Cacheoholic
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You cannot delete geocaches from the GPSr itself. You must connect it to a computer, explore to the Garmin>GPX folder, find the GPX file that contains the cache and delete the GPX file.
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I see 3 problems you are going to have with using the “Send to GPS” method.
1) You are not a Premium Member so you will not get all the cache details.
2) Using the “Send to GPS” method generates an individual GPX file for each cache. You will have to locate and delete the cache GPX file to delete the cache off your GPS.
3) The GPS is limited to 200 GPX files. Since the “Send to GPS” method generates 1 GPX file for each cache, you are limited to loading only 200 caches.
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They are not completely removed. They are removed from the Find a Geocache list and put in the Found Geocache list. What Red 90 meant is once a cache is marked found you will not see it in the “Find a Geocache” list so why do you want to delete it in the field.
The newer generation Garmin handheld GPSr were designed around PQ’s (Pocket Queries). The design is you load one or a few PQ’s periodically, say once a week. So let’s say you set up 2 PQ’s to run every Friday that you’ve filtered out geocaches you’ve found. You download your PQ’s from Groundspeak, unzip and paste in the GPX folder of the GPSr. The computer is going to tell you they are already there and you are going to tell the computer to overwrite them. If you are loading a different PQ then you will have to delete or update the old PQ if you want to get rid of the found caches. Now you are ready to go in about 2 minutes. The found geocaches are gone, you have updated caches and logs on your GPS.
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Yeah and I love heated side view mirrors on my car too. I don’t have to have them but they sure are convenient!
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Any GPSr will work but I would recommend a Garmin because you will probably want maps. The Garmin advantage is that there are hundreds of times more free maps available for download on the internet. I would recommend buying a GPS that accepts external memory that can be used to store maps for multiple countries. Lastly, you will have to make sure you can adapt your charging system to the country you’re travelling to. Most newer charges will run on 100 – 240 VAC so all you might need is an adapter plug. I carry a power adapter set with me then plug a 3 plug multiplier into that. Outlet strips don’t work very well because most will only handle 110 VAC. I took out the power of about half a hotel floor in Germany many years ago with an outlet strip.
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Thanks. I sure miss the days when people weren’t too busy/lazy to actually say what they meant. Like back when CAR would have meant The Cars!
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Now I want to know what “CAR” is. I just assumed it referred to an automotive GPS but with the capitalization it appears to be used as a proper noun.
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What logs are you looking at?
Again, what logs are you looking at? GPS or BaseCamp? I can't think of anywhere on the GPS where the logs show any distance? I can't think of any reason to load PQ's from Basecamp to GPS so I have no clue what's going on there.
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Was the DVD the full City Navigator or only an Update?
I haven’t purchased the DVD version for a couple years but there has always been a check box near the beginning of the install to either install on the GPS, computer or both GPS and computer. I’d try to reinstall and watch carefully for the option to load on your computer. The DVD may have installed a Garmin program called MapInstall very similar to MapSource that installs maps. The City Navigator map file would be about 1.5gb and called gmapsupp.img. This file has to be in a Garmin folder either in the internal memory or the external memory. The GPS only looks in the Garmin folders for .img files so the .img needs to be in a Garmin folder to be read. Connect the GPS to your computer and see if the gmapsupp.img file is there and what size it is.
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What media was the City Navigator purchased? DVD, download from Garmin or microSD.
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Forgot about that so I just tested it. I blew the dust off a Colorado 400t and checked to make sure the software was up to date. I put 2000 caches (2 gpx files) on the SD card and fired it up. It took 1 minute 15 seconds to boot the 1st time. I shutdown and booted again. 2nd boot took 26 seconds. Looks like the Wiki is not up to date.
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If you still have the 24K map enabled it will show over the 100K not allowing you to see the 100K map. If you don’t want to use other maps I would recommend using separate profiles. One with 24K enabled and another with 100K enabled. Then you could simply change profiles when you cross the river.
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It’s never been a problem for me but has been reported in these forums many times. If I were you I would avoid using the USB. This is an obsolete GPS so the need to use the USB to update the software is unlikely. Otherwise, maps, caches, POI’s, etc. could be put on the SD memory with a card reader eliminating the need to use the USB.
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Don’t think it works that way.
Once you find a cache an entry is made internally in the area of the unit’s memory that you cannot access via mass storage. Delete the gpx file containing the found cache and the cache goes away. Load a gpx file that contains that found cache and the GPS will recognize it as been found and load it as found.
Please check me on this. Mark a cache as found. Delete all gpx files and the cache is gone. Load a PQ containing that previously found cache, use the send to GPS or gpx button to load that previously found. Start up the GPS and see if it loads as “Found”.
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It wasn’t your moms fault. I’m guessing the GPS was bought second hand from a local person and that person naturally found many of the local caches with the GPS. The found caches are stored internally in inaccessible memory. The seller should have done a master reset to purge out all user data to protect their own privacy. They didn’t. You loaded a Pocket Query with your local caches which included many caches the previously owner found. The GPS parses the GPX file during startup, finds the caches that were found by the previous owner and marks them as found. No one told the GPS it changed owners.
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Deleting the geocache_visits file will not get rid of the found caches. They are in an inaccessible area of the memory. There are 2 ways to get rid of them.
1) One at a time. Goto Main Menu>Geocaches>Show Found>[select geocache]>Log Attempt->Unattempted. This will put the cache back on the Unfound List and it will decrement the total find count by one.
2) All at once. Master reset. This will also clear all user data so it may not be desirable. Touch & hold upper left corner of the screen during startup.
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I just got a explorist 500 and my computer won't recognize it when I plug it in??
are the topo maps in the direct route NA software??
No, Direct Route is street detail maps.
I don't think Direct Route NA worked after Windows XP but I have been able to use MapSend Topo on Windows 7.I also got mapsend software but nothing seems to really work??
I got windows 7? Is that the problem?
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GMapTool can show the details in a matter of about 5 - 10 seconds.
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Mine works the same except I only have to hold the power button 8 - 10 seconds.
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Did you know that you have a Screen Capture feature? Setup>Display>Screen Capture
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Click here and choose the Garmin tab.
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I think Topo US 2008 (100K) is about 5128 segments and the Topo 2008 ver.2 used in the “t” models is about 150 segments. I have the contiguous 48 US states in Garmin Topo 24K series and it adds up to over 8500 segments.
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I have more than 4000 map segments on my memory but keep less than 4000 active. I made an Unused Maps folder in my Garmin Folder to keep maps for countries I normally travel to. Then when I go somewhere I just pull the map file for that country out and put it in the Garmin folder. Its faster than loading the map from computer to memory.
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Oh my, you let a $500 GPS set on your windshield for 1 hour while eating lunch? A couple years ago I learned the hard way. I had a cheap $100 nuvi sitting on my windshield. I pulled into a hotel after work in broad daylight for 35 - 45 minutes to shower and change clothes for dinner. I came out to get in my car and the door lock was damaged, the window smashed and the nuvi gone! They did about $500 damage for a $100 nuvi. Luckily my insurance covered it all including the GPS.
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Posted · Edited by Cacheoholic
Just for the heck of it, did you try running WebUpdater on it a few times? Maybe try a different USB cable too?