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====== Track recording panel and widget ======

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Track recording in Locus Map can be controlled from the Locus screen panel and a widget.
===== Panel =====
It slides from the left side of the screen and can be slid back by a finger or by the "back" HW button. Its content is different in the two phases of its use:
==== Tracks recording start ====
Here you can select your [[manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:profiles_settings|recording profile]], select an  [[manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:trainingmanager|audio coach]], [[..:..:functions:live_tracking|live tracking]] or [[manual:user_guide:tools:bluetooth|connected hardware sensors]]. {{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_rec_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **starts track recording**.

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<WRAP tip center round>The track recording can be started with a countdown that can be defined in the track [[:manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:settings|recording settings]]</WRAP>

Ongoing track recording is indicated by:
  * a **red indicator** on the left edge of the screen
  * the track recording button is **green**
  * an **icon** in the system topbar
  * the cursor indicates the **direction** of the movement and draws a **line**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:trackrecpan06.jpg?nolink |}}
==== Track recording control&monitoring ====

A major part of the panel is filled by the track parameters that are actively monitored and displayed during the recording. 

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You can set which values you want to monitor:
  * 1. go to //settings > track recording > number of track monitoring items//. The number of track monitoring items on the panel can be set from 4 to 16.
  * 2. go back to the recording panel and long-tap the field you want to change
  * 3. select from a vast range of available parameters\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:trackrecpan03.jpg?nolink |}}\\ 
  * it is possible to define also two charts\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:trackrecpan04.jpg?nolink |}}

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During the recording, the elevation gain value may look confusing because it displays quite large numbers; however, it is accurate and represents the total elevation gain measured by your device. As the GPS-measured altitude values are quite fuzzy, the result has to be **optimized**. The optimization is calculated later, **after saving the track**, so as not to waste your device's battery life.
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Controls of the track recording are under the monitoring items:

{{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_stop_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **stops recording** and proceeds to saving the track

{{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_pause_normal_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **pauses recording**. Paused recording is indicated by an orange indicator, and the track recording button is also orange:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:trackrecpan11.jpg?nolink |}}\\ Repeated tapping unpauses the recording.

{{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_add_wpt_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **adds a waypoint** to the track - you can select among a simple point, photo point, audio point, and video point.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:trackrecpan05.jpg?nolink |}}

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==== Options ====
Options can be found in the top bar.
  * **More about track**  - switches to the [[manual:user_guide:tracks:management#track_detail_screen|track detail screen]]
  * **Save actual part**  - saves already recorded part of the track individually without stopping recording - just enter name, select folder, describe the track if you like 
  * **Bluetooth manager**  - switches to the [[manual:user_guide:tools:bluetooth|bluetooth sensor management]]
  * **ANT+ manager**  - switches to the [[manual:user_guide:tools:ant|ANT+ sensor management]]
  * **Settings**  - switches to the [[:manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:settings|track recording settings]]
  * **User guide**  - offers help in the User guide 

===== Track Recording Widget =====

Track recording in Locus Map can be comfortably started from a widget. The widget is **flexible** and can be stretched from two to four positions on the phone screen:\\ {{  :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:widget.jpg?nolink&  }}

The widget contains:
  * track recording start button {{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_rec_alt.png?nolink&30}}
  * track recording pause button {{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_pause_normal_alt.png?nolink&30}}and stop button {{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_stop_alt.png?nolink&30}}- visible when the recording is on
  * recorded track distance indicator
  * Locus Map app launch button
  * recorded track time indicator
  * [[:manual:user_guide:points:add#track_recording|insert point]] button {{:manual:user_guide:ic_point_add_alt.png?nolink&30}}
  * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_settings_track_rec_alt.png?nolink&30|}} [[:manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:settings|track recording settings]] button

Widget in recording-ON mode:\\ {{  :manual:user_guide:tracks:recording:widget2.jpg?nolink&  }}

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The widget is **available** only when the Locus Map root directory is stored in the **internal memory** of the device.
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