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1. kih Save Custom Map File dialog box 5 Type a name in the FILE NAME text box select your card reader s drive letter in the Save IN text box and click Save Congratulations you ve made your first Custom Map File Your map was placed directly on your MMC or Secure Digital card If you wish to keep a copy of the file on your computer use Windows Explorer and your MMC card reader to copy the Custom Map File to the data sub folder located within the MapCreate folder on your hard drive Tips e Ifyou don t plan to change this custom map later the Map Border File that you created it from can now be deleted if you wish e If you are having trouble displaying your Custom Map File in your GPS unit your MMC may need to be reformatted For more information on this refer to the MMC format note on page 6 Refer to your GPS unit s manual for instructions on inserting the MMC and loading your Custom Map File into its memory Now you re ready 42 to hit the road but if you d like to add a little GPS navigation information to your unit read the following lessons Creating a Waypoint Waypoints are the building blocks of GPS navigation A waypoint is simply an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth MapCreate lets you set a waypoint and mark it with a symbol name or number This appears on the Master Map and eventually on the custom map displayed on your GPS unit s screen With your G
2. WARNING When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle the vehicle operator is solely re sponsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving boating or fly ing conditions at all times An accident or collision resulting in dam age to property personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion ii Section 1 Introduction How this manual can get you into the field fast Thanks for buying MapCreate 6 2 We know you re anxious to install the program and make some maps but we have one more favor to ask Before you grab that CD please give us a moment to explain how our manual can help you get the best performance from our software Our goal is to get you on the road or out to the woods and water fast with a minimum of fuss We won t try to turn you into a computer expert Like you we d rather spend more time on the water or in the woods and less time reading a manual For First Time Users If you are a first time user or if your computer skills are a bit rusty we strongly recommend you start with the program s easy mode which we call MapSelect It s the quickest and easiest way to make pre defined maps with maximum detail for your GPS unit In MapSelect mode all map borders are pre drawn for you in approximately 8 MB chunks J
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4. Easy Mode For the quickest and easiest way to save maps to a memory card use MapSelect It divides the USA into 162 regions each 8MB in size so that two will fit on a 16 MB memory card 4 on a 32 MB card etc MapCreate Advanced Mode For the ultimate in flexibility in making maps use MapCreate Create your own map areas and select only the catagories of information of interest to you Also use MapCreate For waypoint route and trail Management Start MapCreate MapCreate 6 2 mode selection screen NOTE To skip the mode selection screen double click the icon of the desired program in the MapCreate program group window MapSelect or MapCreate or create a direct shortcut as described on page 20 The MapSelect Screen If you choose to use MapSelect you ll see a screen that looks like this 24 CE ip ioj x File Help center Map QB FullMap Zoomin zoomout Q Zoom area select Map saveto 2 1 Sdattle o yr o a 4 Quebec ri 7 7 a x S s T E s C o Unjted ron l g tes fm g 59 n gi ita 0 fi Deny fo Indiana L P n sc ifs EA 9 x A Memphis les Ballz H vaa tab so __ Ja lle 5 i o Gulf Of y Mexico y Mexico Pa Wy 2 Cuban 7 Ready Map Name Map Size Disk Space 15 23 MB A MapSelect opening screen MapSelect is designed for simplicity and requires little in
5. The older MMC can then be reformatted so it will work with the newer USB card reader To reformat an MMC refer to the instructions that came with your USB MMC card reader or your sonar GPS unit If you ever have to format your MMC card you should know that MapCreate as well as Lowrance and Eagle GPS products will only read cards that are FAT formatted MMC cards formatted using FAT 32 or NTFS will not work with these products WARNING You should never format an MMC containing a Navionics chart Formatting the MMC will permanently erase the chart from the card GPS Unit Compatibility MapCreate 6 2 is compatible with these Lowrance products iFINDER GlobalMap 2400 GlobalMap 3000 GlobalMap 3200 GlobalMap 4000M GlobalMap 5000C GlobalMap 6000C GlobalMap 7000C LMS 240 LMS 320 LCX 15 series LCX 16 series LCX 18C LCX 19C LCX 104C If you purchased an LCX 15 LCX 16 or GlobalMap 3000 prior to March 2002 your unit will need a software upgrade to work with MapCreate 6 The upgrade is available for free download from the web site www lowrance com If you have questions call Lowrance customer service at 1 800 324 1356 toll free in the USA MapCreate 6 2 is compatible with these Eagle products SeaCharter 320DF FishElite 320 IntelliMap 320 If you have questions about your Eagle GPS call customer service at 1 800 324 1354 toll free in the USA Important Notes About File Size The size of a Custom
6. You can t even practice that one yet you need to get out there with your GPS and bring back a trail to play with Just follow the instructions in your GPS manual to save a trail from your travels then refer to the lesson Creating a Route From a Trail on page 54 Creating a Corridor Map From A Route MapCreate can use a route you ve made to automatically create a corridor map border Using the Create Borders Around Route command is fast and it helps control the size of your Custom Map Here s how it works 1 Create a route or open a GPS Data file containing a route To open a GPS Data File click FILE OPEN GPS Data FILE 51 2 Open the Route List Window click View Route List 3 Right click on the route name In the pop up menu click the CREATE BorbDERS AROUND RouTE command So MEE Pie A17 9 milas 5 A Create Borders Around Route weal Delete Route Edit Route The Create Borders Around Route pop up menu appears when you right click a route name in the Route List Window In this example we are creating a corridor map border for a route from Dallas to Corpus Christi Texas Route name is Dallas Corpus MapCreate draws a corridor map border following the route See the illustrations below showing the route before and after the command is performed Wot 004 Killeeng t 005 Wt 006 AuSin Wi wpt OO7 Wt 008 San A tonio ws 009 4s Wot O10 we 0i x 1 k Go Crt
7. adie O13 Route from Dallas to Corpus Christi Texas left and the corridor map created automatically from the route right 52 You can save this as a Map Border File and then create a Custom Map File Click the Save Map Borpers button then click the CREATE Custom Map button Tip You can control the width of any corridor map Click View Map DisPLay Options and the Map Display Options dialog box appears Tools View Window Help fe v Toolbar v Status Bar e Map Category Options Map Display Options Map Display Options menu Click on the Map Borpers tab Near the bottom of the box drag the Corridor Width slider bar back and forth along the scale to increase or decrease the width of your corridor This allows you to make very narrow corridors which in turn results in conveniently small Custom Map file sizes Map Display Options xi m Draw Block Boundaries Draw block boundaries show the boundaries of the actual cartography data blocks I Draw block boundaries Zoom Position Format Display i m Draw Corridor Hot Spots Draw corridor hotspots shows the black squares on the corners of map borders JV Draw corridor hotspots m Corridor Width ne width determines the width of corridor Corridor Width Corridor Width slider bar OK Cancel Map Borders tab in the Map Display Options dialog box Drag the Corridor Width slider bar to the left to narrow
8. 2 Symbol Latitude Name Tot z Quebec A A Torogito yA Sp Boston i it HewjYork Billings United States Tr Icon List Window ail List Window Name Latitude Longitude Date Zoom In and Zoo Zoom Out Waypoint List Window Buttons with Range Text Box drop down list Route List Window Route Waypoint List Window not shown Map not built N31946 45 1 W 58 57 29 7 Status Bar MapCreate 6 GPS text list windows You can drag the borders of these windows to resize them to suit your viewing preferences The windows can also be manually arranged around the screen or you can just use the default Auto Arrange setting 26 under the Window menu When you close the program MapCreate remembers the windows and map you were using The next time you start MapCreate the program opens the previous map and windows just as you left them Closing MapCreate To close or exit MapCreate click Fie Exit or click the X CLose X button at the top right corner of the screen MapCreate Screen Components If you re pretty familiar with how Windows programs work you may want to skip ahead to the segment on Creating Map Borders on page 36 But before we actually start mapping we d like to describe the different elements of the MapCreate screen The next few segments explain what they are and what they do You ll also learn how to move
9. 44 to Carthage Missouri then Highway 71 north toward Kansas City For easier viewing roads highways and other features have been turned off 2 Open the Trail List Window click View Trai List 3 Open the Route List Window click View Route List 4 Right click on the trail name In the pop up menu click the CREATE Route FROM TRAIL command Trail List Carthage BAW Plot Trail shown in green The Create Route From Trail pop up menu appears when you right click a trail name in the Trail List Window Notice the absence of waypoints along the trail 55 MapCreate converts the green trail line into a magenta route line with red waypoints It does this by transforming thousands of position points in the trail to 25 route waypoints See the illustration below showing the trail and route before and after the command is performed ey 1 eH Trail segment through Joplin before conversion to a route left and the route created automatically from the trail right In the right image the green trail and the magenta route are both visible Note the numbered waypoints appearing along the route You can save this as a GPS Data File Click the Save GPS Data FILE button 56 Appendix 1 MapCreate Command List Complete documentation on all MapCreate commands is available in the program s online Help File To access Help and its Command Reference section press F1 An example entry from the Command Referenc
10. Map File is important It must be small enough to fit on the MMC MultiMedia Card that your GPS uses for data storage 6 This solid state flash memory device is about the size of a postage stamp SDC Secure Digital cards are also compatible with any Lowrance or Eagle product that uses MMCs The MMCs shipped with Lowrance and Eagle GPS units are 16 MB size If you re using a 16 MB MMC your Custom Map File must be less than 16 MB in order to fit on the card This space issue is the same as floppy disks you can t really fit a 1 44 MB file onto a 1 44 MB diskette because some space is required for the disk s file allocation table In the case of a 16 MB MMC actual maximum useable space is about 15 2 MB MMCs and SDCs are used in a variety of other digital devices Most electronics or digital camera stores sell MMCs and SDCs and at press time they are available in 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB and 256 MB sizes Cards with larger capacities may be available in the future MapCreate is a powerful tool for your GPS because it allows you to match your map s file size and detail level to your card s memory capacity and your travel needs Other GPS units use direct serial cable connections to transfer high detail maps from a computer to the GPS device Lowrance and Eagle switched from this traditional method to removable memory cards for several reasons A USB card reader can transfer a large custom map to your unit 30 times faster tha
11. Out Zoom In buttons with Zoom Range Window 1 Click the Z In button zoom in to enlarge the centered area of the map 2 Click the Z Out button zoom out to shrink the map toward the center The current zoom range shows in the Zoom Range Window next to the Zoom In button The Zoom Range Window is the third common zoom tool You can use this window in at least two ways 1 Click the down arrow at the right of the box then click a preset range 2 Click inside the box type the desired range number and press Enter NOTE You can always use the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons no matter what other commands may be activated Creating Rectangle Map Borders Making a Map Border File is the first step in creating a custom map for your Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 gt 1 Center the Master Map display on the area you want to include in your custom map Click the Center MasteR Map button then click the cross hair mouse pointer on the area you want centered 2 If needed click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons so you can see the entire area that you want to draw a map border around D 3 Click the Create Map BorpeRs button and your mouse D pointer becomes a pencil 4 Move the mouse pointer above and to the left of the desired area 5 Click and hold down the mouse button While holding down the button drag the pointer diagonally down and to the right A green border box a
12. PLEASE ALLOW 4 6 WEEKS TO PROCESS YOUR REFUND 1 This License Agreement applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to these singly as a Database and together as the Databases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases 2 The Databases that your product may contain are licensed not sold We grant to you the nonexclusive nonassignable right to use these Databases for supplemental navigation reference purposes but only as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement We reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreement You are responsible for using official government charts and prudent navigation for safe travel 3 The Databases housed in your product are protected by the copyright notices appearing on the product or its screen s You may NOT modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble rent lease or resell any Database and you may NOT create derivative works based upon any Database or its contents Any unauthorized reproduction use or transfer of a Database may be a crime and may subject you to damages and attorney fees 4 This License Agreement will terminate immediately without prior notice from us if you fail to comply with or violate any of the provis
13. Reference the online Help includes all the material from the manual s Quick Start Reference section Just press the F1 key to launch Help You can find facts fast by electronically searching the Help File for the word or phrase you want In our printed manual we ve included other general supplemental material as appendices in the back of the book Check out the Table of Contents to see the topics contained in each appendix Once you have the software installed browse through the quick start lessons in Section 3 to get you going Later when you want to try something new or you have a question about a particular function skim through the manual s table of contents or search the online Command Reference to read what you need How MapCreate Works You ll be making maps faster if you understand the hoops MapCreate must jump through to cram a high detail map into your GPS unit First of all those CDs you just purchased contain a whole bunch of raw computerized cartography data There are several hundred files of digital mapping information containing lake shorelines navigation aids roads rivers and all the other information that goes into our high detail maps It takes some fancy formatting to fit the whole world onto a couple of compact discs Your GPS unit can t read those raw files called atlas files Even if it could no GPS unit or MultiMedia Card MMC has enough memory to hold that much information This is where MapCreate come
14. above and to the left of the desired area 4 Click hold down the mouse button and drag diagonally down and to the right until the desired area is enclosed with the green border box If you see a magenta corridor box instead you released the button too soon To clear the magenta border and start over see the Sec 3 topics Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map Borders and in Help s on line command reference Create Map Borders 5 Release the mouse button 6 Click the Save Map Borpers button In the Save As dialog box type a name for your Map Border File then click Save By default MapCreate saves the Map Border File to the MapCreate data folder typically C Program Files Lowrance Electronics MapCreate6 data 7 With the Map Border File still open click the Estimate Custom Map Size button After a moment it will tell you your map s file size If it fits the card click Ok to clear the message and jump to step 8 If the map file is too large for the card redraw your custom map a little smaller and or turn off some Map Categories Use the estimate button to re check the size 8 When your file is the right size click the CREATE Custom Map button When the map is built click OK to save the file In the Save As dialog box type a name for your Custom Map File and select your MMC card reader s drive letter for the location then click Save You can save the map to your hard drive if you wish but we recommend you first
15. forth between the map and compass rose screens during a journey High Resolution vs Low Resolution Routes MapCreate and your Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit are capable of remarkably precise high resolution routes that can follow every S curve of a mountain highway This type of route with a relatively large number of waypoints per mile is well suited to compass rose navigation With it you can virtually ignore the map screen and arrive at your destination using only the compass rose Your GPS has a course deviation or off course alarm which will alert you when you drift too far to the right or left of your route s center line There is also an arrival alarm which alerts you when you get within a certain distance of a route waypoint With a high resolution route you can set the off course alarm and the arrival alarm to small distances somewhere between 0 1 and 0 5 miles You can turn the alarms off or on and you have the option of turning the alarms sound feature on or off as well 67 The amazing capabilities of GPS navigation can tempt first time users to build highly detailed highway routes These high res routes are fun to use but they have some drawbacks They require placing a route waypoint at practically every curve in the road This takes a relatively large number of waypoints for the distance traveled A large set of waypoints close together can give your Custom Map a cluttered look If the route is very long
16. load into your GPS unit When your unit makes trails or waypoints in the field that information is also saved as a GPS Data File which you can then load back into your computer open and save in MapCreate Remember you must use the advanced mode of MapCreate to work with GPS data File Formats amp Functions Well now you know what makes MapCreate tick You may be ready to skip forward to where we explain how our text formatting makes the manual easy to skim If that s the case move on to How to Use This Manual on page 10 But if you want to pick up an extra tip or two look over this segment describing the file formats MapCreate works with Map Border File This file defines the boundary of the raw cartography data that is extracted and converted to a GPS custom map The file information is displayed on the computer s Master Map screen as either a green rectangle rectangle map border or a magenta polygon shape corridor map border The file extension is lmp and the file is saved on your computer hard drive A Map Border File can contain one or more different map border sets and these border sets don t need to be next to each other on the map For example you can draw a rectangle border around one lake and then draw a second corridor border around another lake several miles away and include both of those border sets into one Map Border File There is no limit other than space on your hard disk MMC or SDC on how many differe
17. save it directly to the MMC card 9 After the program has saved the map to your MMC card the save progress box disappears You can now close MapCreate 10 Follow the instructions in your GPS manual for loading the MMC into your unit 22 Starting MapCreate If you installed the Typical or Compact version of MapCreate make sure the CD ROM for the area you intend to use is in the CD ROM drive NOTES For MapCreate 5 owners If you have both MapCreate 5 and MapCreate 6 installed on your computer and run the programs from the CD be sure you have the correct version of the CD in your drive when working with the two programs Running MapCreate 5 with the version 6 CD or running MapCreate 6 with the version 5 CD will generate an error message when you try to build a map The data discs are not compatible with each version of the program If you made full custom installations of both programs to your hard drive this error message will not appear because each version has its own unique directory on your hard drive For Typical or Compact installations of version 6 The high detail map data is organized in two overlapping regions The western continental United States and Hawaii are on the USA WEST CD disc 1 the eastern continental U S is on the USA EAST CD disc 2 If you are using a Compact installation and you want to see medium detail world maps use the USA West disc 1 CD in your computer s CD drive You can start MapCreate by cl
18. the MapCreate screen Zoom There are many ways to zoom in and zoom out the Master Map display All are described in the online Command Reference but for now we ll just describe three One fast and precise method uses the cross hair mouse pointer activated by the Center Master Map button 1 Click the CENTER MasteR Map button then place the cross hair pointer on the map near the location you want to zoom in on of 2 Now click and drag the pointer A box appears on the map Drag the box until it covers the desired zoom area Release the mouse button MapCreate will zoom in so that the selected area fills the Master Map window m er wz fie Huron Minneapolis z Tor f Zoom Box Milwaukee ga vo Detioit or z pe A Cleveland ye PEST Cross hair Pittsbu Wontar 2 r A A gt In lianapolis i nsas City St los i Louisville The Zoom SerstiiGn Box helps you zoom in quickly At left the cross hair pointer was used to drag a box around the word Chicago at a 3000 mile zoom range When the mouse button was released the map jumped to the 197 mile range at right These figures show only the center portion of the Master Map 35 The other most common method uses the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons which are located at the bottom right corner of the Master Map Zooming in lets you see less territory but more detail Zooming out lets you see more territory but less detail 2 Out Z In 950 0 Zoom
19. waypoint turn or turn right Now let s say you are traveling in a generally straight line You don t need to set a waypoint for a turn but you want to stop in a certain city along the way for food or fuel Set a route waypoint at the city limits or downtown and your Lowrance or Eagle GPS can tell you how many miles to town and how long it will take to get there If you limit the number of waypoints you make your compass rose will still work fine for those major changes in direction but it won t match the twists and curves of the pavement as closely as a high resolution route would 68 For example you could be traveling toward a destination to the south but following a highway curve around a mountain As you take the curve to your right your car will actually be pointing west as you follow the pavement However the compass rose is accurately pointing to that next southern waypoint now 90 degrees off to your left If you were depending only on the compass rose at that moment it might look like you were off course As you come around the mountain and the pavement turns back south the compass rose the route and the pavement will all line up together once again The off course alarm also requires some adjustment when using low res routes In our mountain curve example if the alarm was set at 0 1 mile it would go off as we rounded the curve and deviated more than 0 1 mile from the route center line Some navigators avoid
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21. 54 7 W 95 32 36 1 Fish N 35 13 18 8 W 95 39 49 6 fa Store N 35 13 18 8 W 95 32 42 6 Two Fish N 35 20 38 7 W 95 36 52 2 Icon List Window Route List Window This window shows the routes on the Master Map in a text list format The list contains the route name number total distance of the route and the number of waypoints that make up the route To open this window click View Route List The route name can be edited in the window To change the name 1 Click on the name to highlight it 2 Pause a moment then click the name again This is not a regular double click 3 Type a new name and press Enter The waypoints in a route can be edited Double click the route name and you ll open the Route Waypoint List Window which we describe next 32 Route List Nane Tots Disanee two Rte 001 28 17 miles Route List Window Route Waypoint List Window This is not shown when the program starts for the first time a route must be created first With the Route List window open double click on the route name to open the Route Waypoint List window This window shows the waypoints that make up a route on the Master Map in a text list format The symbol name leg length and position in latitude and longitude are listed The symbol name latitude and longitude can all be edited either on the Master Map or in the list window You can also insert and delete waypoints in a route To e
22. PS you can navigate to a waypoint Waypoints can be used to mark a favored spot or to mark something to avoid such as a dead end road or a boating hazard on a lake Waypoints linked together in a sequence allow you to navigate along a pre planned route In the field your GPS unit can also be used to set waypoints You can bring these field generated waypoints into MapCreate for storage and use on later trips Creating a waypoint on the Master Map is easy Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 4 1 Center the Master Map display on the area where you want to set the waypoint Click the CENTER MasTeR Map cross hair button then click the cross hair mouse pointer on the area you want centered 2 If needed click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons so you can see enough detail to accurately place the waypoint 3 Click the CREATE Waypoints button and your mouse pointer IN gt 2 becomes an arrow with a waypoint symbol and the abbreviation Wpt 4 Move the mouse pointer so that the arrow point is where you want the waypoint Click to set the waypoint Move your mouse away and you can see the waypoint with the default name of Wpt 001 43 9 se a va Move pointer tip to here and click Create a waypoint First find the location on the Master Map The longer arrow shows the location of a public hunting area parking lot Rl ae Move the pointer arrow tip over the location left and click to c
23. PS Data GPS Data Manger GDM File This is an older file format used by MapCreate 5 and MapCreate 4 to hold navigation data waypoints and such MapCreate 6 can open these files making the program backward compatible with versions 5 and 4 The GDM file extension is low Although MapCreate 6 is designed to load and read older GPS Data Files in the low format MapCreate 6 0 also allowed users to choose to save new files in the older format though the program could not actually save them This has been corrected in version 6 2 You can still open files in either format but you can now only save GPS Data Files in the newer usr format Please note that your MapCreate 6 compatible GPS unit can only read usr files Atlas File This is the raw file format for layer after layer of cartographic and hydrographic data on our CDs You never have to work with these files directly MapCreate pulls data from these files to display the Master Map you see in the main window on your computer The program combines the information from a Map Border File with the Atlas Files to make Custom Map Files for your GPS unit NOTE MMC Card Formats If you have an older MMC that has been formatted by a parallel port Lowrance MMC Interface card reader the card format may not be compatible with your newer USB port MMC card reader If that s the case you can preserve your historic GPS data by copying it to your hard drive with your older parallel port reader
24. Pub 988 0147 382 www lei extras com MapCreate 6 Custom Mapping Software for GPS Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright 2003 LEI Extras Inc a division of Lowrance Electronics Inc All rights reserved MapCreate is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics Inc nfoUS Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA copyright 2001 2003 All Rights Reserved infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA Inc eXitSource Database copyright 2001 2003 Zenrin Co it Ltd Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of URCE Zenrin Co Ltd KNOW THE WAY LEI Extras Lowrance Electronics or Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end their policies regulations and special offers at any time They reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice All screens in this manual are simulated For more Lowrance or Eagle accessories visit our web site www lei extras com For free owner s manuals and other information visit the manufacturers web sites www lowrance com www eaglesonar com LEI Extras Inc PO BOX 129 Catoosa OK USA 74015 Printed in USA Table of Contents Sec 1 Introduction ccccceessececessesseeeeeesesseeeeeessesseeeeees 1 How Mapcreate Works ccccccccccssssssssseeseseeececececeeeeeseeeeaaeaeeenes 3 File Formats amp Functions cccccccccsssssccessessceeeesessseeeeeesesseee
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27. am folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Existing Folders Adaptec DirectCD Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 Adobe Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Games HP Tools Java 2 Runtime Environment MapCreate 4 xl InstallShield lt Back Cancel G Select a program folder You may accept the default or choose another folder InstallShield Wizard x Setup Status MapCreate Setup is performing the requested operations Installing Copying east coast mapping data C Lowrance Electronics MapCreate res LargeS cale B 200360 at5 N H With all your preferences determined InstallShield will begin copying files A progress window is shown 17 6 Setup Needs The Next Disk x Tal Please insert disk that contains the file CS LargeScale B260580 at5 Browse Cancel If you choose custom setup to install all files to your hard drive you will be prompted to insert the second CD On some computers the message may ask for Disk 3 Just ignore the statement insert the USA East CD disc 2 and click OK to continue the setup When the installation program is finished the progress windows disappear You can then start MapCreate by double clicking the program icon in the MapCreate 6 program group NOTES Use the Typical or C
28. ancel IT Match case Up fei Bown Search a Help document for the term map border ui Netscape 6 browser 1 Click somewhere on the help page you intend to search This makes sure your browser will search the correct page 2 Click SEARCHIFIND IN THIS PAGE or use the shortcut keys Ctrl F to begin your search E Editing a Map Border Netscape 6 File Edit View Search Go Bookmarks Tasks a P an Find in This Page Ctrl F Find Again Ctrl G A A Home My Mi Search the Web T Search Bookmarks History Editing aM My Sidebar Search Tab Business Once you have dd mares your GPS mappin Maps and Directions see one ofthe mo People Finder Reference Desk When the cursor Shopping Search border is where y Internet Keywords Use Netscape s Find command to search Help documents 3 In the FInD TExT box type the term phrase or command you are looking for adjust any options such as search backwards then click Finp Find in This Page xi Find texti map border J Match upper lower case J Wrap around J Search backwards Search a Help document for the term map border 59 Notes 60 Appendix 2 Map Category List This list contains the different categories of mapping information available in MapCreate 6 These categories and their subcategories can be turned off or on Only those categories turned on displayed in the Master Map will be incl
29. around the map Master Map Window The largest window is the Master Map window It displays the basic world background map you ll use to prepare Map Border Files and Custom Maps Files for your GPS You can close the other list windows if you re not using them You can always open them later when you need them Click View and then click the window name This allows you to see as much of the Master Map as possible on your computer screen To close the other windows click the X CLosE Winpow button in the top right corner of each window frame You cannot close the Master Map window 27 Event Marker Icon boat ramp symbol Nett Dkmulgee Route g Line Route Waypoint Waypoint wet nae vi Oe Pan Button A ril ja of fos Border Map ida Ate f Handle Border gt Box A AON Zout zin 50 0 v Zoom Buttons 26 Zoom Range miles Master Map window shows a rectangle map border around Lake Eufaula along with a route waypoints and event marker icons The Zoom Range is 50 which indicates that it s 50 miles across the map Tips e You can use the Print Master Map command to print what s displayed in the window This lets you make a quick customized paper backup map for your travels A prudent navigator never relies on only one source of navigation information Due to variances in monitor size screen resolution paper size and printer drivers what you see in the Master Map window may not fit your paper page exactly
30. at ini 2 MasterList txt gt mapcut dll gt mfc 70 dll gt AtSMapBind dll MapLine dll MstrMap atS 53 default ini s MapSelBind dll S msvcr70 dll gt GDMComm acx MapSelBind lib S STRCNYFN DLL B MapSelBound dbf 1 object s selected 12 0 KB e My Computer MapCreate 6 program group window with Appselect selected Choose either MapSelect exe or mapcreat exe to go directly to the desired mode If you generally prefer using only one of these modes you can create a shortcut directly to the mode you prefer either on your desktop or in your Windows Start Menu To do so first open the MapCreate program group window as shown in the previous illustration 19 To add a direct shortcut to your desktop Right click and drag the desired icon to your desktop then release the mouse button When you do so a selection list will pop up asking you what you wish to do Choose CREATE SHORTCUT S HERE A copy of the icon will now appear on your desktop and double clicking it will launch the program To add a direct shortcut to your Start Menu Follow the steps above to create a shortcut on your desktop When you are done click and drag the shortcut onto the Start Menu button in the corner of your screen Keep holding down the mouse button and wait a second or two until the Start Menu expands Drag the icon up the menu to Proarams and when it expands drag over to Lowrance ELECTRONICS or whichever p
31. bes the toolbar buttons 1 Center Master Map centers the map on the point you click 2 New GPS Data File opens a new map with no GPS data 3 New Map Border File opens a new map with no map borders 4 Open GPS Data File opens an existing GPS Data File 5 Open Map Border File opens an existing Map Border File 6 Save GPS Data File saves a GPS Data File 7 Save Map Borders saves a Map Border File 8 Create Map Borders draws map borders as rectangles or corridors 9 Create Custom Map makes a custom map for use in a GPS unit 10 Estimate Custom Map Size predicts file size from current borders 11 Create Waypoints sets a waypoint on the Master Map 12 Create Route forms a path to follow made of waypoints in a sequence 13 Create Icons sets an event marker icon on the Master Map moP CDG HS aesst 14 View Map Categories opens or closes the Map Category Options window Map Category Options Window This window controls how much mapping detail is displayed in the Master Map Open and close the window by clicking the View Map CaTeGorY Options button on the toolbar You can turn detail categories off and on by clicking in the check box beside them A check mark shows that the category is turned on for display Each map category with a sign to its left consists of a group of subcategories Click on the to display the subcategories Each subcategory can be turned on or off individually by clicking the check mark in the box besid
32. card After the completion message appears click Ok remove the card from the reader and install it in your GPS unit Click Fite Exit to close MapSelect Final Notes For a map of Hawaii or an area where line congestion makes it hard to select you can move the map and zoom in or zoom out for easier viewing Click the CENTER Map button then click near the area you want Now repeatedly click the Zoom In button to enlarge the view Click the SELEcT Map button then proceed with step 4 To return to the original display click the FuLL Map button 21 Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference If you have some computer experience and want to do more with your mapping software this 10 step summary will get you started with MapCreate s advanced mode For detailed explanations read through the lessons in this section Before you start make sure your MMC card reader is installed and working and you know the reader s drive letter How to make and save a rectangle map 1 Start MapCreate by clicking the Windows Start button and choosing MapCreate 6 from the menu Choose START MAPCREATE from the selection box 2 Maneuver the Master Map so you can see the area you want to include in your map Use the Pan Arrow buttons to move north south east or west Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out Z IN or Z OuT buttons as needed to close in on or back away from the area you re viewing 3 Click the Create Map Borpers button in the toolbar Move the mouse pointer
33. corridor width Drag the slider bar to the right to widen corridor width 53 Creating a Route From a Trail A trail is a line drawn on the map by your GPS unit as you travel It s a record of the path you ve taken showing where you ve been This feature is also called a plot trail In the field the trail will extend from your present position back to where you began recording the trail Your GPS unit records thousands of position points to show every twist and turn you ve taken on your journey MapCreate can use a GPS plot trail to create a route for use on a repeat trip Your GPS unit can automatically navigate the new route making it easy to retrace the path you took You can even share the information with friends Using the Create Route From Trail command is a snap Here s how you do it 1 Open a GPS Data file containing a trail NOTE GPS Data Files with relatively long trails take a few moments to open Please be patient when you open a data file containing a long trail Once the trail information has been processed the remainder of the data file will open very quickly g File Information ioi x Opening GPS Data File 35 FETAH GPS Data File open progress box 54 Carthage Neosho a o A This example shows a portion of Trail 2 recorded during a business trip from Afton Oklahoma to Kansas City Missouri The trail appears as a green line on the Master Map It follows Interstate
34. cross hair button then click the cross hair mouse pointer on the area you want centered 37 2 If needed click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons so you can see the entire area that you want to draw a map border around D 3 Click the CREATE Map Borpers button and your mouse D pointer becomes a pencil 4 Move the mouse pointer to where you want your corridor map to begin 5 Click and release the left mouse button to set the first anchor point The anchor point is represented by a handle box which can also be grabbed later to relocate the border if you wish 6 As you move your mouse you ll see a magenta border box appear Move the mouse pointer in a straight line along your corridor s path until you need to change direction to follow the terrain Click to set a second anchor point Robert S Kerr Ha R 3 Robert S Re eservor N Reservoir od Corridor with first and second anchor points set left Add a second segment to the corridor with a third point right 38 7 Now move the mouse pointer off at an angle in the new direction needed to follow the irregular terrain You ll see that the active corridor border box now rotates around the last anchor point you set This lets you move off in any direction with the new segment of the corridor attached to the previous segments Click to set your third anchor point 8 Continue to click and add additional segments to your corridor until you reach your d
35. d MapCreate The file extension is usr for User file and the file is saved either to your hard drive or directly to your MMC or SDC As with other Windows based files you can drag and drop these files from the hard drive onto an MMC or SDC which is then loaded into your GPS unit You can open and make changes in a GPS Data File once it has been created The contents can include any combination of waypoints routes trails and event marker icons The information shows up graphically on the Master Map as symbols with names The same information is also available as text in a list window such as the Waypoint List window Your GPS unit saves field collected GPS information in the same format so MapCreate can be used to save valuable travel or adventure data for a later trip This also makes it easy to exchange GPS data with friends using Lowrance or Eagle GPS equipment ASCII Text File This is a universal text file format compatible with word processors and other software programs MapCreate can exchange routes and waypoint lists with other mapping programs by importing and exporting GPS information as comma delimited ASCII text files ASCII pronounced ask ee uses the txt file extension You don t need to work with these files unless you plan to exchange routes and waypoints between MapCreate and other mapping programs For more information on how to use this file type see the online Command Reference topics Export GPS Data and Import G
36. d Sequence HELPIHELP Topics Hot Key Sequence Alt HIH Shortcut Key s F1 Toolbar button n a The Help Topics command opens the on line Help system in your default web browser Our help information is in HTML format but it runs from the CD or your hard drive not from the Internet Using the Command The Help system contains the Quick Reference tutorial material from the instruction manual and a Command Reference which documents every command in MapCreate To open the Help system choose the HELP Topics command You navigate through the help information just as you would any other web site using the clickable hyperlinks to move around Searching Help Once you have opened a help document you can search it for the information you need Internet Explorer browser 1 Click somewhere on the help page you intend to search This makes sure your browser will search the correct page 2 Click EprTIFinp ON THis PAGE or use the shortcut keys Ctrl F to begin your search eS Mapping Index Microsoft Internet E File Edit View Favorites Tools ut MERAS OpY t Paste tl Ey Select All Ctrl A Find on This Page Ctrl F L marene JL Use Internet Explorer s Find command to search Help documents 58 3 In the FIND WHAT box type the term phrase or command you are looking for adjust any options such as up or down then click Fino NEXT Find what map border I Match whole word only me C
37. der To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder copa Files Lowrance Electronics MapCreate Browse InstallShield D Choose a destination folder for the program You can accept the default or you can choose another location InstallShield rd xi Setup Type Select the Setup Type to install Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next Program will be installed with the most common options Recommended for most users Compact Program will be installed with minimum required options C Custom You may choose the options you want to install Recommended for advanced users lt Back Cancel E Select the type of setup 16 InstallShield Wizard xi Select Components Choose the components Setup will install a Select the components you want to install and clear the components you do not want to install Description m Help This component will enable the J SonaiViewer user to create and build MMC B custom maps and then M lower program an MMC card with the m Update new mapping data Small Scale Map Data Medium Scale Map Data m Overlay Map Data East Coast Map Data West Coast Map Data 2 Space Required on C 100416 K Space Available on C 22222560 K nstallShi InstallShield Wizard E Select Program Folder Please select a progr
38. der file into a map your GPS unit can use Creating a Custom Map File Once you have created and saved a Map Border File you can use the border file to tell MapCreate to make a Custom Map File for your 40 Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 Bs 1 Open a Map Border File by clicking the OPEN Map BorDeR FILE button 2 Click the Create Custom Map button A progress dialog box will appear while MapCreate extracts the necessary information and builds the Custom Map File Loon Lake Ea Start Registering Atlas Files Opening Atlas B000060 Extracting Maps From Atlas BOOOO6O Extracting Maps From Atlas BOOOO6O Extracting Maps From Atlas B000060 Opening Atlas B160460 Building Map Progress dialog box 3 When the custom map has been built a file information box appears showing the file size Click OK to save the Custom Map File File Information l i The size of your custom map is 1 14 MB Click the OK button to save your custom map Custom Map File information box showing file size Tip With the Estimate Custom Map Size feature you can quickly estimate the final size of your map file before you build it When you have your map borders in place click Estimate Custom Map Size The program will take a moment to extract some necessary information MapCreate will then display an estimated file size based on the current map borders Estimating the map si
39. dit right click the waypoint To relocate a route waypoint on the Master Map by dragging 1 Click the waypoint to grab it with your mouse pointer 2 Move the mouse pointer with the waypoint to the new location 3 Click again to drop the waypoint in the new spot For more information on this function see Edit Route Waypoint in the online Command Reference Name Leg Length Postion D wpt 005 0 0 miles N 35 27 25 7 W 95 17 29 6 Wpt 006 7 68 miles N 35 20 54 7 W 95 15 44 5 wpt 007 5 99 miles N 35 1549 1 W 951425 7 wot o08 5 71 miles WN 35 14 39 3 W 95 20 20 4 Wpt 009 4 69 miles N 35 12 52 0 W 95 24 49 7 gt Wpt 010 4 1 miles N 35 14 23 2 W 95 28 46 2 End of Route El Route Waypoint List Window 33 Trail List Window This window uses a text list format to show trails imported from your GPS that are displayed on the Master Map The name number of points in the trail origin starting point s latitude and longitude and trail number are listed To open this window click View Trait List The trail name can be edited in the window To change the name 1 Click on the name to highlight it 2 Pause a moment then click the name again This is not a regular double click 3 Type a new name and press Enter Trail List me x 1222 N36 10 02 2 Ww 95 45 38 7 0I 1205 N S6 40 27 6 WwW 93 27 39 1 02 Trail List Window Tip You can automatically create a rou
40. ds Another command that works with category M Railroads F A E k H V Roads options to determine detail is the Detail JZ State Province Level Used option under the View View Map water DisPLay OPTIONS menus You don t need to M Wrecks amp Obstns make any changes there now but after a little practice you ll want to see the entry View Map Display Options in the online Command Reference for how this works Waypoint List Window This window shows the waypoints on the Master Map in a text list format The symbol name latitude longitude date created and number are listed The symbol name latitude and longitude can all be edited either on the Master Map or in the list window To edit right click the waypoint To open this window click View Waypoint LisT 31 Waypoint List N 35 25 22 6 W 95 57 53 4 8 14 2001 8 36 N 35 16 26 6 wW 955542 0 8 14 2001 8 36 N 35 16 32 0 wW 95 44 38 6 8 14 2001 8 36 N 35 17 09 5 W 95 36 12 8 8 14 2001 8 36 N 35 27 25 7 W 95 17 29 6 8 14 2001 8 36 Waypoint List Window Icon List Window This window shows the event marker icons on the Master Map in a text list format The symbol symbol label latitude and longitude are listed Except for the symbol label these elements can be edited either on the Master Map or in the list window To edit right click the icon To open this window click View Icon List Symbol Latitude Longitude Boat Ramp N 35 20
41. e General Merchandise Groceries Hardware National Forests National Park Service Park Symbols Railroads Roads Major City Major City Names Minor City Minor City Names Rural Rural Names State Province Boundaries Names Water Canal Stream Names Canals Streams Lake River Names Lake Rivers Ocean Sea Names Ocean Seas Other Names Wrecks amp Obstructions Pharmacies Chemists Shopping Centers Sporting Goods Wear POI Sports Golf Stadiums Arenas POI Transportation Airports Public Lands 62 Appendix 3 MapCreate 6 Symbol Key MapCreate 6 contains hundreds of mapping symbols used to represent items ranging from geographic features to commercial Points of Interest POI The following list displays these symbols and the name of the item the symbol represents Interstate Highway U S Highway State Highway ron U Trans Canada Highway Quebec Autoroute Highway Mexican Federal Highway Highway Exit Highway Exit with Info Center ol Highway Exit with Parking Area H Highway Exit with Picnic Area D Highway Exit with Rest Area Highway Exit with Scenic Area m Highway Exit with Service Area Highway Exit with Toll Plaza a oe Highway Exit with Weigh Station As Airport Building Cemetery Fire Station LU Library BA Mine Park Fu School Shopping Center Summit Tower key Trail Name o City Community or Subdivi
42. e for the Help Command appears at the end of this command list About MapCreate Arrange Icons Arrange Windows Auto Arrange Windows Cascade Windows Center Master Map Close All Windows Copy Create Borders Around Route Create Custom Map File Create Icons Create Map Borders Create Route Create Route From Trail Create Waypoints Cut Delete Delete Icon Delete Route Delete Route Waypoint Delete Trail Delete Waypoint Edit Icon Edit Route Edit Route Waypoint Edit Waypoint Exit Export GPS Data Help Topics Import GPS Data Import Map Borders From File Import Route Import Waypoint List Insert Icon Insert Route Insert Route Waypoints Insert Waypoint New GPS Data File New Map Border File Open GPS Data File Open Map Border File Paste Print GPS Data Print Master Map Print Setup Redo Can t Redo Restore Original Settings Save All Save GPS Data File Save GPS Data File As Save Map Border File Save Map Border File As Select All GPS Data Tile Windows Horizontally Tile Windows Vertically Undo Can t Undo View Icon List View Map Category Options View Map Display Options Data Display Options Default Symbol Detail Level Used Map Borders Map Zoom Change Position Format Zoom Range Units View Route List View Route Waypoint List View Status bar View Toolbar View Trail List View Waypoint List Zoom In Zoom Out Help Topics Command Menu HELP Submenu n a Menu Command HELP Topics Menu Comman
43. e When your mouse pointer moves over a map feature or landmark symbol a Pop up Tool Tip Box appears listing a name or description of what the symbol represents 28 a 8 Selected Symbol hmond ghis Mia S Cutler ZR Tip Box Pop up Tool Tip box When the cross hair pointer hovers over the visible wreck symbol a red border surrounds the symbol and the tip box appears This wrecked vessel is the Three Brothers Main Menu MapCreate s main menu is similar to that of other Windows programs It consists of the File Edit Insert Tools View Window and Help menus You can click with a mouse or use the hot keys to access the menus and their submenus For example to see all the commands on the File menu use the mouse pointer to click FILE or use the keyboard and press the hot keys Alt F Some commands also have shortcut keys such as F1 for the Help command All the commands with their hot keys and shortcut keys are listed alphabetically in the online Command Reference section Toolbar The toolbar contains a row of buttons that you can click to execute various commands You can move the mouse pointer over a button and a pop up tool tip box shows the button name 29 MapCreate 6 File Edit Insert Tools View Window Help i He DEF SFA o e E 1234 567 8910 111213 M MapCreate 6 2 main menu and toolbar The numbering below corresponds to the numbers in the figure above and descri
44. e it NOTE For mapping information to be included in your final Custom Map File it must be displayed turned on in the Master Map when the 30 Custom Map File is created Turning off unneeded information categories can help reduce file size if you are trying to fit a very large map onto an MMC with small amounts of memory For example if you re simply taking a cross country highway trip across several states you can turn off categories such as rural roads and or minor city streets This should give Emap category Options you the navigation information you need at a smaller file size However when file size is no problem most users prefer to include as much detail as possible All the examples in our Quick Reference section use the original factory default settings which have all the categories turned on BY Airports BI Cities 44 Countries 4 County Parish BY Highway Exits BY Highways Landmarks MV Marine Navaids POl Attractions POI Emergency Gov t POl Entertainment POI Fishing H V POI Hunting POI Lodging POI Marine k POl Restaurants POI Services POI Shopping I POI Sports 44 POI Transportation Even though a category is turned on you may not see it on the Master Map because you have zoomed out too far That s no problem As long as the category is turned on it will be included when you make your Custom Map File no matter what your zoom range is Tip amp 4 Public Lan
45. edium detail map data Takes approximately 70 MB of hard drive space Requires you to have the CD in the drive only when working in high detail map mode for the continental United States and Hawaii Compact Installs the MapCreate program with Help only Custom NOTE Requires you to have the CD in the drive whenever you use the program The compact install allows you to conserve hard drive space Allows installation of the program and all map data files on the hard drive This takes approximately 1 gigabyte of hard disk space You may run the program without the CD in the drive Caution Be patient if you choose custom install It may take several minutes for all the files to install to the hard drive You will also be prompted to remove disc 1 and insert disc 2 to complete the installation If you already have MapCreate 6 0 or MapCreate 6 1 installed on your computer you must uninstall it before installing MapCreate 6 2 Some MapCreate 6 2 functionality will not be included and the 13 program will not operate correctly if you choose to modify an existing installation To uninstall MapCreate use the standard Windows Apvp REmove Procrams function For more information on Windows uninstall open your Windows Help file and search for the phrase Removing Programs For Typical or Compact installations of version 6 The high detail map data is organized into two overlapping regions The western co
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48. elsewhere inside this manual for complete warranty details LEI Extras Lowrance Electronics or Eagle may find it necessary to change or end our shipping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice In Canada If you re in Canada and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory To call us use the following toll free number 800 661 3983 905 629 1614 not toll free 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern Standard Time M F outside Canada and the USA If you have technical return or repair questions contact the dealer in the country where you purchased your unit To locate a dealer near you visit the manufacturer s web site www lowrance com or www eaglesonar com and look for the Dealer Locator 74 Accessory Ordering Information for all countries LEI Extras Inc is the accessory source for sonar and GPS products manufactured by Lowrance Electronics and Eagle Electronics To order MapCreate and GPS accessories such as computer cables MMC cards or MMC card readers please contact 1 Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment o
49. estination or have enclosed the desired area 9 Click the right mouse button to stop drawing the corridor map To close the map borders command click the CENTER MasteR Map button Finished corridor map Tip e If you need to start over you can erase a corridor border box Click the CREATE Map Borbers button then move the pencil point over one of the small handle boxes that appear along the centerline of the corridor Right click on a handle box to erase that segment s border To erase an entire corridor map click the handle boxes until the map is gone or click the NEw Map Borper File button If you re satisfied with this map and want to finish processing it for use in your GPS unit go on to the next lesson on Saving a Map Border File Saving a Map Border File Before you make your custom map you must name and save your Map Border File Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 g 1 Click the Save Map Borpers button The Save As dialog box appears 39 Save As 21x Save in fa data gt e e E mc book 3 lake border sets in one map Imp E mc interface screen shot Imp texhoma lake file size Imp E mmc transfer test route map 5 16 01 Imp E ToHotel Imp E ok ark area lakes 5 18 01 mc5 Imp E tulsa area lakes 5 17 01 Imp E padre oil platform Imp El san francisco an san jose ca file size lmp E Spavinaw to Eucha to BA map 5 05 01 Imp E stilwell cityh lake 5 17 01 Imp El tes
50. forms and a wreck in the Gulf of Mexico then back to port 5 You can move off in any direction and the next waypoint will be linked in a straight line to waypoint 1 Relocate your mouse pointer 48 you need to change direction along your intended route and click to create additional route waypoints as needed Basically you will set a new waypoint every time 6 To close the Create Route command right click or press Esc Wt 004 4 _ i te i P a N r A hE wipt 005 wet 003 S He ae ee Wot 001 Ren eee Wpt 002 8 oH Finished route with six waypoints Notice the straight line of sight line connecting the waypoints that make up the route The route segment from one waypoint to another is called a leg this route has five legs Waypoints 3 and 4 are near oil drilling platforms and waypoint 5 is Tips near a visible wreck J Routes can be edited in many ways but those steps involve several other commands that we will discuss only in the online Command Reference section You can delete an entire route delete a waypoint from a route insert a waypoint into a route or relocate a waypoint in a route To read more about it see these entries in the online Command Reference View Route List View Route Waypoint List Edit Route Edit Route Waypoint Delete Route Delete Route Waypoint Insert Route and Insert Route Waypoints 49 e Ina hurry You can erase a r
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52. g with step 1 on page 14 5 Follow the on screen instructions InstallShield Wizard MapCreate Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait Cancel A InstallShield will load InstallShield Wizard xi Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MapCreate The InstallShield Wizard will install MapCreate on your computer To continue click Next Cancel B InstallShield is ready to prepare for installation 15 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement MapCreate CD ROM Copyright 2001 Lowrance Electronics Inc End User License Agreement This document consists of license agreements for the software and databases contained on this CD ROM as well as the warranty for the databases Please read it carefully A copy of this document will be placed in the directory you choose to install the software to xl Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install MapCreate you must accept this agreement InstallShield No C Read the License Agreement InstallShield Wizard xi Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files 2 y n OQ Setup will install MapCreate in the following fol
53. h for a street address or a street intersection In fact your GPS unit can search by name for virtually every category of mapping detail contained in MapCreate All of this information is built into MapCreate s atlas database As long as an information category is turned on and included in your Custom Map File the data will be available to your GPS unit With these and other elements MapCreate gives you a phenomenal amount of mapping detail and information No other consumer GPS mapping product on the market offers this much information in one package For a more detailed list of the map categories available in MapCreate see Appendix 2 Map Category List on page 55 How to use this manual typographical conventions Most Windows based computer programs offer several ways to perform a task and MapCreate 6 is no exception With mouse and keyboard you can access some commands four different ways We ll show you all of them but we save the most detailed information for our online Command Reference section There the entry on each command includes a summary box showing all the menus and keyboard shortcuts sometimes that s the only hint you need to get on with your mapping project In our Quick Start Reference we will usually focus on one simple way to get the job done usually by clicking the mouse pointer on a menu or toolbar button In Quick Start many of the instructions are listed as numbered steps This makes it a li
54. he Toolbar figure on page 30 rs 1 Center the Master Map display on the area where you want to begin your route Click the CENTER MASTER Map cross hair button then click the cross hair mouse pointer t on the area you want centered 2 If needed click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons so you can see enough detail to accurately place the route waypoints 47 Tip As you move along your intended course you may need to pan the Master Map and periodically zoom in and out to see where to place route waypoints and where you are going next The pan and zoom buttons will always work even when the Create Route command is active This way you don t have to turn off Create Route just to move the map te 3 Click the Create Route button and your mouse pointer S becomes an arrow with a route symbol two waypoints connected by a magenta route line 4 Move the mouse pointer so that the arrow point is where you want to start your route Click to set the first waypoint Move your mouse away and you can see the waypoint A straight magenta route line now runs from Waypoint 001 to your mouse pointer showing you a route is under construction s Lydia Ann Island a 4 4 9 E she a W int 1 aypo 5 E Create Route Pointer Cy Wt O01 Le r e Aransas o HH 7 ME d Click to set the first waypoint in a route This example will show the route of a fishing boat from Port Aransas Texas to some oil drilling plat
55. hoe h E Porfishing k ae gt Denver a Ingianapotis wu York aF POL Hunting a San Francisco l K M POl Lodging el WAA s Memphis ne s g POL Marine OA iad Serine Dallas y J POI Restaurants s Jacksbnvile M Pot services o gt Houston amp POL Shopping h g Gulf Of Qe F POI Sports Mexic d Mexico s Ke FZ POL Transportation Mekico City g Chiba F Public Lands Ciudad de Mexico so 2 gt o FZ Rairoads a mM Roads Nicaragotibhean Sea F State Province S oO o gt Water ts 5 Venezuela gt at zou a E 6086 49 Map not built i 4 MapCreate 6 opening screen MapCreate has several other windows that are used to control mapping data If they were all opened or turned on the program interface would look like this labels have been added for illustration MapCreate 6 File Edit Insert Tools View Window Hep if Main Menu gt amp FR SY Sel E lt Toolbar BETES Master Map r Icon List L ohd Route List fal E3 p Map Category Options BY Cities BY Countries County Parish BM Highways BJA Landmarks PM Marine Navaids BW Parks M Railroads BW Roads State Province ae Water M Wrecks amp Obstns Vancouver Seattle xt Waypoint List San Francisco f Map Category Los Angeles a i Options window Dallas Houston e ana _ Pan Arrow in Gulf of Re Button Cuba
56. hows the location of a public boat ramp on this river Move the pointer arrow tip over the location left and click to create the icon The icon appears right with the default waypoint symbol but no name To change this symbol to the boat ramp symbol see Edit Icon in the online Command Reference 5 Relocate your mouse pointer and click to create additional icons as needed 6 To close the Create Icons command press Esc the Escape key or click the CENTER MASTER Map button Tip If you need to erase or delete an icon move the cross hair pointer over the icon and right click In the pop up menu click DELETE Icon There are other ways to delete icons and you can also change the symbol and location For instructions on these functions along with other tips see Create Icon Delete Icon Insert Icon and Edit Icon in the online Command Reference section 46 If you don t want to plan a route this trip skip ahead to the lesson Saving a GPS Data File on page 50 But don t forget planning a route is one of MapCreate s coolest capabilities If you re ready for some real navigating with routes read on Creating a Route A route is a series of waypoints linked together in an ordered sequence that s used to mark a course of travel You can visualize a route as beads on a string or think of it as the mile marker signs posted at intervals along U S interstate highways Routes are powerful tools for planning and then navigating you
57. icking the Start button and choosing MapCreateE from the menu or you can double click the MapCreate icon in the MapCreate program group BY Microsoft Word ics M e E Acrobat Distiller 5 0 SonarViewer 6 New Office Document 2 Adobe Acrobat 5 0 al Open Office Document EY Adobe Illustrator 10 Microsoft FrontPage A Corel Print office 2000 3 HP Precisionscan Pro 3 1 Start MapCreate by clicking the Windows START button and then choosing MapCreate from the Start menu 23 File Edit view Favorites Tools Help a MapBindProc exe ba mapcreat dat Mmapcreat exe a MapSelBound shp a MapSelBound shx F MapSelect exe masterList txt gt mfc70 cll a MstrMap at5 s msvcr70 dll STRCNVFN DLL s mapcut dll ls MapLine dll gt MapSelBind dll a MapSelBind lib MapSelBound dbf fi object s selected 12 0 KB e My Computer Or you can start the program by double clicking the AppSelect icon in the MapCreate program group window You ll see a screen that looks like this below asking you to choose which mode you want to use Choose MapSelect to quickly and easily save custom maps of pre defined areas to your MMC Choose MapCreate to make more advanced custom maps of exactly the areas and sizes you desire or to manipulate other GPS data such as routes waypoints trails and event marker icons Please Select An Application To Run S x MapSelect
58. ions of this Agreement Upon termination you will promptly return all products containing one or more Databases to us 5 Prices and programs are subject to change without notice 6 This License Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma and comprises the complete and exclusive understanding between you and us concerning the above subject matter 71 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY We our or us refers to LEI Extras a division of Lowrance Electronics Inc the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal family or household use The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to each of these as a Database or together as the Databases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases We warrant to you that we have accurately compiled processed and reproduced the portions of the source material on which the Databases are based However we are under no obligation to provide updates to the Databases and the data contained in the Databases may be incomplete when compared to the source material WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL ITSELF INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WA
59. isc with a soft dry cloth You can also use a 18 commercial CD cleaner or ethyl alcohol to remove fingerprints and dirt Do not leave your discs in direct sunlight or in a hot humid location Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode MapCreate 6 2 includes both an easy mode called MapSelect and an advanced mode called MapCreate Both modes are useful at different times depending on your needs and computer skill level When you install MapCreate 6 2 a MapCreate link appears in the programs list on your Windows Start Menu Launching the program from this link will open up a selection box asking you to choose which mode you wish to use This box opens every time you launch MapCreate 6 2 from the default Start Menu link To skip the mode selection screen open the MapCreate program group window as shown in the following illustration Double click the icon of the desired program and it will open directly NOTE MapCreate 6 2 can be launched from any of the three executable files exe shown in this program group window Appselect exe launches the Mode Selection box and is the file run from the Windows Start Menu by default MapSelect exe launches MapSelect also called easy mode To launch the advanced mode choose mapcreat exe 2 C Program Files Lowrance Electronics lap 1 MapBindProc exe a8 MapSelBound shp Mmapcreat dat x MapSelBound shx mapcreat exe Go MapSelect exe Ca Sonarviewer B mapcre
60. it takes more time for you to make it in MapCreate And finally GPS units compatible with MapCreate versions 5 and 6 can hold 100 routes but each route can contain only 100 waypoints So take a long cross country trip on winding roads and you can use up 100 waypoints before you reach your journey s end This means you will need to break up the trip into multiple routes That s usually not a problem since most travelers don t prefer to run all day and night without stopping for food fuel or rest On the other hand low res routes take less time to prepare and are plenty accurate to get you there This type of route with a relatively small number of waypoints per mile is well suited to map screen navigation You can cover a longer distance for the amount of waypoints you use Low res routes also tend to reduce the clutter on your Custom Map A good technique for low res routes is to set most of your waypoints where you make major direction changes or where the destination is important for one reason or another Here are two examples Let s say you are heading straight north on a state highway but need to turn right onto a county road to reach a recreation area Set a route waypoint at or just a little before the highway intersection Setting the waypoint a short distance before your turn is useful especially at highway speeds if you need some warning to change lanes or slow down for the turn You can even rename that route
61. k for the information you want You can skip around and we ve made it easy to look up any tips you may need from time to time Here s how The manual has three main sections This first section tells you the basics you need to know to make MapCreate wake up and get to work Section two on page 18 will help you get the program correctly installed on your computer Section three on page 21 is the heart of our book the Quick Start Reference It contains easy to skim lessons on the program s main operations These segments show you how to make highly customized maps and GPS information and get them into your GPS unit It s all you need to get on the road quickly After you ve gained some experience with the program you may want to try some of the really advanced features That brings us to the Command Reference which is available only in the MapCreate 6 Help file on the CD ROM It contains in alphabetical order every command function in MapCreate 6 Each entry includes a quick reference box briefly telling what the command does and how to run it from the menu toolbar or keyboard Then we ve included more tips and tricks so you can take advantage of all the extra power and performance MapCreate offers You can see an example of the online Command Reference format in Appendix 1 at the back of this manual on page 57 Appendix 1 contains the entry on the Help Command which explains how to use Help In addition to the Command
62. letter How to select and save a pre defined custom map 1 Insert an MMC or SD card in your card reader Each pre drawn map takes about 8 MB of space so two maps will fit on a 16 MB card four will fit on a 32 MB card and so forth 2 Begin by clicking the Windows Start button and choosing MAPCREATE 6 from the menu When the mode selection box appears choose START MaPSELECT 3 The full map display appears Red lines represent pre drawn custom map borders Move your mouse pointer over a map segment and it turns gray showing it s selected At the bottom of the screen a selected map s Map Name and Map Size are both displayed as well as disk space available 4 Locate the area you want to create a map of Move the mouse pointer over the area to highlight and select it then click on the selected map 5 MapSelect displays a message asking if you want to save the map to a particular drive If the drive letter is correct for your MMC card reader click Yes and go to step 6 NOTE If the drive letter is incorrect click No then click the Save To button on the tool bar to select the right drive letter then click Ox Now select and click on your desired map area When the Save Map Message appears click Yes 6 Wait while the program builds the map A progress box shows the map building and saving process under way Do not remove the MMC card from the reader until the completion message appears telling you that it s safe to take out the
63. ll you ll see is a pop up tool tip box listing the name of the exit However in a Lowrance or Eagle GPS unit the same exit symbol will show a pop up box with the exit name and symbols of all the services available near that exit The GPS unit can also provide you a list of those services Cursor over exit symbol box we tlth St Mile 235 Services Fajita Rita s E lazzio s Pizza Sonic Drive In Denny s r Taco Bueno MeT AE E Carl Jr s Hamburgers At left an iFINDER GPS screen showing an exit services pop up icon box The iFINDER can then display a text list of those services near the selected exit right Find Points of Interest On the computer master map moving your pointer over a Point of Interest POI symbol triggers a pop up box with the POI s name In a Lowrance or Eagle GPS you ll be shown the POI s address and phone number as well Allied Wrecker Swe Wrecker Service 12135 E fith St B Tulsa OK 74128 Cursor over Phone 918 437 2835 POI symbol N 36 08 885 U 95 50 501 Distance 0 12 mi Bearing 144 true POl Services gt U 95 50 495 Q 42m44detrue Kico To 4 At left an iFINDER GPS screen showing a POI pop up name box At right you can call up a page of information on the POI and the GPS unit can lead you to the POI s location Find an Address You won t see addresses on your computer map either But when the MapCreate information is loaded into your GPS you can searc
64. n a serial cable connection Removable media means you don t need to have a computer and cable with you to load a new map in the field If the unit is mounted in a vehicle there is no need to dismount it and carry it to a computer The effective mapping memory capacity of your GPS unit is limited only by the capacity and number of memory cards you want to carry with you This is a handy feature for long journeys or for users who can t lug a laptop computer along Four factors control Custom Map File size 1 map detail level option settings 2 the number of map feature categories turned on 3 the amount of developed or naturally occurring features in the area and 4 the amount of territory that is the number of square miles or acres in the area Detail Level Options can be set high or medium The higher the detail the bigger the file size There are dozens of Map Category Options that you can turn off and on They include natural features such as rivers and man made items such as roads businesses or other Points of Interest The more categories and subcategories turned on the bigger the file size The amount of development in an area is something you can t control For example one square mile of city streets will make a larger file than one square mile of wilderness with a few hiking trails The amount of territory you include in a map is a major factor The more square miles or acres you include the bigger the file size S
65. nt border sets you can include in a Map Border File You can open and edit a Map Border File and then save the file with the changes you made Custom Map File This is the actual custom map format used by your GPS unit MapCreate takes the borders you drew and saved as a Map Border File extracts that area s information from the raw atlas data on the CD then converts it to a Custom Map File We call this conversion process building the map The file extension is lem and the file is saved either to your hard drive or directly to your MMC or SDC Remember MMC or SDC cards are what your GPS uses to store information If you save to your hard drive you can drag and drop the file to your MMC or SDC at your convenience just as you handle other Windows based computer files This assumes you are using a USB compatible MMC card reader which acts like an external removable disk drive If you are using a parallel port MMC card reader refer to its manual for file transfer instructions You cannot open and make changes to a Custom Map File once it has been created If you want to make changes to a custom map return to its original companion Map Border File make changes there then create a fresh Custom Map File You can delete the old one or just save the new custom map over the old one GPS Data File This file format contains all the GPS navigation information waypoints event marker icons routes and trails used by your GPS unit an
66. nter key is shown as Enter Keys are sometimes used in combinations For example Ctrl T means to hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the T key The hot key sequence Alt TIW indicates a two step combination hold down the Alt key while pressing the T key release then press the W key Arrow keys is the collective name for the up arrow down arrow left arrow and right arrow keys To choose a command from a menu you can use the mouse or press a key combination Instructions Words in small capital letters in a bold sans serif type indicate that you are to take an action of some kind with a command menu box or other item For example You can use the Create Route command to plan a path to navigate with your GPS To begin the route choose CREATE ROuTE When the phrase choose command is used in the online Command Reference section it means to run or execute the specified command 11 For example if the manual says choose CREATE WAYPOINT it means to run the Create Waypoint command You can choose commands by clicking the mouse pointer on the menus or toolbar buttons or by pressing the appropriate hot key or shortcut key on the keyboard Commands are sometimes described as menu sequences to help you find the command faster For example to open the Trail List window click View TraiL List means to mouse click on the main menu s View command and then click the Trail List command on the submenu Specific text or numbe
67. ntinental United States and Hawaii are on the USA West disc 1 CD the eastern continental U S is on the USA East disc 2 CD If you are using a Compact installation and you want to see medium detail world maps use the USA West disc 1 CD in your drive To view the high detail data boundaries see the figure below ease deano eyed sri USA East disc meee i Ss LY t a I zoa e aes Sa F I a l aoe 1 2 2 4 aie Continental United States and Hawaii showing approximately where data is divided on the two CDs Mapping data overlaps in the middle Installing MapCreate To install MapCreate follow these steps 1 Insert the USA West CD ROM disc 1 into the computer s drive 2 Click STARTIRUN Help 3a Run Log Ot my Shut Down Astar t Click the START button on the Windows taskbar 14 3 Type D setup exe where D is the drive letter for your CD ROM Run 2X Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open D setup exe Cancel Browse Type the setup command directory path and file name 4 Click OK to begin installation NOTE If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional you may receive an error message if you are not logged on with administrator privileges If this occurs you can complete the MapCreate installation by first logging on as an administrator then proceedin
68. o what does this all mean in real estate terms The following table shows a few examples of high and medium detail Custom Map File sizes and how long it took the computer to build them These examples were prepared on a Pentium III with 512 MB of memory using simple rectangle map borders Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples High Medium Medium Mapped Detail High Detail Detail File Detail Build area i Build Time A f File Size Size Time Oklahoma plus Texas 25 88 MB 4 min 15 sec 0 61 MB 4 seconds Panhandle Colorado 18 42 MB 0 31 MB 0 23 MB Lake Eufaula 1 49 MB 16 sec 3 seconds Okla 26 43 MB 4min 2 sec 3 seconds 0 37 MB Lake Okeechobee 14 12 MB 2 min 2 sec 0 54 MB 5 seconds Fla Lake Mead Atlanta Ga San Francisco The lessons in the Quick Reference section were written using MapCreate s default settings with high detail and all categories turned on If your first maps don t fit your MMC or SDC refer to the online Command Reference section for more detailed instructions on controlling file size Mapping Detail There s more here than meets the eye The Custom Map Files you make with MapCreate contain more mapping detail than what is visible on your computer screen Your MapCreate 6 compatible GPS unit takes full advantage of this extra information Find Highway Exit Services For example move your mouse pointer over a highway exit symbol on the computer map and a
69. o have other rights which may vary from state to state Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that the defect occurred within one 1 year from the date of your original purchase and we must receive your warranty claim no later than 30 days after such 1 year period expires Your claim must be substantiated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip 72 LEI SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ONE YEAR MEDIA WARRANTY NOTICE TO USER THIS IS A CONTRACT BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT This LEI Extras LEI End User License Agreement accompanies the software contained on the CD ROMs Software Upon your acceptance of this Agreement LEI grants you a nonexclusive license to use the Software provided that you agree to the following 1 USE OF THE SOFTWARE You may install and use the Software on a hard disk or other storage device You may not use this software on more than one computer at the same time 2 COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK RIGHTS The Software is owned by LEI or its suppliers and its structure organization and code are trade secrets The Software is protected by United States copyright law and international treaty provisions 3 RESTRICTIONS You agree not to modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software 4 SOFTWARE WARRANTY The So
70. ompact installation if you are not making maps of the United States The more map data that you install on the hard drive the faster the program will run It takes less time to read map data from the hard drive than from the CD ROM Graphics programs such as MapCreate can run slow on some computers with older processors or small amounts of memory Running multiple applications at the same time can also consume computer resources and slow down response time If computer processing speed is a problem consider temporarily switching to the Medium Map Detail setting To do this see View Map Display Options in the online Command Reference section Go ahead and create a map border then remember to switch back to the High Map Detail Setting before creating your custom map file It takes a lot of RAM Random Access Memory to create custom map files If your system is low on RAM then make several small custom map files and copy them one by one to the MMC card Note that MMC cards can hold a maximum of 30 different files The total amount of information cannot exceed the MMC size capacity no matter what the number of files is For example an 8 MB MMC could hold approximately one 7 66 MB file or 30 files so long as the 30 files totaled 7 66 MB or less Care of your MapCreate CDs Protect the shiny recorded surface of the compact discs from scratches fingerprints and dirt Hold a disc along the outer edge or by the center hole Clean a dirty d
71. oute by deleting each waypoint one after the other Click the CENTER MASTER Map button then move the cross hair pointer over a route waypoint and right click In the pop up menu click the DELETE WaYPoINT command MapCreate erases the waypoint and the magenta line linking the waypoint to the route Now that you ve created all the GPS information you want you need to prepare it for use in your GPS unit We ll do that in the next lesson Saving a GPS Data File Saving a GPS Data File GPS Data Files can contain any combination of GPS information including waypoints event marker icons routes and trails MapCreate and your GPS unit store all their GPS data in the same file format so it s easy to move this information back and forth Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 F 1 Click the Save GPS Data FILE button The Save As dialog box appears Save As 21x Save in ja data z Ga e EJ E mc6 interface screen shot usr E public hunting area near river ust My Network Pl z File name ou of mexico fish bd Save as type GPs Data File ust x Cancel Help kkt Save GPS Data File dialog box 2 Type a name in the File Name text box select your card reader s drive letter in the Save In text box and click Save Congratulations you ve made your first GPS Data File The file was placed directly on your MMC or Secure Digital card If you wish to keep the file on your hard dri
72. ppears The size of the border box changes as you move your mouse 36 Handle Box CAR ite Corpus Chrisii Bay HE te Map Border O y g a d Click and drag to draw a Map Border around Corpus Christi Bay area 4 When the green border surrounds the desired area release the mouse button 5 To stop the command click the CentER MasteR Map lt gt button If you are satisfied with this map and want to finish processing it for use in your GPS unit skip forward to the lesson on Saving a Map Border File on page 39 MapCreate can also draw a polygon shaped border useful for following an irregularly shaped route lake or other geographic feature These corridor maps are also drawn with the Create Map Borders command and we tell you how in the next lesson Tip If you need to start over you can erase a map border box Click the CREATE Map Borpers button then move the pencil point over one of the small handle boxes that appear at each corner of the green box Right click on a handle box to erase the border Or you can click the New Map Borber FILE button to clear all map borders Creating Corridor Map Borders A corridor map lets you twist and turn your borders to enclose irregularly shaped geographic features Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 1 Center the Master Map display on the area you want to include in your custom map Click the Center MasteR Map
73. r journeys With your GPS receiver you can automatically navigate from one waypoint to the next along your intended course You can start at either end of a route or even begin navigation in the middle of a route You can informally group routes into two broad categories based on the terrain and type of travel On water in the air or just hiking cross country you can generally travel in a simple straight line from waypoint to waypoint barring obstacles of course The Global Positioning System was originally developed by the U S military for this type of routing It s suitable for airplanes ships and soldiers in the field MapCreate and your GPS unit connect all route waypoints with straight lines The other route style involves navigating along a road highway or other winding pathway When your vehicle has to follow the twists and turns of the pavement you can t really travel in a straight line from waypoint to waypoint Since the legs of all GPS routes are based on straight lines between waypoints setting up a curvy highway route takes a little more time and practice than our Quick Start format allows We ll save those details for the Create Route entry in the online Command Reference section For this lesson we ll use an example based on a simple off shore fishing route Just remember the techniques for making a route are the same no matter what sort of travel pattern you re planning Here s how it works Refer as needed to t
74. r Retail Store POI su r Pharmacy POD o lt o Hardware Store POD Sporting Goods or Sportswear POT Golf Course POD 66 Field POD Airport POTD Appendix 4 Considerations When Planning Highway Routes Tips on Making Better Routes for Highway Navigation How you make a highway route depends on your type of travel and whether you prefer to use the GPS unit s compass rose screen the map screen or both for navigation These factors determine how many route waypoints to use and where you place them A simple straight legged route by water or by air is easy to make as is a route following a square grid of city streets Obstructions are usually few in number and you re traveling in a more or less straight line from waypoint to waypoint Following a highway s twists and turns is different because all GPS units link route waypoints in straight lines Some navigators prefer to follow a route visually on the map They glance at the route and the position indication arrow as the Custom Map moves across their GPS screen With one look they can see the route symbols and the highway they are following together at the same time Other travelers prefer the simpler display provided by the compass rose screen The compass rose can literally point the direction to steer toward the next waypoint in a route You may fall in yet another group of navigators who use both navigation techniques switching back and
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76. reate the waypoint The waypoint appears right with the default waypoint symbol and name both of which can be changed These figures were taken from a zoom range of 4 05 miles It looks as if the waypoint is on the road but zooming in closer would show the waypoint is actually south of the road just where the pointer tip placed it 5 Relocate your mouse pointer and click to create additional waypoints as needed 6 To close the Create Waypoints command press Esc the Escape key or click the CENTER MASTER Map button Tips e If you need to erase or delete a waypoint move the cross hair pointer over a waypoint and right click In the pop up menu click DELETE WAYPOINT e There are other ways to delete waypoints and you can also change the symbol name and location For instructions on these functions along with other tips see Create Waypoint Delete Waypoint Insert 44 Waypoint and Edit Waypoint in the online Command Reference section If this is all the GPS information you need for now skip ahead to the lesson Saving a GPS Data File on page 50 But if you want to add icons or a route check out the next two lessons Creating an Icon Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location point of interest or event These features are also called event markers or event marker icons Event marker icons don t store as much information as waypoints You can t use a menu to navigate to
77. rogram folder you chose during installation When you have the icon in the desired location release the mouse button and the shortcut will be added to the list BY Microsoft Word E acrobat Distiller 5 0 5 I Adobe Acrobat 5 0 mm Browser 4 Z Open Office Document ay Adobe Illustrator 10 G MapSelect Microsoft FrontPage y Corel Print Office 2000 5 HP Precisionscan Pro 3 1 es New Office Document 2 Mmapcreat exe Click and drag the desktop shortcut up the Start Menu to your desired program folder Release the mouse button to add the shortcut Whether you add the shortcut to your Start Menu or your desktop once it s in place you can right click on it to change its name for instance you might change Shortcut to mapcreat to MapCreate Advanced Mode By right clicking on these shortcuts you can also launch the program with the OPEN command copy the shortcut to add elsewhere or delete it from the list For more details on the many other ways to create and manipulate shortcuts open your Windows help file and search for the word shortcut 20 Section 3 Working With MapCreate Easy Mode Quick Start Reference If you re really in a hurry this summary will tell you how to work MapCreate s easy mode MapSelect If you haven t installed the program yet see those instructions on page 13 Before you start make sure your MMC card reader is installed and working and you know the card reader s drive
78. rs you must type are shown in bold sans serif type For example if the manual says Enter a Zoom range of 650 miles you would click in the Zoom Range Window type the numbers 650 then press the Enter key Place holders for other items you must supply yourself such as file names are italicized For example when the manual says Enter a name in the File Name text box you would click in the text box type the name you want to use for the file then press the Enter key This manual is written specifically for MapCreate 6 2 but for simplicity the program is often referred to as MapCreate or MapCreate 6 12 Section 2 Installing MapCreate 6 2 System Requirements MapCreate 6 requires the following minimum system resources e IBM compatible PC e Pentium 133 MHz or faster processor e 32MBRAM e 50 MB hard disc space e 256 color display e Microsoft Windows 98 or later e CD ROM drive MapCreate will run on a system with the above specifications but the program will work slowly A faster processor and more RAM will significantly improve program operation You can also optimize performance by installing as much of the program as possible to run from your hard drive instead of the CD ROM drive Do this by using the Custom install mode described below Installation Types There are three types of installations Typical Installs nav aid data the low detail background map Master Map data and world wide m
79. s in The program looks at all those raw atlas files shuffles the different types of information together and then places them onto your computer screen That s what we call the Master Map the main window in the MapCreate interface By changing various options in MapCreate you can control how much geographic detail is displayed on screen in the Master Map It s a pretty cool electronic map but your GPS can t read it in this form either This is where you come in You move around the Master Map and locate the area or areas you want to make a detailed map of Then you grab the computer mouse and draw a map border around the region you want There are two or three fun ways to do this we ll describe em in a few minutes Now this map border isn t really a map yet it just defines or outlines the area you want to include in the final GPS friendly map You can save the boundary you have drawn as a Map Border File MapCreate uses the Map Border File like an electronic shopping list The program looks at your Map Border File grabs the appropriate raw atlas information and then glues it all together as a custom map Now you can save this data as a Custom Map File which you can copy onto an MMC or SDC and load into your GPS unit GPS information such as waypoints routes or trails is handled differently You can click the mouse to set a waypoint or plan a route then save that information as a GPS Data File This file is ready to
80. sion Name Land Feature Name o Water Feature Name Miscellaneous Landmark Name Square Green Daybeacon Navaid o Square White or Unidentified Daybeacon Navaid a Red Triangle Daybeacon Navaid A White Triangle Daybeacon Navaid Green Lighted Buoy Navaid Red Lighted Buoy Navaid White or Unidentified Lighted Buoy Navaid Green Unlighted Buoy Navaid Red Unlighted Buoy Navaid White or Unidentified Unlighted Buoy Navaid Light Navaid A Nautical Chart Note E Platform Navaid Radiobeacon Navaid o Awash or Visible Obstruction Awash Rock Covered Rock Dangerous Submerged Wreck H Non Dangerous Submerged Wreck pri Visible Wreck Airport POT Amusement Place Billiards or Casino POT College or University POT A Hall or Auditorium POD Hospital POD Medical Service POI Miscellaneous Attraction POD Museum or Historical Place POI Post Office Tourist Attraction or Tour POD Zoo POT Movie Theater POT Restaurant POI Nie Coffee Shop POD Ice Cream Parlor POD Pizza POT Fishing Related POT Lodging POT Camp or Campground POD ils RV Park or RV Service POI a amp Marina POD J Boating Dealer or Service POT Ke go Boat Equipment amp Supplies POTI B Gas Station POTD fev cot pi BJ Auto Parts or Road Service POTI top POD DM Truck Grocery o
81. t border 8 23 01 Imp test rout 1 mdl to JLL Imp My Computer yao Ge My Network PI pe File name Loon Lake X Save Save as type Map Border Files Imp X Cancel kih Save Map Border File dialog box 2 Type a name in the File Name text box and click Save That s all there is to it The file was placed in the data sub folder located within the MapCreate folder on your hard drive You can now start another map border click New Map BorpeR FILE button or you can close MapCreate and return another day To open this border file later on just click the Open Map Borber FILE button and select the file name from the list Open 21x Look in Gi data 7 e c E E me lex short test area map 6 9 01 In E me6 book 3 lake border sets in one r E junk6 Imp E mec interface screen shot Imp E junk Imp E mmc transfer test route map 5 16 01 E Lake Eufaula map border file Imp ok ark area lakes 5 18 01 mc5 Imp E lake mead nevada file size Imp El padre oil platform Imp E lake michigan file size lmp E san francisco an san jose ca file size E lake okeechobee file size lmp 4 Spavinaw to Eucha to BA map 5 05 E Loon Lake lmp stilwell cityh lake 5 17 01 Imp EN crm My Computer w My Network Pl oe File name JLoon Lake lmp z Files of type Map Border File mp gt Cancel Help Open Map Border File dialog box Now you re ready to process that bor
82. te from a trail and you can edit the resulting route if you wish For more information see Create Route From Trail in the online Command Reference To convert a trail right click the trail name Then in the pop up menu click CREATE ROUTE FROM TRAIL Moving Around the Master Map Pan Arrows You can move around the Master Map display by clicking the Pan Arrow buttons which appear at the north south east and west sides of the Master Map For example click the Richt Pan ArRRow on the gt east side of the window to pan or move the Master Map to the left Clicking on the Right Arrow reveals a portion of the map previously out of sight to the right of the screen The other three arrows work in the same way NOTE You can always use the Pan Arrow buttons to move around the Master Map no matter what other commands may be activated 34 Center Master Map You can instantly move any location on the map to the window s center with the Center Master Map command To center the map click the CENTER MasteR Map cross hair button at the left end of the toolbar The mouse pointer turns into a cross hair Now click on the part of the Master Map you want centered in the map window This command s cross hair pointer is sometimes used with other functions It s used to finish some commands and it s another way to zoom described below Tip The mouse pointer s location in latitude and longitude is always shown in the status bar at the bottom of
83. the way of directions The maps are pre drawn and you just point click and save For MapSelect operation instructions see the Easy Mode Quick Start Reference on page 21 or refer to the separate MapSelect Instruction Sheet read me first packaged with this software The MapCreate Screen If you choose to use MapCreate the opening splash screen appears while the program is loading It will take a moment or two for the program to load the map detail MapCreate 6 6 Copyrights Ao Lowrance Loading Data gt We Lead We Find You Win MapCreate 6 splash screen appears while program is loading NOTE Load time depends heavily on your computer s processing speed and the amount of RAM Random Access Memory available Windows requires approximately 20 seconds to recognize the CD ROM before starting the MapCreate program Once it s finished loading you ll see a screen that looks like this with a map of the world and the Map Categories window open 25 MapCreate 6 File Edit Inset Tools View Window Help ofxJ Master Map Map Category Options M Airports BM Cities BM Countries SM County Parish E M Highway Exits SM Highways EM Landmarks M Marine Navaids amp Pol Attractions FZ POL Emergency Gov t F Pol Entertainment Wrecks amp Obstns DD Ge FF VFS ele Hudson Bay Y Canada mt oi Vancouver Seattle o o inas United States tni
84. them as you can with waypoints and you can t change their names But you can change their symbols In fact waypoints and event marker icons share the same set of symbols but they are two different types of GPS data with different capabilities NOTE Until you change the default symbol any icon you create will look like a blue and white waypoint but without a name For this lesson we will stick with the default but if you want to change the symbol refer to Edit Icon in the online Command Reference Event marker icons are a handy way to mark a spot when you don t need to save or edit much information about the location or event Creating an icon on your map is as easy as setting waypoints Here s how Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30 1 Center the Master Map display on the area where you want to set the icon Click the Center MASTER Map cross hair button then click the cross hair mouse pointer on the area you want centered 2 If needed click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons so you can see enough detail to accurately place the icon ZN 3 Click the CREATE Icons button and your mouse pointer Dee becomes an arrow with a red and yellow icon symbol 4 Move the mouse pointer so that the arrow point is where you want the icon Click to set the icon Move your mouse away and you can see the icon 45 Create an icon First find the location on the Master Map The bottom arrow s
85. this by turning the course deviation alarm off With the alarm off however you may take a wrong turn and it could be some time before you catch the error You can leave the alarm on if you simply expand the distance setting that triggers the alarm In our mountain highway example setting the course alarm to 1 5 miles would keep the alarm from going off as we rounded the mountain Highway route resolution is ultimately a matter of personal taste Experiment with these techniques to see which one suits you best Most users strike some sort of balance between them Just remember the more precise you are in following the turns of the pavement the more waypoints you will use That in turn affects how your GPS features work with your route 69 Notes 70 LEI DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD USE YOU AND LEI EXTRAS A DIVISION OF LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT WE OUR OR US USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRODUCT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE PLEASE RETURN USING THE ENCLOSED UPS SHIPPING LABEL AND INCLUDE PROOF OF PURCHASE NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND ANY APPLICABLE TAXES WILL BE REFUNDED
86. ttle easier to follow a series of instructions when you re skimming the material 10 In the printed Quick Reference and the online Command Reference the actual command clicks and keystrokes appear as sans serif boldface type So if you re in a real hurry or just need a reminder you can usually skim the instructions and pick out where to click by finding the boldface commands The paragraphs below explain how to interpret the text formatting for those commands and other instructions If you re already familiar with Windows or many other software manuals you can probably skip forward to Section 2 Installation on page 13 Mouse The mouse controls the movement of a graphic symbol on your screen called the mouse pointer sometimes also referred to as a mouse cursor The mouse performs an action by moving the pointer over a menu a button or the map and then clicking the appropriate mouse button When the word click is used alone it means left click or to press and release the left mouse button When you need to use the right mouse button we will say so explicitly such as Right click on the waypoint Sometimes a command requires more than one click When we say double click it means to rapidly click the mouse button two times Keyboard The keys on your keyboard may not be labeled exactly as they are in this manual All key names are shown in bold sans serif type For example the Control key is shown as Ctrl and the E
87. uded in Custom Map Files for your GPS unit See Appendix 3 for symbols used to represent these items POI stands for Point of Interest Airports Runways Symbols Cities Community Names City Names Subdivision Names Urban Areas Countries Boundaries Names County Parish Boundaries Highway Exits Exits Information Centers Parking Areas Picnic Areas Rest Areas Scenic Areas Service Areas Toll Plazas Weigh Stations Welcome Centers Highways Interstate Interstate Symbols International Major International Minor State State Symbols US US Symbols Landmarks Buildings Cemeteries Fire Stations Land Features Libraries Mines Other Schools Shopping Centers Summits Towers Trail Names Marine Navaids Major Minor POI Attractions Auditoriums Colleges Historical Museums Zoos Other Tourist POI Emergency Government Hospitals Medical Service Post Offices POI Entertainment Movie Theaters Other POI Fishing Bait Tackle Hatcheries Lakes POI Lodging Cabins Camps Campgrounds Hotels Motels RV Parks Resorts POI Marine Boat Dealers Equipment Marinas Other Services Rental Charter Repair POI Restaurants Asian Banquet Rooms Barbecue Coffee Shops Delis Fast Food Chains Ice Cream Italian Mexican Miscellaneous Pizza Sandwiches Seafood Steak Houses POI Services Gas Stations RV Services Road Service Wrecker Truck Stops POI Shopping Auto Parts Convenienc
88. ust click the one you want and save it To use the easy mode first install MapCreate 6 2 on your computer install instructions begin on page 13 Then choose the MapSelect option when you start the program It s so simple complete easy mode instructions are on the one page yellow insert included in this package For your convenience the same instructions are repeated here in the manual on page 21 If you re in a big hurry or just making basic maps MapSelect is all you need you can ignore most of the material in this manual In fact you should stop reading here and just skip on over the Section 2 Installation For Experienced Users Our program s advanced mode which we just call the MapCreate option is required for managing GPS data such as waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Unlike the easy mode MapCreate does not use pre defined borders when it generates a custom map It includes option settings that allow complete control over a custom map s file size the amount and types of detail included and the specific area covered by the map You don t need to be a computer whiz to use these powerful tools but you should be comfortable with basic Microsoft Windows computing tasks This manual contains all the background and tutorial information you need to use all of the program s advanced features 1 That covers a lot of ground but we designed this book so that you don t have to read the whole thing from front to bac
89. ve use Windows Explorer and your MMC card reader to copy the GPS Data File to the data sub folder located within the MapCreate folder on your hard drive You can now start another GPS Data File click New GPS Data FILE button or you can close 50 MapCreate and return another day To open this GPS Data File later on just click the Open GPS Data FILE button and select the file name and it s location from the list Open 21x Look in ja data e c E History Desktop live luke data E Dallas Corpus Route usr E Data 9401 usr E Data usr gulf of mexico fish usr fi mc6 interface screen shat ust E public hunting area near river ust Lara My Computer A My Network Pl File name ou of mexico fish usr hd Files of type ars Data File ust 7 Cancel Help kkt Open GPS Data File dialog box Now you re ready to load that GPS Data File into your GPS unit Refer to your GPS unit s manual for instructions on inserting the MMC and loading your GPS Data File into its memory Now you know all the basics for getting custom maps and GPS data into your GPS unit you re ready to travel You don t need them at this moment but there are two more optional operations you ought to hear about One is making a corridor map from a route You can use that method instead of drawing corridor border boxes manually with the mouse The other operation is creating a route from a trail
90. ze is faster than a full map build With this feature you can test several different map borders to optimize the space available on your MMC cards Use this tool to more easily include as much information as possible in the space you have 41 NOTE After a map has been built the Custom Map File size also appears in the status bar at the lower left corner of the MapCreate screen The status bar also tells you whether or not a custom map file has been built and saved Its J lz Ime Map not built Map size 0 55 MB Map not built message left and map file size message right 4 The Save As dialog box appears Save As x Save in ja data e c E Z lake okeechobee file size hi res At5 mc5 lex short test route 5 E lake okeechobee file size low res At5 El me6 book 3 lake border se S lake okeechobee file size Imp E me6 interface screen shot fe Icx 15mt test data 5 10 01 low E me interface screen shot Loon Lake lmp E mdi Icx1 Smt rt trl test 5 10 E lowrance to fuller map to GPS test 1 mc5 low E Tame transfer test route ma E lowrance to fuller map to GPS test 2 pts and route mc5 low E OCU route trails points 7 1 E mes imported waylist 5 8 01 test1 low E ok ark area lakes 5 18 01 E mc5 Icx short test area map 6 9 01 Imp Output fuller waypoint test KS My Network Pl ia File name JLoon Lake AtS X Save Save as type fall Files X Cancel

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