Garmin GPS 2 Manual

•If the receiver is turned off or you lose satellite coverage during your trip, the
TracBack route will simply draw a straight line between any point where coverage
was lost and where it resumed.
•If the changes in direction and distance of your track log are very complex, 30
waypoints may not be enough to accurately mark your exact path. The receiver will
then assign the 30 waypoints to the most significant points of your track, and sim-
plify segments with fewer changes in direction.
•If you want to...

Route Definition Page
The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS II is by creating a user-
defined route. The GPS II lets you create and store up to 20 routes of 30 waypoints each.
The route navigation feature lets you plan and navigate a course from one place to
another using a set of pre-defined waypoints. Routes are often used when it’s not practical,
safe, or possible to navigate a direct course to a particular destination (e.g., through a
body of water or impassable terrain) (Fig....

Route Definition Page (cont.)
The right side of the route definition page features several ‘function’ fields which
let you copy, clear, invert, or activate the displayed route. Routes 1-19 are used as
storage routes, with route 0 always serving as the active route you are navigating. If
you want to save a route that’s currently in route 0, be sure to copy it to another
open route, as it will be overwritten by the next route activation.
Routes can be copied, cleared, inverted, and activated (Fig. 47a)...

Creating and Navigating Routes
To create a route from the route definition page:
1. Highlight the ‘route number’ field, and press ENTER.
2. Enter a route number, and press ENTER. (Only open routes will be available.)
3. Press ENTER to begin entry of a route comment, if desired (Fig. 48a).
4. Enter your comment, and press the ENTER key.
5. Enter the first waypoint of your route, and press ENTER. As you continue entering the
rest of your waypoints, the list will automatically scroll down as needed (Fig....

Activating and Inverting Routes
After a route has been entered, it can be either activated in sequence or inverted
from the route definition page. The process of activating or inverting a stored route
takes a storage route (routes 1-19) and copies it into the active route (route 0) for
navigation. The storage route is now no longer needed and will be retained in its
original format under its existing route number.
This system allows you to have an active route that you may edit during naviga-
tion and...

Active Route Page
Once a route has been activated, the active route page will display the waypoint
sequence of your route with the estimated time enroute (ETE) at your present speed
and the distance to each waypoint (Fig. 50a). As long as you are navigating an active
route, the active route page will become part of the main page sequence. The active
route page will also allow you to change the ‘ETE’ field to display desired track
(DTK) or estimated time of arrival (ETA) for each leg. You can also clear...

Copying and Clearing Routes
The route definition page is also used to copy a route to another route number.
This feature is useful when you make changes to the active (or TracBack) route and
want to save the route in its modified form for future use.
To copy a route:
1. Highlight the ‘route number’ field, and press ENTER (Fig. 51a).
2. Enter the route number to be copied, and press ENTER.
3. Highlight the ‘copyto’ field, and press ENTER.
4. Scroll through the available routes and select a destination...

Editing Routes
Once a route has been created and stored, it can be edited at any time.
To edit a route from the active route page or the route definition page:
1. Select the waypoint you want to edit, and press ENTER (Fig. 52a).
An on-screen menu of editing choices will appear, with options for reviewing,
inserting, deleting, or changing the waypoint field highlighted (Fig. 52b). This field
contains the following options:
•Review?— reviews the waypoint’s definition page
• Insert?— adds a new waypoint...

On-Route GOTOs
At the beginning of this section, we mentioned that the GPS II will automatically
select the route leg closest to your position as the active leg. This will give you steer-
ing guidance to the desired track of the active leg. Note that the first waypoint select-
ed as the destination waypoint will be of the route leg closest to your present posi-
tion This may mean you’re not navigating to the first waypoint in the active route—
you may be navigating to the last. If you prefer to navigate...

Selecting a User-Defined Navigation Page
Once you’ve selected a GOTO destination or activated a TracBack, MOB, or
route, the GPS II will provide graphic steering guidance to the destination with one
of two navigation pages:
•The compass page(default) provides a directional pointer to the destination,
with a rotating compass display to show your direction of travel (Fig. 54a). The
compass page provides better steering guidance for car travel, hiking, or biking,
where straight-line navigation usually is...