Tracks - Garmin eTrex Summit Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

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Tracks

You need to save the
track log first before you
can use the TracBack
feature.
For effective use
NOTE:
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 19,
"Clearing a Cluttered
Map Display".
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What is a Tracklog?
The eTrex Summit draws an electronic breadcrumb
trail on the Map Page as you travel along. This
breadcrumb trail is the 'Track Log'. The 'Track Log'
contains information about points along it path including
time, position and elevation. The eTrex summit can use
this information to allow you to navigate using the saved
track, or review elevation data for the track.
'TracBack' allows you to return along a traveled path
without marking any waypoints. When you are ready to
return to where you started, eTrex Summit will take you
back by following the 'Track Log' that you left behind. You
can save a total of ten tracks in the eTrex Summit. The
track log starts recording as soon as the eTrex Summit gets
a location fix. If you want to keep a record of a certain
tracklog or use the 'Tracback' feature it is recommend that
you clear the tracklog before you start traveling. 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.
Saved tracks can be used for navigation later. After a
track log is saved, 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.
Clearing the Current 'Tracklog':
1. With the "MENU' page displayed, highlight
'TRACKS' and press ENTER. The Track Log Page will
appear.
2. Highlight the 'CLEAR' button and press ENTER.
3. You will be asked 'DO YOU REALLY WANT TO
CLEAR THE TRACK LOG?'. Highlight 'YES' and press
ENTER to clear the current Track Log.
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