5.1. Prepare For Your Adventure

This screen is where you will be able to access most of the BackCountry Navigator XE’s main functions.

First Things First – Prepare For Your Adventure

1. Create a Trip.

• Create a Trip here from the Main Screen using the Quick Action menu

*Remember, a Trip is a container that holds your data (tracks,waypoints) for an adventure. You can create one when you create the first track or waypoint for it.

2 Create Waypoints

• Do you need to create Waypoints toward your destination?
  You should get in the habit of creating a Waypoint from your starting location (so you know how to get back and how far you’ve traveled).
  If you know your destination you can create a Waypoint for your destination.
• Do you need to create or import a Track toward your destination?
  If you want to follow a specific route you should manually create a Track by drawing it on the Main Screen. Add Waypoints along the Track to help you keep track of your progress.
  You can also import a Track from the Trips screen here.
• Do you need to Import Waypoints or Tracks?
  You can download and import a Track or Waypoint into BCNXE from the Trips screen here. BCNXE accepts .GPX, .KML, and .KMZ formats which are the most commonly used.

3. Select a map to suit your needs.

• You can select a different type of map from the Maps page here
• Pin a Favorite Map here so it’s easier to select next time you need it.
  * Click here for a brief explanation about maps.

!Remember – if you think you’ll be going “Off the Grid” and lose cell signal make sure you download a map to your device.
— Also – test your cell phone’s GPS antenna by turning off Wifi and mobile cell radios.
— See if you can acquire a good GPS signal without help from those other sources.
— The time to find out your phones GPS capabilities is NOT when you need it the most.

4. Start the Adventure

Go back to the Main Screen, tap the Action Menu and then tap Record a Track.