Lowrance electronic 540c Baja - Manual (Page 62)

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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
|
MENU
| ↓ to
M
Y
T
RAILS
|
ENT
|
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.
To turn off trail display:
1. Press
MENU
|
MENU
| ↓ to
M
Y
T
RAILS
|
ENT
.
2. Press ↓ to enter the Saved Trail list, then use ↑ ↓ to select the de-
sired Trail Name|
ENT
.
3. Press ↓ to
A
CTIVE
| → to
V
ISIBLE
|
ENT
. To return to the previous page,
press
EXIT
repeatedly.
To turn on trail display:
1. Press
MENU
|
MENU
| ↓ to
M
Y
T
RAILS
|
ENT
.
2. Press ↓ to enter the Saved Trail list, then use ↑ ↓ to select the de-
sired Trail Name|
ENT
.
3. Press ↓ to
A
CTIVE
| → to
V
ISIBLE
|
ENT
. To return to the previous page,
press
EXIT
repeatedly.
Navigating Trails
There are three methods for following a trail: visual trailing, navigat-
ing a trail (forward) and backtracking a trail (backward). Try each
method to see which you prefer.
Visual trailing is the simplest method. It uses only the Map Page and
requires no menu commands at all. The technique works the same if