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trail route, create a trail route in XMap and then send it to your device using
the instructions below.
• If you stray off of a trail route's course while navigating with the device, you
will be asked if you would like to recalculate the route. Because the
Earthmate PN-Series GPS cannot create trail routes, the route will be
converted to a direct route if you choose to recalculate. If you do not want to
change the shape of your trail route, be sure to answer No when asked if you
would like to recalculate the route.
• See also, the Exchanging PN-Series Data, Creating a Route, and Converting
Tracks into Trails tutorials.
To Send Routes
XMap® supports multiple calculation types, including Road-Quickest, Road-Shortest,
Direct, and Trail. Earthmate PN-Series GPS supports Road-Quickest and Direct
routes. If you create a Road-Shortest or Trail route in XMap, you can send it to the
Earthmate PN-40 and it will display on the device's map the same as it did in XMap;
however, the calculation method will display as Road (for Road-Shortest routes) or
Direct (for trail routes) in the route details on the device.
Use the following steps to send routes to your Earthmate PN-40 GPS.
1. Connect the Earthmate PN-40 to your computer with the USB cable and
power it on.
The Connect to Computer screen appears.
2. On the device, highlight Data Exchange and press ENTER.
3. In your mapping application, click the Exchange button
on the toolbar.
The Earthmate PN-Series Exchange dialog box opens.
4. In the left pane of the dialog box, click the plus sign next to Routes, and
then click the route you want to send to the Earthmate PN-40.
OR
To send all routes, just click Routes.
5. Click Send.
A progress bar indicates the copy status.
6. Click Done.
To Receive Routes
Use the following steps to receive routes from your Earthmate PN-40 GPS.
1. Connect the Earthmate PN-40 to your computer and power it on.
The Connect to Computer screen appears.
2. On the device, highlight Data Exchange and press ENTER.
3. In your mapping application, click the Exchange button
on the toolbar.
The Earthmate PN-Series Exchange dialog box opens.
4. In the right pane of the dialog box, click the plus sign next to Routes, and
then click the route you want to receive into your mapping application.
OR
To receive all routes, just click Routes.