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"Product should ship by November 8, 2003" according to this page on the Magellan web site. They're offering a price of $149 through the "Magellan Store," as well as an upgrade price for registered owners of MapSend Street or S&D of $99. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Try gpsdiscount.com. They have MapSend Topo listed at $78.00. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

I wonder if "Current Maneuver" is the screen that's shown as "Street Route Active" on the Magellan product information page for DirectRoute. I could only get it to show up when a goto was active, and then only intermittently. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

quote:Originally posted by Stunod:Well, I tried to do the automatic upgrade via the SD card and it failed (just like a few others on the Yahoo group forum). Stunod, Just wondering - the SD card you tried to upgrade from - was it formatted in the GPSr, or was it formatted somewhere else? I had trouble basemap switching using the SD card until I formatted the card in my MeriGold - now it comes off without a hitch, as did my 5.12 upgrade, and my personalized 5.12 upgrade. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

quote:Originally posted by CWL:I have a Meridian Color, has anyone loaded 5.12 on a Meridan Color? In the past, there have been different versions of firmware for Plat/Gold and Color units. I would suggest NOT trying to load mgold_512.hex into a color unit. Either wait until version 5 firmware is posted for the Meridian color, or call Magellan and complain about not being able to use a brand-new 128MB Sandisk SD card with your Meridian color, and ask them to send you the new firmware so that you're able to use your new GPS, and not have to return it. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

That's the ticket! I'm now the proud owner of a personalized MeriGold with firmware version 5.12. I actually skipped a few steps, and went straight to the SD card (PersonalizedFilename=E:firmware.hex), then used hidden menu 88 to install this version over the existing 5.12. Henny Pa, do you want to take care of updating the ini file on the Yahoo section? If not, I'll do it. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

The program MyMeridian can be found at the other geocaching site, or on the Yahoo Meridian group. It replaces the text of the lawyer screen with personalized information (name, address, email, "reward if found"). It's an extra insurance policy should I lose my GPSr. I had it working with 3.12, 4.02, and 4.06, but it won't locate the text correctly in 5.12. The program produces a personalized edition of the firmware, which you would have to upload to the device. It's not for the faint of heart. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

quote:Originally posted by embra:3. I think the position indicator in the map screen has been shifted to the middle of the screen for North Up. Wasn't it closer to the bottom in 4.0x, like for Course Up or Track Up? From what I can remember, I think the position has always been in the center of the north-up screen. I rarely used course-up or track-up, but when I did, I noticed the difference. I checked my SporTrak Color, running 4.08, and it does the same thing - position in the center for north-up. FWIW, -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

One more thing... On the waypoint edit screen, there's now a field for "waypoint visible." Selecting that field will enable you to hide a waypoint on the map, while still being able to put it into a route or goto. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

5.12 up and running on my MeriGold... The Pos-Dest and Origin-Dest lines are different - kinda shaded pattern lines, rather than solid lines. I loaded 5.12 as firmware.hex on my working SD card to try an SD update, rather than a serial update, and 4.06 recognized the new firmware, asked me if I wanted to update, and flawlessly updated to 5.12. Now I'm impressed. Goto function is different - now you get a list with the regions at the top, then user waypoint, then cities, etc. If you have "nearest to" selected at the bottom, you get another menu asking for position, cities, address, or other. Personally, I liked the old way better. MyMeridian doesn't work with this version of the firmware. I'll keep digging and report back on any more changes that I notice. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Thanks. I emailed my request with my home email address. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Interesting... This afternoon's story is that an upgrade will be available "in a few weeks on the website." No offers for an early copy. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Actually, you need two. You need a Garmin to hide or seek a cache, but you need a Magellan to get to the center. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Was DirectRoute in the package, or was it a preorder/coupon? I guess there really may be an October release date... -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

OK, now I'm up to date. My Monday PQs came through at 10p and 1a. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Quick bump back to the top... I didn't get my Monday PQ, or my Friday PQ that I rescheduled over the weekend for today. Is the new mailserver up yet? I am getting log watch entries... -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

I haven't had good experience with new Rayovac technology. I was using rechargable alkalines, then went to NiMH with an overnight charger. The first charger fried the batteries. I called Rayovac, who promptly replaced both the charger and the fried batteries. A few months after that, I pick up a one-hour charger. That charger fried the batteries. Rayovac replaced. Last month, I purchased a set of 1800 mAh AAs, which were listed as being compatible with my one-hour charger. Guess what? My one-hour charger fried the new batteries. Rayvac replaced my one-year-old one hour charger with a new one, which had the same model number as the older charger, but was a different color, and came with a 12 volt car adapter. If it were me, I would wait to see how this technology progresses. I can charge two sets of batteries between cache hunts - more than enough efficiency for me. As for scorching hot - that's not good for any rechargable. If it gets hot enough to melt or shrink the plastic sleeve/label on the battery, it's too hot. You should be able to hold it in your hand at the end of the charge cycle. If not, I'd give Rayovac a call. One quick note - Rayovac did right by me each time I had a problem. Their customer service was friendly and accomodating, and they stood behind their product. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Actually, the SporTrak Color will be able to support the new Direct Route software. quote:MapSend DirectRoute is sold alone or pre-packaged with a Magellan handheld GPS unit. The software is compatible with most Magellan Meridian® and SporTrak® handhelds, including Meridian Color, Meridian Gold, Meridian Platinum, Meridian Marine, SporTrak Pro, SporTrak Pro Marine and SporTrak Color. I agree with Wyatt on the SD card slot, though. I travel a fair amount of the time for work, and will continue to take the MeriGold for the ability to quickly and easily update the maps. I'll use the SporTrak Color at home - I've got the entire state of MN loaded - let's hope I can do that with Direct Route in a few months. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

On the other side of the fence, which looked greener when I was over there, I would choose a SporTrak Color for handheld use (and showing off), and a MeriGold to take advantage of unlimited memory with SD cards. I'm hoping that the new autorouting software lives up to the hype... -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Is anyone besides me using iSilo with Spinner? It takes just as long to download 500 waypoints from my MeriGold as it does to Spin and iSilo. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Like Dekaner, I found a SporTrak Color on my doorstep at home yesterday. The letter inside the box made no mention of any of the other prizes. I did get a response from Magellan to my "what's going on" email. It said: quote:Letters notifying winners should are being mailed this week through the following two weeks. Winners will also be posted on the website within the next week or two. Thank you for participating in our contest. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

I just purchased a set of new Rayovac 1800mAh AA batteries and charged them in my year-old 1-hour PS-4 charger, which I've used with 1600mAh AAs with no problem. Two of the new batteries got so hot the plastic on the outside shrunk and cracked. I contacted Rayovac customer service, and they're sending out new batteries and a new charge (and a prepaid label to return the old system) - no other questions asked. If you've got an old PS-4 (non- charger, give Rayovac a call. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Trades are always a possibility, it depends on what you've got. I sent my coupon in last week, USPS Priority with Signature Confirmation, which shows it being signed for yesterday. I'm waiting with you... -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

quote:Originally posted by Searching_ut:As for the Sportrak, once you do a complete reset, it fixes itself and is accurate again once it locks on. My biggest question is what changes in the sportraks software, and what is it that triggers the unit to offset the time. I don't know what specifically causes the time shift, but I noticed it after doing a basemap switch using menu-86. As I posted earlier, a complete reset fixed the issue. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...

Do a reset (clear all memory). That should fix it. -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ...