DavorF
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It would be good to use car mount + 12V power while you're driving. Also maybe the unit is "slower" when running on batteries ( some power saving mode like on laptops )? D*
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eXplorist 610 is the first one with electronic compass, not 510
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Try to ask at www.tritonforum.com D*
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Why should I do that?? The purpose of going out is to enyoj nature, not looking at gps screen all the time, and when I need to orientate or something like that, then I look at gps and for that 30sec backlight is more then enough. Don't see the purpose of "backlight on" on gps in the backpack. D*
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Guys, don't know which batteries you used ... but my 710 with new 2500 mAh Eneloops works 8hrs+ Settings: Brightness - Max Backlight Timer - 30sec Active Suspend Timer - Never Electronic compass - On Barometer - On Power up - 10:00 hrs Shutdown - 18:00 hrs Since I guide a group up/down hill I was using GPS quite frequently plus some researching on the field. So, it's seems it's time to buy new batteries... D*
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Buy rechargable like Sanyo Eneloops. My 710 works around 9hrs on three years old eneloops. D*
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Actually 510 does auto-route, as 610 and 710, you just need a routable map for it. D*
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... or you can look at www.maps4me.net
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eXplorist 610 first impressions
DavorF replied to Edison.Starfire's topic in GPS technology and devices
Just the oposite You can find a lot's of maps for Magellan handhelds on http://www.maps4me.net/index.php?language=en for a small registration fee. -
Quote from Magellan Outdoor Facebook
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Here are links to more screenshots, - Software capabilities - http://www.topomap.hr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=121 ( sry about Croatian language, but you will understand the screenshots ) and - about maps - http://tritonforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3676 ( 9th post in the thread - on english this time )
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Should be available in September 2010
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I hope too, good sign is that first presentation of the new units takes place in Europe ( Friedrichshafen Outdoor Show ). As for topo maps, "old" *.imi maps ( from eXplorists and Tritons ) are compatible with new eXplorists. However, new feature like shading requires new maps ... Raster *.rmp format remain the same.
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today Magellan revealed new generation of handheld GPS units - the eXplorists 510/610/710 More info at Magellan site - http://www.magellangps.com/products/produc...amp;prodID=2377 Highligths: - 3.0" touch screen - two hard buttons - road navigation with voice guidance - 3D map view - hybrid maps view - waypoint projection - file system - paperless GC - microSD slot - mini USB - 2xAA - IPX 7 ... and lots more
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Load Magellan maps from Maps4Me
DavorF replied to hondaatvrider's topic in GPS technology and devices
Magellan Triton 300 does not have slot for SD cards, only 10MB internal memory for maps !!! As for Maps4me maps, you can just download and copy maps to SD card and put it in Triton 400/500/1500/2000 models. -
Magellan Triton's 1500/2000 can do auto-routing with voice guidance like any car nav! You can get refurb T1500 for around 160$ on ebay ...
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Congrat on the new toy, I hope they'll serve you well. As for Triton's, Actually thanks to CE OS you can use buch of CE softwares like Office, utils, games ... For navigation there is OziCE for Triton's 1500/2000 for raster images or even road nav with voice guidances ( ViaGPS ) ... For Romania there are three sources of maps for Magellan's : 1. topo2009EE - 3D topographic map maybe topo2009EE covers Elbonia or part of it 2. ViaGPS Europe Premium - road nav, full detail EE 3. maps4me - topographic map
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Triton's 1500/2000 offers voice guidance when running ViaGPS road navigation.
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I don't see why such a negative reaction ?! Btw, what horrible start ? Your heard/saw somewhere Magellan announcement ??? For now all of this is a hear-say ... As for VP, it's not perfect but working, and it's far better then BaseCamp in any way ... At least we could wait for first units before any reactions, or not ?
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Yes and no. Yes if you are using just ViaGPS, and no if you are using ViaGPS within Triton TotalMOD ( personally using ViaGPS in combination with TotalMOD which gives me additional option to use OziCE and bunch of other programs ). That 30 seconds for rebooting are more then compensated with full road navigation with all options as on any Autmotive unit. After all, you need more time to park a car and continue on foot or vice versa
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That's not entirely true, there is NO official Magellan RoadNav solution, but there is ViaGPS for Triton's 1500/2000 ( http://www.topomap.hr/cbe_NA_en.html ). Not only that will give you driving directions, but also you will have voice guidance instead of beep-beep
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Here http://www.mapstore.se/ you can find brand new version of the topoUK for Magellan's. The site is on Swedish but just click on Kartor and there it is .
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look here taxnav.de, there are plenty topo maps for Magellans
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I will probably be in minority, but only Magellan Triton 1500/2000 meets you requirements Street navigation - only T1500/2000 support voice guidance and for example, with iGO8 Triton 1500/2000 works like real automotive units ... All other units can just beep ... Hiking - just like all other brands Tritons are really waterproof, and have SD slot, touch-screen ... With third party software you can input your own raster maps in it, and of course there are NG topo maps available... See at - Triton forum - for more D*