SkyGolf SGX User Manual

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Playing Golf With Your SGX
3.1  Acquiring Signals
While standing outside prior to play, power on the SGX by
pressing and holding down the Center Key for 1-2 seconds.
After boot-up, the SGX will display the Main Menu. Choose
“Play Golf” to begin. The SGX will search for satellite signals,
keeping you informed of its status using the progress bar.
Once satellite signals have been acquired, the Satellite Signal
Indicator will show the signal strength, represented by a series
of bars. The SGX will then automatically advance to the next
screen (or you may choose to manually advance to the next
screen while the GPS continues to search for signals).
3.2  Selecting a Course to Play
Once the SGX has acquired satellite signals, the Auto-Course
Select  feature  will  attempt  to  determine  your  location  and
automatically select the closest installed course. In the event
that you have a Basic Green (Preloaded) map and a Full-
Featured map of the same golf course installed on the SGX,
the SGX will select the Full-Featured course by default.
When a course is displayed on the Course Selection screen,
either select that course to play, or simply scroll to another
course. Courses will be sorted by distance from your current
location. “Preloaded Courses...” will let you search for Basic
Green courses on the SGX. “Nearby Courses...” will tell the
SGX to auto-search for the closest golf courses from your
location and display them.
Once a course has been selected, the SGX will ask you for the hole to start on or you may choose to select
the Driving Range. Make the appropriate selection to begin.
3.2.1  Manually Selecting a Basic Green Course (Preloaded Course):
1.  On the Main Menu, select either “Courses” or “Play Golf”
2.  On the Course Selection screen, scroll to the option that says “Preloaded Courses...” then press the
Right Key under “OK”.
3.  Choose the Region (typically the country) of the golf course’s location by moving the Joystick up/down,
then select “OK”.
4.  Choose  the  State/Province  or
other  sub-region  where  the
course is located by scrolling up/
down, then select “OK”.
5.  Search for the course by name
by  scrolling  through  the  list  of
courses  shown  on  the  SGX.
Once  you  have  discovered  the
course,  press  the  Right  Key
under “OK”. The SGX will load
that course map so you can play
using that information.
Satellite Search screen
Main Menu
Note 
If you have the Scoring option turned 
on under “Settings > Scoring”, 
then when you select “Play Golf” or 
“Courses”, the SGX will ask you if you 
wish to start a new round before the 
Course Selection screen appears.
Hole Selection screen
Course Selection screen
Choosing the state of 
the Basic Green course
Choosing the country of 
the Basic Green course
Selecting the course 
name within the state
Did You Know?
A Demo Course has also been 
preloaded on the SGX to allow you 
to view some of the functionality of 
the SGX through a simulation. If no 
courses are installed on your SGX, it 
will open the “Demo Course”. If only 
one course is loaded, the SGX will 
ask if you want to play that course.
Note 
After the complimentary 30-day 
Course Preload trial period is over, 
you will only see courses for the 
region your Membership plan covers. 
If you sign up for a SGX Membership 
before the 30 day trial is over, you 
will still have access to all of the 
preloaded courses.