Garmin GPS Kit User Manual download pdf (Page 29)

‘TracBack’ Navigation and the Tracks Page

‘TracBack’ allows you to return along a traveled path

without marking any waypoints. The eTrex draws a ‘track

log’ or ‘electronic breadcrumb trail’ as you travel. When

you are ready to return to where you started, eTrex will

take you back by following the ‘electronic breadcrumb trail’

you left behind. You can save a total of ten tracks in the

eTrex. The track log starts recording as soon as the eTrex

gets a location fix. If you want to keep a record of a certain

track log before deleting it, go ahead and save it.

The saved tracks can be used for navigation later. After a

track log is saved as a “saved track”, the saved track will

have a beginning (BEGIN) point and an ending (END)

point. It simply means “when/where” is the starting point

and ending point of the saved track. The percentage of

memory used by the current track log is displayed at the

top of the page. After the track log is ‘CLEARED’, it will

show zero percent. When the display shows 99%, the most

recent track points will start overwriting the least recent

track points. Thus, in order to avoid losing any track

points, you should save the track log before it reaches 99%

of memory usage.

To save a track for navigation later:

1. Press the PAGE Button and switch to the ‘MENU’

Page. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight

‘TRACKS’. Press ENTER. The Track Log Page appears.

2. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘SAVE ’

and press ENTER. The ‘SAVE BACK THROUGH’

window appears giving you a time frame for saving a

track or ‘ENTIRE LOG’. Press the UP or DOWN

button and select the desired option. Press ENTER.

The saved track appears graphically on a sub page.

Press the UP or DOWN button and select ‘OK’. Press

ENTER.

3. The track is now saved and appears in the ‘SAVED

TRACKS’ list on the Track Log Page.

Track Logs

You need to save the

track log first before you

can use the TracBack

feature.

For effective use

of the ‘TRACBACK’

feature, ‘CLEAR’ the

track log before starting a

new trip or after saving

the track log. To clear the

track log, follow the steps

given on page 17,

“Clearing a Cluttered

Map Display”.

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