+Lumpy_The_Great Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I am having a problem with the Magellan Geocache Manager software and I am wondering if any of you may have had this problem. I am using the software with an explorist 210. If I either put my waypoints in manually or use EasyGPS, I have no problem, the compass takes me right there. But, If I put in my waypoints or POI's with the Magellan software, the cache appears in the correct spot on the map, I appear on the correct spot on the map, but the compass now points about 1/3 of a mile away in an apparently random direction. If I go to the map view, I can see the cache right there, I can see me standing on top of it, but the little guide path says I am still around .29 of a mile away. I found this to be INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING. Anyone have any Ideas? This software looks pretty basic but it does some things that I like so If I could fix it I would like to do so. Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Have you tried an uninstall and then reinstall it? Quote Link to comment
+Lumpy_The_Great Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Have you tried an uninstall and then reinstall it? Yup, I killed all the files on the GPS unit itself and then tried reinstalling them and it still does the exact same thing. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Are you using some other map datum than WGS84? Somebody in Australia (using AUS84, I think) found an apparent bug in the firmware such that downloading the WGS84 resulted in proper displays, but when he created a GOTO using AUS84 datum it jumped 200 meters to the NE. His workaround was to change to WGS84 datum for geocache gotos. Quote Link to comment
+Lumpy_The_Great Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Hmmm, I'll have to check that when I get home today. The distance and Direction seems about right. I have a fix using easyGPS but I would prefer to use the magellan software as my Geocache's actually shuw up as Geocaches. Thanks for the tip, I'll let you know if it works. Quote Link to comment
+Lumpy_The_Great Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) Are you using some other map datum than WGS84? Somebody in Australia (using AUS84, I think) found an apparent bug in the firmware such that downloading the WGS84 resulted in proper displays, but when he created a GOTO using AUS84 datum it jumped 200 meters to the NE. His workaround was to change to WGS84 datum for geocache gotos. Yup. I was set up for something called GRB36. How this happened I have no idea. I will go out in a few hours to double check that it works. Edited May 8, 2006 by Lumpy_The_Great Quote Link to comment
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