To Receive A Track; Receiving Waypoints From Your Gps Device; To Receive Waypoints As Draw Data; To Receive Waypoints As A Waypoint File - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide

To Receive a Track

Use the following steps to receive a track from your GPS device and save it as a track.
1. Connect your GPS receiver to your computer.
2. If you are using a third-party GPS receiver, you may have to use specific settings. For example, if you are
using a GARMIN GPS receiver, set your GARMIN receiver interface to GRMN/GRMN. For more
information, see your owner manual or GPS Settings for Third-Party Devices on page 92.
3. Click the GPS tab, click Settings, and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays.
OR
Click the Map Files tab and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays.
4. Under Device Type, select GPS.
5. Select Receive from Device.
6. Select Track from the Object drop-down list.
7. Select User Map Data - Track from the Save As drop-down list.
8. Click Next.
9. Select the track name or track number on the device that you want to receive.
Note: Not all devices support downloading individual track logs. See your device manual for more
information.
10. Optional: Type a label for your track in the Track Label text box.
11. Click Receive from Device.
12. Repeat steps 9–11 for every track file you want to receive from your device.
13. Click Finish.

Receiving Waypoints From Your GPS Device

If you have a compatible GPS device, you can receive waypoints created on your GPS device and save them as draw
data or as a waypoint file using the Exchange Wizard in Street Atlas USA 2005.

To Receive Waypoints as Draw Data

Use the following steps to receive waypoints as draw data from your GPS device.
1. Connect your GPS receiver to your computer.
2. If you are using a third-party GPS receiver, you may have to use specific settings. For example, if you are
using a GARMIN GPS receiver, set your GARMIN receiver interface to GRMN/GRMN. For more
information, see your owner manual or GPS Settings for Third-Party Devices on page 92.
3. Click the GPS tab, click Settings, and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays.
OR
Click the Map Files tab and then click Exchange. The Exchange Wizard displays.
4. Under Device Type, select GPS.
5. Select Receive from Device.
6. Select Waypoints from the Object drop-down list.
7. Select Draw Data from the Save As drop-down list.
8. Click Next.
9. Select the draw file you want to add the waypoint information to from the Draw File drop-down list. If you
want to create a new draw file, select New from the Draw File drop-down list and type the new draw file
name in the available text box.
10. Click Receive From Device.
11. Repeats steps 9–10 for each waypoint file you want to receive.
12. Click Finish.

To Receive Waypoints as a Waypoint File

Use the following steps to receive waypoints from your GPS device.
1. Connect your GPS receiver to your computer.
2. If you are using a third-party GPS receiver, you may have to use specific settings. For example, if you are
using a GARMIN GPS receiver, set your GARMIN receiver interface to GRMN/GRMN. For more
information, see your owner manual or GPS Settings for Third-Party Devices on page 92.
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