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To create a route from the map display:
1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.
2. Highlight ‘Routes’ and press ENTER. The Route List is displayed, showing all routes
stored in memory.
3. Press MENU to display the Route Options.
4. Highlight ‘New Route ’ and press ENTER. The GPS III+ creates a route called
‘EMPTY- 1’. (The name changes as you add waypoints to the route, so make note of
the route name for future reference.)
5. Press MENU to display the New Route Options and highlight ‘Show Map’.
6. Press ENTER and use the rocker keypad to place the arrow over the first route way-
point. (Use the IN and OUT zoom keys to aid in locating the desired waypoint.)
7. Press ENTER to accept the selected route waypoint.
8. Highlight the next waypoint on the map display and press ENTER to add the waypoint to
the route. Repeat this step until all route waypoints have been added to the route.
Press PAGE or QUIT to exit the page.
9. You can also create route waypoints during this process. If no waypoint exists at the
arrow location, the GPS III+ will automatically create one—using a three digit number
as the waypoint’s name. (You can rename the waypoint following the steps on page 51.)
10. If you wish to include a city location in the route, place the arrow over the city and
press ENTER. A confirmation page will appear with the name of the city as a new way-
point (sometimes abbreviated, depending on the length of the original name). To add to
the route, select ‘Use’ and press ENTER.
As you add each new waypoint to the route, the data window at the top of the
map display will show the name of the route you are creating, which includes the
first and last waypoints in the route. A solid route line will appear on the map to
indicate each leg, and a dotted line will appear to indicate the distance and bearing
from the last route waypoint to the cursor position.
To create a route directly from
the map display, select ‘New
Route’ from the Main Menu,
then select ‘Show Map’ from
the New Route Options.
You can add city (or highway
exit) locations to a route by
placing the editing arrow on
a city (or highway exit) and
pressing ENTER.
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Creating New Routes
The GPS III+’s Route List displays all the routes currently stored in memory,
along with a descriptive name for each route. Once a route has been created, it can
be activated and used for navigation from the Route List. A route may be followed
in the same sequence as it was originally created, or you can invert the route and
navigate from the end waypoint back to the beginning waypoint.
To activate a route:
1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.
2. Highlight ‘Routes’ and press ENTER. The Route List is displayed, showing all routes
stored in memory.
3. Highlight the desired route and press MENU to display the Route Options.
4. Highlight ‘Activate’ and press ENTER to navigate the route in sequence.
To deactivate the route and stop using it for navigation:
1. Press PAGE repeatedly to display the Active Route Page. (See page 66.)
2. Press MENU to display the Active Route Options.
3. Highlight ‘Deactivate’ and press ENTER to stop navigating the currently selected route.
The Route List also allows you to enter your own 13-character name for any listed
route. By default the name includes the first and last waypoints in the route.
To enter a custom route name:
1. Press MENU twice to display the Main Menu.
2. Highlight ‘Routes’ and press ENTER. The Route List is displayed, showing all routes
stored in memory.
The Route List shows all
routes currently stored in
memory. Highlight the desired
route and press ENTER to see
the Route Plan Page.
Activating a route tells the
GPS III+ you wish to use this
route for navigation guidance.
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Route List
3. Highlight the desired route and press ENTER to display the Route Plan Page.
4. Highlight the name field and press ENTER to begin editing.
5. Use the rocker keypad to enter the desired name and press ENTER when finished.
Route Editing
Once a route is added to memory you can review and/or edit the route from the
Route Plan Page. The Route Plan Page shows the sequence of waypoints for the selected
route and provides additional options to depict the route layout on the map display,
insert waypoints, remove waypoints or perform trip/fuel planning functions.
To edit a route:
1. From the Route List, highlight the route you wish to edit and press ENTER. The Route
Plan Page appears for the selected route.
2. To change a route waypoint, highlight the waypoint you wish to change and press
ENTER. Use the rocker keypad to enter the new waypoint and press ENTER.
3. To review the information for a route waypoint, highlight the desired waypoint and
press MENU. A pop-up menu appears with additional options. Highlight ‘Review Wpt’
and press ENTER to display information for the selected waypoint.
4. To insert a waypoint in the route, highlight the waypoint that will immediately follow the
new route waypoint and press MENU. A pop-up menu appears with additional options.
Highlight ‘Insert Wpt’ and press ENTER to display a blank line for the new waypoint.
Enter the name of the new waypoint, using the rocker keypad, and press ENTER.
5. To delete a waypoint from the route, highlight the waypoint you wish to delete and
press MENU. A pop-up menu appears with additional options. Highlight ‘Remove Wpt’
and press ENTER.
The Route Plan Page allows
for easy editing of an existing
route.
To edit the route, highlight
the route waypoint which is
affected by the change. If
inserting a waypoint, highlight
the waypoint which follows
the new waypoint.
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Route List / Editing
6. To edit the route from the map display, press MENU from the Route Plan Page.
Highlight ‘Show Map’ and press ENTER. Use the rocker keypad to place the cursor on
the desired waypoint and press MENU. A pop-up menu appears. Select the desired
option and press ENTER. If ‘Move’ is selected, move the cursor to the desired location
and press ENTER to accept the change.
Route Planning
The Route Plan Page also displays trip planning information for each leg or
the entire route. Available information includes desired course, time to waypoint,
distance to waypoint, required fuel and sunrise/sunset times at the waypoint
location.
To use the trip planning features:
1. To select the desired planning figure, highlight the desired route from the Route List
and press ENTER to display the Route Plan Page. One of ten available planning figures
appears to the right of each route waypoint. Use the LEFT/RIGHT keys on the rocker
keypad to select the desired item.
2. To enter planning information, Press MENU and select ‘Setup Plan’ from the options
list. Enter the figures for speed, fuel flow, departure time and departure date. Press
QUIT to return to the Route Plan Page.
NOTE: Fuel flow rates on your GPS III+ are measured in “units per hour”.
System setting changes for units of measure (statute, nautical or metric) do not
affect the fuel flow measure. You should enter fuel flow rates based upon available
information for your vehicle (operator’s manual, performance specifications, etc.) and
make note of the desired units of measure (gallons, liters, etc.)
The ‘Show Map’ option allows
you to change the route from
the map display. Place the
arrow on the point affected by
the change and press MENU
to display editing options.
With the Route Plan Page dis-
played, use the LEFT/RIGHT
keys on the rocker keypad to
select the trip planning features.
Press MENU and select ‘Setup
Plan’ to define departure time,
fuel usage and speed.
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Route Editing / Planning
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When a route is highlighted on the Route List, additional functions are available
from the Route Options.
To display the Route Options, press MENU (with the Route List
displayed).
The following options are available:
New Route— allows you to create a new route, as described on page 60.
Activate Route— allows you to navigate the route in the same sequence it was
originally created, as described on page 62.
Copy— allows you to copy the selected route to a new route. The copy function
can be used to save a TracBack route for future use. The copy function is also
useful for duplicating an existing route before making changes.
To copy a route:
1. Highlight the desired route on the Route List and press MENU.
2. Highlight ‘Copy’ and press ENTER.
3. The Route Plan Page will appear for the duplicate route and the name for the new
route will be identical to the original, but followed by a number (e.g. ‘HOME-CAMP 1’).
Delete Route— allows you to remove the selected route from memory. The
waypoints contained in the route will still appear in memory, but not as part of
the route.
To delete a route from memory:
1. Highlight the desired route on the Route List and press MENU.
2. Highlight ‘Delete Route’ and press ENTER. A confirmation page will appear.
3. Press ENTER to delete the route (or QUIT to cancel).
‘Copy’ allows you to make
a duplicate of a route before
making editing changes.
‘Delete’ will remove the select-
ed route from memory, but
not the waypoints contained
in the route.
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Route Options
Delete All— allows you to remove all routes from memory. The waypoints con-
tained in all stored routes will remain in memory, but not as part of any route.
To delete all routes from memory:
1. Highlight ‘Delete All’ and press ENTER. A confirmation page will appear.
2. Press ENTER to delete all routes (or QUIT to cancel).
Active Route Page
The last page appearing in the main sequence (using the PAGE or QUIT keys)
is the Active Route Page. Whenever you have activated a route, GOTO, MOB or
TracBack, the Active Route Page will show each waypoint (by name) of the active
route, along with the desired course, distance to waypoint, time to each waypoint,
fuel requirements or sunrise/sunset times at each route waypoint. As you navigate
the route, the information on the Active Route Page will automatically update
to indicate the destination waypoint and any remaining interim waypoints—with
the next point along the route denoted by an arrow on the left-hand side of
the screen.
From the Active Route Page you can change the name of the active route
(see page 62), review information on a route waypoint (see page 47) or bypass
route waypoints and GOTO any waypoint in the route (see page 56). The user-
selectable data field on the right side of the page also keeps you informed of
current conditions. There are ten different data items available. See page 95 for
data type descriptions.
To change the Active Route Page data, press the LEFT/RIGHT keys on
the rocker keypad.
The Active Route Page shows
the route currently being used
for navigation guidance. The
next waypoint in the route is
denoted by an arrow on the
left-hand side of the screen.
Selecting a GOTO destination
along the current route will
take you directly to that
waypoint, then continue with
the remainder of the route.
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Route Options / Active Route
Many features of the GPS III+ are menu driven. Each of the main pages has
an options menu, allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your
preferences and/or select special features which specifically relate to that page.
To display the Active Route Page Options, press MENU (with the Active
Route Page displayed).
The following options are available:
Show Map— allows you to view the area around the active route. When select-
ed, ‘Show Map’ will show the map display centered around the first waypoint in
the active route.
Setup Plan— displays a trip planning screen, allowing you to plan and review
distance, fuel, time en route and sunrise/sunset information for the selected
route.
To use the trip planning features:
1. Highlight ‘Setup Plan’ and press ENTER. The trip planning screen is displayed, show-
ing speed, fuel flow, departure time and departure date information.
2.
Enter an hourly fuel flow (if desired) in the fuel field, using the same steps above. Fuel
flow rate units (gallons, liters, etc.) are not specified on the GPS III+. Enter these figures
based upon available information for your vehicle and make note of the desired units.
3. Press QUIT to return to the Route Plan Page, then use the LEFT/RIGHT keys on the
rocker keypad to review the planning information.
Re-evaluate— reactivates the current route and selects the route leg closest to
your current position as the active leg. The active leg defines the current ‘from’
and ‘to’ waypoints.
To view each waypoint along
your route and the surround-
ing area, select ‘Show Map’
and use the panning arrow to
move along your route on the
map display.
‘Setup Plan’ allows you to
define planned speed, fuel
flow and departure time in
order to review trip planning
figures.
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Active Route Page Options
Deactivate— cancels navigation of the route you are currently using. See
page 62.
Invert— reactivates the current route in reverse order and navigates from the end
waypoint back to the beginning waypoint. See page 62.
Insert Wpt— allows you to insert an additional waypoint into the route, directly
in front of the currently highlighted waypoint in the route. If no route waypoint
is highlighted, this option is not available. See page 63 for route editing info.
Remove Wpt— removes the currently highlighted waypoint from the route. If no
waypoint is highlighted, this option is not available. See page 63 for route editing
information.
Review Wpt— allows you to view information for the currently highlighted way-
point in the route. If no route waypoint is highlighted, this option is not available.
See page 53 for waypoint review information.
Delete Route— allows you to remove the current route from memory. The way-
points contained in the route will still appear in memory, but not as part of the
route. See page 65.
‘Re-evaluate’ will reactivate
the current route and select
the closest leg. This feature
is handy if you stray well
off course and later wish to
return to the route.
To reverse the sequence of
waypoints in the active route,
select the ‘Invert’ option.
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Active Route Page Options
The GPS III+’s Main Menu provides access to the waypoint, route, track log,
timer and setup features of the receiver. The Main Menu can be accessed at any
time using the MENU key.
To display the Main Menu, press the MENU key twice.
The 7 menu options are divided into categories by function: waypoints/cities/
nearest locations, routes/track logs, trip computer, and system setups.
To select an option from the Main Menu, highlight the desired item and
press ENTER.
The following menu options are available (continued on the next five pages):
Waypoints— allows you to create, edit or delete waypoints. See pages 47-52.
Cities— allows you to search the built-in database for a particular city or town.
The City Spell ‘n Find Page will display the location, size/reference, bearing and
distance to the selected city. (Categories for small towns and small/medium/large
cities are provided, based on the population levels described on page 70.)
City Spell ‘n Find
To select a city and display it on the City Spell ‘n Find Page:
1. Highlight ‘Cities’ from the Main Menu and press ENTER.
2.
The first character of the city name field should already be highlighted. Enter the name of the desired
city using the ROCKER KEYPAD—UP/DOWN to change the highlighted character, and RIGHT to move
to the next character. As you spell the name of the desired city, the GPS III+ will display the first entry
in the built-in database which corresponds to the characters you have entered. If duplicate entries
exist for the desired city, continue scrolling through the database entries using the UP/DOWN keys
on the ROCKER KEYPAD. (When the same city name exists in several states/countries, pay particular
attention to the ‘State/Country’ field directly below the city name field.)
3. Once the desired city is displayed, press ENTER to accept the selection.
Press MENU twice to display
the Main Menu.
Select the desired menu option
by highlighting it with the
rocker keypad and pressing
ENTER.
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Main Menu
The ‘Show Map’ Option
allows you to view the area
around the city location. Use
the IN and OUT zoom keys to
view the desired detail.
City Spell ‘n Find Options
To view the City Spell ‘n Find Options, press MENU (with the City Spell ‘n
Find Page displayed).
The following options are available:
Show Map allows you to view the map area surrounding the selected city’s position.
While viewing the map display, you can also use the IN and OUT zoom keys to see
additional detail.
To view the map area around the city location:
1. Select ‘Show Map’ and press ENTER.
Save As Waypnt creates a waypoint at the city location and saves it in memory. If the city
name is longer than six characters, it will be abbreviated when creating the waypoint.
To save an exit location as a waypoint:
1. Select ‘Save As Waypnt’ and press ENTER.
2. With ‘Done’ highlighted, press ENTER to save the new waypoint.
Show Reference / Show City Size allows you to toggle between a reference waypoint
field or size information. The reference waypoint field allows you to determine bearing
and distance from any waypoint to the selected city. The size information block describes
the size of the selected city as follows: Large cities are those with approximate popula-
tions greater than 200,000. Medium cities are greater than 50,000 and small cities are
greater than 5,000. Small towns include those with approximate populations under
5,000 or towns of unknown size.
NOTE: When the ‘Reference’ field is left blank or the size information field is displayed,
the ‘Bearing’ and ‘Distance’ information provided is from your current position.
The City Spell ‘n Find Page
lets you retrieve information
for any city in the built-in
database.
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Main Menu: City Options
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