+PhntmArcher Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Starting Route In The Middle If I have a route (a long route, 1,000 miles plus) setup on my 76Cx and somewhere during my trip I decide to use that route instead of just going to a waypoint, will it try automatically try to start at the beginning of the route, or will it determine where I am and begin routing from that point forward? Quote Link to comment
bgarland Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 The GPSr should recognize where you are and recalculate the route from that point. Quote Link to comment
+PhntmArcher Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 Perhaps, I am doing it incorrectly, but if I am in transit and I then choose to use a route, it seems to want to some how get me back to the first waypoint and start the route from the beginning. Quote Link to comment
CenTexDodger Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I have had both experiences with my 60cs. If I use a route and I am on the route the GPS wants me to take, it usually sends me to the waypoint I am heading toward. If I am not on the route it builds, it will try to reroute me to the beginning. Usually, at some point it will figure out I am not going back to the first waypoint and just start trying to send me to the next point. Quote Link to comment
+PhntmArcher Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 How long does it take to figure out that you are not going to run the route in its entirety? I have worked with the routing and even tried to select the nearest waypoint in the route from where I currently was, but it really wants me to start at the beginning. It seems like it kind of defeats itself. It acts as if it is an “All or Nothing” thing with the route. Quote Link to comment
+myotis Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I have the same problem with my 60CSX When I stop in the middle of a route to find a cache, I have to delete the waypoiints I have aleready passed. Quote Link to comment
+PhntmArcher Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well myotis, I guess that is the best solution. I called Garmin today to see if they had a better solution, and their suggestion was to route waypoint to waypoint (one at a time) rather than use a predetermined route. But I think that deleting the prior waypoint is a better solution. Oh, well. Quote Link to comment
+Hynr Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I don't use loaded Routes a lot, but when I have done so (with Garmin Legend and 60CSx), it generally works fine without deleting any waypoints. I have been on a navigational rallys where you get the route loaded into the GPSr and there are plenty of times where the GPSr has to restart (e.g. new batteries) or where you get off the course or fail to follow a particular section. My experience is that the GPS figures it out and navigates you to the next closest point on the route. Quote Link to comment
+PhntmArcher Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 I believe that may be true as long as you utilize that route for the duration. It will try to route you to the nearest point. However, if you navigate to a waypoint outside of the route and and then try to re-engage the route it wants to start you at the beginning. Quote Link to comment
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