Megellan SporTrak

[FragMeNot]

I have a older GPS unit a Megellan SporTrak v1.06 , it picks up sats just fine in the USA, but when i came to Germany it doesnt pick up anything, is there anything i can do to set it up for caching here or am s.o.l on that part?

[ryguyMN]

I have a older GPS unit a Megellan SporTrak v1.06 , it picks up sats just fine in the USA, but when i came to Germany it doesnt pick up anything, is there anything i can do to set it up for caching here or am s.o.l on that part?

 

You could try upgrading your firmware to v1.10 from the Magellan web site and see if that works. However, if your unit is utilizing WAAS right now, you may want to hold off from loading updated firmware since this will de-WAAS the SporTrak.

[TopSgtLawrence]

I too have a sportrak, but have found it to lie often, The" slingshot effect "just worried me to death! One question? what do you have your unit set on true North or Magnetic Nort?

[TopSgtLawrence]

I too have a sportrak, but have found it to lie often, The" slingshot effect "just worried me to death! One question? what do you have your unit set on true North or Magnetic Nort?

[+spotter/g]

Well, here is a thought. Since you moved over 500 miles with the unit 'off' (i assume), the SportTrac might not know what satilights to look for. So I would suggest the following:

 

Get to 'setup menu'

then go to 'initialize'

then go to 'Europe'

then scroll to 'Germany'

Hit done, and then give your unit a good 15-30 minutes on with a good sky view and it should find its self.

 

I hope that helps, I really liked my SporTrak. Used it for 5 years and never had any problems with it.

 

Brian

[FragMeNot]

its set on Magnetic North