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.
eTrex Legend C/Cx/H/HCx,
Summit HC, Venture Cx/HC, and Vista C/Cx/H/HCx Outdoor 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 MENU key twice to open the main menu.
- Select Tracks.
-
Select On.
- Saving the Current Track Log
- Press the MENU key twice to open the main menu.
- 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 ROCKER key to move the Panning
Arrow to the desired beginning point on the map and press ENTER.
Next, use the ROCKER key to move the Panning Arrow to the desired
end point on the map and press ENTER.
-
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 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 ROCKER key to move the Panning Arrow to the desired
point on the map and press ENTER to start navigating the
TracBack.
- Select either Follow Road
(if the device has detailed mapping data loaded) to route back to the
selected point using available roadways or Follow Track to
retrace your original path of travel.
TIP: Select Don't Ask Again
if you want to use the same option the next time you use 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, press the MENU
key and select Stop Navigation.
