storm180
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Thats not good. Looks like you will have to send that into Garmin.
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You might want one of these too.
http://store.sundancesolar.com/soposochfori.html
Since your battery will probably only last 2-4 hours depending on settings.
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can anyone help me find a way to get hints on my garmin Legend hcx?
The macro found here will allow you to put most of the cache page on just about any Garmin Cx/CSx
It looks like a cool macro except for the multiple listing of the cache becuase it has to put all the cache info on another listing. Way to cluttered for me.
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Usually when I zero out or as close as possible, I put the gps away and I start looking when I get within 25 ft of the cache area.
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You may want to look at the Treo 755p for Verizon. Combine that with Garmin Mobile XT (a real gps not triangulation) and it works great. Cachemate to look at the info for each cache.
Not sure how you know that it works great since verizon locks out their gps on all their phones. So you are forced to use their navigation stuff.
If your phone has built-in GPS, your wireless carrier may block usage of it. Check with your carrier regarding the availability of GPS for add-on mapping software. Click on the specs tab for more information on compatible phones for this product.
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Unless there is something physically wrong with the unit, the unit will not deteriate over time. Its either the chips work or they don't work. It could be the unit is going bad from low voltage, disconnected solder joints, or crack in the board.
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There should be no difference in stability of the unit. The coords entered in through your pc is just quicker. Enter coords manually does not make the unit act any differntly in getting to your destination. As for the screens looking differnt I do not haev a Vista so I can't answer that.
My theory is your crazy!
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Okay, my old trusty Magellan GPS315 finally died. I need a new one.
I don't want to jump up to the $600 units, but I'd like something more feature-rich than my old bare bones unit.
Preferrably, I'd like something that will:
1. Allow me to store a significant amount of caches on the device.
1b. I'd like those caches to be visible on the map
2. I'd like to have cache information as well, so I can ditch my Palm and just have the descriptions, hints, etc. on the unit
3. I would love something that would give an alert when I am in proximity to cache, say when I've done a Cache-Along-a-Route and I'm driving withing a reasonable distance of one of those caches.
4. I'd like to keep the total price under $300, and the closer to $200 the better.
Any sugestions?
You can look at the Garmin 60Cx which lacks an electronic compass and barometer. I have seen them for 250.00 bucks. You can put limited cache information into using GSAK. Proximity works on that model also.
I have heard some of the delorme models have the ability to have cache information too but I have no experience with their models. I believe I read the Pn-20 refurbs were about $200.00. Cache description was also limited but not as limited as the 60Cx. You get more characters with Pn-20.
The only way on a handheld to get all the cache information would be a colorado or a oregon but that goes way overyour budget.
I can tell you though the 60Cx and the 60Csx are very strong GPS and I would recommend them fully.
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I don't think you can unless you install the program itself on a SD card to begin with. They do not recommend using the SD card. I just went through my cachemate and it seems to only work on the memory it was installed on. I have a IPAQ 2795 so I have a ton of internal memory so I never had to deal with the memory issue. You might want to update your cachemate to 1.3.3 also you are a few versions behind.
From the cachemate website
Memory card access is slow to begin with compared with the device's internal memory. Testing has shown that, mostly related to this, updating CacheMate databases on a memory card (SD cards, at least) can be very slow. It's best if you don't install on a card for this reason... if you must, be sure to get a card that's rated for high-speed access (yes, there's a difference).
Version 1.0.2 and later use the SQLite database engine, as opposed to the sluggish thing provided by Windows CE. It's a lot more efficient, especially when working with memory cards.
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Do you have a backup of this SD card? If you do you can format the card, and then put the files back, it might help your problem.
You could also try copying the files off the SD card, format the card, recopy the files back onto the freshly formatted card.
I know formatting the card might help if there are any corruptions on the SD card. Obviously if you get errors while copying you will need to contact garmin because the files are corrupt since windows is not able to copy the files
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Yeh it won't load my trail overlay maps. Says its not garmin mapping. I hope this is not the way they are going to force people to use garmin maps only in future versions of mapsource. Rolled back to previous version
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Make sure you gsak is set up properly under gps setup you have garmin selected and check you have GPSr is a USB.
As for you being able to access the microSD card, are you sure its the one in your 60CSx because normally you cannot access the Microsd card through the 60CSx like you would a drive on your computer. You need to be using mapsoure or the garmin POI loader. Not sure what drive your seeing but its not your 60CSx. So therefore I do not believe your gpsr is connnected properly. I have 60CSx myself and I can't see my microsd card unless I am updating maps or loading pois and I have to use the garmin software for that.
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Make a directory on the SD card called Garmin and copy the file into the card.
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All of those are non auto routable maps except for Garmin CN NA 9
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Whatever you want to call it, some 60csx units unexpectedly reset to GPS software version 0.00 and stop acquiring satellites. The fix is widely known (re-apply the firmware), but it will eventually go back to 0.00, probably when you most need the GPS, as per Murphy's law.
I've fixed and re-fixed this problem in my 60csx already a few times, and today it has gone to 0.00 again, when I was outdoors, needing the GPS and with no PC to reload the firmware.
I'd really would love to know about a definitive fix...
Anyone? News?
Regards,
Roberto
Definite fix is contacting garmin and have the unit RMA'd
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You need to get Mapsource City Navigator NA 2009. You are not eligible for the upgrade. You need to buy the full version. You will need to have a valid unlock code that matches your serial number with the software.
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Verizon uses triangulation for its VZ Navigator, it works pretty well for routing on the road but really bad for geocaching. As for third party geocaching software, not possible since verizon locks their gps to only verizon services.
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I have my accuracy right on my compass screen in geocaching mode. I also can tell since I download my tracks and compare them between the the 60Csx and the colorado.
apologies in advance for the thread hijack. How do you load multiple tracks in Mapsource? I have separate GPX files for eack track, but when I can only see one at a time in Mapsource.
TIA
I use google earth and not mapsource. Bu if you want to use mapsource you have to run multple instances of mapsource and keep a clean one then load the tracks into one copy and then copy and paste them into the other. Then load up the next track and cut and paste that one also into the other mapsource.
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So after you did the webupdater what did you do?
This is what I did.
1) Remove SD card
2) Plugged in the unit
3) Ran webupdater
4) Unplugged unit and unit turns itself off when unplugged
4) Powered on unit and it started its update
5) Shut down unit and turned it back on.
I did notice the update took a little longer than the 2.54 update
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I’m guessing you’ve had it and never noticed. I also have a 400t s/n18Z004XXX and a 300 s/n 169004XXX that I’ve seen it on both. You normally don’t notice it in geocaching mode unless the GPS is pointing at a 4 terrain and the cache is only a 1 ½ terrain. I can tell that mine are going into drift when the reported accuracy goes over 50’ and doesn’t come down. Problem is geocaching mode doesn’t show accuracy.
I have my accuracy right on my compass screen in geocaching mode. I also can tell since I download my tracks and compare them between the the 60Csx and the colorado.
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More importantly I did see a location drift error, about 100' for 15 minutes.
GO$Rs
I know it's a real stab in the dark, but did you ever exchange your unit? Always seems odd to me that some folks see this issue all the time and others never see it. Makes me wonder about some weird hardware issue like a bad antenna connection.
I haven't, but a number of people have replied on the location error thread who have newer units and still see the problem. I'm pretty sure I saw a post from someone with a 300 series in the 5xxxx range the other day -- this is one of the highest serial numbers I've seen. On the 400t I've heard of the error as high as the 3xxxx range.
GO$Rs
I have a low SN 400t (18Z004xxx) and have never seen the problem. Was thinking more of defects with single units, not a design or systematic manufacturing issue.
It seems that serial number may not have anything to do with which units drift because newer units seem to be doing also. I went out this morning with 2,6 software loaded on my colorado and took my 60CSx to compare tracks and they were almost identical. My tests have been pretty consistent with my 300. Still have not experienced the drift. Going out this weekend on a long hike, will test it again.
The only thing I experienced , and I am not sure if it was a drift but on the way to a cache it showed me 10 ft away then jumped to 45 ft and it consistently did this in one paticular area, I was on a hillside looking near some rocks for a cache in a canyon. I chalked it up to area because once I left the area everything was back to normal. I went back to the same location and it happened again. Which confirmed the area was the issue. Both my colorado and my friends colorado was doing the same thing.
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Sounds like you are only downloading a .loc file instead of getting the .gpx file data which has more info in it. From the paticular page it sounds like you are on and by checking the caches I do believe you can only download a .loc file from there , you would have to do a pocket query to get more info.
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Yeh I realized that last night when I went to update my colorado. I plugged in my 60CSx just to check after I updated my colorado and there was an update.
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Just delete them manually using your computer. Click on the Drive that it makes on your computer and go into POIs and delete the file of the geocaches, its a .gs file.
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Ideas
1) Bring a chainsaw with you to cut down those pesky trees.
2) Call Tim Allen and have him supercharge your gps.
3) Defy Gravity and float above the tree line.
4) Borrow supermans power and just fly above the trees
5) Attach a giant antenna to your back
6) Buy one of the new garmins with a High sensivtivity receiver.