LEI Electronics 6 manual Section Working With MapCreate

Page 25

Section 3:

Working With MapCreate

Easy Mode Quick Start Reference

If you're really in a hurry, this summary will tell you how to work MapCreate's easy mode, MapSelect. (If you haven't installed the program yet, see those instructions on page 13. Before you start, make sure your MMC card reader is installed and working, and you know the card reader's drive letter.)

How to select and save a pre-defined custom map

1.Insert an MMC or SD card in your card reader. Each pre-drawn map takes about 8 MB of space, so two maps will fit on a 16 MB card, four will fit on a 32 MB card, and so forth.

2.Begin by clicking the Windows START button and choosing MAPCREATE 6 from the menu. When the mode selection box appears, choose START

MAPSELECT.

3.The full map display appears. Red lines represent pre-drawn custom map borders. Move your mouse pointer over a map segment and it turns gray, showing it's selected. At the bottom of the screen, a selected map's Map Name and Map Size are both displayed, as well as disk space available.

4.Locate the area you want to create a map of. Move the mouse pointer over the area to highlight and select it, then click on the selected map.

5.MapSelect displays a message asking if you want to save the map to a particular drive. If the drive letter is correct for your MMC card reader, click YES and go to step 6. NOTE: If the drive letter is incorrect, click NO, then click the SAVE TO button on the tool bar to select the right drive letter, then click OK. Now, select and click on your desired map area. When the Save Map Message appears, click YES.

6.Wait while the program builds the map. A progress box shows the map building and saving process under way. Do not remove the MMC card from the reader until the completion message appears, telling you that it's safe to take out the card! After the completion message appears, click OK, remove the card from the reader and install it in your GPS unit. Click FILEEXIT to close MapSelect.

Final Notes: For a map of Hawaii or an area where line congestion makes it hard to select, you can move the map and zoom in or zoom out for easier viewing. Click the CENTER MAP button, then click near the area you want. Now repeatedly click the ZOOM IN button to enlarge the view. Click the SELECT MAP button, then proceed with step 4. To return to the original display, click the FULL MAP button.

21

Page 24 Page 26
Image 25
Page 24 Page 26
Contents MapCreate6 LEI Extras Inc PO BOX Catoosa, OK USA Table of Contents Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map Borders Center Master MapIntroduction Page How MapCreate Works File Formats & Functions GPS Data File Atlas File Page Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples Mapping Detail Theres more here than meets the eye Cursor over Pop-up Exit symbol BoxCursor over POI symbol Pop-up box How to use this manual typographical conventionsMouse Page System Requirements Installation TypesUSA-West disc Data overlap area USA-East disc Installing MapCreateType D\setup.exe where D is the drive letter for your CD-ROM Page Page Care of your MapCreate CDs Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode To add a direct shortcut to your Start Menu To add a direct shortcut to your desktopSection Working With MapCreate Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference Starting MapCreate MapSelect Screen MapCreate Screen MapCreate 6 opening screen Closing MapCreate Tips Selected Symbol Tip Box Map Category Options Window Tip Icon List Window Route Waypoint List Window Moving Around the Master Map Zoom Box Cross-hair Creating Rectangle Map Borders Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map Border Creating Corridor Map BordersPoint Saving a Map Border File Creating a Custom Map File Building Map Progress dialog box Save As dialog box appears Creating a Waypoint Delete Waypoint Creating an Icon Tip Creating a Route Tip Tips Saving a GPS Data File Creating a Corridor Map From a Route Borders around Route command Corridor Width slider bar Creating a Route From a Trail Plot Trail shown in green Page Appendix 1 MapCreate Command List Help Topics Command Search a Help document for the term map border Page Cities AirportsCountries County/Parish Marine NavaidsPOI-Marine POI-ServicesPOI-Restaurants POI-ShoppingAppendix MapCreate 6 Symbol Key Page Page POI Appendix 4 Considerations When Planning Highway Routes Page Page Page LEI Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty LEI Software License Agreement ONE-YEAR Media Warranty For Lowrance 800-324-1356. For Eagle How to Obtain Service…Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site
Top Page Image Contents