Map 60cs

[+1/2 BSM]

When I am very close to a cache, the pointer points right to it, but the DIST TO DESTINATION might say something like 75 feet! Is this a calibration issue? I'd really like this to work!

Thanks!

[+Team FUBAR]

What your EPE or accuracy reading. What you have to understand is your gps kindof guess where you are. If your accuraccy is say 25 feet(common for heavy canopy) you could really be 25feet in any direction from where you are. So your GPSr basically draws a 50 Foot diameter circle and averages your location to the middle. This in what it reads your current location as. You also have to take in to account when the geo hider hid the cache if there EPE was 15ft. and then you come along looking for it with a EPE of 11ft. The coordinates could be as far as 52ft. Off. Normall when I get within 75 foot or so or where I GPSr says the cache should be I pay more attention to places I would hide the cache.

 

Hope this helps

Bill

[+Chuy!]

Keep walking until the GPS reads 15 feet or less!

You may want to enable WAAS if it is not; by default, my Garmin's arrived with WAAS off.

[+Big-AlH]

One thing I did was change the fields on my navigation (arrow) screen to included accuracy. The reason for that is if it says I'm 30 feet from the cache but my accuracy is 40 feet, there's a good chance the 30 feet from cache may not be correct.

 

I also have WAAS enabled. To verify you have WAAS enabled, keep the unit out in the open for a while on the satellite page until you see "D"s on the signal bars. It might take a while the first time you do this.

 

Out in the open with WAAS you might see 8' accuracy or better...

 

-al

[+1/2 BSM]

One thing I did was change the fields on my navigation (arrow) screen to included accuracy. The reason for that is if it says I'm 30 feet from the cache but my accuracy is 40 feet, there's a good chance the 30 feet from cache may not be correct.

 

I also have WAAS enabled. To verify you have WAAS enabled, keep the unit out in the open for a while on the satellite page until you see "D"s on the signal bars. It might take a while the first time you do this.

 

Out in the open with WAAS you might see 8' accuracy or better...

 

-al

 

Ok. Thank you very much!!

[+ventura_kids]

I don't use the compass at all.

 

I also have Accuracy on the top left of the arrow screen. When you are nearing the cache area, you can see the accuracy and the distance to go. If the accuracy is 30 feet and the distance is zero, you may have 30+ feet to search (accuracy).

 

We did have one 60CS that was messed up, accuracy-wise. The owner kept reading 30 feet off at the caches, while 4 other 60CS's were reading right on. Even after loading the most recent firmware (download from the Garmin website), his gps was still off. He ended up sending it back under warrantee (1 year), for a free repair.

[+SCOTUS]

Have any of you 60cs owners experienced problems with compass calibration? I have a new unit and I have to calibrate the compass almost every time I use it.

 

I've found the compass to be very useful, I just don't want to have to calibtrate it each time I use it.

 

Any thoughts or suggestions?

[+Thrak]

Be sure to go to Garmin's web site and download and run the webupdater. You NEED to update your unit after you buy it.

[SandyGarrity]

 

I've found the compass to be very useful, I just don't want to have to calibtrate it each time I use it.

 

 

Why not? All it takes is 10 seconds and makes sure it is accurate.

[+Munin]

Have any of you 60cs owners experienced problems with compass calibration? I have a new unit and I have to calibrate the compass almost every time I use it.

I'm using the 76CS, but it's got the same guts inside as the 60CS. It's normal to have to recalibrate the compass whenever you change batteries - in my case I normally use rechargeable batteries and swap in fresh ones when I head out the door, so I'd plan on recalibrating the compass once at the start of each trip. Other than battery swaps, the compass doesn't normally need recalibration - you shouldn't find yourself having to recalibrate constantly throughout a hike.

 

Remember to calibrate outdoors, and to keep the GPSr level during the calibration. General compass tips: Don't stand right next to large metal objects like your car, or under high voltage power lines. Think about unexpected things that might throw a compass off - I had some headaches this winter before discovering that my mitten/half-glove hybrids had magnetic fasteners.