If track view is set to ON you see all tracks (active and past). If you are not interested in the historical tracks, go into the menu select SHIP AND TRACK and delete all tracks. Turn track record back ON and it will lay down the active track and display it. Technically there is one track, the ACTIVE track, all track points are stored in the active track memory location. You can save tracks onto a USB memory stick and name them if you wish to use them in the future.