Garmin eTrex Vista Cx hiking companion GPS Receiver User Manual


 
To save a portion of the track log:
1. Press Menu twice to open the Main Menu.
2. Select the Tracks icon, and press Enter to
open the Tracks Page.
3. Highlight the Save button, and press Enter.
A message appears asking you if you want to
save the entire track.
4. Select No, and press Enter to save only a
portion of the track log. A map showing the
entire track appears.
5. Use the Rocker to move the pointer to the
point on the track line that you want to be the
beginning point, and press Enter.
6. Use the
Rocker to move the arrow to the point
on the track line that you want to be the ending
point, and press Enter. A “Saving Track”
message appears followed by the Saved Track
Page.
7. With OK highlighted, press Enter.
To view a track on the map:
On the Saved Track Page, select the Map
button, and press Enter to open the Map
Page. A map showing the entire track appears.
Begin and End markers and user waypoints
are added to the track.
Use the Area Calculation option on the Options Menu
to calculate the area of a track.
To calculate the area of a track:
1. With the Track Log Page open and the Track
Log on, press Menu to open the Options
Menu.
2. Highlight Area Calculation, and press Enter
to open the Area Calculation Page.
Track
name
Track
distance
Track
color
Calculated
area
Saved Track Page
28 eTrex Vista Cx Owner’s Manual
BASIC OPERATION > USING TRACKS