Garmin GPS 12XL Owner's Manual & Reference

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TracBack NavigationGARMIN’s patented TracBack feature allows you toquickly retrace your path using the track log automati-cally stored in the receiver. This feature eliminates theneed to mark waypoints along the way and manuallycreate and activate a route back to where you beganyour trip. Three track recording options are available:Off—no plot will be recorded.Fill—a track log will be recorded until track mem-ory is full.Wrap—a track log will be continuously recorded,wrapping through the available memory (replacingthe oldest data with new data).To select a track log option:1. Highlight ‘OPT’ field on the map page and press .2. Highlight ‘TRACK SETUP’ and press .3. Highlight the ‘RECORD’ field, press , select anoption, and press .Once a TracBack route is activated, it will lead youback to the oldest track log point stored in memory, soit’s usually a good idea to clear the existing track log atthe start of each trip.To clear the track log and define a starting pointfor a TracBack route:1. From the Map Page, press , highlight the ‘TRACKSETUP’ option, and press .2. Highlight ‘CLEARLOG?’, press , highlight ‘Yes?’,and press .To activate a TracBack route:1. Press , highlight ‘TRACBACK?’, and press .Once the TracBack function has been activated, theGPS 12XL will take the track log currently stored inmemory and divide it into segments called legs. Up to30 temporary waypoints will be created to mark themost significant features of the track log in order toduplicate your exact path as closely as possible. Thesepoints will be indicated by ‘T###’ (e.g., ‘T001’) on thewaypoint list, and by a ‘T’ symbol on the Map Page.The active route page will appear, showing a routefrom your present position to the oldest track log pointin memory. Steering guidance to each waypoint will beprovided back to the starting point of your track log. Note:You may delete a TracBack waypoint from a route, butonly if the route is not active.TracBackREFERENCE24WARNING:Setting the track recordingto OFFwill also disablethe TracBack function.Highlight ‘TRACBACK?’and press ENTER to beginTracBack navigation. Amessage box will appearwhile the GPS 12XL ana-lyzes the data and createsthe TracBack route.