How do I change this setting on a Garmin 60csx?

[+G.O. John and Carol]

My 60cs goes to the compass page after I select a waypoint to navigate to. My 60csx goes to the map page, whether I choose off road or not. How can I change it to go to the compass page?

 

Thanks!

[+Train_Man]

I have a 60CSx and just looked through all the menus, couldn't find a setting. My guess is that's programmed into the firmware and a different person made the 60CSx routing page, so they thought map made more sense.

 

There may be some setting deep into menus that i didn't find.

[+G.O. John and Carol]

My 60cs goes to the compass page after I select a waypoint to navigate to. My 60csx goes to the map page, whether I choose off road or not. How can I change it to go to the compass page?

 

Thanks!

 

That's exactly what I've been thinking, but I'd really like to get it changed if it's possible. Thanks for looking.

[Vlad]

one solution is to turn on the data fields on your map page and then pick "pointer" as one of the data fields. it will show an arrow that is an identical directional representation of the compass pointer.

[+Sputnik 57]

Odd. If the symbol is a closed treasure chest, and you have the unit set to "Off Road" (or "Prompted" and you choose "Off Road"), the unit should go to the compass screen. Do you have the compass turned on and calibrated in both units?

[+G.O. John and Carol]

Odd. If the symbol is a closed treasure chest, and you have the unit set to "Off Road" (or "Prompted" and you choose "Off Road"), the unit should go to the compass screen. Do you have the compass turned on and calibrated in both units?

 

I have it set to "Prompted", and I have the electronic compass turned off on both units. I recently started using custom icons, but I use them on both units, and that doesn't have an effect on my problem. I just tried changing a symbol to a closed treasure chest, and it still goes to the map page.

 

Thanks to the other poster for the suggestion about adding the pointer field to the map page, but that's not going to work out for me.

 

This isn't a huge deal, but I'd sure like to have it go to the compass page if that's possible.

[+Blind Avocado]

I noticed that too. My 60c went to the pointer page when I selected a cache, but my 60cx goes to the map page. It is only one more button to push, but is is a little irritating. Thanks for bringing this up!

[+GeoRon]

I changed the order of the pages so that the compass page comes after the map page and that way I need only 1 press of the page button instead of 3 or 4.

[+Sputnik 57]

Try it with the compass turned on. It may be bypassing that page since the compass isnt activated. Just guessing here, since I don't own an x unit.

[+Red90]

If the Icon matches the one set in the Geocaching setup page, it will go to the geocaching compass page if you chose to route off road. In all other cases it goes to the map page.

Edited February 18, 2007 by Red90

[+G.O. John and Carol]

Try it with the compass turned on. It may be bypassing that page since the compass isnt activated. Just guessing here, since I don't own an x unit.

 

That's not correct, at least not in GeoRon's case and my own. I know he has the compass on all the time, and I just tried what you suggested. It still goes to the map page.

[+Red90]

Are you sure that you are finding a waypoint that is specified as a geocache? When you go to the navigation screen do you have found/note/stop on the bottom?

[+G.O. John and Carol]

Yes, absolutely sure. I'm choosing a geocache with a closed chest,

 

I tried to insert screenshots of the page sequence, but the message hasn't posted yet. Did I do something wrong, or does that take a while?

 

Found/Note/Stop do appear on the navigation screen when I go to it.

[Keystone]

Moving thread from the "Getting Started" forum to the "GPS Units and Software" forum.

[+Klatch]

My 60cs goes to the compass page after I select a waypoint to navigate to. My 60csx goes to the map page, whether I choose off road or not. How can I change it to go to the compass page?

 

Thanks!

This was discussed previously and is apparently the normal behavior.

[+Red90]

Found/Note/Stop do appear on the navigation screen when I go to it.

 

Then it is probably NOT set up as a geocache. Go to the Geocache setup screen and check that the same icon is shown there as the ones you are using. You can choose any icon to represent a geocache.

[+Red90]

OK, I've done some screens.

 

1) The Geocache setup icon must be the same as the waypoint icon.

 

2) Find a "Geocache"

 

3) Choose "Goto". Note that you must be setup to rouute "off road", not "prompted" or "follow roads".

[+larryc43230]

Found/Note/Stop do appear on the navigation screen when I go to it.

 

Then it is probably NOT set up as a geocache. Go to the Geocache setup screen and check that the same icon is shown there as the ones you are using. You can choose any icon to represent a geocache.

With my 60CSx, where I use the standard "closed chest" and "open chest" icons for geocaches, if I choose a geocache from the list, select "Go To" and then choose "Off Road," it takes me to the map screen. To get to the Navigation screen with the arrow and the "Found," "Note," and "Stop" buttons, I have to hit the "Page" button once. This is the way it's behaved since the day I bought it last April.

 

There have been previous discussions where users wanted to change it so the Navigation screen comes up instead of the map screen when you hit "Go To" for a geocache, but I don't think anyone has figured out a way to make that happen.

 

Whoa, that's interesting... I just tried (for the first time) setting the Guidance Method to "Off Road" rather than prompted. As Red90 pointed out, now when I choose "Go To," the unit takes me directly to the Navigation screen instead of the Map screen.

 

Unfortunately, for me that's not really an option, since I also use the unit to give me turn-by-turn directions (that require me to use the "Follow Road" setting) to get me in the general vicinity of the cache. Once the car is parked I recalculate to "off Road."

 

--Larry

 

Edited to add the results of setting the Guidance Method to "Off Road" rather than "Prompted."

Edited February 19, 2007 by larryc43230

[+G.O. John and Carol]

It is set up as a geocache. It looks like there's simply a difference between the 60cs and 60csx. The 60cs goes to the compass page no matter what you have "Guidance Method" set to. The 60csx goes to the compass page ONLY if "Guidance Method" is set to "Off Road". I wish Garmin would add an option so we could change that.

[+Blind Avocado]

It is set up as a geocache. It looks like there's simply a difference between the 60cs and 60csx. The 60cs goes to the compass page no matter what you have "Guidance Method" set to. The 60csx goes to the compass page ONLY if "Guidance Method" is set to "Off Road". I wish Garmin would add an option so we could change that.

 

Then why when I select "off road" on my 60cx do I get the map screen? And yes, the geocache page is set up correctly. Is there i difference between the 60cx and the 60csx? I would really like to know if that could be changed.

[+Red90]

When you go to the navigation screen, do you see this screen?

 

If not, it is NOT set up as a Geocache.

[+GeoRon]

I wrote Garmin support on this problem and here is the answer I got back.

 

After some research with the two units we found no setting that would

customize the unit to display a certain screen after choosing a routing

preference. It is probably a unit software default setting in the 60cs.

Hitting the page button on the 60Csx will get you to the desired screen.

You can set an order for the screens under the Page Sequence setting in

the setup menu. I apologize for not having a customization for you.

[+Blind Avocado]

When you go to the navigation screen, do you see this screen?

 

If not, it is NOT set up as a Geocache.

 

Yes, that is the screen I get. But only after I push the page button because when I select a geocache I get the map page.

[+Red90]

In the routing setup are you set to route "off road" or "prompted"? It must be "Off road".

[+BlueDeuce]

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Edited February 23, 2007 by BlueDeuce

[raybonz]

OK, I've done some screens.

 

1) The Geocache setup icon must be the same as the waypoint icon.

 

2) Find a "Geocache"

 

3) Choose "Goto". Note that you must be setup to rouute "off road", not "prompted" or "follow roads".

Your gps screens are really nice looking and easy to read! Someday I hope to get one. Ray