Garmin Oregon 450

I bet you didn’t know that you cannot just use a Garmin Oregon 450 or Oregon 450T straight out the box. Well you can but if you want your GPS to be set up super accurately then you need to follow these simple rules:

1) First begin by resetting the device to delete any data and to start from scratch. You can do this by going into SETUP and clicking RESET. Make sure you reset all options. If you have Way points saved you can probably leave this setting.

2) Now whilst in SETUP got to POSITION FORMAT and make sure this is set to British Grid.

3) Still in SETUP go to SYSTEM and select WAAS enabled. WAAS was previously turned off globally and is a better satellite system. It has since been turned on and is available now for use with consumer GPS devices. It improves accuracy by 5 times over normal settings!

4) Finally in SETUP go to HEADING. Change Display to Numeric (If you are using this for military purposes change it to Mills). Make sure North Reference is in Magnetic and Compass is set to Auto. Finally Calibrate the compass.

5) You are now done and probably have the most set up GPS on the planet

6) Other features are more for personal preference.

######TIP OF THE DAY###### Garmin Dakota’s and Oregon’s use Lithium Batteries which can be very expensive. We would recommend Nickel-Metal Hydride as they are cheaper, last much longer and have a better life span.

More information can be found here: http://www.lovingoutdoors.co.uk/bored/setting-up-a-garmin-dakota-and-oregon-gps/ Thanks LO Team