To stop navigating to the cursor, use the Cancel Navigation command: press MENUMENUto CANCEL NAVIGATIONENTto YESENT. The Cuda stops showing navigation information.

Navigate to a Map Place

For map places that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the map place.

The other method involves searching for map places with the Find Waypoint command, launched with the WPT key. Turn to Sec. 9, Searching, for detailed instructions on map place searches.

After you have looked up an item with the Find Waypoint command, use the to make sure the GO TO command is highlighted at the bot- tom of the screen, then press ENT. The Cuda begins showing navigation information to the item.

To cancel navigation, press MENUMENUto CANCEL NAVIGATIONENTto YESENT. The Cuda stops showing navigation information.

Creating and Saving a Trail

A trail, or plot trail, is a string of position points plotted by the Cuda 350 as you travel. It's a travel history, a record of the path you have taken. Trails are useful for repeating a journey along the same track. They are particularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came. On the screen, trails are represented by a flashing line extending from the back of the current position arrow.

The Cuda is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on. The unit will continue recording the trail un- til the length reaches the maximum trail point setting (default is 2,000, but the unit can record trails 9,999 points long). When the point limit is reached, the Cuda begins recording the trail over itself.

By default, the trail flashes once a second, making it easier to see against the background map. With the default setting, the Cuda cre-

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