DeLorme Topo North America 10.0 User Manual page 17

USB GPS Support—DeLorme software can use the data output from a USB
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GPS if the device meets one of the following criteria:
When the GPS is attached to the computer, it is recognized and
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displayed under Ports in the Microsoft® Windows® Device Manager.
The unit is a Garmin USB device and the Garmin drivers are installed.
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Note Magellan USB devices are not currently supported.
Serial GPS Support—DeLorme software can use the data output from a
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serial GPS device. The device must be connected to a free COM port and
output a generic NMEA (National Marine Electronics Association) stream.
Bluetooth GPS Support—DeLorme software can use the data output from a
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Bluetooth GPS device. You must configure your Bluetooth software to create a
virtual serial port.
• How do I find a specific location?
Use DeLorme Topo North America's search tools to locate places and points of
interest (POIs) in the United States and Canada and places in Mexico.
In addition, you can search for places along your route, within a certain radius of the
current map center, or within a particular region.
To access the search features in DeLorme Topo North America, click the Find tab.
For more information on searching for specific locations, see
Search, Finding Points of Interest Near Your Current
Search, and Performing an Advanced
How can I find all of the nearby points of interest?
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Right-click your location on the map, click Find Travel POIs, and then click the
distance you want to search within (1 mile, 5 miles, or 10 miles). The points of
interest display in Find tab results area.
OR
If you are tracking with a GPS device, do a
within a designated distance of your current GPS position.
Where do I find the map settings and other Options settings?
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Click the Options button
feature, display, keyboard shortcut, and 3-D preferences. For more information, see
To Choose Options.
Location,
Search.
radar search to locate points of interest
on the toolbar to modify GPS, sync, voice, map
Getting Started
Performing a Basic
Performing a POI
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