[Garmin eTrex 30x Issues? $130?]

I am having some (I am not sure!) issues with eTrex 30x, please see here, if you buy it then you too test it.

 

 

 

[Garmin GPSMap 64S Problems]

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gpsmap 64s trip computer issue

 

 

[Garmin GPSMap 64S Problems]

My friend has gpsmap 64s, yesterday he send me a video, he is stopped, but trip computer not thinking he is stopped, walking speed about 1km/h. but never walked, his unit on the table.

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Izmir, Turkey

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

1 hour ago, Atlas Cached said:

 

You will have to do some testing to see what works best for you. This will rely heavily on the activity. For hiking, where you are not moving very quickly, you may find recording one track point every 30 seconds is sufficient for your purposes. I would do a hike with this setting and examine the track log results, then adjust for more or less time as necessary until you find 'your' sweet spot.

 

These settings will only affect the track log recording. They will have no affect on the Trip Computer.

 

Some Garmin GPSr have the ability to lock the Trip Computer and Track Log together, so the Trip Computer shows the same data as the Track Log is recording, but the eTrex 30x is not one of these units. 

 

Thanks for the tricks, i will test as soon as possible.

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

11 minutes ago, Atlas Cached said:

 

For less error, try setting the track log record period to a longer time base

 

 

What is your suggestion for value?

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

18 hours ago, Atlas Cached said:

Go outside where you can get a better signal, and once your accuracy is closer to 3m or 4m, clear the trip and track data and test again!

 

 

 

In deep forest can i get 3 or 4 meter accuracy?

Does the problem on the road computer affects tracks?

 

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

8 hours ago, The A-Team said:

 

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8 hours ago, The A-Team said:

 

How much does the stopped time increase?

 

For deep forest: moving time is 30 minute, stopped time is about 35 minute.

How much GPS signal is needed for this kind of distortion?

 

 

 

What is your device, do you experience the same things?

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

A few minutes ago I left the device on the table and I sit down on the chair and started to wait and here are the results:

 

 

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

Did someone test this kind of thing? Can you verify the existence of the problem?

[Garmin eTrex 30x incorrect Trip Computer values.]

Hello there,

I have a problem with my device, firmware version latest 3.00, but the trip computer's moving time and stopped time values are incorrect.

Example: When I walk on a straight road or wooded area I see the sky and pass in front of buildings or big trees, the stopping time increases from time to time but I do not stop walking.

The gps signal is showing full.

What kind of problem is that?