What is a trip log and how does it work on my Garmin?

What is a trip log and how does it work?

Trip logs are points that are automatically stored when the device is locked onto a satellite signal and is moving. It is the electronic equivalent a "breadcrumb trail" marking the path that has been traveled.

Camper/RV, dezl, dezlCam, LIVE, nuvi, nuviCam, or zumo device can store 10,000 points before it they start of archiving additional logs (see note below). If the device get above 10,000 points, it moves the oldest trip data into an internal archive file. Up to 20 archive files can be stored internally on the device. This means, depending on space available, the device can store over 200,000 points of trip data.

Archived trip log information is not visible on the device itself, but can be used and seen with either Garmin's MapSource or BaseCamp programs.

To open and view these individual archives:
1. Attach the Garmin to the computer
2. Open the Garmin drive
    on Windows - in Computer or My Computer
    on Mac - on the Desktop
3. Open the Internal Storage folder
   Skip this step on some devices
4. Open the Garmin folder
   Skip this step on some devices
5. Open the GPX folder
6. Open the Archive folder
   Each archived GPX file can be opened in MapSource or BaseCamp.

These Archives can also be opened as individual archives from within BaseCamp by following these steps:
1. Connect the device to the computer
2. Open the BaseCamp program
3. Click on the device or Internal Storage, under Devices
4. Click on an active log
*Note: MapSource will not install without a previous version of MapSource mapping already installed to the computer. If mapping software is not available, BaseCamp would be the application to use. The mapping applications can be downloaded from this link: http://www8.garmin.com/support/mappingsw.jsp

Note: The Archive file feature can be found on all Camper/RV, dezl, dezlCam, LIVE, nuvi, nuviCam, and zumo models EXCEPT the following:
nuvi 200, 300, 600, and 700 series