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Reference section 5 — Creating waypoints and routes
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Transferring waypoints/routes to other units
Import Export
5. Press or
import or EXPORT data screen.
The status bar in the center of the screen
displays the message "R
to show that the transfer is ready to start.
6. Before transferring, you can check the com-
munication link between the two units by
Test comm
pressing .
The status bar should display the message
emote link ok."
"R
7. To move waypoints and routes in the direction
Start
you've chosen, press
The status bar displays the message
ransferring"
"T and shows the number of
waypoints and routes already transmitted
against the total number. The progress bar,
located below the status bar, graphically
displays the percentage completed.
If there's a problem with the transfer pro-
cess, the following messages may appear:
If the second unit is not ready, the control
ouldn't
unit displays "C
waypt/route count"
aborted by communication timeout"
and the status-bar message "Commu-
nication error.
"
If the sending unit doesn't have any way-
points and routes, the control unit displays
the dialog-box message "N
routes to transfer"
o transfer done
message "N
If the receiving unit is completely full of
waypoints and routes with no more room
available, the master unit displays the dia-
"Status error [002]
log-box message
database full
."
8. If the transfer is successful, the control unit's
to display the
eady to transfer"
Notes on waypoint transfer
•
.
•
•
get remote
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or "Transfer
•
•
o waypts or
and the status-bar
."
status bar displays the message "T
complete
."
You can now press any key to resume nor-
mal operations.
The user should stop navigating when
performing an import on the 972. If the
transfer is not initiated from the 972, it
will allow the transfer, but cause an
error if any of the waypoints in the
active route are uploaded.
Importing from a 961/962 is hidden. If
the "96Xexprt.txt" file is found on any
of the removable media, the import
function uses that file for transfer.
Imported waypoints named *SAVEDnn*
are converted to (00nn)
Imported waypoints named (coord) are
converted to COORD
All unrecognizable characters are
converted to a space
Imported waypoints are truncated to 6
characters, and a sequential numeric
digit is added to the end to make the
imported waypoint unique.
ransfer
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