Lowrance electronic Lowrance iFINDER Explorer - Manual (Page 64)

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PC-created Routes
MapCreate is the easiest method for preparing a route, because your
PC's larger screen, keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate than
the pocket-sized iFINDER.
To load a MapCreate route into the iFINDER, follow instructions in
MapCreate's manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPS
Data File (file format *.usr). Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC and
insert the MMC into the iFINDER. (See Sec. 2 for instructions on in-
stalling MMCs. To load the GPS Data File into the iFINDER's memory,
see the entry on Transferring GPS Data Files between the iFINDER
and a Computer in this section.)
Routes Created in the iFINDER
You can create a route by selecting existing waypoints from the way-
point list or you can set a series of route waypoints on the map with
cursor arrows and the Enter key. In this example, we'll create a route
from the map.
1. From the N
AVIGATION
P
AGE
, press MENU | ENT or from the M
AP
P
AGE
,
press MENU | MENU |
↓ to
R OUTE P LANNING
| ENT .
2. With N EW R OUTE
highlighted, press ENT |
↓ to
R OUTE END
| ENT |
↓ to
A DD
F
ROM
M
AP
| ENT . The Map Page appears with the cursor showing.
3. Use the Zoom and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the
cursor is centered on the spot where you want the route to begin. If you
are starting at your current position or the current cursor position, you
are already at the starting spot.
4. Set the first waypoint by pressing ENT . In this example, we moved to
the intersection of 11th Street and 145th E. Ave. to start our route.
1. 2. 3.
Route creation sequence: (from left) Fig. 1. Set route waypoint (1) at
11th St. & 145th Ave. Fig. 2. Zoom in; move cursor north to set point (2)
at 145th & Admiral. Fig. 3. With point (2) set, move cursor east to mark
interstate on-ramp with waypoint (3). In figures 2 and 3, notice the
rubber band line extending from the previously set waypoint to the
cursor. This line will become the course for the route.