Can you enter different destinations and does the unit optimize your trip?
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Yes you can. I have my home address in the address book so that from wherever I am I only have to select "Home" and punch "GO" and that's all to get home. No, it does not always optimize the route but if you would like to take a "more scenic" route you can change it's mind and go from there. It will get you back on path.
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Can I program the unit so that it will follow stops that I have designated along the way and also will I be able to modify the path to my liking?
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No, you can not program routes, however you can recalculate as you're driving and it will provide an alternate route.
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My unit tends to run roughly 10 minutes long per hour of travel...it can not account for my 7-10+ miles per hour over the speed limit and may be adding some traffic variable that I never really see. The close I get to my destination it seem to get in line with a more realistic ETA.
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With this unit you can mark your waypoints as you travel, so you can return to your starting place using the way points you entered earlier. You could also enter know waypoints from a map such as google earth. A built in topo. map is not part of this unit.
750123
I don't know about making a file, but you can make a multi-point route. I'm not sure how many points are allowed. I usually only do 2 way points. Many times headed somewhere, I'll decide to find a restaurant to eat at. I'll add it. It'll ask what order I want to make the trip in. I arrange the order and it routes me. It will even give you the arrival times and distances for each of the way points.
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Ok I am finding the best way for me to manage multiple stops is just to punch them in as Add as Via Point, then go to Custom Routes, Current Route, Save, then Manual Reorder. When you are Done the GPS shows you a map with your Start, Stops and End flags along the pink route line. Manually Reorder again if needed. If you know that you can't park on the side of the street Garmin wants you to just over/under shoot your turn, it will reroute you to go around the block and still reach your point. I updated the unit with the latest maps yesterday and it still has a problem with oneway streets.
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Yes. They have a Trip Planner app. You add way points as desired and it will route you via those points. I added planed rest and picnic stops and got est. of arrival time for the leg I was on as well as miles to go. I also got the program "Trip & Waypoint Manager" after I left on my last trip. You install on you computer, plan your tip and then transfer info to GPS unit. Unfortunately my parents have borrowed the unit so I cannot test how well this will work. My first impression is that the program is not that great but I really can't say until I get my GPS back.Craig Yes. They have a Trip Planner app. You add way points as desired and it will route you via those points. I added planed rest and picnic stops and got est. of arrival time for the leg I was on as well as miles to go. I also got the program "Trip & Waypoint Manager" after I left on my last trip. You install on you computer, plan your tip and then transfer info to GPS unit. Unfortunately my parents have borrowed the unit so I cannot test how well this will work. My first impression is that the program is not that great but I really can't say until I get my GPS back.Craig
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really don't think so. the unit is self learning so if you drive the route it will remember it. It also learns the fastest route and will suggest it -if you go to the same place 2 different ways it will learn both and suggest the fastest one.
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By multi waypoints I assume you mean multiple destinations at once. I have used it to go to a store, my client's home, and then back home, so I would say yes it does multi waypoints. I don't know about custom routs specifically.
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Yes. But you can use mainly cities only as destinations. Using coordinates of your destination is the best way to go.
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Yes. It allows you to change these items so they show on the guide page. I sometimes change it back and forth during a trip. I hope this helps.
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Frankly I didn't check but I remember reading that it does and that you only have to re-enter it if you change locations.
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Yes, you can enter "Bike 1" and "Bike 2." You can also track records for more than one device.
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Yes, you can track three different travel distances. We have one set to do an ongoing accumulation of miles. One keeps track of our daily travel and resets after a 12 hour period. In the upper right hand corner you can set to see the time yet to destination or the arrival time or a few other choices, too. It will keep a running total of distance traveled.
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I wouldn't unplug it, as you run the risk of forgetting to plug it back in.As you start using it, you can start defining locations as Business or Non Business ("private").Then the systems starts automatically defining trips as Business or Personal based upon your Start/Stop points.Also, if you travel from Client One, stop at the grocery store (for example), then continue on to Client Two, you can combine the two trips so that it only appears as Client One->Client Two.(You will need to manually adjust any extra miles you drove to get to the personal stop)
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It has done this for me on multiple occasions. I won't say it does so every time, but it usually does. Even if it doesn't, if you make a U-turn on your own, it will figure this out, and get you back on a route to your destination.