Reference Waypoints / Database Accessing Waypoints in the Database -- All stored waypoints, whether user-input or preloaded, can be found in the Waypoint Database. You will need to access waypoints in the database whenever you are editing waypoints, activating a GOTO route or creating a multileg route. From Any Screen Highlight Database Use up/down arrows to select category Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Selecting Waypoints from the Nearest List. If Near Position, N ear C ity or Near C ursor is selected as the "Find By" option for the database or if User was selected as the category, you will be presented with a list of waypoints that you can choose from. The information at the bottom of the screen indicates the bearing and distance to the highlighted waypoint from your present position. Use up/down arrows to highlight waypoint Selecting Waypoints from the Alphabetical List. If Alphabetical is selected as the "Find By" option for the database a slightly different screen from the Nearest list is displayed. A keyboard is graphically displayed allowing you to enter the name of the waypoint or map object you are looking for. You need not enter the entire name, just enough letters to narrow the search down. (A minimum of four characters is recommended.) Selecting "OK" and pressing enter brings up a listing of the waypoints, starting with the one you entered at the top. Note: When selecting the User category, the SporTrak does not use the keyboard display. SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 39 Reference Selecting Waypoints Nearest to the Cursor. As discussed in the Map Screen section, the Map Screen has two modes of operation, position and cursor. If you are in the cursor mode you may want to know what waypoints are near your cursor rather than the ones nearest to your present position. You can do this by selecting the "Find By" option of Near C ursor . You are then presented with a list of waypoints that are close to the cursor for the category you selected. After the list is presented, you can use the Up/Down arrows to highlight a waypoint, and press [ENTER] to view information on it. When highlighting a waypoint, the bearing and distance from the cursor to the waypoint is displayed at the bottom of the list. Note: The "Find By" option Near C ursor is only available when the Map screen is in the Cursor Mode. Saving Present Position as a Waypoint -- Creates and stores your present position into the memory of the SporTrak. Stored waypoints can be used in GOTO and route creation. While saving the waypoint, you can edit the icon, name and add a message or you can just save the waypoint using the default name supplied by the SporTrak. From Any Screen Modify (see Note) (Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You are then placed into the Edit M ode . Using the method described in "Getting Started" you can personalize the waypoint, making it easy to remember what it is.) Creating New Waypoint Manually -- Allows the creation of a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position. The coordinates for the new position need to be entered manually. From Any Screen Highlight Location Field Edit Line 1 of the Location Field Edit Line 2 of the Location Field Edit Elevation Field Highlight "Save" Button (Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You are then placed into the Edit M ode .) 40 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Creating New Waypoint with Map Cursor -- Provides a method of creating a new waypoint with coordinates other than your present position. The new coordinates are computed automatically based on the location of the map cursor. From Map Screen Use arrow keys to move cursor to desired Modify (see Note) (Note: To modify the icon, name or message use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to change and press [ENTER]. You are then placed into the Edit M ode .) Deleting a User Waypoint -- Deletes a waypoint that you have created. From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User left/right arrows select "Find By" Select Waypoint to be Deleted Confirm? Yes or No Highlight Delete Editing a User Waypoint -- Allows you to edit a waypoint that you have already stored in the SporTrak's memory. From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User left/right arrows select "Find By" Select Waypoint to be Edited Select Field to be Edited Edit the Field Repeat selecting and editing fields until all changes are complete Highlight "Save" button An alternative method to entering the edit mode is after highlighting the waypoint you wish to modify press WPT and press [ENTER]. [MENU]. Highlight Edit SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 41 Reference Viewing a Map Object on the Map -- Displays on the Map the Map Object you have selected. Note: This function is for viewing map objects (cities, airports, etc.) only. See Viewing User Waypoints on the Map for instructions on how to perform this feature using User waypoints. From Any Screen Highlight Database Select Database Category Select Waypoint from the list Viewing a User Waypoint on the Map -- Locates and displays on the Map the selected User Waypoint. From Any Screen Highlight Database Highlight User Select Waypoint from the list Use U/D arrows to highlight "View" button Note: If the waypoint is used in a route you will get a warning that it is in a route after selecting it from the list. This is because the screen that you access the view button can also be used to edit the waypoint and it may be undesirable to edit a waypoint that is being used in a route. Also note that any edits you make to the waypoint are not saved when you use the View button. You need to highlight the Save button and press [ENTER] to record your changes. Saving a Map Object as a User Waypoint -- Saves a Map Object as a waypoint to be stored in your User Waypoint List. You would do this should you want to modify the object or if you wanted to use the object as a waypoint in the Sun/Moon or Fish/Hunt functions. Follow the instructions above for Viewing a M ap O bject on a M ap. Press [MARK]. Edit any field of the waypoint that you want and when you are done, highlight "Save" and press [ENTER]. 42 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Searching for a Street Address -- This option allows you to search an uploaded map database for a specific street address. After finding the address, you can save it as a waypoint ("Mark") or view it on the Map Screen. NOTE: The option is av ailable ONL Y if y ou hav e uploaded one or mor detailed maps fr om the M agellan M apSend S treets CD-R OM. From Any Screen Highlight Database Use arrows to highlight an uploaded map region Enter street name Use arrows to highlight street name e Highlight Address Use arrows to view address range Enter address number Highlight "Mark" or "View" Mark. If you select "Mark" and press [ENTER], the Edit Waypoint screen is displayed. You can now change any of the attributes for this waypoint. Highlight "Save" and press [ENTER] to record this waypoint into the memory of the SporTrak. View. Selecting "View" and pressing [ENTER] returns you to the Map Screen in the Cursor Mode with the cursor on the address you entered. From this point, you can create a waypoint by pressing the [MARK] button. Note: The address search has some limitations and is based upon the map that was uploaded from the MapSend Streets software. While you are entering the address you will notice that the available range is displayed on the screen. Addresses entered must fall within that range. SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 43 Reference Routes Creating a GOTO Route -- Creates and sets as the active route a 1-leg From Any Screen If a GOTO route already exists, you will be asked to clear it. Select Waypoint Category Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Select Waypoint from List route with your present position as the starting point and a destination waypoint that you choose from the waypoint database. GOTO routes are not saved in memory. When you turn your SporTrak off and then back on, the GOTO route is gone. You need to create a new GOTO route if you intend on completing the route. Also note that when you are selecting the Waypoint Category you are being instructed to select the "Find By". You can select only those waypoints in your general vicinity (Near Position) or all of the waypoints in the category in alphabetical order (Alphabetical). Creating a Backtrack Route -- Creates a route using track information stored in the SporTrak to "retrace" your steps. A good example of using a backtrack would be if you were out hiking or jogging with your SporTrak turned on and computing position fixes. After 30 minutes you From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select "Backtrack" from Route List Highlight Activate Backtrk choose to return to where you started, following the same route you just took. All you need do is follow the instructions below and let the SporTrak take you there. Creating a Multileg Route -- Provides the means to create a multileg route that can be stored in memory. Multileg routes are easily the most complicated function in the 44 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference SporTrak, but once you can visualize what a multileg route (route) is, it becomes very easy to understand and create. If you understand that a GOTO is a 1-leg route with a starting point and a destination point, then imagine a bunch of GOTO's strung together where the destination of one GOTO is the starting point for the next GOTO. That means if B A D Seg m 1 ent Seg me nt 2 C Seg m 3 ent you had three GOTO's, one from "A" to "B", another from "B" to "C" and a third from "C" to "D" you could then put them together to make one multileg route. In this example you would have a 3-leg route that went from "A" to "B" to "C" to "D". From Any Screen Step 1: Select starting waypoint Highlight Routes Select an "Empty" Route Select Waypoint Category Use L/R arrows to select "Find By" Select Waypoint from List Step 2: Use up/down arrows to move Select leg highlight to next available leg in destination the route. Indicated by dashes. waypoint Select Waypoint Category Use left/right arrows to select "Find By" Select Waypoint from List Repeat Step 2 for all additional legs in the route. Step 3: Save the route Use up/down arrows to highlight "Save Route" button These routes have an advantage over GOTO's in that A) the starting point does not have to be your present position, B) they are always in memory and if activated they remain activated, even when you turn the SporTrak off and then back on, and C) they can be saved and used over and over again. (Note: these routes have been termed "multileg" in an effort to make the understanding of them a little clearer, however you could create a 1-leg route and save it in the SporTrak's memory.) SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver 45 Reference Sample Route List (Bold route indicates "Active" route) Sample Route Create Activating/Deactivating a Route -- Enables the activating or deactivating of a stored route. When a route is being used to navigate, it is termed to be "active". When you want to use a route to navigate with, follow these steps to activate it. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Activate or Deactivate (Note: If the route is active, the SporTrak will automatically display "Deactivate Route" in the menu and inversely if the route is not active, "Activate Route" will be displayed.) Viewing a Route -- Allows you to view the legs of a route using the same screen that was used to create the route. Viewing a route can be used if you just wanted to see the components of the route or as a precursor to editing the route. From Any Screen Highlight Routes Select Route Highlight Map View Route Editing a Route -- Enables you to modify an existing route by inserting a leg, deleting a leg or replacing a leg. Follow the instructions above for Viewing a R oute and then use the instructions for inserting, deleting, replacing or appending a leg as appropriate. When you are done with editing the route, use the Up/Down arrows to highlight the "Save Route" button and press [ENTER]. 46 SporTrak Color GPS Mapping Receiver Reference Inserting a Leg -- Inserts a waypoint in the middle of an existing leg thereby making two legs where there used to be one. Select route to be edited. See Instructions for Viewing a Route Highlight Insert Highlight destination waypoint for leg that will have a leg inserted. Select Database Select Waypoint In the example of a route that goes from "A" to "B" to "C" to "D", if you wanted to insert the waypoint "E" between "B" and "C" you would highlight the waypoint "C" and follow the steps to insert waypoint "E". Your route would then be "A" to "B" to "E" to "C" to "D". B Segment 2 E ...