Garmin Nuvi 500 Quick Start Manual

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GPS Trailmasters

These instructions relate to the Nuvi line and in particular the Nuvi 500. Your GPS may

have a different set of menus but the basic steps are the same.

Collecting "tracks" with your Nuvi GPS is easy to do. The "bread crumb" trail that shows

where you have been is your track and is referred to as the "Trip Log". Your Trip Log

contains the GPS tracks that are used to create the snowmobile or ATV trail map.

Enable Trip Log

Your Trip Log must be "enabled" for you to see the bread crumb trail on your GPS. To

enable the Trip Log navigate to the Map menu and set Trip Log to "Show".

Select Tools from main screen

Select Settings menu

Select Map menu

Set Trip Log to Show

Reset Trip Log

Before each ride, make sure to reset your Trip Log. To reset the Trip Log navigate to

the My Data menu and press "Clear Trip Log".

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Page 1 GPS Trailmasters These instructions relate to the Nuvi line and in particular the Nuvi 500. Your GPS may have a different set of menus but the basic steps are the same. Collecting “tracks” with your Nuvi GPS is easy to do. The “bread crumb” trail that shows where you have been is your track and is referred to as the “Trip Log”.
Page 2 Press Clear Trip Log button Reset Trip Statistics Your Garmin Nuvi also logs trip statistics such as moving time, average speed and max speed. You can reset these statistics from the main map screen by pressing the Speed indicator in the lower left corner.
Page 3 4. Drag the file “Current.gpx” to your computer. Note this file may have a different name and be located in a different Garmin folder but as long as it contains the “.gpx” extension it will likely be your trip log file.
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