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GPSMAP 396 Owner’s Manual
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Managing Your Tracks
The GPSMAP 396 draws an electronic breadcrumb trail or “track
log” on the Map Page as you travel. The track log contains points
along its path, including time, and location for each point.
The track log starts recording as soon as the GPSMAP 396 gets
a location fix. For the best results, clear the track log before you
start traveling because when the track log is full, new track points
overwrite the oldest track points.
The percentage of memory used by the current track log appears at
the top of the Active sub tab. After the track log is cleared, it shows
zero percent. When the screen reaches 100%, the most recent track
points start to overwrite the least recent track points (if
Wrap
is
selected for
record Mode
). To avoid losing track points, save the
track log when it approaches the 99% mark.
You must first save the track log before you can use the
navigate
track
feature. The
Save
feature allows you to store up to 15 track
logs from certain times and dates.
To access the Track tab:
1. Press
Menu
twice to open the Main Menu.
2. Highlight
Track
from the vertical list of tabs.
Setting Up and Saving Your Tracks
Active Track Tab
record Mode
—
Wrap
records over the oldest tracks when the track
log reaches 100%.
Fill
records a track log until the track log is full
(100%). When
off
is selected, the unit does not record tracks.
interval
—
Distance
records track points after a specified distance
has been traveled.
time
creates track points after a specified time
has elapsed.
resolution
records track points based on the resolution.
The higher the resolution entered, the more points the unit creates to
make the track.
Value
—records a track according to the
interval
and
Value
. Enter a
specific distance, time, or resolution.
Color
—select a color for the track when it appears on the map.
