User Manuals: Lowrance MapCreate 6 Mapping Software

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Lowrance MapCreate 6 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual (108 pages)

Custom Mapping Software for GPS

Brand: Lowrance | Category: Software | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents
3
Section 1: Introduction
7
Quick Start Reference
8
How Mapcreate Works: the Basics
12
File Formats & Functions
13
Map Border File
13
Custom Map File
13
Important Notes: File Encryption and Card Limits
14
Important Notes about Cards and File Size
15
GPS Data File
17
ASCII Text File
17
GPS Data Manager (GDM) File
18
Atlas File
18
GPS Unit Compatibility
19
Mapping Detail: There's more here than Meets the Eye
19
Find Highway Exit Services
19
Find Points of Interest
20
Find an Address
20
How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions
21
Section 2: Installing Mapcreate
23
Sec. 2: Installing Mapcreate 6.3
23
System Requirements
23
Installation Types
23
Care of Your Mapcreate Cds
34
Starting Mapcreate
34
Section 3: User's Guide
37
Working with Mapcreate
37
Sec. 3: User's Guide
37
Starting Mapcreate
37
The Mapcreate Screen
38
Closing Mapcreate
39
Mapcreate Screen Components
39
Master Map Window
40
Main Menu
41
Toolbars
41
Create Map (Easy) Toolbar
42
Create Map (Advanced) Toolbar
43
File Toolbar
43
GPS Data Toolbar
44
Map Navigation Toolbar
45
Map Category Options Window
46
Waypoint List Window
47
Icon List Window
47
Route List Window
48
Route Waypoint List Window
48
Trail List Window
49
Moving Around the Master Map
50
Pan Arrows
50
Center Map
50
Zoom Area
51
Zoom In/Zoom out
51
Zoom Range Window
52
Creating Rectangle Map Borders
53
Estimate Map Size (Optional)
54
Saving a Map Border File (Optional)
54
Creating Corridor Map Borders
56
Edit Corridor Borders
58
Creating and Saving a Custom Map
58
Creating a Waypoint
60
Creating an Icon
62
Creating a Route
64
Saving a GPS Data File
67
Moving GPS Data Files between Computer and Unit
68
Creating a Corridor Map from a Route
69
Creating a Route from a Trail
72
Appendix 1: Mapcreate Command List
75
Searching Help
76
Appendix 2: Map Category List
79
Appendix 3: Mapcreate 6 Symbol Key
83
Appendix 4: Displaying Specialty Maps with Fishing or Aeronautical Data
87
IMS Fishing Hot Spots Maps
88
Jeppesen Aviation Maps
89
Appendix 5: Considerations When Planning Highway Routes
93
Tips on Making Better Routes for Highway Navigation
93
High Resolution" Vs. "Low Resolution" Routes
93
Index
97
LEI End User License Agreement
101
How to Obtain Service
106
Accessory Ordering Information for All Countries
107
Shipping Information
107

Lowrance MapCreate 6 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual (80 pages)

Custom Mapping Software for GPS

Brand: Lowrance | Category: Software | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents
3
For First Time Users
5
Section 1: Introduction
5
Sec. 1: Introduction
5
How Mapcreate Works
7
File Formats & Functions
8
- Map Border File
  8
- Custom Map File
  8
- GPS Data File
  9
- Ascii Text File
  9
- GPS Data Manger (GDM) File
  9
- Atlas File
  10
GPS Unit Compatibility
10
Important Notes about File Size
10
Mapping Detail: There's more here than Meets the Eye
13
- Find Highway Exit Services
  13
- Find Points of Interest
  13
- Find an Address
  14
How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions
14
- Section 2: Installing Mapcreate
  17
Sec. 2: Installing Mapcreate 6.2
17
Sec. 3: Working with Mapcreate
25
Easy Mode Quick Start Reference
25
Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference
26
Starting Mapcreate
27
The Mapselect Screen
28
The Mapcreate Screen
29
- Closing Mapcreate
  31
- Mapcreate Screen Components
  31
- Master Map Window
  31
- Main Menu
  33
- Toolbar
  33
- Map Category Options Window
  34
- Waypoint List Window
  35
- Icon List Window
  36
- Route List Window
  36
- Route Waypoint List Window
  37
- Trail List Window
  38
- Moving Around the Master Map
  38
- Pan Arrows
  38
- Center Master Map
  39
- Zoom
  39
Creating Rectangle Map Borders
40
Creating Corridor Map Borders
41
Saving a Map Border File
43
Creating a Custom Map File
44
Creating a Waypoint
47
Creating an Icon
49
Creating a Route
51
Saving a GPS Data File
54
Creating a Corridor Map from a Route
55
Creating a Route from a Trail
58
Appendix 1: Mapcreate Command List
61
Using the Command
62
Searching Help
62
Appendix 2: Map Category List
65
Appendix 3: Mapcreate 6 Symbol Key
67
Appendix 4: Considerations When Planning Highway Routes
71

Lowrance MapCreate 6 Install And Operation Instructions (76 pages)

Custom Mapping Software for GPS

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