Displaying a saved trail – Lowrance electronic 5300c User Manual

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4. To return to the previous page, press

EXIT

repeatedly. As you leave

the Edit Trail menu, you will notice that a new trail starts with a new

sequential number. In the example figure below, the new trail is num-

ber 2, showing zero points. Note that Trail 1 is inactive, but it is still

visible on the map.

New trail, named "Trail 2," is created when Trail 1 is made inactive.

Any new travel will be recorded in this trail, which is active and visi-

ble. Trails do not need to be visible in order to be active.

You can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails, which can be cop-

ied to your MMC for archiving or for transfer to your MapCreate soft-

ware.

Tip:

Another quick way to stop recording one trail and begin a new one
is to use the New Trail command: Press

MENU

↓ to

RAILS

ENT

Caution:

You also have the option of completely turning off trail re-
cording, under the trail Options command. However, if the Up-
date Active Trail option is turned off, it will cancel the auto-
matic trail creation feature.

Displaying a Saved Trail

The active trail is automatically displayed on the map (the "Visible"

option) with the factory default settings. You can selectively turn trail

display off and on for any saved or active trail. In the Saved Trails List,

visible trails have a check mark in front of the trail name.