Garmin eTrex Vista Cx Owner's Manual - Page 36

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BASIC OPERATION > USING TRACKS 4. Highlight the item you want from the list, and press Enter to open the information page for the selected item. Using Tracks The Tracks feature creates an electronic bread crumb trail or "track log" on the Map Page as you travel. The track log contains information about points along its path. The track log starts recording as soon as the unit gets a location fix. The percentage of memory used by the current track log appears at the top of the Tracks Page. After you clear the track log, it shows 0%. If you are searching for a restaurant that is part of a national chain, only the restaurants nearest to your location is shown when you search using the Find Nearest option. If you search using the By Name option, all of the locations for that chain in the mapping database are shown with the closest to your current location listed first. Custom Points of Interest You can create your own category for points of interest by using the Garmin POI Loader utility available from the Garmin web site: www.garmin.com/products/ poiloader/. Follow the instructions for use on the web. 26 List of saved tracks Percentage of memory used Tracks Page To clear the track log: 1. Press Menu twice to open the Main Menu. eTrex Vista Cx Owner's Manual

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4.
Highlight the item you want from the list, and
press
Enter
to open the information page for
the selected item.
If you are searching for a restaurant that is part of a
national chain, only the restaurants nearest to your
location is shown when you search using the Find
Nearest option. If you search using the By Name
option, all of the locations for that chain in the
mapping database are shown with the closest to your
current location listed first.
Custom Points of Interest
You can create your own category for points of interest
by using the Garmin POI Loader utility available
from the Garmin web site:
www.garmin.com/products/
poiloader/.
Follow the instructions for use
on the web.
Using Tracks
The Tracks feature creates an electronic bread crumb
trail or “track log” on the Map Page as you travel. The
track log contains information about points along its
path.
The track log starts recording as soon as the unit gets
a location fix. The percentage of memory used by the
current track log appears at the top of the Tracks Page.
After you clear the track log, it shows 0%.
To clear the track log:
1.
Press
Menu
twice to open the Main Menu.
Tracks Page
Percentage
of memory
used
List of
saved
tracks
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