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Table of Contents Sec. 1: Introduction ....................................................................... I Quick Start Reference .................................................................... 2 How MapCreate Works: The Basics............................................... 5 File Formats & Functions................................................................ 6 Map Border File .......................................................................... 7 Custom Map File........
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Moving around the Master Map.................................................... 44 Pan Arrows ............................................................................... 44 Center Map ............................................................................... 44 Zoom Area ................................................................................ 44 Zoom in/Zoom Out.................................................................... 45 Zoom Range Window .......................
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WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OB- TAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), a GPS unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provides navigation data to the way- point regardless of obstructions. Therefore, the prudent navigator will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when traveling to a waypoint, but will also visually check to make sure a clear
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In addition to the Command Reference, the Help file includes material from this manual's User's Guide segment. Just press the F1 key to launch Help. You can find facts fast by electronically searching the Help File for the word or phrase you want. In our printed manual, we've included other general supplemental material as appendices in the back of the book. Check out the Table of Contents to see the topics contained in each appendix. After you have the software and card reader installed,
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ton. You have just drawn a Map Border. 4. With the Map Border displayed, click the ESTIMATE CUSTOM MAP SIZE button, on the Create Map toolbar. After a moment it will tell you your map's file size. If it fits the card, click OK to clear the message and jump to step 5. If the map file is too large for the card, click OK to clear the message, then redraw your map border a little smaller. Click the DELETE MAP BORDER button, click on any green border line, then re-draw a smaller border box. Use
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Click Yes to register your current memory card with MapCreate. 8. You can change the label on your memory card if you prefer. Delete the default name, "Card1," and enter the new name. Click REGISTER to continue. Delete the default label, if you prefer, and enter a new name. Then click Reg- ister to continue. 9. Another message box tells you when your card has been registered. Click OK to continue. Click OK to continue the create map process. 10. The Card Registry window appears ag
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Click Done to complete the registry process. NOTE: If the AUTOMATICALLY APPEND LABEL TO SAVED MAPS box is selected (see figure above), MapCreate will automatically add your card's label to the end of whatever name you give the file you are saving. Let's use the figure above as an example. If we name our map "Phoenix.lcm," Map- Create will automatically name the file "Phoenix_CARD1.lcm." To can- cel this option, click the Automatically Append… box to remove the check mark. 11. A window s
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jump through to cram a high-detail map into your GPS unit. First of all, those CDs you just purchased contain a whole bunch of raw digi- tal cartography data. There are several hundred files of digital mapping in- formation containing lake shorelines, navigation aids, roads, rivers and all the other information that goes into our high-detail maps. It takes some fancy formatting to fit the whole world onto a few compact discs. Your GPS unit can't read those raw files (called atlas files). Eve
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ual easy to skim. If that's the case, move on to "How to Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions" on page 14. But, if you want to pick up an ex- tra tip or two, look over this segment describing the file formats and mem- ory cards MapCreate works with. Map Border File This file defines the boundary of the raw cartography data that is extracted and converted to a GPS custom map, or Map File. The border file informa- tion is displayed on the computer's Master Map screen as either a green r
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You cannot make changes to a Map File once it has been created. If you want to make changes to a map, return to its original companion Map Bor- der File or retrieve the map borders by opening the Map File (*.lcm). Make your changes to the border, then create a fresh Map File. You can delete the old one, or just save the new map over the old map. Important Notes: File Encryption and Card Limits We collect and purchase cartography data from several sources. Much of this data is copyrighted,
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ples using the regular versions (no topographic data) of MapCreate USA and MapCreate Canada, with all mapping categories included. (Size will vary depending on which package of MapCreate you have.) In the U.S., Lake Michigan is approximately 26 MB, all of Missouri is 41 MB and the entire state of California is approximately 87 MB. A six-mile- wide corridor map from San Diego, California to the Maine-Canada border, following Interstate highways, is about 50 MB. In Canada, a map of Lake Winn
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don't have to take a computer and cable with you to load a new map in the field. If the unit is mounted in a vehicle, there is no need to dismount it and carry it to a computer. The effective mapping memory capacity of your GPS unit is restricted only by the capacity and number of memory cards you want to carry with you, up to the five-card limit. This is a handy feature for long journeys or for users who can't lug a laptop computer along. Four factors control Map File size: 1. map detail
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MapCreate can be used to save valuable travel or adventure data for a later trip. This also makes it easy to exchange GPS data with friends using Brunton Atlas GPS units. ASCII Text File This is a universal text file format compatible with word processors and other software. MapCreate can exchange routes and waypoint lists with other mapping programs by importing and exporting GPS information as comma-delimited ASCII text files. ASCII (pronounced "ask-ee") uses the *.txt file extension.
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Mapping Detail: There's more here than meets the eye. The Map Files you make with MapCreate contain more mapping detail than what is visible on your computer screen. Your MapCreate-6-compatible GPS unit takes full advantage of this extra information. Find Highway Exit Services For example, move your mouse pointer over a highway exit symbol on the computer map, and all you'll see is a pop-up tool-tip box listing the name of the exit. However, in a Brunton Atlas unit, the same exit symbol w
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In a Brunton Atlas GPS, all POI's include the name, address and phone number. Cursor over POI symbol Pop-up box At left, an iFINDER GPS screen showing a POI pop-up name box. At right, you can call up a page of information on the POI, and the GPS unit can lead you to the POI's location. Find an Address You won't see addresses on your computer map (except listed in the pop- ups for some POIs). But when the MapCreate information is loaded into your GPS, you can search f
