khh338 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Just got a Vista HCX kinda perplexed by this . I go in and pick a way point I created to navigate to . If I power the unit down it when I start it up it doesn't remember what way point I was going to. I have to go in a reselect the way point I was navigating to. I can't seem to find a setting for this. I can't believe I have to recall the way point I'm navigating to every time I start the unit. Is that right ? Thanks KH . Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I have had a lot of GPSs, one a Magellan all the rest Garmin and none of them had the ability to return to the page you were on when you powered down. Takes less than 10 sec. to bring up the waypoint again. I also just got a new Vista HCx that took me awhile to get use to. My other GPSs had the Quad Helix so I held them upright. I was doing the same with my HCx and the compass needle went wild. Held it with face up and it worked great. Practice a lot with it and you will find it is really as great as they say it is. Good luck Quote Link to comment
GeoBobC Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 All the Garmin units I've had remember the navigation when powered off/on again. That includes the 60cX, Map76, and Legend. Quote Link to comment
BelchFire Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 My HCx will remember my destination if I am actively navigating when I power the unit down. Did you actually select "goto" or were you just viewing the waypoint and the distance/bearing at the bottom of the waypoint screen? Quote Link to comment
khh338 Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Must have been something to do with like a 2d lock or something. It works fine outside , inside it shows I have a lock it will give a distance to the waypoint when I hit Goto then if I power down and restart theres no navigation info. Outside I hit goto it will give me a distance to the waypoint if I power down and restart all the navigation info is still there( the distance to the waypoint) . Anyway its working now. Now if they will only get it to register speed under 2 mph. Quote Link to comment
GeoBobC Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I saw speeds today of 1.2 mph displaying on my Vista HCX. It seems sporadic, so there's something else turning it off at slower speeds. Quote Link to comment
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