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20. Tips
• For the best performance in acquiring a
satellite lock: Wait until a lock is established
before inserting a map card. The GPS should
be under open skies, immobile and held
upright. When a lock has been acquired, the
top left signal icon will change from a red ‘x’
to green or blue crescents, depending on the
signal. (Satellite lock times vary). The Active
12 can acquire a lock on the move, e.g. whilst
driving. However, this can cause a delay in
the time to get a lock.
• Calibrate compass before use: Before you
use the Active 12 compass, make sure you
have calibrated it rst by going to Main Menu
> Settings > Calibrate Compass (section
7.13).
• To prevent the screen switching from
GPS MAP to PLANNING: Either lock the
screen (section 3.02), or allow it to go into the
powersave screen off mode before stowing
it away.
• To maximize battery life: Refer to section
3.00 for tips on how to conserve battery
power. If you want to carry out route
planning on your Active 12, connect it to your
computer as a good way to get more out of
your batteries.
• Take out the batteries when not using
the Active 12: Even when switched off the
unit draws some power, which over time can
drain the batteries.
• Recording your trip log: Remember to use
the Stop (data logging) button (section 6.03)
if you take a break and want to maintain a
log of all trip statistics. Don’t forget to press
Start once you are ready to go again. If you
remain stationary for a longer period of time
without pausing (Stop), the data logging/trip
statistics will be inaccurate.
• Make a back-up le copy of any maps
that you purchase: A back-up may be done
either using an SD card reader or SD card
slot on your computer. If your map card data
is corrupted or erased, copy the le back
onto the original card. Data transferred to a
different card will not be usable.
• Use a GoTo point as a rangender: Set a
GoTo point on your destination to calculate
the straight line distance from your current
location to the GoTo point (section 19.00).
• Use SatSYNC to manage les: Upload/
download routes and OOIs from your
computer to your unit by using our free
SatSYNC software (download available
from our website). You can transfer all sorts
of GPS data les from your computer to
your Active 12, e.g. .map, .kml, gpx, .loc,
geocaching les, tab delimited text les etc.
(Refer to section 3.07 or the SatSYNC user
guide for more information).
• To set the time on your unit: Go to MAIN
MENU > Settings > Time offset and move
the joystick to select the appropriate hour
differential (+/- GMT).
• To quickly setup a route on your unit:
Go to GPS MAP > POSITION INFO via
centre press > Create New Route. Plot in
your waypoints using the directional joystick
and press Done.
• To quickly setup a POI on your unit:
Go to GPS MAP or PLANNING > POSITION
INFO via centre press > Add POI. Name
the POI using the keypad and press Done.
Select an icon from the POI icon selection
screen and press Done.
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