If I remember right(and as old as I am sometimes I dont) I think I went to garmins website and was able to read the manual before I got mine,,, I had a garmin emap before the 60cs but reading the manual kinda speeded things up when it got here,,,,,,my emap came with a video and it wasnt really helpful but the emap didnt do near as much as the new one either,,,,,, they are really not hard to use,,, bascily just hit the menu and choose what you want to do,, if you mess up, start over,,,,, just be sure and stock up on batteries,, they last a long time when you use it in the field but go pretty fast when your punching buttons for several hours at a time,,,,,,again, good luck,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,, cg