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Main Menu Creating and Using a Route Route navigation allows you to create a sequence of intermediate waypoints which lead you to your final destination. The eTrex Vista stores 20 routes, each with up to 50 waypoints. A route can be created and modified from the Route Page, and waypoints can be added to a route from the Find Menu. More complex routes can be created using a PC and MapSource mapping programs and then transferred to the unit memory. To create a route: 1. Access the 'Routes' page from the Main Menu. The page has a 'New' button, a list of routes, and the number of unused routes. 2. Use the THUMB STICK to highlight the 'New' button and press it in to display the route Setup Page. 3. With an empty row (dashed) in the route list highlighted, press in on the THUMB STICK to display the Find Menu. 4. Use the Find Menu to select a route waypoint from one of the Find Menu categories and display the Information Page for the selected waypoint, city, exit, point of interest, etc. Highlight the on-screen 'OK' button and press in on the THUMB STICK to place it on the Routes List. 5. To add more waypoints to the route, repeat the process in Steps 3 and 4. The route is named for the first and last waypoints on the route. You can add waypoints to the end of an existing route at any time by using the Find Menu. To add a Find Menu item to a route: 1. Select an item from the Find Menu and display its Information Page. 2. Display the page Options Menu and select the 'Add To Route' option to display the Routes List. 3. Highlight and select the route desired and then press in on the THUMB STICK. A "Waypoint Added Successfully" message displays. Routes The Routes Page with a list of Routes and the number of Unused Routes. A Route with list of waypoints. "Add To Route" option from the Find Menu Information Pages 41

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Creating and Using a Route
Route navigation allows you to create a sequence of
intermediate waypoints which lead you to your final des-
tination. The eTrex Vista stores 20 routes, each with up to
50 waypoints. A route can be created and modified from
the Route Page, and waypoints can be added to a route
from the Find Menu. More complex routes can be created
using a PC and MapSource mapping programs and then
transferred to the unit memory.
To create a route:
1.
Access the ‘Routes’ page from the Main Menu. The
page has a ‘New’ button, a list of routes, and the
number of unused routes.
2. Use the
THUMB STICK
to highlight the ‘New’
button and press it in to display the route Setup
Page.
3.
With an empty row (dashed) in the route list high-
lighted, press in on the
THUMB STICK
to display
the Find Menu.
4.
Use the Find Menu to select a route waypoint from
one of the Find Menu categories and display the
Information Page for the selected waypoint, city,
exit, point of interest, etc. Highlight the on-screen
‘OK’ button and press in on the
THUMB STICK
to
place it on the Routes List.
5.
To add more waypoints to the route, repeat the
process in Steps 3 and 4. The route is named for the
first and last waypoints on the route.
You can add waypoints to the end of an existing route
at any time by using the Find Menu.
To add a Find Menu item to a route:
1.
Select an item from the Find Menu and display its
Information Page.
2.
Display the page Options Menu and select the ‘Add
To Route’ option to display the Routes List.
3.
Highlight and select the route desired and then
press in on the
THUMB STICK
. A “Waypoint Added
Successfully” message displays.
A Route with list of waypoints.
The Routes Page with a list
of Routes and the number of
Unused Routes.
“Add To Route” option
from the Find Menu
Information Pages
Main Menu
Routes