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Using navmode or gps tab view – DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Manual

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Using NavMode or GPS Tab View

The GPS tab view option allows you to

use the GPS tab to control navigating and tracking

.

By default, the tabs and Control Panel are visible, but

you can opt to hide them

.

You can also use NavMode—a hands free, full-screen view that you can display in 2-D or 3-

D.

To turn NavMode on or off, click the NavMode

button on the toolbar. When the button

appears indented

, NavMode is on.

Notes

• The GPS and NavMode toolbar buttons are hidden by default. To show them, right-

click the toolbar and click GPS/NavMode.

• The NavMode button is grayed out

unless you have a

GPS device plugged

in or

are

playing back a GPS log file

.


You can also change your GPS view in the Options dialog box:

1. Click the Options button

on the toolbar and click the GPS tab. You can

also click the Options button

on the GPS tab.

2. Clear the Use NavMode check box to turn it off or select the check box to turn it on.
3. Click OK.

NavMode Display

Next Turn—The distance to the next turn, based on the units selected on the

Display tab in the Options dialog box.

Dist to Finish—The distance to the finish point on your route, based on the units

selected on the Display tab in the Options dialog box.

Speed—Displays the speed you are traveling, based on the units selected on the

Display tab in the Options dialog box.

ETA—The estimated time of arrival at the finish of your route. This is based on the

time and time zone set on your computer. If your trip goes beyond the current day,

the day of arrival also displays. The ETA does not include any layover time at a stop.

Radar Results—If you are using GPS Radar, an orange bar displays the closest

search result. Click Stop Here to insert a stop into your route. Click More Info to

open the GPS Radar subtab on the Find tab and get more information about the

result. Click Stop Radar to stop searching.

Progress Bar—The progress bar displays below the orange bar. It shows how far

along you are in your route by distance.

Turns—The blue area at the bottom of the screen shows the next turn in large text

and the following turn in smaller text. An arrow showing the direction of each turn

displays next to the text.

Zoom In/Out—Click the plus sign in the Turns area to zoom the map in. Click the

minus sign to zoom the map out.

Left 2-D or 3-D/Right 2-D–You can choose to view the left map in 2-D or 3-D or

the right map in 2-D. Click the button for the view you want. To view both the right

and left map, use the

resize tool

to change the map area.