Garmin Legend C Vs. Easygps

[+jblane]

i'm sure this is explained by a thousand different folks in a thousand different places, but... I'M UNABLE TO SWITCH MY SETTINGS FROM "COM1" WITH A BAUD RATE OF "9600." THE BUTTONS ARE FADED OUT. AS A RESULT I GET A MESSAGE THAT ESSENTIAL SAYS "YOU NEED TO TURN YOUR GPS OFF RIGHT AWAY-- YOU'RE AN IDIOT." ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I DID GET THE COORDINATES SWITCHED TO THE CORRECT DEGREES FORMAT BUT THIS HURDLE HAS GOT ME STUMPED...

[+the hermit crabs]

EasyGPS does not have a setting for the Legend C, so you probably just picked "Legend" instead. But if you do that, then EasyGPS won't know how to talk to it, since the regular Legend connects to the PC via a serial port, rather than USB. What you have to do is lie to EasyGPS, and tell it that your unit is a MAP60C, not a Legend. Then it will let you use the USB connection.

[+jblane]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. now, how do i go about downloading the clues/hints/logs to my PDA?

[+the hermit crabs]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.  now, how do i go about downloading the clues/hints/logs to my PDA?

You're welcome!

 

As for the PDA, you can go the free-software route: See these easy step-by-step instructions for paperless caching from Geocacher University.

 

There are other options that are more widely used (GSAK and CacheMate), but they are not free. There are lots of threads in this forum about those tools.

[+briansnat]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.  now, how do i go about downloading the clues/hints/logs to my PDA?

The easiest and best way is to get Cachemate. The best $8 bucks you can spend for geocaching.

Edited June 16, 2005 by briansnat

[+Ed & Julie]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.  now, how do i go about downloading the clues/hints/logs to my PDA?

The easiest and best way is to get Cachemate. The best $8 bucks you can spend for geocaching.

^^^^^^^ what he said.

 

CacheMate rocks my palm!

 

Ed