Understanding the concept (Maestro 4040)

My first time with a GPS. When going on a trip with multiple destinations,
I enter each individual destination on my route i.e., motel, kid's house,
motel, family house, motel, home. When I get to each location, I turn off
the GPS. When I leave that destination, I turn on the GPS and continue on
the trip. Is that the way it works? Surprisingly, the methodology or logic
is not covered in the users' manual.

Or would it make more sense to start from a new "home" location on each leg?
For instance, would the motel become the home location and the kid's house
the destination on the first day of the trip?

Thanks in advance for your response.

André

I tried this today. Entered two destinations (X and Home when I was
somewhere else) -- clicked Optimize -- it changed the order so Home was
first -- not a good idea; I want the last point to be my destination,
changed that -- may not be efficient for more than 2 destinations.

I started the route and followed directions. Got to X, GPS announced "You
have arrived" and there was a button "Resume" - this countinued to the next
destination.
I guess if you do not "arrive" for any reason, you can always cancel and
click other leg to go to... Not sure what sense does it make to optimize if
the unit does not understand desination point... Maybe it's just me. Not
really experienced with GPS.

Any comments how this thing works for you? Any failures, lockups, experience
with traffic unit, voice recognition, Custom POIs?

Please let me know. Let's share whatever info we can get.

Thanks,
Zbigniew

Zbig,

Thanks for the comeback. Thursday, this coming week, I will be off on a two
week road trip where I will be able to get some experience. I certainly
will report back to you.

In the interim, I called tech support (not bad a service). On an extended
trip such as mine where the many (4) destinations are known, they advise
upon arrival at a destination just turn the machine off. In the a.m. when
you are ready to resume your trip, just turn on the machine and it will pick
up from the point at which you stopped the prior evening. Seems simplistic,
but practical. I will see.

I'll get back to you.

André