Garmin eTrex Summit Owner's Manual - Page 38

There are two ways to create a route, To insert a waypoint into a route - accessories

Page 38 highlights

Reference Routes You can insert a waypoint before an existing waypoint in the list or at the end of waypoint list. Press 'FOLLOW' to activate a route. There are two ways to create a route: 1. Use existing waypoints that reside in the eTrex Summit. Choose 'ROUTE' on the MENU Page, then select 'NEW ROUTE'. You can now add a waypoint into the route from a list of available waypoints. 2. Plan a 'ROUTE' in MapSource on a PC, and upload the 'ROUTE' to the eTrex Summit. See your GARMIN dealer for more information on using MapSource (Map Source is an optional accessory, and is not included with the eTrex Summit). In either case, you can navigate using a 'ROUTE' if the route has at least two waypoints. The eTrex Summit will not allow the 'FOLLOW' Button to be highlighted if there is only one waypoint in the route. When you select the 'FOLLOW' Button, a list with two items is displayed letting you choose where to go. The list will always show the FIRST (BEGINNING) and the LAST (END) waypoint in the route. The eTrex Summit will guide you to the selected final destination following each waypoint in the route. There are two ways to insert a waypoint into a route. One way is to insert the waypoint before an existing waypoint in a route. The other way is to insert the waypoint at the end of the waypoint list in a route. To insert a waypoint into a route: 1. Press the PAGE Button and switch to the MENU Page. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'ROUTE'. Press ENTER. Highlight the 'NEW ROUTE' Button and press ENTER. The ROUTE Page appears. Press ENTER. The ADD WAYPOINT TO ROUTE Page appears. 2. Press the UP or DOWN Button to select the waypoint of your choice and press ENTER. The waypoint you selected is placed in the first field on the ROUTE Page. Repeat this process until all of the waypoints you want are entered into the route list. Press PAGE to get back to the page of your choice. 36

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73

36
Reference
There are two ways to create a route:
1. Use existing waypoints that reside in the eTrex
Summit. Choose ‘ROUTE’ on the MENU Page, then
select ‘NEW ROUTE’.
You can now add a waypoint
into the route from a list of available waypoints.
2.
Plan a ‘ROUTE’ in MapSource on a PC, and upload
the ‘ROUTE’ to the eTrex Summit. See your GARMIN
dealer for more information on using MapSource
(Map Source is an optional accessory, and is not
included with the eTrex Summit).
In either case, you can navigate using a ‘ROUTE’ if the
route has at least two waypoints. The eTrex Summit will
not allow the ‘FOLLOW’ Button to be highlighted if there
is only one waypoint in the route. When you select the
‘FOLLOW’ Button, a list with two items is displayed let-
ting you choose where to go. The list will always show
the FIRST (BEGINNING) and the LAST (END) waypoint
in the route. The eTrex Summit will guide you to the
selected final destination following each waypoint in the
route. There are two ways to insert a waypoint into a
route. One way is to insert the waypoint before an exist-
ing waypoint in a route. The other way is to insert the
waypoint at the end of the waypoint list in a route.
To insert a waypoint into a route:
1. Press the
PAGE
Button and switch to the MENU
Page. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight
‘ROUTE’. Press
ENTER
. Highlight the ‘NEW ROUTE’
Button and press
ENTER
. The ROUTE Page appears.
Press
ENTER
. The ADD WAYPOINT TO ROUTE Page
appears.
2. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button to select the way-
point of your choice and press
ENTER
. The waypoint
you selected is placed in the first field on the ROUTE
Page. Repeat this process until all of the waypoints
you want are entered into the route list. Press
PAGE
to get back to the page of your choice.
You can insert a waypoint before
an existing
waypoint in the list or
at the end of waypoint list.
Press ‘FOLLOW’ to activate a
route.
Routes