flir67

anyone have experience with the jensen nvx200. just got one and was looking for more info. seems to have the telealtas maps

I have a magellan explorist 600 and still can't get data to transfer b/t units even with driver. go garmin........

don't take them to russia, if you didn't know they are illegal there.

I upgraded my explorist 600's firmware to 2.57 and now when I try to load maps, I get a error saying the firmware is not the right one that will work with this edition of mapsend directroute. its a old version of 2.0f anyway to go around this in the files. thanks

10feet normally these days with 7ft being a rare occasional explorist 600

first unzip drivers to a folder next put gps unit in nmea 2.0 >usb newest firmware needed go to device manager and choose update driver by location, choose the folder you unziped the files too it will install in vista, restart mapsend. let it will now show 2 free ports. run test on them and it will find it. ps. how do I get the mapsend.ini file changed. I have v2.0 and a new vista computer and would like to add some maps since I haven't done it in over a year. tried the 65,000 number but it doesn't work.? thanks in advance.

being the summer months, did u have it hooked up to surge protector? could of been fried by a small power surge or a freak thunderstorm in the area any extreme events in the near by area such as flooding tornadoes,etc which could cause a power surge when their demand got knocked offline. good luck.

just got the download from the link in the beginning of this post. took the advice and backed up my basemap file. and installed on explorist 600 north america. worked great. poped my 1gb map card in and off I went. best of luck to ya. the new screens are really nice addition.

how is the usb load time with maps, I haven't been on the forums in a while, do the delorme have to covert the software to another format like the explorist series then upload to the unit , what is the average say for a state size conversion. I can't believe the explorst just got software update, took 2 years though. would you recommend this unit over the explorist? the back seems to look thicker thought is it? My Li-Ion was a dud, too (and I agree about the tight fit). Several other people reported the same thing, so there must have been problems in the first batch. Interesting to hear that email is [thus-far] non-responsive, but I found that a 10 minute phone call had a good battery on the way to me pronto. The replacement has worked fine for me. I'm uncertain about the SD reader. It may be non-functional, but it could be Windows or your system. I would try plugging the cable into a different USB port (and avoiding the use of hubs for this one). Perhaps deleting the driver in Device Manager to force a re-installation would help. Have you tried installing anything to internal memory on the GPS? Reportedly internal memory runs a little faster than SD memory, so I decided to put my regional maps in there, while putting the large detail topo maps and ADP maps on SD memory. I'm quite surprised to hear that you see less detail in T6 than in the Mapsource topos. There is an option in T6 to go from the default "medium" to high or low settings. At high, you should have contour lines every 10'. I'm only slightly surprised about the trails, as T6 tends to have the most complete trail data available (I think...it's much, much better than Magellan Topo3D. But even T6 is incomplete in that regard. Are you seeing the same deficiencies you described on the PC as well as the map on the GPS? I can't help but wonder if you have some missing data (although it seems unlikely). The Delorme software interface is notoriously controversial. Adherents swear up and down that it allows for more power and flexibility than the standard Windows interface, once you get used to it. I'm not sold on that yet, although I'm getting to feel more comfortable with it. Along with centme 37, I recommend the Delorme forum for skilled user assistance and advice. Delorme staff check in there frequently, too, although it's not an official customer support venue.

anyway to upload the firmware with a newmac , I just sold all my pc's and can't get the firmware on it

theirs not much out their. and unless your have a pc again you can't load maps without windows if you have pc program. I'm using a new intel mac, and occasional have to install xp just to update my unit. I hope you keep your pc all you need is a super basic one with network card and a harddrive bigenough to hold xp or vista now. garmin was going to add full osx support but thats as good as it gets, nothing yet. best of luck.

dear lord, I've been waiting years for this and finally another version is released. LOL I had given up.... looks like they brought back the screens from the sportrak series.. I guess europe is always first since their operations is over their. didn't they get taken over by another company a few years ago or did that deal die out. I haven't been keeping up..

if anyone gets a circuit city catalog for christmas there are coupons in it that are 10% stuff. just tried one for gps stuff and it works. they have the new garmin 205 wristwatch models.. hope this was the right forum to post in. good luck

go to "my computer", then into the cddrive the cd is in. and double click on the .exe name ending file. or if the cd rom in "my computer" has a picture on it right click it and choose install. try that for now.

magellans are the only ones Iknow of that you can switch from land to sea and keep going with the same detailed maps.without reloading a new map onto them.

neverhad that one yet, but it sounds like your unit somehow switched to ocean instead of land for mapping. mine switches to yellow if i do that and its easier on the eyes at night and day.

I have the explorist 600, it been to keywest,cozumel, grand caymens,jamica. no worries, once there give it about 5-10 minutes to find it self. I used mine on the deck of a cruise ship, very nice watching speed,etc.. in knots. as others have said the maps are the hardest to find. worldwide cd for magellan is ok I've heard.but don't expect the detail america has. look for custom ones online by people.

on my explorist 600 , I haven't been able to get waas in over a week,before that it was on and off alot since they were moving them . the best I can get is 20 feet epe now

most definitely extra batteries, I have xplorist 600 and have 2 sets of batteries fully charged at all times. most of the time I use the unit in my car but occassianlly get the urge to go walk about through deep woods in the middle of no where. batteries,batteries.

how does the 205 forerunner perform. I've been told that waas is not included in these small models I'll be switching to garmin soon for my new mac...

I'm betting the windows were double paned or had metal strips in it. I had the same problem with a new house. the double pane windows have a thin metallica clear film inbetween the panes. I learned that the hardway from the computer wireless scene. good luck..

use to have a magellan sportrak color now have a magellan explorist 600

I too was a magellan fan from the start, I had the sportrak color which I though was the best unit it ever then I upgraded to a explorist 600.00 so far my unit hasn't had anyproblems. just the occasional reset once in a blue moon. but as them turning only moving towards car units I would have to agree to that. I think they are completely ugly. and now people are stating that thales is wanting to sell them off. I know that first hand experience of being sold off. I'm betting too that they are barely getting by with what they got.

no waas, had no clue, thanks for the input

any body tested out a forerunner 305 or test model of the forerunner305 yet. been interested in it. who's going to carry them to sell? life span by the manual is 10 hours chargable by usb the manual says it has a map screen and compass. anybody think its worth it for geocaching? you could get one of those military velco watch straps and it would make for a nice gps I think. plus have a cover for it. thanks in advance flir67