthathole,theSkyCaddiewilldisplayasummaryofhowmany

holesyouhaveplayed,howmuchoverorunderparyouareatthatpointintheround,yourtotalscor

andnumberofputts(Fig.16).Fromthisscreen,youhavetwooptions:

1. ClicktheLeftSoftKeyunderOKtoproceedtothenexthole,or

2. PresstheRightSoftKeyunderScoretoseeyourfullDigitalScorecard(Fig.17).

3. TonavigatethrougheachholeontheScorecard,pressup/downontheScrollPad.Tochangeascore

forahole,pressleft/rightontheScrollPad.

4. PresstheLeftSoftKeyunderOKtostartthenexthole,ortheRightSoftKeyunderScoretosee

yourOver/UnderSummary(Fig.18).

Fig. 15: Adjusting the score Fig. 16: Scoring Summary Fig. 17: Digital Scorecard


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TheOver/UnderSummaryscreentracksyourperformanceagainstthe

parsforeachhole.Anegativenumberrepresentsstrokesunderpar,a

positivenumberrepresentsstrokesoverpar,andanEwillappearif

youcompletedaholeatpar.

2.5.1 Turning Off te Digital Scoring Option in System Settings

Ifyoudecidenotto usethedigitalscoringfeatureforfuturerounds,

youmayturnofftheScoringoptionontheSystemSettingsmenubydoingthefollowing:

1. PresstheMenubutton

2. UsingtheScrollPad,movedowntoAdvancedMenuandpress

theLeftSoftKeyunderSelect

3. OntheAdvancedMenuscreen,scrolldowntoSys temSettingsand

pressSelect

4. UnderSystemSettings,scrolldowntoScoringandpressSelect,

thensettoOff(Fig.19)

5. PressExittoexitoutoftheMenubacktotheplayscreens.

2.6 MyParScoringOption(New v.3 software feature)

SkyCaddiealsoallowsyoutoenteryourhandicaporaMyPargoalinto

thescoringsystemsothattheDigitalScorecardforthecourseyouare

playingisadjustedaccordingtoyourhandicap.AMyPargoalisatarget

scoreforaparticulargolfcoursethataplayeriswantingtoachievetoimprovetheirgame.

ToactivatetheHCP/MyParScoringOption:

1. PresstheMenubutton

2. SelectPreferences

3. UsingtheScrollPad,scrolldowntoHCP/MyParandpresstheLeftSoftKeyunderSelect(Fig.20).

4. WhentheHCP/MyParscreenappears,youcanadjustyourhandicap(HCP)orMyPargoalbyusing

theScrollPadandadjustingthenumbertotheappropriatevalue(Figs.21&22).

5. PresstheLeftSof tKeyunderSelectwhenyouarefinished.

6. Press Exit toleave the PreferencesMenu and MainMenuto returnto the SkyCaddiespla

screens.

ThenexttimeyouplayaroundwithyourDigitalScorecardandMyParoptionon,youwillseeachang

Fig. 18: Over/Under Summary

Fig. 19: System Settings screen

Fig. 20: HCP / MyPar setting Fig. 21: Adjusting HCP value Fig. 22: Setting a MyPar goal


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onyourscorecard:

1. Ifyousetahandicap,theparsforholenumbersthatyouwillbeabletouseyourhandicaponwi

behighlightedinblue(Figs.23&24).

2. IfyousetaMyPargoal,theparsforholenumbersthatyouwillbeallowedextrastrokesonwillbe

highlightedinblue(Fig.25).TheParwillbeadjustedtoyourParforthehole.

C h A P T E R 3

Fig. 23: Scorecard with HCP Fig. 24: Over/Under with HCP Fig. 25: Scorecard with MyPar


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AsyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSkyCaddie,youmayfurthercustom-

izetheinformationdisplayedduringplayusingtheTargetSettings

optionwithintheAdvancedMenu.ToaccesstheAdvancedMenu,press

theMenu button,scrolltoAdvancedMenuandselect.Anumberof

menuitemswillappearwithintheAdvancedMenu.ScrollUP/DOWN

toselectTargetSettings.

TargetSettingsallowsyoutoconfiguretheSkyCaddietodisplaytargets

atpresetdistances.AlistofmenuoptionsasshowninFigure31willbe

displayed.ScrollUP/DOWNtohighlightthedesiredoptiontochange.

TargetsOver:AdjusttheSkyCaddietodisplaytargetsatsetdis-

tances.Toadjustthedistance,scrollUP/DOWNtoTargetsOver

andselect.Upon selectingTargets Over, a small window will

displayindicatingthecurrentdistancesetting(Fig.32).ScrollUP/

DOWNtoadjustthedistancefrom50-500yards.ChooseSelect

tosavethesetting.Thedefaultsettingistodisplaytargetsover

150yards.

Gre enAt:TheSkyCaddiewillautomaticallyswitchtotheIntelli-

Greenviewwhenyoureachasetdistance.Thedefaulttoswitchto

IntelliGreenis150yards.Toadjustthedistance,scrollUP/DOWN

toGreenAtandselect.Asmallwindowwilldisplayindicating

thecurrentdistancesetting(Fig.33).ScrollUP/DOWNtoadjust

thedistancefrom50-500yards.ChooseSelecttosavetheset-

ting.

TargetsFirst:SetsyourSkyCaddietodisplaythetargetlistfromthe

teefirstwhenyougotothenexthole,insteadoftheIntelliGreen

(Fig. 34).The defaultsettingis todisplay theIntelliGreen first.

Enablethisfeaturetodisplaythetargetlistfirst.Toenable,select

TargetsFirsttoopenthemenuitem.ScrolltoONandselect.

Acheckmarkwillappearnexttotheitemyouchoose.

GreenRef:ThisoptionissometimesreferredtoasPro-Front.When

GreenReferenceissettoFront,asmallsquarewillappearonthe

IntelliGreenwherethefrontismarked(Fig.35).ThewordFront

willreplaceCenterontargetlists.ThedistancewillbebasedontheFront(locationwherethesquareismarked).Toenable,scroll

toandselectGreenRef.toopenthemenuitem(Fig.36).Scroll

toFrontandselect.Acheckmarkwillappearnexttotheitemyou

choose.

GreenTgts:Enablethisoptiontodisplayadditionalgreentargets

(Example:Grn-RtCy,Grn-BackRt)inthetargetlistviews.Toenable,

scrolltoandselectGreenTgtstoopenthemenuitem.Movethe

ScrollPadtoONandselect.Acheckmarkwillappearnexttotheitemyouchoose.

C h A P T E R 4

NoteChoosing Exit while viewing

Targets Over or Green At

will not save your setting.

Fig. 31: Target settings

Fig. 34: Targets First setting Fig. 35: Green Ref set to Front Fig. 36: Green Ref setting

Fig. 32: Targets Over setting

Fig. 33: Green At setting


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Recording Your Own Course

TheSkyCaddieallowsyoutorecordthreegreentargets(Front,Center,andBack)foruptofivepersona

coursesthatarestoredonyourSkyCaddie.IfyouhavepurchasedaSkyPlayerClubMembershipPlan,youcan

backupandstorecoursesinyourownonlinemembershipaccountusingtheDirectConnectbuttonatwww

skygolf.com.YourpersonalrecordedcourseswillbestoredinyouronlineMySkyCaddieaccount.So,ifyou

SkyCaddieislostorstolen,youcanquicklyreloadthecourseswithouthaving

tore-recordthemindividually.

4.1 NamingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses

Torecorda course,selectSkyCoursesintheMainMenuthenscroll

toandselectNewCourse.ChooseYeswhenpromptedtoCreatea

NewCourse?.

Createanameforyourcourse(upto10characters)usingtheon-screen

keyboard(Fig.37).ScrollUP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHTtotheappropriate

letterandselect.Toclearaletter,scrollandselectthearrowsymbolin

thelowerright-handcornerofthedisplay.IfyouselectDone(Right

SoftKey)beforechoosinganylettersthecoursenamewilldefaultto

MYCOURSE#andsequentiallyaddanumberforeachcourse.

4.2 RecordingGreenTargets

Afterenteringthecoursename,selectDonetosaveandtoadvanceto

thetargetscreenshowingFront,Back,andCenter.Scrolltothedesired

greentargettorecordandselectRecord(Left Soft Key).Youwillbe

promptedtostandstillfor5secondswhiletheSkyCaddieisrecording

thelocation.Repeatthisprocessforeachofthegreentargets.

Therecommendedsequencetorecordtargetsistorecordthefrontof

thegreen,recordthebackofthegreen,thenwalktothecenterofthe

greenand,whenthetwodistancesareequal,recordthatlocation.

4.3 SettingParandHandicap

Tosettheparandhandicapforarecordedhole,presstheInfobutton.

AnupanddownarrowwillappearnexttoPar(Fig.39).ScrollUP/

DOWNtosetthedesiredpar.SelectHcp(Right Soft Key)toswitch

toHandicap.ScrollUP/DOWNtosetthedesiredhandicap.SelectOK

tosaveandexit.

4.4 PlayingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses

Toplaya personal SkyCaddie course,presstheMenubutton and

selectSkyCourses.Scrolltotheappropriatecoursenameandselect.

PressPlaytoviewalistofcourseholenumbers.Scrollandselect

theholetostarton.

4.5 Re-RecordingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses

PresstheMenubuttonandselectSkyC ourses.Scrolltotheappropriatecoursetore-recordandselect

PressPlaytoviewalistofcourseholenumbers.Scrollandselecttheholetostarton.

SelectMode(RightSoftKey)thenscrolltoRecordandselect.RepeatstepsoutlinedinSection4.

(RecordingGreenTargets).

4.6RenamingorDeletingPersonalSkyCaddieCourses

Fig. 37: On-screen keyboard

Fig. 39:

Setting Pars and Handicaps

Fig. 38:Recording the Front of the Green


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SkyCaddie Menu Items

TheSkyCaddiesMainMenuisaccessedbypressingtheMenubutton.TheMainMenucontainsalistofmen

itemsrelevanttoyourSkyCaddie,preferencesettingsandmore.Thefollowinglistoutlinestheitemsfoundin

theMainMenuandincludesabriefdescriptionofeach.

SkyCourses

SelectSkyCoursestodisplayalistofyouravailablecoursesandchooseacoursetoplay.Selectinga

coursedisplaysinformationspecifictothatcoursesuchascontactinformation,locationandstarrating

ChooseNewCoursetocreateandrecordyourowncourse.RefertoChapter4forinformationrelatedt

creatingyourowncourse.

DemoMode

Selectthisitemtoturnon/offthecoursedemomode.Thisoptionallowsyoutoviewthefeaturesofth

SkyCaddiewithoutbeingonanactualcourseorhavingsatellitelock.

Preferences

Preferencescontainalistofsettingsthatyoucanadjusttofityourstyleofplay.ScrollUP/DOWNto

highlightapreferenceitemandselect.Uponselecting,apop-upwindow

willappearlistingasetofoptionsspecifictothatmenuitem.Scrollto

theappropriatesettingandselect.

Distance:SetdistanceaseitherYards,Meters,Miles,orKilometers.

TargetViews:Enableupto4differenttargetviews.ChooseStan-

dard,Graphical,ExpandedorBigNumber.RefertoSection2.4.2

forinformationregardingTargetViews.

AutoHole:EnabletheAutoHolefeaturetoautomaticallyadvance

tothenextholeduringplayallowingforhands-freeplay.

CenterOnly:EnabletheCenterOnlyfeaturesoonlythedistance

tothecenterisdisplayed.Onceenabled,CenterOnlywilloverride

anypreviouslysettargetviews.

Backlight:AdjustthebrightnesslevelofthebacklightasneededbypressingthescrollpadUP/DOWN

tothedesiredlevel(0-100).ChooseSelecttosavethesetting.(RefertoSystemSettings/Auto

BkLightonPage32forimportantinformationregardingtheSkyCaddiebacklight.)

Theme:FurtherpersonalizethelookoftheSkyCaddiesoftwarebyselectingoneoftheavailablecolor

themeoptions.

HCP/MyPar:AllowsyoutosetyourHandicaporMyPargoalintheSkyCaddiesothattheDigital

Scorecard automaticallyadjusts accordingto yourplayinglevel.Moreinformationon theDigita

ScorecardisavailableinSection2.5ofthisGuide.

ID/Version

YourSkyCaddieelectronicserialnumberandsoftwareversionarelistedinthisscreen.Inaddition,you

Ownedbyinformationiscontainedwithinthisscreen.TheOwnedbyinformationiscreatedbyCad

dieSyncanddownloadedtoyourSkyCaddieuponperformingaSync(formerlyDirectConnect).

AdvancedMenu

TheAdvancedMenucontainsadditionaltargetsettingsaswellasinformationregardingMembership,

GPSandDiagnostics.

Fig. 42: Preference menu


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MemberInfo:containsdetailregardingyourSkyPlayerClubMem-

bership,WebIDandnumberofpublishedandunpublishedcourses

downloadedtoyourSkyCaddie.

TargetSettings:YourSkyCaddiewillautomaticallydisplaytargets

infrontofyouduringplay.Youcanalwaysmanuallyscrollback

totargetsbehindyouifneeded(bypressingtheScrollPadUP/

DOWN).Inadditiontoautomaticallyscrollingtargets,youcanset

yourSkyCaddietodisplaytargetsatspecificdistancesasfollows:

Targets Over:adjusttheSkyCaddietodisplaytargetsatset

distances.Setthedistancefrom50to500yards.Thedefault

settingistodisplaytargetsover150yards.

Green At:theSkyCaddiewillautomaticallyswitchtotheIntel-

liGreenview when youreacha setdistance.The defaultto

switchtoIntelliGreenis150yards.Youmayadjustthissettingfrom50-500yards.

Targets First:SetyourSkyCaddietodisplaythetargetlistfromtheteefirstwhenyougototh

nexthole(insteadofdisplayingtheIntelliGreen).ThedefaultsettingistodisplaytheIntelliGreen

first.Enablethisfeaturetodisplaythetargetlistfirst.

Green Ref:SometimesreferredtoasPro-Front.WhenGreenReferenceissettoFront,asma

squarewillappearontheIntelliGreenwherethefrontismarked.ThewordFrontwillreplacCenterontargetlists.ThedistancewillbebasedontheFrontmarker.

Green Tgts:Enablethisoptiontodisplayadditionalgreentargets(Example:Grn-RtCy,Grn-BackRt

inthetargetlistviews.Toenable,scrolltoandselectGreenTgtstoopenthemenuitem.Move

theScrollPadtoONandselect.Acheckmarkwillappearnexttotheitemyouchoose.

SystemSettings

SystemSettingsoffersadditionalconfigurationspecifictotheoperationoftheSkyCaddie.

AutoOff:SettheintervaloftimetoautomaticallypoweroffyourSkyCaddieafternoactivity.Intervals

are30/60/90minutesorNever.WithinSystemSettings,scrolltoAutoOffandselect.Scroll

UP/DOWNtothedesiredtimeintervalandselect.Uponselecting,acheckmarkwillbeplacednex

toyourchoiceandyouwillreturntotheSystemSettingsscreen.

AutoBkLight: TheSkyCaddie isdesignedtoturn onthe backlightonlywhenit isneeded.Thi

functionalityiscontrolledbytheAutoBkLightsetting.WhensettoON,theAutoBkLightfeaturewill

turnonthebacklightwhenalowlightconditionisdetected(Treecover,indoors,etc).Thepreferred

settingforAutoBkLightisON.WhensettoOFF,thebacklightsensorisdisabledandthebackligh

willremainonatalltimes(evenoutdoors).ThiswillreducetheexpectedbatterylifefortheSkyCad-

dieduringaroundofgolf.(RefertoPreferences/BacklightonPage30forinstructionsonhowto

setthebrightnesslevelofthebacklight.)

Factory:Resetssettingstofactorydefaults.

Rename/Delete

RenameorDeleteapersonalSkyCaddiecourse.RefertoChapter4:RecordingYourOwnCoursefo

moreinformationaboutpersonalSkyCaddiecourses.

Rename:AllowsyoutorenamepersonalSkyCaddiecourses.SeeSection4.6formoreinformation

regardingrenamingpersonalSkyCaddiecourses

Dele te:AllowsyoutodeletepersonalSkyCaddiecourses.SeeSection4.6formoreinformation

regardingdeletingpersonalSkyCaddiecourses

GPS

TheGPSmenuitemcontainsGPSinformationanddataspecifictoyourSkyCaddie.Theseitemsmaybe

viewedfortroubleshootingpurposeswhileworkingwithSkyGolfCustomerSupport.

IMPORTANT!Turning off the Auto Backlight

feature will reduce the expected

battery life of a single charge as the

backlight remains on as long as the

SkyCaddie is powered on.

Fig. 43: Advanced Menu


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NMEAOutput:AllowsoutputofGPSdatathroughtheSkyCaddiedataporttoacomputerrunning

aGPS-compatibleprogram.

SatelliteSearch:Thisscreenshowsthestatusof thesatellitesignalacquisitionusingagraphica

representation.

Re set:TheresetoptionwillresettheGPSreceiver.Thisfunctionmaybeusedwhiletroubleshooting

withSkyGolfCustomerSupport.

Diagnostics

TheseoptionsmaybereferencedwhiletroubleshootingwithaSkyGolfCustomerSupportrepresenta-

tive

SatelliteInfo:Displaysinformationaboutthesatellitesandtheirsignalstrength.

TestLCD:SelecttotesttheSkyCaddieLCD

TestButtons:SelecttotesteachSkyCaddiebuttonanditsresponse.

TestBat/USB:SelecttotesttheUSBconnectionwithyourSkyCaddieandcomputerandtoview

detailsrelatedtothebatteryvoltage.

PowerOff

ProvidesanalternatemethodtotheCenter Soft KeyforpoweringofftheSkyCaddie.

HelpfulHints

DOturntheSkyCaddieonoutside,awayfrombuildingsandotherobstructions.TheSkyCaddieneeds

towarmupapproximately5-10minutespriortoplay.Foroptimalperformancewhileplaying,ensure

thattheSkyCaddiehasaclearviewoftheskyatalltimes.Avoidbeingaroundbuildings,obstruc-

tions,heavyfoliage,lowareaswithadjacentobstructions,orreflectiveobjects(suchasmetal/glas

structures)whileusingtheSkyCaddie.

DOwatchyoursignalstrengthindicator.Thehigherthesignalstrength,themoreaccuratethesystem

willbe.Thebestsignalstrengthisobtainedinopenareas,withtheantennapointingtowardthesky

ata45to90angle.HoldingtheSkyCaddieawayfromyourbodymayimprovesignalstrengthin

weakareas.Itisnormalforthesatellitesignalstrengthindicatortofluctuateasyoumovearoundthe

golfcourse.

DOmakesurethattheSkyCaddiesbatterylevelisfullbeforeplay.

DONOTuseACchargersorUSBcablesthatdidnotcomewithorarenotauthorizedforusewith

yourSkyCaddie.

DONOTturntheSkyCaddieonandoffduringplay.TheSkyCaddieisasmartsystemthatcontinuestodownloaddatafromsatellitestoadjusttoyourenvironmentduringplay.Turningitonandoffwi

interruptsatellitecommunication.Ifyoutakealongbreakattheturn,youmayturntheSkyCaddi

offtoconservebat terypower,butallow5-10minutesforittoreturntooptimalaccuracy.

DONOTmakeanysuddenorjerkingmovementswiththeSkyCaddie.

DONOTexposeyourSkyCaddietoextremetemperaturesorwater.Treatitlikeyouwouldyource

phone.DonotleaveyourSkyCaddieinasuper-heatedvehiclewhennotinuse.

NoteThe Global Positioning System

(GPS) is a free service operated

by the U.S. Government, which is

solely responsible for its accuracyand maintenance. The SkyCaddie

also utilizes a Satellite-Based

Augmentation System (SBAS) to

provide unsurpassed accuracy

in normal conditions when used

as recommended. SBAS signals

are available throughout most of

the United States and are being

implemented in Europe and parts

of Asia. Where SBAS signals are

not available or hindered by hilly or

mountainous terrain, the

SkyCaddies performance

may not be optimal.


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A P P E N D I X A

Target Icons and Target Descriptors

BackofGreen Zone Hazard Marker

CenterofGreen LayUpTo Ditch WaterCarry

FrontofGreen FairwayTarget Mound Water

Green EndofFairway To Creek

BunkerRightCarry Bunker Upslope OutofBounds

BunkerRight BunkerinFairway Downslope Tree

BunkerLeftCarry BunkerLeft Leaves ProFront

Target

Name

Target

Descriptor

Target

Name

Target

Descriptor

Green.........................Gn

Plate..........................Plt

FairwayTarget.............FT

EndofFairway.............EoF

Fairway....................... Fwy

BunkerRight...............BkrRt

BunkerLeft.................BkrLt

Bunker........................ Bkr

Carry..........................Cy

Creek..........................Crk

Mound........................ Mnd

UpSlope ......................UpSlp

DownSlope..................DnSlp

Tee.............................T

PopUp........................PU

BallWasher..................Bwash

Bottom.......................Btm

Disc...........................Dsc

Leaves........................Lv

Last............................Lst

Point..........................Pnt

Pond..........................Pnd

Path...........................Pth

Bush..........................Bsh

Range......................... Rng

Hole...........................Hle

Marsh......................... Mrsh

Sprinker......................Sp

WaterCooler...............Wtrcolr

Water.........................Wtr

Bridge.........................Brdg

Post............................Pst

Over...........................Ovr

Island.........................Islnd

Flag............................Flg

White.........................Wht

Black..........................Blk

Orange........................ Orng

Yellow.........................Ylw

Gold...........................Gld

False..........................Flse

Pole............................Pol

Sign...........................Sgn

LayUpTo.....................LayUp

Dogleg........................DogLg

Target.........................Trgt

Stone..........................Stn

Front..........................Frt

Left............................Lt

Right..........................Rt

Center........................Ctr

Middle........................Ctr

Marker........................ Mkr

Target

Name

Target

Descriptor


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A P P E N D I X B

SkyCaddie Membersip Benefit Comparison*

*Seethemembershipareaofwww.skygolf.comforlatestinformation.

**Birdiemembersmayaddanadditionalstatetotheirplanforafee.LogintoCaddieSyncfordetails.

Register

Only

Birdie Eagle Double

Eagle

RegionCovered N/A State** Country World

NumberofSkyCoursedownloadsinPlan 0 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

MembershipPlanterm 0 1Year 1Year 1Year

BasicGreenTargets:Front,Center,&BackOnlyifuser

mapsacourse

X X X

Distancesupto40targetsperhole X X X

IntelliGreenTechnology X X X

Upgradeable X X X

Accesstoprofessionally-mappedcourses X X X

Accesstocourseandsoftwareupdates X X X

MaximumnumberofpublishedSkyCourses

storedontheSkyCaddie0 20 20 20

Maximumnumberofuser-recordedcourses

storedinCaddieSync0 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Maximumnumberofuser-recordedcourses

storedontheSkyCaddie5 5 5 5

Do I Need aMembersip Plan to

Play Wit SkyCaddie?

No, although we highly recommend

it. The optional annual Membership

Plan unleashes the full potential of

your SkyCaddie. Through a Plan,

a Member receives access to our

unmatched library of professional,

precision ground-mapped courses,

green outlines, automatic course

updates, software updates,

enhanced security features, and

exclusive web content.


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Target Examples

TheseexamplesillustratethekindsoftargetsyouwouldseeontheSkyCaddie.

Fig. C-1: Par 5 Fig. C-2: Par 4

Fig. C-3: Par 4 Fig. C-4: Par 5


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