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.
Rino 520, 520HCx, 530, and
530HCx 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 the PAGE key until the main
menu displays.
- Select Tracks.
- Select On.
- 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 the PAGE key until the main menu
displays.
- Select Tracks.
- Select Clear.
- Select Yes to delete the track log
data.
- Saving the Current Track Log
- Press the PAGE key until the main menu
displays.
- Select Tracks.
- Select Save.
- Select Yes or No when prompted
with Do You Want To Save the Entire Track?
- Yes: The
new saved track is a representation of the entire track log from
beginning to end.
- No: A map showing the entire track
appears and you are prompted to select the beginning point for the
saved track. Use the Thumb Stick to move the Panning Arrow to
the desired beginning point on the map and press the Thumb Stick
in to select it. Next, use the Thumb Stick to move the Panning
Arrow to the desired end point on the map and press the Thumb
Stick in to select it.
- Select OK.
- The track is now saved and appears in the
Saved Tracks list.
- Performing a TracBack
- Press the PAGE key until the main
menu displays.
- Select Tracks.
- Select TracBack to use the current
log, or select a saved track to use and then TracBack.
- A map showing the entire track appears and
you are prompted to select the point you want to TracBack route to.
Use the Thumb Stick to move the Panning Arrow to the desired
point on the map and press the Thumb Stick in to start
navigating the TracBack.
- When the TracBack Navigation Page appears,
directions to the first turn on the track display at the top of the
page. Move in the direction of the first turn. When you reach the
first turn, the display provides direction to the next turn, and so
on, until you have reached your destination.
- To exit a TracBack route, select the Menu
Icon while viewing the Navigation or Map page and select Stop
Navigation.