This is usual, although there may be cases where you wish to keep the totals.
Begin from the Main Menu
Use joystick to select the "
Trip Computer
" and press the joystick
Press the Menu button again
Use joystick to go to "Reset" and press the joystick
You have now re-set the Odometer (an optional task)
Press the Back button twice to get the main menu
3 Record the walk
Simply walk the route with the GPS in a top pocket of your rucksack or equivalent.
Blocking of the satellite signal can occur with metal layers and water.
(Tree leaves and people both contain water. Rucksack materials do not.)
Feel free to use the menus during the walk: the track will record as a background task.
4 Save the track
At the end of the walk save the track immediately: you do not want any extra points added!
So....
Go to the Main Menu
Go to "
Track Manager
"
Select "Current Track"
Select "Save Track", maybe with the appropriate options
All three types allow saving to GPS memory. But my earlier hopes are dashed...
Sadly there is no option on the eTrex 20 and eTrex 30 to save tracks on their microSD card.
N.B. Easiest file name is the date (Default Name)
Scroll directly to "Done" and press joystick.
If you suspect you are in the wrong menu then press the "Back" button on the upper R of the GPS to get the Main Menu and proceed from there.
Notes
1 To transfer the files to your computer, all you need to do is to connect the GPS to the
computer with the lead provided by the manufacturer. The GPS will appear as an additional drive
and you will see the file there. You can copy it or move it to the computer.
2 In the Garmin eTrex 10/20/30 models, for the first time, the file format is GPX - a public
domain format. A very welcome step forward! Such files can be used with a lot of software and
on-line mapping.
3 In the menu images of the notes above, please be aware that the menu items can be
re-sequenced by the owner of the GPS.
