User manual COBRA GPS 500

[. . . ] ENGLISH Important Information CAUTIONS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER GPS 500 Operating Instructions for Your The user is responsible for operating this product wisely. The product is intended for use only as a navigational aid and should not be used when precise measurement of direction, location, distance or topography is required. government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes, which could affect the accuracy and performance of GPS equipment. [. . . ] While you are navigating a track, a flashing hiker icon will appear next to that track on the track list . Selecting a track currently being navigated will let you view information such as your current location in relation to the track and ETA (see "Navigate a Selected Track, " page 25). NOTE: Your GPS 500 automatically begins tracking your travel whenever it is turned on and linked to satellites. It keeps the recorded travel stored in its log even when the power is turned off, starting a new tracking "session" when it is turned back on. Old tracks will remain in memory (2, 000 tracking points) unless erased by user (see "Deleting Individual Waypoints, Tracks, Routes or POIs, " page 40). Selecting Options From the Nav Data page, highlight using the JOYSTICK and select TRACKS by pressing the ENTER button to display the Tracks screen. Use the JOYSTICK to scroll through the list of tracks, then press the ENTER button to go to the highlighted track. Use the JOYSTICK again to highlight your choice, then press the ENTER button to select it. Log Option Highlight and select LOG to save the current track or scroll to recall a track saved previously . Highlight and select SAVE to save either the THIS SESSION (the travel recorded since the unit was last turned on) or the ENTIRE LOG (all travel recorded since the log was last cleared) (see CLEAR below). You can either accept the default name (the current date) or rename the track before saving (see "Editing Text, " page 41). Highlight and select CLEAR to clear the log of all travel that has been recorded. continued Select Option Highlight and select any stored track for navigation, renaming or deletion . Highlight and select NAVIGATE and then FORWARD or REVERSE to display the map page showing you the direction to travel to follow on the selected track. Highlight and select RENAME to change the name of a selected track (see "Editing Text, " page 41). Highlight and select DELETE to delete the selected track . Clear Log View Stored Tracks View Stored Tracks Save or Recall Track Track Preview and Options Navigate Save Options Save Options Rename Delete 23 24 2. 4 N AV D ATA PA G E Tracks: Navigation N AV D ATA PA G E Routes: Summary 2. 4 Nav Data Page Select Track Highlight Navigate Navigate a Selected Track To make the map show the navigational path along a selected track: 1. From the Nav Data page, highlight using the JOYSTICK and select TRACKS by pressing the ENTER button . A map of the selected track appears with 3 selections: Navigate, Rename and Delete . Routes When you select ROUTES from the Nav Data page (see ), you can use your GPS 500 to designate up to 20 separate routes consisting of up to 50 waypoints and/or points of interest. While you are navigating a route, a flashing hiker icon will appear next to that route on the route list . Selecting a route currently being navigated will let you view information such as distance to the next point or ETA (see "Viewing Information for a Route Being Navigated, " page 32). Selecting Options From the Nav Data page, highlight using the JOYSTICK and select ROUTES by pressing the ENTER button to display the routes screen. Push the JOYSTICK up or down to scroll through the list of routes, then press the ENTER button to go to the highlighted route. [. . . ] Ship to: Cobra Factory Service Cobra Electronics Corporation 6500 West Cortland Street Chicago, IL 60707 USA 6. Please allow 3 to 4 weeks before contacting us about the status of your service. If your unit is under warranty, it will either be repaired or replaced upon receipt, depending on the model. If your unit is out of warranty, you will receive a letter informing you of the repair or replacement charge. Customer Service In the U. S. A. , you can receive technical assistance with your unit through one of our customer support services: Automated Help Desk is available in English 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 773-889-3087. [. . . ]