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Recording a Track, Understanding Tracks

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Using Tracks Understanding Tracks As you navigate with nRoute, you can record your travels as "tracks." A track consists of information gathered at various points along your path, including altitude, position, direction, speed, and time. This information can be used to help you travel back to your point of origin. You can use the Track Filter to set the parameters for how tracks are recorded. You can record a track whether or not you are navigating along a route. Tracks can be viewed on the Graphic Map, saved, and edited as desired. Tracks you have created are shown in the Tracks Tab along the bottom of the screen and stored in memory for future use. You can also save tracks in a file on your computer. See Saving Your Data for more information. For more information on tracks, see the following topics: Using the Tracks Tab Setting the Active Track Filter Recording a Track Viewing Active Track Properties Saving an Active Track Editing Track Properties Viewing a Track Deleting a Track 84

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Using Tracks
Understanding Tracks
As you navigate with nRoute, you can record your travels as "tracks."
A track consists of information gathered
at various points along your path, including altitude, position, direction, speed, and time.
This information can
be used to help you travel back to your point of origin.
You can use the Track Filter to set the parameters for
how tracks are recorded. You can record a track whether or not you are navigating along a route.
Tracks can be viewed on the Graphic Map, saved, and edited as desired.
Tracks you have created are shown in the Tracks Tab along the bottom of the screen and stored in memory for
future use.
You can also save tracks in a file on your computer.
See Saving Your Data for more information.
For more information on tracks, see the following topics:
Using the Tracks Tab
Setting the Active Track Filter
Recording a Track
Viewing Active Track Properties
Saving an Active Track
Editing Track Properties
Viewing a Track
Deleting a Track
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