Gadget_Cacher
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When i had the explorist 400 i wasnt a fan of magellans geocaching software. I used easyGPS and mapsend instead.
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The 60Cx is a little cheaper than the 60CSx and they are identical except for the barometer and the compass. If you don't need the sensors then go with the 60Cx if you want them and dont mind spending the extra 50.00 go with the 60CSx
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you can calibrate the altimeter just as you can the compass...have you tried to recalibrate it to see if it fixes the problem?
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ah ok much thanks i was simply looking at the wrong screen then.
Thanks a bunch
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urethane plastic (invisible, invincible™) with unique properties that allow it to provide self-healing qualities and unparalleled abrasion resistance
your not crazy...the above is from their website....i am thinking it simply self healed.
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Other than being able to see them as their own category what other features are there? I know in Geocaching setup it details having a calendar entry when found, but how do you mark it found. currently i have just been changing the icon on my gps, but to me that seems off..there has to be something i am missing.
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First decide what application to use....i personally use gsak. First insert the disk that came with your 60csx into your computer and install all the software. This will also install the drivers for your unit.
Then become a premium member of geocaching.com so you can create pocket queries this will help you greatly in getting all the info you need to your GPS..the premium membership is 3.00 a month or 30.00 a year. Once a premium member create a couple PQs and soon they wil be in your email.
Download the file that you were sent from the site.
Then connect the usb cable to your computer and to the back of your unit. When looking at the back of the 60csx its the lower left rubber cover that has the usb connection.
Open up your waypoint manager of choice, as i said i prefer gsak for this. If using gsak open up the program and select the GPS heading on the tool bar and click setup. Select your gps and settings and it will be ready to upload to your GPS.
Then go to file -> open GPX/LOC file and select the zip file you recieved from GC.com this will import all the caches and information about the caches to gsak. Once inported you can select GPS again and hit send..this will upload the geocaches into your 60scx and bam you are ready to cache.
If you need more details let me know, but there are many posts in this forum about this very thing and about how to use gsak to its full potential.
I hope this helps
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Thanks a bunch for that discount url...i just purchased my first shield for my 60csx...i chose free shipping so we will see how long it takes. WOOT
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They need a "hide me from my significant other's wrath" button and a "give me a good excuse to be off work today" button
If any GPS company can develop that they would be the only GPS ever sold.
I am lucky though my geocaching partner is my girlfriend so that at least takes care of the first problem....now to somehow make geocaching a job that i can get paid for.....
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thanks for the alternate seller, but like you, i think i will stick with shieldzone the seem reputable and they offer a lifetime warranty which is quite nice.
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You will spend way more buying the preloaded SD cards its more cost effective to purchase the software and a 2 gig sd card for 15-30 bucks.
also the software allows you two unlocks where the SD card, as far as i know, will only allow you one gps unit ever.
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why hadnt some one told me about shieldzone.com before?!?!?! lol
Thanks for putting that in there markz. I am going to buy some of their protectors very soon.
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City Nav 8 takes up 1.6 gigs for the entire package. City Nav 8 NT takes up less space for the same information due to a compression difference in the software. It also has the traffic information capability built in as well.
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One way to do this, although time consuming, is turn off all the services that the rep told you to...then turn them back on one by one till the program stops working. Then disable the one you just enabled and see if it starts working again. If it works then you found exactly was causing it. With that information we can look further into the issue.
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The main difference is NT version has a high compression so it takes less space on the memory card. Also the NT version can update compatible GPSr units with up to date traffic information using the traffic radios around the country.
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that was a rather smart a** answer.....i know with the correct cable...wheres the best place to find said cables
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that should work, but if the reader in the printer is not on usb 2.0 it will take just as long as the gps unit.
My only other advice is have lots of fun with it!!
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you can upload the entirety of city nav in about 20 minutes or less if you use and external SD card reader. If you do it through the GPS it will take a very long time.
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do you have plans to support the smart phone pocket pc versions?
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thanks that worked....does anyone know how to connect a garmin 60csx to a pda to use cachenav?
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I recently purchased cachemate for my pocket pc...so far it looks great and i like it a lot. What i dont understand about it is the center point option. I figure its so you can find caches closest to your "home base", but what format does that need to be in?
Thanks
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I just recently installed City Navigator V8 on my 60CSx, and when I first took it geocaching I noticed that on the compass page, it no longer gives the option to mark the cache as "Found". I can't figure out how to get that back, plus I am not crazy about having the autorouting on while geocaching. Is there a way to not use the City Navigator while I am geocaching, and then turn it back on when I am 'roadtrippinit' ?
The unit will not show the option for found if you are currently routing "on road". When you get out of the vehicle hit the menu button and select reroute. Then select off road. You might need to set up the unit to ask you how you want to route instead of having a default of "on road"
I am considering CN V8 NT for my 60csx along with a 2 gig micro card. Does anyone have recent pros or cons for this?
Thanks.
dad2jnk
I geocache with City Nav 8 all the time...works well for me. I just have to make sure that once i am in the area i turn off follow road because that will really mess with you. I have also found that if the cache is near a park or something that is near an interstate the auto routing will want you to get on the interstate to get to the cache. This is rare and more of an annoyance than a problem.
Over all i am very pleased with city nav you just need to know when to turn it off.
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The maps I am currently trying to produce will be composed of the USGS 1/3 Arc NED elevation model together with the High-Res hydrography data on subbasin level.
chandljl,
in case you're still at it, the first 4 (new style) map segments completed compiling on mapcenter:
http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com/maplist.php?author=4639
It's only the top 4, the other 6 are still in the old format, but will get replaced soon.
Jan
Thanks for the update Janni, i appreciate it.
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thank you for the responses, when looking through the help file i really did not see that line....maybe i had been in front of the computer for too long. Thanks for point that out though
Garmin 60 shuts off
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have you checked your battery contacts to make sure they aren't loose?