DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 User Manual page 15

7. Browse to the location where you saved the .loc file, select the file, and then click Open. The
draw objects in the imported file display. A new waypoint layer is automatically created for the
imported file.
8. Click Done to return to the Draw dialog area.
9. Connect your Earthmate PN-40 to your computer and power it on.
10. Click the Exchange button on the toolbar.
11. Send the geocache waypoint layer to the device and then click Done.
Note: If you do not have the detailed pre-cut maps for the area on an SD card in your device, you
must use the Handheld Export tab to create a map package for the area and transfer it to your
Earthmate PN-40 or an SD card.
Once the waypoint is loaded on the Earthmate PN-40, they use the Waypoints Page to locate the
coordinate that was provided in the cache's clue. Once the waypoint is found, they create a route
from their current position (home) to the waypoint location.
12. Press MENU and then select Waypoints.
13. Highlight the geocache waypoint in the list and then press ENTER.
14. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the Route button and then press ENTER.
15. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the Navigate button and then press ENTER.
16. Press PAGE until the Compass Page displays.
17. Use the Compass Page to find the direction of travel. The bearing arrow (large green arrow)
points in the direction of the next stop in the route. Use the bearing arrow to determine the
correct direction of travel towards the waypoint.
Once they arrive at the cache, they take a trinket from the cache and leave a pencil they bought
while on a recent trip to Niagara Falls. Then they update the waypoint symbol on the Earthmate
PN-40 to the geocache found symbol. When they return from their adventure, they visit the cache's
page on www.geocaching.com and enter a log about their experience.
Scenarios
Note: To ensure your electronic
compass is accurate, calibrate
it before you start walking to
the geocache. Make sure you
are outside and away from your
vehicle or any power lines.
For more information, see To
Calibrate the Compass on
page 24.
Navigate to the geocache
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