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Where can I find ETrex Vista CX 2.60?? I can't find any reference to it on the Garmin site.

Is it possible to add a User to the Ignore List instead of entering each individual cache the User has placed?

At the bottom of tis page Smittyware / Cachemate there is a link to the Purchasing page. To export caches from GSAK to Cachemate do the following: - Click on File > Export - Select Cachemate PDB File - In the CacheMate Options enter - %Code in the Cachemate Waypoint field - %Name in the Cachemate Name field - Check the Install to palm afterconversion - Click on Save and enter a name. Any name that you like. Then click on OK - Next click on Generate GSAK will generate the Cachemate file and then start Palm Quick Install. Once the Palm Quick Install is open you can hotsync the Palm. After the hotsync is complete open Cachemate. You should now be able to import the file into Cachemate.

I've had a total of four Vistas, each one developed either the shut off problem or lines through the display a few months after receiving them. The first one I purchased new, the other three were warranty replacement units from Garmin (One remanufactured and two band new ones). After the last one failed they offered to send me a brans new Vista CX at no additonal charge. Knock on wood, but it has worked great since I got it. According to what Garmin Tech support told me, several times, the shut off issue goes deeper than loose connections on different sized batteries . According to Garmin the real issue is the connection between the battery housing and the PC board. My suggestion is to contact Garmin and have your unit replaced. Hopefully they have corrected the issue by now.

I believe you need to do the following: With the power off, press and hold the Menu and Enter (joystick) then press the power button.

Have you posted any thing on the Cachemate site? There is a General Help and Bug Report area on their message board. Maybe you've hit a limit for the number of caches. I can't say I've ever had that that many caches loaded at once. The most I have ever had was 2000 or so. Do you have all 3800 caches loaded into one category? I have multiple categories setup in my cachemate file, that may also make a difference...

You can download version 6.6.5.19 from GSAK Main Page Just below the current version download like there is a line that says: Note: For verion 6 users that do not wish to upgrade to version 7, the latest version 6 (6.6.5.19) can be found here. Click on the here, and the download should start.

Currently it is 1.2K as I have deleted a lot of my older caches and currently have less that 600 records total. I have however had 2500+ caches and not had any problems.

I've had a TX for 6 months or so and have not seen any of the issues you've decribed. I load 500+ caches almost daily. How much much free memory does your TX have available? Also are you loading the caches to the on board memory or to a SD Card?

There is no specific time or day that these storms will take place. The solar cycle is an 11 year cycle of solar activity. This is nothing new, it has been going on forever. There are always solar storms taking place and causing issues with radio communications, the past couple years have been at the lowest point for solar activity. The activity will be increasing over the next few years until it hit a peak. At it's peak the solar storms can and do interfer with Radio, TV, GPS, Satelite Radio, almost anything that relies on radio transmitter. If the storm is strong enough it can even cause power outages. According to this article the upcoming storms during this next peak maybe stronger that storms in the last previous peaks. Stronger Solar Storms Predicted; Blackouts May Result Do a Google search for Solar Cycle, or Solar Storms to find more information.

As far as I can tell Google Maps, requires an internet connection to download the maps as you travel. Another item you may be interested in is a version of Delorme Street Atlas (Street Atlas Hand Held) that can be loaded onto a PDA (Palm or Pocket PC). It will do what your looking for. And if you have your PDA has a Bluetooth radio and you have a Bluetooth GPS then you can use SAHH to track your actual location. With Delorme you load the maps in small sections onto your Hand Held and then select the map section you wish to view. NOTE: These maps take a lot of memory. You will need to load the maps on a SD Card. I have all of Ohio street level maps and it uses approx 130MB of memory.

No problem, glad to help...

Yes that is an easy change. The code below has been changed to sort "Asending". Just to explain what was done, I changed the User Sort from Desending to Asending in the following section of the macro; ##################################################################### # Semi-Automatic Log Found Caches On Geocaching.com # Once All Found Caches Are Logged Move Found Caches To Found Database ##################################################################### # Select Database $Database = "Any string we know won't match a file name" While .not. DatabaseExists($Database) INPUT Msg="Enter the Database name that you want to move the Found Caches From." Default=$_CurrentDatabase VarName=$Database If DatabaseExists($Database) Database name=$Database Action=select Else Pause Msg="Database does not exist. Please try again" EndIf EndWhile # Filter Found Caches MFilter If=$d_Found SORT By=Foundbyme;Usersort sequence=A IF $_FilterCount > 0 GoTo Position=Top While .not. $_eol Else ShowStatus msg="No Caches Marked As Found" # Open Selected Database And Clear All User Flags Database Name=$_CurrentDatabase Action=Select USERFLAG type=clear range=all SORT By=Distance Sequence=A Cancel ENDIF # Copy contents of the log section of the notes for this cache into the clipboard $LogData = $d_UserNote $ClipData = $LogData CLIP tags=$ClipData # Call up the log page for this cache (press Ctrl-V to paste GSAK info the log box) WEB url="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?ID=%gcid" Pause msg="When your finished logging, click on continue" GoTo Position=next EndWhile GoTo Position=Top # Move Found Caches From Selected Database To Found Database ShowStatus msg="Moving Found Caches To Found Database" Database Name=$Database Action=Select MFilter If=$d_Found IF $_FilterCount > 0 Macroset Dialog=MoveCopy VarName=$MoveCopy MoveCopy Settings=<macro> ENDIF ######################################################################## # Enbeded Settings <data> VarName=$MoveCopy [TfmMove] cbxDestination.Text=Found rbtAdd.Checked=True rbtAddFlag.Checked=False rbtAddIgnore.Checked=False rbtCopy.Checked=False rbtExistIgnore.Checked=False rbtFlagOnly.Checked=False rbtMove.Checked=True rbtReplace.Checked=True rbtReplaceFlag.Checked=False chkDisplay.Checked=True <enddata>

Convert them into what format? You need to explain a little more on what your wanting to do. If you import a gpx file into GSAK you can then export the data from the GSAK database out in a number of different formats.

Can you give some more information like. 1) Do you have the Data cable for the Vista? 2) What software do you plan on using to load waypoints? 3) Have you tried loading waypoints? Do you receive an error message?

With a program on your PDA like Cachemate you will get all the information you see on the cache page (Except pictures and maps) Take a look at the Cachemate page. There are sample screen shot. The Zire 22 has plenty of memory to store a large number of caches, with out using a memory card. You can however place the cache on the memory card if you like. Also if your not using GSAK you can download CNconvert which is a free program that will convert your caches so they can be loaded into Cachemate.

I don't have a 60CSX but did notice pretty much the same thing happening with my Vista CX until a rest the compass to not activate unit my speed was 0mph for more than 60 seconds. I haven't noticed it happening since then.

Hard Reset: With the unit turned off, press and hold the follow buttons: PAGE + Enter on the click stick. Then press and release the POWER. The unit will power up asking if you want to release all user data. Select yes, and the unit will be reset. After the master reset please place your unit outside, so that it has a clear view of the sky for 25 to 30 minutes for the unit to acquire new almanac data. Another thing that drove me crazy the first time I took my Vista CX out caching was the compass setting. If you have the compass turned on and have not adjusted the default factory setting the compass activates at walking speed and can throw you off quite a bit. I have my compass set to activate when I have stopped moving for more that 90 seconds and that has seemed to fix a lot of issues I had at the start. Also on any give day any GPS accuracy can and will be different. A lot depends on the view of the open sky and how well the receiver is receving the satellite data. I have seen two identical GPS units have a difference of 20 feet or more when locating the same waypoint. An interesting test is to turn on your GPS, make sure you track log is turned on. Set the GPS in one location with a clear view of the sky. Let the GPS sit in that location for serveral hours. Then look at the track log. It's amazing how the location / tracks drift even though the GPS has not moved. Now try the same test but move the GPS under a tree, or try it on a cloudy day and see how much more drift there is when the GPS doesn't have a clear view of the sky. When Geocaching one of the items I display on my off road / compass screen is the GPS accuaracy. This will give you a good idea of the error factor you are dealing with. If your GPS accuaracy is 10 feet, when your GPS zeros out you could be with in a 10 foot radius of the cache.

After reading your second post again I believe the problem is a bug that was descovered in the Cachemate Export function. You need download the latest version 7 patch, and install it. That most likely will correct your issue.

There isn't anything in the macro that would cause an issue with where the database was installed. Your second post regarding the smart name in the code column is likely the problem. Does your entire Version 7 database have smart names in the Code Column? If so have you tried reloading your pocket query?

This macro should run on either version 6.x.x or 7.x.x I've been using version 7 for some time (Beta and public reelase). The macro code I posted was created, and tested on Version 7. In fact I just copies the code from my last post and ran it using both version 6 and version 7 and it ran with out a problem. I suspect the problem is with your GSAK Version 7 install. Have you tried doing Database Refresh / Defrag? (Click on Database then click on Repair / Defrag.

You'll find several threads on MS Vista and GSAK on the GSAK Forum?

You should go to Smittyware with your Cachemate request

This is an issue with the GSAK Cachemate export. The problem is if you leave the Cachemate Name field empty. If your running GSAK version 7 there is a fix for this issue. The patch can be downloaded from GSAK 7 Patch A quick work around until you install the patch is to enter %Name in that field then rerun your export.

Not familiar with GPXview, but I have used Cachemate for Pocket PC and it will read the actual GPX file from your pocket query. You can drag the GPX files (Main and additional waypoints) to your sync folder. Then active sync your PDA. You can then open the GPX file with Cachemate.