How To... Use TracBack on Legacy Outdoor Handhelds
- Most outdoor handhelds will start tracking automatically once a
satellite connection is acquired, but some legacy outdoor handhelds will
require that the track log be started manually and/or saved before
TracBack routing will be available.
- Specific steps and recommended best
practices for using TracBack on Garmin's legacy outdoor handhelds can be found
below.
GPS 72, 72H, and 76 Handhelds
- Starting a Track Log
The Track Log feature must be activated to record your path of movement.
To activate the Track Log feature:
- Press MENU twice to open the main
menu.
- Select Tracks.
- Press MENU.
- Select Setup Track Log.
- Select Record.
- Select Wrap When Full or Stop When
Full.
- Resetting Track and Trip Data
It is best to reset the track and trip
data at your starting point so your device knows the path you should
follow back with TracBack. This also helps eliminate straight lines from
your last known location to your current location (ie. from your home
to the current trailhead).
- Press MENU twice to open the main menu.
- Select Tracks.
- Select Clear.
- Select Yes to delete the track log
data.
- Saving the Current Track Log
- Press MENU twice to open the main menu.
- Select Tracks.
- Select Save.
- Select the portion of the track log to save
from the list, or select Entire Log.
- Select OK.
- The track is now saved and appears in the
Saved Tracks list.
- Performing a TracBack
- Press the MENU key twice to open the
main menu.
- Select Tracks.
- Select a saved track.
- Select TracBack.
- Select Reverse to track back to the
starting point or Original to retrace the saved track.
- Once TracBack has been activated, the device
will use the track points in the saved track to automatically create
a route and guide you to your destination.
- To exit a TracBack route, press the MENU
key and select Stop Navigation.