Operation Manual

Chapter 4: The chart application 49
4.8 Using tracks
A track is an on-screen trail that represents the course you have
taken. This trail is made up of a series of track points which are cre-
ated automatically. You can save the track to create a permanent
record of where you have been.
Creating a track
There is a maximum number of track points that can be stored by
your system. A warning will be shown if the track you are creating
uses the maximum number of track points and, if you continue to
record the track, start to overwrite the earliest track points with
newer ones.
To start recording a track;
1. Press the TRACKS softkey.
2. Press the START TRACK softkey.
To stop recording a track:
1. Press the TRACKS softkey.
2. Press the STOP TRACK softkey.
3. Press SAVE TRACK, or DISCARD TRACK depending on what
you want to do with the track.
Creating a route from a track
To create a route from a current track:
This method takes a ‘snapshot’ of the track to date, converts it to a
route and then continues to lay the track.
1. Use the trackpad to highlight the required track.
2. Press the CREATE ROUTE FROM TRACK softkey.
3. Press YES to give the route a name, or NO to store the route with
the next default route number.
To create a route from a saved track:
1. Press the TRACKS softkey.
2. Press the CREATE ROUTE FROM TRACK soft key to open the
track list.
3. Select the track to be converted.
4. Press the CREATE ROUTE FROM TRACK soft key.
Editing and deleting tracks
You can change the name and color of a track, or delete a stored
track using the Review and Edit Tracks functions.