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Handheld Export
Setting Your Handheld Export Preferences
You can customize your map export options so that you export exactly the map data
types and data zoom level ranges you want to view on your Earthmate PN-Series
GPS device or handheld device.
Note You must have Street Atlas USA® Handheld installed to view exported maps
on a PDA.
To Set Your Handheld Export Preferences
Use the following steps to customize your map cutting preferences.
1. Click the Options button
arrow and click Options) and then click the Handheld tab.
OR
Click the Handheld Export tab and click the Options button
2. Under Export Map Format and Location, select DeLorme Earthmate to
send maps to an Earthmate PN-Series GPS device OR select Palm
OS/Pocket PC to send maps to a Palm OS or Pocket PC PDA.
Note Map packages are saved in the location displayed. To change where
you save map packages, click Browse and navigate to the new location.
3. Under Export Data Zooms, select the check box next to each map data type
you want to export—you should select only the data types that are in the area
you are exporting. All user map data types are listed. For other data types,
only connected map data types are listed.
Tip Topo USA 8.0 Data Series is the same data that is on the detailed data
DVDs that came with your PN-Series GPS. If you installed the detailed data
for the map you are creating, make sure the Topo USA 8.0 Data Series
check box is cleared so you do not duplicate data in your map.
4. Under Zoom Range, drag the slider controls to the minimum and maximum
data zoom levels at which to view the data.
5. For Draw Layers, select Less Detail or Full Detail. Less Detail creates a
smaller file size and the data on the device has less detail than it does on the
map. Full Detail creates a larger file size and the data on the device is
identical to the data on the map.
6. Repeat the steps for each selected map data type. The minimum and
maximum data zoom levels display to the right of each map data type.
7. Click OK to accept the changes and close the Options dialog box.
OR
Click Apply to accept the changes and remain working in the Options dialog
box.
Notes
•
Click Use Defaults to return the slider controls to their default minimum and
maximum values.
•
Raster imagery (such as USGS Quads, aerial imagery, NOAA nautical charts,
Using Handheld Devices
on the toolbar (or click the menu
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