flfirefighter Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 (edited) Instead of mapping/routing from the point where you are currently located to point B. Is there a way to map/route from point B to where you are? Using just the GPS only, no pc. Also why would your GPS take you on a different route coming back from a location then it did going to? Edited October 31, 2006 by flfirefighter Quote Link to comment
peter Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Instead of mapping/routing from the point where you are currently located to point B. Is there a way to map/route from point B to where you are? Using just the GPS only, no pc. Also why would your GPS take you on a different route coming back from a location then it did going to? 1) One way is to first mark your current location as a waypoint and then put the GPS into demo/simulation mode with the radio receiver circuits off. Now choose a "New Location" and set it to be at point B. Finally ask the GPS to route you to the waypoint you set before. 2) One-way streets, length of exit ramps, turn restrictions, etc. can all influence exactly how long a given trip will be expected to take and may well make a sligthtly different route look better for the return trip. Quote Link to comment
flfirefighter Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Instead of mapping/routing from the point where you are currently located to point B. Is there a way to map/route from point B to where you are? Using just the GPS only, no pc. Also why would your GPS take you on a different route coming back from a location then it did going to? 1) One way is to first mark your current location as a waypoint and then put the GPS into demo/simulation mode with the radio receiver circuits off. Now choose a "New Location" and set it to be at point B. Finally ask the GPS to route you to the waypoint you set before. 2) One-way streets, length of exit ramps, turn restrictions, etc. can all influence exactly how long a given trip will be expected to take and may well make a sligthtly different route look better for the return trip. Ill try that but I thought it only routes when the gps is on............... Quote Link to comment
DogFleazJR Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Ill try that but I thought it only routes when the gps is on............... Just hit MENU on the sat screen and select Use With GPS Off, then follow Peter's instructions above. It will ask if you want to simulate route, select No. You will see the turn by turn instruction list as you normally would when the GPS is on. Quote Link to comment
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