4ClicksGPS Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Recently I've tried to calibrate my compass on my 60CS it doesn't work. It starts out with the "turn 2 circles" sentence. At the bottom it says "just right" even though I'm not even turning the unit. When I turn the unit it makes no difference. After about a minute or 2 it will time out and say that the calibration failed. Anyone ever had this happen? How about a fix? Quote Link to comment
+JT & PJ Cole Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I have not had that happen to my 60cs - yet. I just went through the manual looking for a clue. Is the compass icon on the status bar? Turn it on/off from the compass page by holding the page button. The compass can also be calibrated from the calibration page under the setup menu. The manual states the compass can be turned off to save battery power. Maybe the batteries need changing. Are you using the 4.05 beta firmware? If so, it might be a bug. Quote Link to comment
GeoidPS Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 If you lost at least 2 bars on the battery indicator, it probably is the batteries. Quote Link to comment
4ClicksGPS Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 I've changed the batteries and still the same. The software version is 3.xx something and I just upgraded yesterday to 4.0. I'll look for the calibration menu under setup and see if that makes any difference. I've also got an email in to Garmin... if they give me a fix I'll post it here. Quote Link to comment
Birdman 1 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I had the same problem with my 60csx. Tried 3 times and it failed, I was holding it with the antenna up. Then I tried it with the antenna parallel to the ground and it calibrated on the first try. Birdman Quote Link to comment
+jotne Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 You need to holde the gps flat (in level) and not with the antenna up. Then wiht the GPS slowly move around to the right, holding same speed in two rounds. Quote Link to comment
4ClicksGPS Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 I've calibrated it every time I've changed batteries out. It's just now when I try it, it's like compass isn't working. When I hit calibrate, the message at the bottom of the screen says "just right" even when I'm not turning it or holding it correctly. Usually if you don't do it correctly it will let you know... if you go too fast it will normally tell you you're going too fast. Now it just gets stuck saying "just right". Hopefully Garmin will get back with me. Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Backup all your data on the GPS, then shut off. While holding down the ENTER and PAGE buttons, press the POWER button, till it Shows a reset screen, then click yes. Something sounds corrupted in your GPS. - Geoff Quote Link to comment
4ClicksGPS Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 GOT GPS?, I tried a reset today while waiting on hold for Garmin... still the same issue. I guess it must be a hardware issue with this GPS. Quote Link to comment
GeoidPS Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Well, what did Garmin say? Was the problem resolved? Quote Link to comment
+jotne Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) GOT GPS?, I tried a reset today while waiting on hold for Garmin... still the same issue. I guess it must be a hardware issue with this GPS. Do you use the latest firmware? 4.00 or 4.05Beta If not, try to upgrade you unit. http://www.garmin.com/support/collection.j...ct=010-00322-30 Edited February 7, 2006 by jotne Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) deleted Edited February 7, 2006 by GOT GPS? Quote Link to comment
4ClicksGPS Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 What did Garmin Say? I held for 45 minutes before giving up. I did get an email response from them. They suggested doing an update on the software and if that doesn't work, send it in for warranty work. Quote Link to comment
albertkircher Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Recently I've tried to calibrate my compass on my 60CS it doesn't work. It starts out with the "turn 2 circles" sentence. At the bottom it says "just right" even though I'm not even turning the unit. When I turn the unit it makes no difference. After about a minute or 2 it will time out and say that the calibration failed. Anyone ever had this happen? How about a fix? Hi, It is very important when you calibrate an electronic compass that you are in an area without (electro)magnetic sources. Being inside your house may disturb the calibration process, as there are electromagnetic sources everywhere. Try to calibrate being outside, but not close the power lines, cars, big metallic structures, etc. Second thing to observe: the orientation of the device, in your case horizontally. If you don't observe this it won't calibrate. Try to ask a buddy who has as well a unit with electronic compass to do the calibration with you (both units together), if it works for one unit and not for the second then it's a setting problem or you really have to get it repaired. Greetings, AK Quote Link to comment
4ClicksGPS Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Just to let everyone know the end result of this... I emailed Garmin back and forth a few times. They emailed me an RMA. I mailed my unit in. My wife just called and said we just got a brand new unit in the mail. Worked our pretty good! Quote Link to comment
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