Re: Creating a route using City Select



Mark <markerskine1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Just so that I understand you correctly, when I'm creating the route in
> City Select using the route tool, I should also create some strategic
> waypoints along the "must pass areas" I wish to see.

Correct.

> Then, while I'm
> using the route tool, do I click on these newly created waypoints when
> I'm building the route? This way, the waypoints are actually part of
> the route?

Yes.

> I also notice on the GPS unit itself, that it has an option to set
> recalculation to off or on. Should I turn that option off, so that it
> does not make these new decisions for me?

Leave it on. It should auto-recacl to the "next" waypoint in your route
list if you go off course (and as this is only a partial route
recalculation, it should happen pretty quickly, too).


Cheers,
-+JLS

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