1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. LEI accessories Manuals
  4. Software
  5. MAPCREATE 7 - ADDENDUM
  6. Installation and operation instructions manual

LEI accessories MAPCREATE 7 - ADDENDUM Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Custom mapping software for gps
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Pub. 988-0154-941
www.lei-extras.com
MapCreate 7
™
Custom Mapping Software for GPS
Installation and Operation
Instructions

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Summary of Contents for LEI accessories MAPCREATE 7 - ADDENDUM

  • Page 1 Pub. 988-0154-941 www.lei-extras.com MapCreate 7 ™ Custom Mapping Software for GPS Installation and Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 European mapping data © 2007 by Tele Atlas NV, the reference in digital mapping. LEI Extras, Lowrance Electronics, or Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end their policies, regulations and special offers at any time. They reserve the right to do so without notice. All screens in this manual are simulated.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction............. 1 Quick Start Reference..............3 How MapCreate Works: the Basics ..........6 File Formats & Functions............. 7 Map Border File ................ 7 Custom Map File ............... 8 Important Notes: File Encryption and Card Limits ....8 Map File Encryption .............
  • Page 4 Aviation Searching..............21 Find Nearest Waypoint, Highway Exit ........21 Map Category Options Toolbar ..........21 Routing..................22 Dynamic Pan Arrows ..............22 Pop-up Boxes ................22 Color Legend................23 Section 2: Installing MapCreate 7 ........25 System Requirements: ............25 IMPORTANT NOTES:............
  • Page 5 Creating a Waypoint ..............62 Creating an Icon ................64 Creating a Route ................. 66 Saving a GPS Data File .............. 69 Moving GPS Data Files between Computer and Unit..70 Creating a Corridor Map from a Route........71 Creating a Route from a Trail ............ 73 Appendix 1: MapCreate Command List ......
  • Page 6 WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), a GPS unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions.

  • Page 7: Section 1: Introduction

    How this manual can get you into the field, fast! Thanks for buying MapCreate™, the custom mapping software for Lowrance and Eagle GPS units. This manual was written using Map- Create™ version 7. Beginning with version 7, all MapCreate packages work identically, but contain different mapping data.
  • Page 8 Each entry includes a summary box briefly telling what the command does and how to run it from the menu, toolbar or keyboard. Then, we've included more tips and tricks so you can take advantage of all the power and performance MapCreate offers. You can see an example of the Help file's Command Reference format in Appendix 1 at the back of this manual, on page 77.

  • Page 9: Quick Start Reference

    Quick Start Reference This 13-step summary will get you started with a simple map. It assumes you have already made a full, default installation of the program, and one of the CDs is in your CD-ROM drive. (Complete installation instruc- tions begin in Sec.
  • Page 10 the process.) If you have already registered the card you are using, click and skip to step 11. Read the message, and then click OK to continue. 7. Another message box asks whether you want to register your current card or not. Click to continue the card registration process.
  • Page 11 9. Another message box tells you when your card has been registered. Click to continue. Click OK to continue the create map process. 10. The Card Registry window appears again. Click to save your map. Click Done to complete the registry process. NOTE: If the box is selected (see...

  • Page 12: How Mapcreate Works: The Basics

    13. Follow the instructions in your GPS manual for loading the MMC or SD card into your unit. It will automatically read the map when the unit is turned on. NOTE: Custom maps and GPS data (waypoints, routes, trails, icons) are contained in two different file types.

  • Page 13: File Formats & Functions

    GPS information — such as waypoints, routes or trails — is handled differently. You can click the mouse to set a waypoint or plan a route, then save that information as a GPS Data File. Just save it directly on or copy it to the MMC and this file is ready to load into your GPS unit.

  • Page 14: Custom Map File

    Custom Map File This is the actual map format used by your GPS unit. MapCreate takes the borders you drew (or saved as a Map Border File), extracts that area's information from the raw atlas data, then converts it to a Custom Map File, often called a Map File for short.

  • Page 15: Important Notes About Cards And File Size

    Since you are limited to five, we strongly recommend that before you buy more cards, you should give some thought to the type of travel you do and your map size requirements. Memory cards come in several dif- ferent sizes, so you need to think ahead and match card capacity to the type of maps you will need.
  • Page 16 MB file, or 32 files, so long as the 32 files totaled 7.66 MB or less. Other brands of GPS units use direct serial cable connections to transfer high detail maps from a computer to the GPS device. Lowrance and Eagle switched from this traditional method to removable memory cards for sev- eral reasons.

  • Page 17: Gps Data File

    MapCreate can be used to save valuable travel or adventure data for a later trip. This also makes it easy to exchange GPS data with friends using Lowrance or Eagle GPS equipment. ASCII Text File This is a universal text file format compatible with word processors and other software.

  • Page 18: Gps Data Manger (Gdm) File

    To reformat an MMC, refer to the instructions that came with your USB MMC card reader or your sonar/GPS unit. If you ever have to format your MMC card, you should know that MapCreate, as well as Lowrance and Eagle GPS products, will only...

  • Page 19: Gps Unit Compatibility

    However, in a Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit, the same exit symbol will show a pop-up box with the exit name and symbols of all the services available near that exit.

  • Page 20: Find Points Of Interest

    POI's address and telephone number. This detailed pop-up only works for items classified as Points of Interest. Map with pop-up box showing POI information In a Lowrance or Eagle GPS, all POI's include the name, address and phone number. Cursor over...

  • Page 21: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    With these and other elements, MapCreate gives you a phenomenal amount of mapping detail and information. For a more detailed list of the map categories available in MapCreate, see Appendix 2, Map Cate- gory List, on page 81. How to use this manual: typographical conventions Most Windows-based computer programs offer several ways to perform a task, and MapCreate 7 is no exception.

  • Page 22: Instructions

    Keys are sometimes used in combinations. For example, means Ctrl+T to hold down the key while pressing the key. The hot key se- Ctrl quence indicates a two-step combination: hold down the Alt+T|W while pressing the key, release, then press the key.

  • Page 23: Material Covered Includes

    NOTE: We strongly recommend you check the Lowrance web site, www.lowrance.com, for free downloads of updated software and instruction manuals. The high detail map data provided with this program is organized into six regions. To install MapCreate, follow the instructions in the manual. Material covered includes: New Mapping Data Topographic elevations, public hunting areas and game management...

  • Page 24: Map Coverage By Dvd

    Map Coverage by DVD The program's map data is provided on one DVD. If you choose to use Full Install, all of the high detail map data will be available from your hard drive. This requires 4.5 GB of space. A Custom Install lets you select only the help file, sonar viewer, and map data.

  • Page 25: Hunting Specific Symbols

    Hikers and backpackers as well as hunters will appreciate the addition of intermittent streams. They are just part of the overall improved hydro- graphy data which has better resolution and pop-up names. U.S. coastline and lakeshore detail has been dramatically improved. MapCreate also now includes USGS 1:24000 scale quadrangle map boundaries and their names, which are searchable.
  • Page 26 mand, click the button on the Map Navigation toolbar (it looks like a binocular). The Find Menu appears, with a dialog box for the item's name, and pull down menus for the major category and minor category to search in. For nearest searches, MapCreate begins looking from the current cen- ter of the map.

  • Page 27: Aviation Searching

    s24,t32n,r18e, which stands for Section 24, Township 32 North, Range 18 East. Note that capital letters are not needed and the entries are separated by commas with no spaces. Aviation Searching With your Jeppesen aviation database you can search for airports, inter- sections, NDBs and VORs.

  • Page 28: Routing

    return all of them to their defaults by clicking the new ESET ATEGORY button. ISPLAY ETTINGS We identify various land types with different colors, and you may want to temporarily turn some categories off for better viewing of some de- tails.

  • Page 29: Color Legend

    Water pop-ups now show the name of the water body. Interstate high- way exit pop-ups show: the exit number, an exit description (usually the name of the cross street), the mile marker and exit services located off the highway within approximately one mile from the exit. Elevations are shown in pop-ups for POIs, land features and interstate highway exits.
  • Page 30 Notes...

  • Page 31: Section 2: Installing Mapcreate 7

    Section 2: Installing MapCreate 7 System Requirements: MapCreate 7 requires the following minimum system resources: ® • IBM compatible PC. ® • Pentium 133 MHz or faster processor. • 32 MB RAM • approximately 300 MB free hard disk space, depending on your version of the program and 4.5 GB for full install.

  • Page 32: Installation Types

    Installation Types There are three types of installations: Compact - Installs navigational aid data, the low-detail back- ground map (Master Map) data and world-wide, me- dium-detail map data. Takes approximately 300 MB of free hard drive space. Custom - Only allows installation of the help file, sonar viewer and map data.
  • Page 33 3. Type (where D: is the drive letter for your CD/DVD-ROM) D:\setup.exe Type the setup command directory path and file name. 4. Click to begin installation. NOTE: If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, you may receive an error message if you are not logged on with admin- istrator privileges.
  • Page 34 B. Read the complete License Agreement. If you accept the agreement, click the Y button; if you do not accept, click the N button, and MapCreate will not be installed on your computer. C. Choose a destination folder for the program. You can accept the default (recommended) or you can choose another location.
  • Page 35 D. Select the type of setup, and click the N button to continue the installation. (See page 26 for a description of the options.) E. If you chose Custom install, select the components to install. Then click N to continue.
  • Page 36 F. With all your preferences determined, InstallShield will begin copying files. A progress window is shown. G. If needed, the install will prompt you for additional discs. When asked, insert the appropriate CD and click OK to continue the setup.
  • Page 37 H. The Setup Status window shows the progress of the installation. I. When the program files have been copied, InstallShield Wizard will display a message that setup is complete. Click F to close the wiz- INISH ard program. J. After the MapCreate files have been installed on your computer, you are prompted to install the MMC card reader drivers.
  • Page 38 card reader is not plugged in yet, then click OK to continue. (If you stop the program, you can install the card reader later, but MapCreate will not run until the card reader is installed. To install later refer to the instruction sheet that came with the card reader.) K.
  • Page 39 M. Read the complete License Agreement. If you accept the agreement, click Y . (If you do not accept, click N , and the SD/MMC Reader soft- ware will not be installed on your computer, and MapCreate will not run.) N.
  • Page 40 O. Select the folder where you want to place the shortcut for the SD/MMC Reader program. You can accept the default or choose an- other location. Click N to continue the installation. P. The setup program is ready to install the SD-MMC Reader program on your computer.
  • Page 41 The setup program displays the progress of the installation. Installation complete. 6. When the card reader install program is finished, the InstallShield wizard completion window appears. We strongly recommend that you restart your computer now. MapCreate and the card reader will not run until your computer restarts.

  • Page 42: Care Of Your Mapcreate Dvd

    With the "restart my computer now" option selected, click . After INISH the computer restarts and Windows has finished loading, plug the card reader into a USB port. After Windows finishes installing the card reader, it will appear as an additional drive letter in My Computer. The card reader and MapCreate are ready to use.
  • Page 43 Double-click MapCreate.exe to start MapCreate 7 from Windows Explorer. For more details on the many other ways to create and manipulate short- cuts, open your Windows help file and search for the word "shortcut."...
  • Page 44 Notes...

  • Page 45: Section 3: User's Guide

    Section 3: User's Guide Working With MapCreate Starting MapCreate If you installed the Compact version of MapCreate, make sure the DVD/CD-ROM for the area you intend to use is in the DVD/CD-ROM drive. Otherwise, you can insert any MapCreate DVD. (Remember, even if you installed the Full version, a disc must be in the drive each time you start the program.
  • Page 46 MapCreate 7 splash screen appears while program is loading. Once it's finished loading, you'll see a screen that looks like this, with a map of the world and the Map Categories window open: MapCreate 7opening screen. MapCreate has several other windows that are used to control mapping data.

  • Page 47: Closing Mapcreate

    Zoom Out Zoom In Status bar MapCreate 7 GPS text list windows. You can drag the borders of these windows to resize them to suit your viewing preferences. The windows can also be manually arranged around the screen, or you can just use the default Auto Arrange setting, under the Window menu.
  • Page 48 Files for your GPS. You can close the other list windows if you're not us- ing them. (You can always open them later when you need them. Click and then click the window name.) This allows you to see as much of the Master Map as possible on your computer screen.

  • Page 49: Main Menu

    Selected Symbol Tip Box Pop-up Tool Tip box. When the cross-hair pointer hovers over the visi- ble wreck symbol, a red border surrounds the symbol and the tip box appears. This wrecked vessel is the "Three Brothers." Main Menu MapCreate's main menu is similar to that of other Windows programs. It consists of the File, Edit, View, Insert, Tools, Window and Help menus.

  • Page 50: Create Map (Easy) Toolbar

    2. To view a toolbar click the box beside the name of the toolbar you want to display. A check mark appears, and the toolbar is displayed on your screen. 3. To remove a toolbar click the check box beside the name of the toolbar you wish to close.
  • Page 51 Draw Map Borders: draws map borders as green rectangles. Draw Corridor Map Borders: draws irregularly-shaped magenta corridor bor- ders. Useful for areas that don't fit neatly into rectangle borders, or for making strip maps that follow cross-country routes. Delete Map Border: clicking anywhere on a green map border or repeatedly click- ing the handle boxes of a magenta map border with this tool removes the border...
  • Page 52 Open Map: opens a map saved to disk. Save All: saves a map border file and then a GPS data file, when both types of information are displayed on the Master Map. Print Master Map: prints the current Master Map window display, including any GPS information shown on the map.
  • Page 53 Undo: lets you reverse a command or function you have executed. Redo: lets you re-run a command or function you had previously reversed using the Undo command. Delete: erases a selected item from a waypoint list, route waypoint list or icon list. Map Navigation toolbar Center Map: clicking with your mouse anywhere on your map puts the point you clicked on at the...

  • Page 54: Map Category Options Window

    Move Up: click this to see additional area at the top of the map (i.e., a given point will shift down, bringing into view an area that was previously off the map at the top.) Move Down: click this to see additional area at the bottom of the map (i.e., a given point will shift up, bringing into view an area that was previ- ously off the map at the bottom.)

  • Page 55: Waypoint List Window

    Tip: Another command that works with category options to determine de- tail is the Detail Level Used option, under the ISPLAY menu. (You don't need to make any changes there now, but PTIONS after a little practice you'll want to see the entry View Map Display Options in the Help file's Command Reference for how this works.) Waypoint List Window This window shows the waypoints on the Master Map in a text list for-...

  • Page 56: Route Waypoint List Window

    The route name can be edited in the window. To change the name: 1. Click on the name to highlight it. 2. Pause a moment; then click the name again (This is not a regular double-click.). 3. Type a new name and press NTER The waypoints in a route can be edited.

  • Page 57: Trail List Window

    Route Waypoint List Window Trail List Window This window uses a text list format to show trails (imported from your GPS) that are displayed on the Master Map. The name, number of points in the trail, origin (starting point's latitude and longitude) and trail number are listed.

  • Page 58: Moving Around The Master Map

    Moving Around the Master Map Pan Arrows You can move around the Master Map display by clicking the Pan Arrow buttons, which appear at the north, south, east and west sides of the Master Map. For example, click the IGHT on the east side of the window to pan or move the Master Map to RROW the left.

  • Page 59: Zoom In/Zoom Out

    Zoom Box Cross-hair At left, the zoom area pointer was used to drag a selection box around the word "Chicago." When the mouse button was released, the map jumped to a tighter, zoomed-in view of Chicago. (These fig- ures show only the center portion of the Master Map.) You can find the exact zoom range in miles by checking the Zoom Range Window (see page 54 for more information).

  • Page 60: Zoom Range Window

    Creating Rectangle Map Borders Making a Map Border is the first step in creating a map for your Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit. Here's how: (Refer as needed to the Tool- bar section on page 43.) 1. Center the Master Map display on the area you want to include in your map.

  • Page 61: Estimate Map Size (Optional)

    5. Click and hold down the mouse button. While holding down the but- ton, drag the pointer diagonally, down and to the right. A green border box appears. The size of the border box changes as you move your mouse. Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map Border...

  • Page 62: Saving A Map Border File (Optional)

    Click the OK button to clear the size message box from your screen. Saving a Map Border File (Optional) MapCreate 7 gives you the option of saving your border as a Map Bor- der File. Saving a Map Border file is not necessary because you can cre- ate a map without saving the border, and you can even extract borders from finished Map Files.

  • Page 63: Creating Corridor Map Borders

    Open Map Border File dialog box. With the border displayed on the Master Map screen, you're ready to process it into a map your GPS unit can use. If so, you can jump ahead to "Creating and Saving a Custom Map," on page 60. MapCreate can also draw a polygon-shaped border useful for following an irregularly shaped route, lake or other geographic feature.
  • Page 64 Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Finished Corridor Map Corridor with first and second anchor points set, left. Add a second segment to the corridor with a third point, right. 7. Now move the mouse pointer off at an angle, in the new direction needed to follow the irregular terrain.

  • Page 65: Edit Corridor Borders

    9. Click the right mouse button to stop drawing the corridor map. To close the map borders command, click the button or the ENTER button. NOTE: Corridor width is adjustable. The default is 12 miles wide, and the setting reverts to the default each time MapCreate starts. Mini- mum width is approximately six miles and maximum width is ap- proximately 400 miles.

  • Page 66: Creating And Saving A Custom Map

    Creating and Saving a Custom Map Once you have a Map Border, MapCreate can use it to make a Custom Map File for your Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit. Before you can proceed, however, your MMC or SD card must be registered with MapCreate.
  • Page 67 Building Map Progress dialog box. 4. When the map has been built, the Save As dialog box appears. Note that the file size of the map is shown in the title bar and in the status bar at the lower left corner of the MapCreate screen. In the example below, the size is approximately 1.94 MB.

  • Page 68: Creating A Waypoint

    on this, refer to the MMC format note on page 12 or the instruction sheet that came with the card reader. Refer to your GPS unit's manual for instructions on inserting the MMC. When the GPS unit is turned on, it will automatically display your MapCreate custom map.
  • Page 69 Create a waypoint: First, find the location on the Master Map. The longer arrow shows the location of a public hunting area parking lot. Move the pointer arrow tip over the location (left) and click to create the waypoint. The waypoint appears (right) with the default waypoint symbol and name, both of which can be changed.

  • Page 70: Creating An Icon

    • There are other ways to delete waypoints, and you can also change the symbol, name and location. For instructions on these functions, along with other tips, see Create Waypoint, Delete Waypoint, Insert Way- point and Edit Waypoint in the Help file's Command Reference sec- tion.
  • Page 71 Create an icon: First, find the location on the Master Map. The bottom arrow shows the location of a public boat ramp on this river. Move the pointer arrow tip over the location (left) and click to create the icon. The icon appears (right) with the default waypoint symbol but no name.

  • Page 72: Creating A Route

    • There are other ways to delete icons, and you can also change the symbol and location. For instructions on these functions, along with other tips, see Create Icon, Delete Icon, Insert Icon and Edit Icon in the Help file's Command Reference section. If you don't want to plan a route this trip, skip ahead to the lesson "Saving a GPS Data File"...
  • Page 73 Tip: As you move along your intended course, you may need to pan the Master Map and periodically zoom in and out to see where to place route waypoints, and where you are going next. The pan and zoom buttons will always work, even when the command is ac- REATE OUTE...
  • Page 74 Finished route with six waypoints. Notice the straight line-of-sight line connecting the waypoints that make up the route. The route segment from one waypoint to another is called a leg; this route has five legs. Waypoints 3 and 4 are near oil drilling platforms and waypoint 5 is near a visible wreck.

  • Page 75: Saving A Gps Data File

    Now that you've created all the GPS information you want, you need to prepare it for use in your GPS unit. We'll do that in the next lesson, "Saving a GPS Data File." Saving a GPS Data File GPS Data Files (sometimes called "user files") can contain any combi- nation of GPS information, including waypoints, event marker icons, routes and trails.

  • Page 76: Moving Gps Data Files Between Computer And Unit

    You can now start another GPS Data File (click the GPS D button) or you can close MapCreate and return another day. To open this or another GPS Data File later on, just click the button GPS D and select the file name (and its location) from the list, then click Open GPS Data File dialog box.

  • Page 77: Creating A Corridor Map From A Route

    manual to save a trail from your travels, and save the trail in a GPS Data File. Open the data file in MapCreate, then refer to the lesson "Creating a Route from a Trail" on page 73. Creating a Corridor Map from a Route MapCreate can use a route you've made to automatically create a corridor map border.
  • Page 78 Route from Dallas to Corpus Christi, Texas (left) and the corridor map created automatically from the route (right). You can save this as a Map Border File and then create a Map File, or create a Map File without saving the border. (Click the ORDER button, on the toolbar, and then click the...

  • Page 79: Creating A Route From A Trail

    Corridor Width slider bar Map Borders tab in the Map Display Options dialog box. Drag the Cor- ridor Width slider bar to the left to narrow corridor width. Drag the slider bar to the right to widen corridor width. Creating a Route from a Trail A trail is a line drawn on the map by your GPS unit as you travel.
  • Page 80 trail. Once the trail information has been processed, the remainder of the data file will open very quickly. GPS Data File open progress box. This example shows a portion of Trail 2, recorded during a business trip from Afton, Oklahoma to Kansas City, Missouri. The trail appears as a green line on the Master Map.
  • Page 81 Plot Trail. Shown in green on MapCreate screen. The Create Route From Trail pop-up menu appears when you right- click a trail name in the Trail List Window. Notice the absence of way- points along the trail. MapCreate converts the green trail line into a magenta route line with red waypoints.
  • Page 82 Notes...

  • Page 83: Appendix 1: Mapcreate Command List

    Appendix 1: MapCreate Command List Complete documentation on all MapCreate commands is available in the program's Help File. To access Help and its Command Reference section, press F1. An example entry from the Command Reference (for the Help Command) appears at the end of this command list. About MapCreate New Map Border File Arrange Icons...
  • Page 84 Notes...

  • Page 85: Searching Help

    Help Topics Command Menu: Submenu: n/a Menu Command: OPICS Menu Command Sequence: OPICS Hot Key Sequence: Alt+H|H Shortcut Key(s): Toolbar button: n/a The Help Topics command opens the on-line Help system in your de- fault web browser. Our help information is in HTML format, but it runs from the CD or your hard drive, not from the Internet.

  • Page 86: Netscape 6 Browser

    3. In the box, type the term, phrase or command you are look- IND WHAT ing for, adjust any options such as up or down, then click Search a Help document for the term "map border." Netscape 6 browser: 1. Click somewhere on the help page you intend to search. This makes sure your browser will search the correct page.

  • Page 87: Appendix 2: Map Category List

    Appendix 2: Map Category List This list contains the different categories of mapping information avail- able in MapCreate 7. These categories and their subcategories can be turned off or on. Only those categories turned on (displayed in the Mas- ter Map) will be included in Custom Map Files for your GPS unit. See Appendix 3 for symbols used to represent these items.
  • Page 88 Steak Houses Attractions Public Lands Auto Parts/Service National Forests Banks/Financial National Park Service Bars/Nightclubs Park Symbols Entertainment Fishing/Hunting Railroads Food Stores Roads Gasoline Major City Government Major City Names Marine Services Minor City Names Medical Service Minor City Museums/Zoos Rural Names Postal Service Rural Places of Worship...
  • Page 89 County/Parish Points Of Interest Airports Boundaries Auto Parts/Service Banks Highway Exits Bars/Nightclubs Exits Entertainment Information Centers Fishing/Hunting Parking Areas Food Stores Picnic Areas Gasoline Rest Areas Government Scenic Areas Hardware Service Areas Libraries Toll Plazas Lodging Welcome Centers Marine Services Weigh Stations Medical Service Museums/Zoos...
  • Page 90 Water Canals/Streams Canals/Stream Names Lake/Rivers Lake/River Names Ocean/Seas Ocean/Sea Names Other Names Wrecks & Obstructions...

  • Page 91: Appendix 3: Mapcreate 7 Symbol Key

    Appendix 3: MapCreate 7 Symbol Key MapCreate 7 contains hundreds of mapping symbols used to represent items ranging from geographic features to commercial Points of Inter- est (POI). The following list displays these symbols and the name of the item the symbol represents. Highway Exit with Scenic Area Interstate Highway Highway Exit with Service Area...
  • Page 92 Shopping Center White or Unidentified Lighted Buoy (Navaid) Summit Green Unlighted Buoy (Navaid) Tower Red Unlighted Buoy (Navaid) Trail Name White or Unidentified Unlighted Buoy (Navaid) City, Community, or Subdivision Name Light (Navaid) Land Feature Name Nautical Chart Note Water Feature Name Platform (Navaid) Miscellaneous Landmark Name Radiobeacon (Navaid)
  • Page 93 Amusement Place, Billiards or Ice Cream Parlor (POI) Casino (POI) Pizza (POI) College or University (POI) Fishing-Related (POI) Hall or Auditorium (POI) Lodging (POI) Hospital (POI) Camp or Campground (POI) Medical Service (POI) RV Park or RV Service (POI) Miscellaneous Attraction (POI) Marina (POI) Museum or Historical Place (POI) Boating Dealer or Service (POI)
  • Page 94 Financial Service (POI) Pharmacy (POI) Bowling Center (POI) Hardware Store (POI) Swimming Pool (POI) Sporting Goods or Sportswear (POI) Railroad (POI) Golf-Related (POI) Recreation Center, Stadium, or Park or Park Office (POI) Other Sports-Related (POI) Synagogue (POI) Taxi (POI) Church (POI) Bus Line (POI) Police or Sheriff (POI) Auto Rental or Lease (POI)

  • Page 95: Appendix 4: Displaying Specialty Maps With Fishing Or Aeronautical Data

    Appendix 4: Displaying Specialty Maps With Fishing or Aeronautical Data A new feature in MapCreate 7 allows you to view LEI's special fishing or aviation mapping products on the MapCreate screen. The feature ® works with Inland Mapping System™ Fishing Hot Spots fishing maps ®...

  • Page 96: Ims Fishing Hot Spots Maps

    Move your mouse pointer over an item and a pop-up tool-tip box ap- pears, identifying the item. In a Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit, the cur- sor also identifies map symbols with a pop-up box, but additional in- formation is available from certain symbols.

  • Page 97: Jeppesen Aviation Maps

    There are other important Fishing Hotspot symbols that display infor- mation only on your GPS unit. They are all accessed with the cursor and either the key. These symbols are usually (but not al- Find ways) located near the dam site, and they include: Fishing Tips &...
  • Page 98 Jeppesen airspace data displayed in a MapCreate pop-up box. Point to an airport identifier and you'll see a pop-up box with the num- ber of communication frequencies, number of runways and number of services available at that field. Point to a runway, and you can see its length, surface type and lighting.
  • Page 99 Master Map window at the 60 mile zoom level showing detail from a Jeppesen Americas aeronautical database. Intersections appear as gray Xs; other symbols appear as they do in sectional paper charts.
  • Page 100 Notes...

  • Page 101: Appendix 5: Considerations When Planning Highway Routes

    "High Resolution" vs. "Low Resolution" Routes MapCreate and your Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit are capable of re- markably precise "high resolution" routes that can follow every S-curve of a mountain highway. This type of route — with a relatively large number of waypoints per mile —...
  • Page 102 Set a route waypoint at the city limits or downtown, and your Lowrance or Eagle GPS can tell you how many miles to town and how long it will take to get there.
  • Page 103 For example, you could be traveling toward a destination to the south, but following a highway curve around a mountain. As you take the curve to your right, your car will actually be pointing west as you follow the pavement. However, the compass rose is accurately pointing to that next southern waypoint, now 90 degrees off to your left.
  • Page 104 Notes...

  • Page 105: Index

    Index Accessories, 9 Icons, 6, 11, 13, 37, 40, 44, 45, 47, 51, Airspace, 87, 88 61, 62, 63, 66, 73 Alarms, 91, 93 Creating, 61 Appendices Installation, 1, 15, 25, 26, 35 1, MapCreate Command List, 73 Sec. 2, Installation, 25 Introduction 2, Map Category List, 77 3, MapCreate 7 Symbol Key, 81...
  • Page 106 82, 83, 84 Searching, 13, 14, 74, 75, 86, 87 Position Format, 11 Addresses, 14 Highway Exits, 13 POIs, 13 Streets, 14 Route, 6, 11, 12, 16, 40, 43, 44, 45, 47, Specialty Maps, 13, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 48, 49, 55, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, System Requirements, 25 69, 71, 72, 73, 85, 91, 92, 93...
  • Page 107 Notes...
  • Page 108 Notes...
  • Page 109 LEI End User License Agreement THESE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) ARE OWNED BY LEI* AND ARE PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAWS AND IN- TERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT TREATIES. THESE PRODUCTS ARE LICENSED, NOT SOLD. THESE PRODUCTS ARE PRO- VIDED UNDER THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("LI- CENSE"), WHICH DEFINES WHAT YOU MAY DO WITH THE PRODUCTS, AND CONTAINS LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES AND/OR REMEDIES.
  • Page 110 any third party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You will not Transfer the Products in connection with any commercial network ser- vices or interactive cable or remote processing services; c. You may not modify, port, adapt, translate, duplicate (except as ex- pressly permitted in this License), disassemble, reverse engineer, reverse compile, or create derivative works from the Products, or otherwise tend to discover the underlying source code of the Products, for any purpose;...
  • Page 111 be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that the de- fect occurred within one (1) year from the date of your original purchase, and we must receive your warranty claim no later than 30 days after such 1-year period expires.
  • Page 112 c. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CON- TAINED IN THIS LICENSE, LEI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLI- CABLE LAW, FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, MULTIPLE, INCIDENTAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DEATH OR INJURY TO ANY- ONE, SUFFERED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION...
  • Page 113 agreed that the Products are a trade secret and a proprietary commercial product and not subject to disclosure. 9. Government Confidentiality. If You are or represent an agency, de- partment, or other entity of any State government, the United States Gov- ernment or any other public entity or funded in whole or in part by the United States Government, You hereby represent and warrant that the Products shall be protected from public disclosure and considered exempt...
  • Page 114 Your software is covered by a full one-year warranty. (See elsewhere inside this manual for complete warranty details.) LEI Extras, Lowrance Electronics, or Eagle may find it necessary to change or end our shipping policies, regulations, and special offers at any time.
  • Page 115 To locate a Lowrance dealer, visit the web site, www.lowrance.com, and look for the Dealer Locator. To locate an Eagle dealer, visit the web site, www.eaglegps.com, and look for the Dealer Locator. Or, consult your telephone directory for listings.
  • Page 116 Visit our web site: www.lei-extras.com ® ® For Lowrance and Eagle Products LEI Pub. 988-0154-941 © Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 040207...

This manual is also suitable for:

Mapcreate 7

Table of Contents