Eagle Electronics 2000 manual To get to the GPS Simulator, Simulating Trail or Route Navigation

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waypoint, map place or POI location (CHOOSE START command). You can steer your position and change speed on the map by using the arrow keys (STEER WITH ARROWS command) or by setting the track and speed in the dialog boxes provided on the simulator menu screen.

To get to the GPS Simulator:

1.Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT.

2.Press ↓ to GPS SIMULATORENT. The GPS Simulator Menu appears.

GPS Setup Menu (left); GPS Simulator menu (right).

Choose the desired settings, then turn the simulator on by highlighting the GPS SIMULATOR ON box and pressing ENT. Press EXITEXITEXIT to close this menu. A message and tone appear periodically, warning you the simulator is on. To turn the simulator off, repeat the above steps or turn off the unit.

While in simulator mode and using the STEER WITH ARROWS command, you can press EXIT to clear the steering and speed boxes from the screen. This will allow you to use the map cursor during a simulation. To turn steering and speed boxes back on again, return to the GPS Simulator menu. Select the STEER WITH ARROWS command, press ENT, then EXIT.

Simulating Trail or Route Navigation

In Simulator mode, your unit can automatically follow a trail or route without manual steering if you use these steps:

1.From the Map Page, go to the simulator menu. Pick a STARTING POSITION at or near the beginning of your trail/route. Enter an approximate TRACK (shown in compass degrees) that will point you toward the start of the trail/route.

2.Set SPEED to zero. Select STEER WITH ARROWS command and press ENT, which turns on the simulator and returns you to the Map Page.

3.Begin navigating along the trail/route. (If you are close enough to the first waypoint, the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as

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Eagle Electronics 2000 manual To get to the GPS Simulator, Simulating Trail or Route Navigation