LEI Electronics 6 manual

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For example, you could be traveling toward a destination to the south, but following a highway curve around a mountain. As you take the curve to your right, your car will actually be pointing west as you follow the pavement. However, the compass rose is accurately pointing to that next southern waypoint, now 90 degrees off to your left. If you were depending only on the compass rose at that moment, it might look like you were off course. As you come around the mountain and the pavement turns back south, the compass rose, the route and the pavement will all line up together once again.

The off course alarm also requires some adjustment when using low res routes. In our mountain curve example, if the alarm was set at 0.1 mile, it would go off as we rounded the curve and "deviated" more than 0.1 mile from the route center line.

Some navigators avoid this by turning the course deviation alarm off. With the alarm off, however, you may take a wrong turn and it could be some time before you catch the error. You can leave the alarm on if you simply expand the distance setting that triggers the alarm. In our mountain highway example, setting the course alarm to 1.5 miles would keep the alarm from going off as we rounded the mountain.

Highway route "resolution" is ultimately a matter of personal taste. Experiment with these techniques to see which one suits you best. Most users strike some sort of balance between them. Just remember: the more precise you are in following the turns of the pavement, the more waypoints you will use. That, in turn, affects how your GPS features work with your route.

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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