question about dots
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question about dots
Since upgrading my nav to the new disc, I have recently started noticing something. they are like little zeroes all over the nav screen, not tied to anything like poi or restaurants and they are random throughout the maps... anyone seeing this too? or am I just going crazy?
#2
Torch & Pitchfork Posse
Perhaps these are 'breadcrumbs'? Do you have your setup to include breadcrumbs (or perhaps it reset when you loaded the new NAVI disc)?
Breadcrumbs appear on the screen when you travel on roads, or offroad areas that are not included in the digitized road database.
Breadcrumbs appear on the screen when you travel on roads, or offroad areas that are not included in the digitized road database.
#3
Chapter Leader (Chicago)
^THIS IS TRUE. I HAVE THEM ALL OVER MY NAV. IT DON'T BOTHER ME. MAKES IT SEEM LIKE I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.
i have my settings to detect off road on my nav..
i have my settings to detect off road on my nav..
#7
Safety Car
As always, Tampa gives great advice. This information is also in your navigation system manual under Offroad Tracking.
This useful feature is also entertaining. When I took the RL to Summit Point for a car control class, the GPS left breadcrumbs that clearly defined the entire layout of the racetrack we used.
Also, before I got a new nav disk that had a new highway on it, there were so many breadcrumbs left from travelling that new highway, it was almost a solid line. Actually two solid lines because the GPS was accurate enough to track the north bound and southbound lanes of the 29 bypass near Lynchburg, VA
Off-road Tracking
If you drive more than half a mile from
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized
road.” appears at the bottom of the
screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the
path you have taken if Off-road
Tracking on the Setup screen (second)
is set to ON (see page 102).
By following the dots, you can backtrack
to the mapped road you originally left.
“Breadcrumbs” may occasionally be
displayed in urban areas, such as large
parking lots in shopping malls, or in new
subdivisions where the roads are not yet
in the database. In other cases you may
see dots, if the system temporary goes
off route, like in a parking garage where
the GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400, and
800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change scales
if necessary.
Tracking continues for approximately
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the
trail will start disappearing when you
exceed that distance. When you reach a
mapped road, the system stops
displaying dots.
This useful feature is also entertaining. When I took the RL to Summit Point for a car control class, the GPS left breadcrumbs that clearly defined the entire layout of the racetrack we used.
Also, before I got a new nav disk that had a new highway on it, there were so many breadcrumbs left from travelling that new highway, it was almost a solid line. Actually two solid lines because the GPS was accurate enough to track the north bound and southbound lanes of the 29 bypass near Lynchburg, VA
Off-road Tracking
If you drive more than half a mile from
a mapped road, “Not on a digitized
road.” appears at the bottom of the
screen.
The map screen starts displaying a
series of dots (breadcrumbs) to show the
path you have taken if Off-road
Tracking on the Setup screen (second)
is set to ON (see page 102).
By following the dots, you can backtrack
to the mapped road you originally left.
“Breadcrumbs” may occasionally be
displayed in urban areas, such as large
parking lots in shopping malls, or in new
subdivisions where the roads are not yet
in the database. In other cases you may
see dots, if the system temporary goes
off route, like in a parking garage where
the GPS signal is unavailable.
These dots appear only in the 1/20, 1/8,
1/4, and 1/2 mile (or 80, 200, 400, and
800 meter) map scales. Rotate the
Interface Dial knob to change scales
if necessary.
Tracking continues for approximately
150 miles; dots at the beginning of the
trail will start disappearing when you
exceed that distance. When you reach a
mapped road, the system stops
displaying dots.
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#8
Torch & Pitchfork Posse
Chas is also known to have taken his RL offroad in Baja competitions.
This has also created a builldup on dust on his dashboard.
Fortunately, Chas is adept at replacing in-cabin air filters.
*ducking*
This has also created a builldup on dust on his dashboard.
Fortunately, Chas is adept at replacing in-cabin air filters.
*ducking*
#9
Safety Car
Too funny! Well I a still waiting for you to send me a microfiber towel so I can clean up the mess.
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