Using Routes

You can use routes for planning and measuring distances. Routes can also be uploaded from a PC, and they can be emailed.

To create a routes, start by creating a mark, as above. Touch the blue pop-up menu button, and select Create Route. The mark is now shown as a blue dot, and the Done button appears at the top of the screen. Touch the map to create each waypoint in your route. Don't worry too much if the waypoints are not exactly where you want them. When you have finished creating the route, you can zoom in, select each waypoint and drag it to the precise location later. While you are creating the route, you can scroll and zoom the map, and change maps. When you have created all the waypoints, touch the Done button at the top of the screen.

As you create or edit the route, the total distance is displayed at the top of the screen.

Touch one of the waypoints, and the Drag/Menu buttons are displayed. The name of the waypoint and the distance and bearing from the previous waypoint are display. If you touch the menu button, you can delete, insert or edit a waypoint, or delete or edit the route. If you insert at the last waypoint of the route, it allows you to continue adding wayponts to extend the route, until you touch the Done button.

It is easy to measure a distance and bearing with the Route tool. Create a Mark, and drag it to the point you want to measure from. Touch the blue menu button, Create Route. Touch the other point to place a waypoint, and touch it again to select it. Drag to the exact point, and read off the distance and bearing just above. When you are finished, tap the menu button again and Delete the route.

To see a list of your routes, flip the page over and touch the overlay button, then tap Routes in the segmented button at the top. Tapping a route allows you to edit the name, comment, change the color, view it on the map or delete it.

To navigate along a route, touch the blue menu button, and select Follow Route. The on-screen arrow pointer and navigation data on the flip side provides all the information you need to accurately follow the route. Turn the device to landscape mode for more data, or customize the data screen to meet your needs.

Auto-Routing

Next: Customizing the Navigation data