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Hi everyone, sure hope someone can help us. We just received our Oregon 200. However I have a couple of ??? first Is there a way to set up a Alarm or beep or something to alert us when we are within 100 ft or less? Our Garmin Venture does it but we cannot seem to find a way on the 200. Manuals and me don't mix so its a bit confusing reading it. Next- We read where we can change the pic on screen. My husband found Image veiwing and started messing with it and now we have the football pic as our screen . We cannot get it back to the rocks which I actually liked. How do we do that? Or get and keep another one of the pre made ones in here. Third- When we hook up the GPS to computer the screen just has a pic of it being connected. The Venture actaully comes on and I can watch the cahes load from Gsak.. Is this supposed to be like that? Last when we do connect we get 2 screens pop up. 1 is how we want to tranfer pictures. The other is the c drive one. What do we do with these? We just x out of them. Sorry this is long but we could really use the help. Thanks so much in Advance Michelle and Jeff

I am selling a Delorme PN-40 (Its in perfect condition) with everything other than the Topo software and the West Coast maps. (I lost those two CD's that came with the package, but I do have the west coast maps installed on the device) If you are interested please contact me on my E-mail at onewaytorock@live.com and maybe we can work something out! Thanks!

So i just recently started geocaching and my prime and only GPS that im using right now is the Garmin Nuvi 200. I was just wondering if any one else has used this GPS and if they find it reliable or not. So far its been pretty good to me although recently it has lead me a few feet away from the cache's exact location. Im wondering if its inaccurate and I'm kinda worried that it will lead me in the wrong direction for future caches. Nevertheless, like i mentioned it has been working for me decently well so far and i dont really have the money to buy a new one. Im just wondering if anyone is also lukewarm with this GPS. Basically i need to hear someone elses experiences good and bad.

My pc doesn't recognize my Oregon 200, I plug in the usb cable and the gps just turns on. I've never seen it turn on completely under usb power. I'm runnin 3.82. Any ideas? Thanks

I have Triton 200 for sale as I just upgraded to T400. It comes with USB cable but I do not think I have the original box anymore. The screen has few light scratches but they are invisible when GPS is on. Case is in excellent condition. All buttons/features work 100%. It has the better basemap loaded. I bought it new and used to find about 50 caches. Very good first GPS. You can load Google maps (street, topo) on it easily and for free. Price: $50 shipped (using the USPS $4.95 flat rate box).

I'm looking to sell a 1yr old Garmin Oregon 200 that has my geocaching name engraved on the top. the engraving is not really visible unless you really look for it. The touchscreen has always had a screen protector on and is in perfect condition. Anyway, it has City Navigator 2010 loaded on the SD card. I've lost the DVD, but I have the unlock code written down. What would a good asking price be for it? I'm planning to safely sell it on eBay.

Oh what fun this is..Already have found a few,,but need to know what is a good Touchscreen GPS. Gave my friend a Magellan and like it but would love a touch screen. Any ideas? Anyone got one like new condition for under $200, closer to $100 or a little more. best to email me at debi@mssticks.com

My oregon 200 will not stay on past the screen that says saving waypoints, routes, etc...I have tried everything from switching to new batteries, plugging it into my macbook, and attempting to do a master reset. It won't even let me to a master reset, it just continues to turn off. I need help really bad!!! What do I do next???

Ugh...Need to get a real GPS..the car dedicated nuvi is just no cutting it anymore. I have a eTrex Legend but gave up on it almost immediately for it's screen. I wear bifocals and find it very hard to read. Looking at the Dakota 10 but EMS currently has the 20 on sale for $239! Not sure if going up a model is best. My biggest question is screen readability.....I have a PalmPre phone and that is great...how does that compare to the Dakota screens? I went to three stores today hoping to see one in action..Not one place could get theirs powered up... Where can you get an Oregon 200? Seem few and far between and I am wondering if this is no long offered by Garmin? Too many choices, prices all over the place....All we want to do is day hike with the kids and take paperless geocaches with us. Any suggestions?

I just purchased a garmin oregon 200 from the Groundspeak website and am waiting for it to arrive. I was just wondering if anyone knew if Mac OSX will support the software, or am I going to have to use windows? If anyone has any info, it would be much appreciated!!!

Me and my boyfriend just purchased our first geocaching gps today, the triton 200, and I am starting to regret the decision of buying this particular one!! The users manual was very unhelpful. We cannot for the life of us figure out how to enter coordinates into it and then get it to lead us to them. If anybody has this particular gps please help!! Thanks!!

Hi, I have been geocaching without a GPSr for about 3 years. Last week after several DNFs I decided it was time and bought an Oregon 200 with TOPO Canada. It seems that the mapping is not loaded on the GPSr. It came on a separate cd and I have installed on my computer. I just don't know how to load it onto the GPSr. Right now when we use the GPSr it only shows our location, the cache's location but no terrain details. Am I missing something? Any help is appreciated, Flavia

I have owned a Garmin Oregon 200 for about a year now. I have two questions, that I can't seem to find answers for in my own searches, hoping someone here can help. First off, is there any way to adjust the sensitivity of the screen? It is REALLY hard to scroll the screen on it, and other Oregon users have even commented on how difficult it is to scroll it. I can't use a screen protector, because it makes it even worse. It's to the point that it is actually getting scratched you have to scroll so hard. Resetting the unit does not help. Also, everything I read says that it should have wireless data exchange capabilities, but I'll be darned if we have ever been able to figure out how to do it. Anyone know? Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi All, I have an Oregon 200 thats about 6 months old. Lately evrytime I connect it to the pc it goes into "saving waypoint" mode and once it hits 100% powers down. I've tried it on another laptop and the same thing occurs. Is this an issue with the unit or software or has anyone had this happen to them as well? Any help would be most appreciated before the pc and the GPSr end up being launched thru the upstairs window into the street! just kidding.....but very frustrated.

Where can I find the best maps to add to my Oregon 200? I am desperate to get out caching but don't have any basemaps or anything on my new toy so I need some help. I would like to have Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC on the maps but anything additional would be great. What do you use? We are in Calgary and I have posted this to the calgary area cachers page as well. thanks 3 billygoats

I just loaded a new gpx and map onto my oregon, and now when I turn it on, it starts to go through the loading process, until it says "loading waypoints, tracks and routes", when it just turns itself off. Any ideas? I can't really take it to Garmin, because I'm traveling with it tomorrow.

I have a Magellan Triton 200, its a pretty basic GPS that is easy to use. We got it a year ago and found a lot of caches on it. Its a very good beginner GPS and for a good price. derkgrant@yahoo.com 209-568-6861

I have just started the geocaching hobby and have a question. I am using a Garmin Nuvi 200 and seem to have a problem getting close to caches. Does anyone else use this gps? If so what kind of luck are you having?

Received Pocket Query in e-mail program. Zip file attachment. Clicked Download on e-mail attachment and it opens up in EasyGPS program. However when I try and send to GPS it doesn't send. No error messages are produced. Unhook GPS Oregan 200 from USB cable. Turn on and nothing is downloaded. I don't have any problems going to Geocache.com and clicking on individual caches and using the send icon next to the cache listing. Also used the other link that comes with Pocket Query where you click on the link and it takes you to Geocache.com, you have the option of selecting all boxes and clicking on download. This also sends me to EasyGPS and once again no luck on downloading to GPS. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

is there any info on using the oregon 200 with map source or gsak? would like to know how to load gpx files so they end up in the geocache icon and not waypoints icon? also how would you change coords for multi caches?

Does anyone know what the differences between the Oregon 200 and 300 basemaps are? I know the 300's basemap is twice the size but I don't know what the main differences are.

hey, I've got my new oregon 200 for almost a month now, and yesterday I was doing a multicache along with some friends, and at the end we needed to navigate 80 degrees TRUE for 261 meters. the friend of mine, who had a GPSMap CSx could program the gps that it would navigate for exactly 261 meters in a 80 degrees course. my question is: can I also do that with my oregon 200, if yes HOW? thanks Thiebins

Does anyone use a Garmin Oregon 200? I am looking for a middle of the road GPS and looking at one of those... I will use it on my motorcycle for turn by turn routing and geocaching but would like to be paperless. Are they paperless.. ie. can I load info from the cache page, size/terrain/difficulty etc? I notice they also accept sdmicro cards. Don't need tons of bells and whistles!!! Can you enter coords, then have the turn by turn directions? thanks

I would like to download multiple cache sites on my Oregon 200 and haven't got a clue how to do it. Can someone explain, in words of 1 syllable, how it is done. Thank you.

I just got an Oregon 200 and would like to find a destination turn x turn software. I just want to be able to pop my addy in and my destination addy... I hear there are shareware maps out there. Any idea where I might look and which are the good ones? I really don't want to pay 50 or 60 bucks for the minimal use I would use it. thanks