SkyGolf SGX Fitness Electronics User Manual


 
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• DOturntheSGXonoutside,awayfrombuildingsandotherobstructions.TheSGXneedstowarmup
approximately5-10minutespriortoplay.Foroptimalperformancewhileplaying,ensurethattheSGX
hasaclearviewoftheskyatalltimes.Whiletheomni-directional,high-performanceGPSantenna
hasbeendesignedtolockquicklytomoresatellitesandstaylockedtomaintainperformanceinall
terrains,itisstillagoodideatoavoidbeingaroundbuildings,obstructions,heavyfoliage,lowareas
withadjacentobstructions,orreflectiveobjects(suchasmetal/glassstructures)whileusingtheSGX.
• DOsyncyourSGXwithCaddieSyncregularly.SyncingregularlyallowstheSGXtokeeprunningatpeak
performance.Syncingallowsyoutocheckalertsfornewfeaturesandsoftwareupdates;automatically
uploadyourlatestscorecardtoClubSG;anddownloadnewcoursesandchangeyourFavoriteslist.
• DOperformaSoftResetiftheSGXappearstobeunresponsive.ToperformasoftresetontheSGX,
pressandholdthecenterPowerButtonandtheJoystickforseveralsecondsuntiltheSGXreboots.
• DOwatchyoursignalstrengthindicator.Thehigherthesignalstrength,themoreaccuratethesystem
willbe.Thebestsignalstrengthisobtainedinopenareas,withtheantennapointingtowardtheskyat
a45°to90°angle.HoldingtheSGXawayfromyourbodymayimprovesignalstrengthinweakareas.
Itisnormalforthesatellitesignalstrengthindicatortofluctuateasyoumovearoundthegolfcourse.
• DOmakesurethattheSGX’sbatteryisfully-chargedbeforeplay.
• DONOTpresstheJoystickwhenyouwanttomovetheon-screencursororcrosshairs.TheJoystick
ontheSGXismulti-directionalandsensitivetototheslightestfingermovements.PressingtheJoystick
willselectoptionsonthescreen,whilegentlyslidingtheJoystickup,down,rightleft,etc.willmove
theon-screencursororcrosshairs.YoudonotneedtopressdownontheJoysticktomoveit.
• DONOTuseACchargersorUSBcablesthatdidnotcomewithorarenotauthorizedforusewith
yourSGX.ThewrongadaptersorcablesmaydamagetheSGX.
• DONOTturntheSGXonandoffduringplay.TheSGXisa“smartsystem”thatcontinuestodownload
datafromsatellitestoadjusttoyourenvironmentduringplay.Itisdesignedtostayoncontinuously
duringaroundofgolf.Turningitonandoffwillinterruptsatellitecommunicationandslowdown
play.Ifyoutakealongbreakattheturn,youmayturntheSkyCaddieofftoconservebatterypower,
butallow5-10minutesforittoreturntooptimalaccuracy.
• DONOTmakeanysuddenorjerkingmovementswiththeSGX.
• DONOTexposeyourSGXtoextremetemperatures.Treatitlikeyouwouldyourcellphone.Donot
leaveyourSGXinasuper-heatedvehiclewhennotinuse.