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[+lyrad64]

i have a magellon triton 1500 how do i get geocache information into my gps??????????

[+jeffbouldin]

Once you download the .loc files or .gpx (if you are a premium member) you import that into the Vantagepoint software, then the software can transfer it to the GPSr.

[+lyrad64]

in am not a premium member do i have to be???? how do i download coordinates to vantage point

[+SkellyCA]

I have a Triton 400; should be the same. You cannot send the gpx files right from the website to the unit; you have to use VP(Vantage Point). Read this...

 

You need to be a premium member to download gpx files.

 

You can use either step 2a, 2b or 2c to get the caches from the website in VP.

 

1. On the page of a cache, click GPX eXchange File and save it to your hard drive; I organized mine into different folders, basically by city(I usually name them the same as on the website; make sure that the file name ends in .gpx)

 

2a. Upload the .gpx file into Vantage point; from Vantage Point software, click the library tab, select Import to import the file into VP; then select the file from your hard drive. You can only do one file at a time, pain in the butt.

 

2b. To import multiple gpx files at once, open the folder that contains the gpx files and open VP; click the library tab, then select geocaches(reasure chesat icon). Select the files(hold down CTRL and click the ones you want; then drag them into VP

 

3. Transfer the file to GPSr. Connect your unit the the computer via usb; then from VP, click the MyGps tab. Then Click Transfer From PC to My GPS on the left where it says Snyc. Then a window will popup and to can select waypoints or geocaches; I uncheck both boxes. Then click the plus sign next to geocaches; then chech the boxes next to all the caches you want to transfer; it'll do how many ever you select. Then click OK and let it do it's thing.

 

What you will get on your Triton is…

 

1. Name

2. Cache Type

3. Coordinates

4. Distance from current location

5. Hint

6. Short Description

7. Long Description

[TermiteHunter]

As a regular member you can only download Loc files.

I would assume you could do something similar with them you will only get items listed as 1-4 above or you may be able to drop them directly into the GPS

[+SkellyCA]

Yeah with loc files all you get is a point on a map.

 

With gpx files you get a point on a map plus information about that point

[namiboy]

i have a magellon triton 1500 how do i get geocache information into my gps??????????

 

if you are just talking about the coordinates when you say geocache information, then you don't need to be a premium member. you can just enter the coordinates you see on the cache page manually, print the page to bring with you if you want, and go for it. i don't have a magellan so i don't know exactly how to input the coordinates manually, maybe someone else can help you with that.

[+Nathan Wert]

I'm having issues with Vantage Point right now, but if you want to enter the coordinates manually into your triton...you can do it ...

• MENU...CREATE...WAYPOINT or GEOCACHE...You'll be given the choices of...
  • CURRENT LOCATION (this will make a waypoint/geocache at your location)
    
  • POINT ON MAP (this will open the map and you click on a spot)
    
  • COORDINATES (you enter the coordinates listed on the cache's webpage)
    • This is the one you'll probably want if you're going to do it manually (and have chosen Geocache instead of waypoint).
      
    • Double tap on the LAT and LONG and manually enter the coords that you're looking for.
      
    • You can also enter the difficulty, terrain, elevation, date, hider, you can also change the name for the geocache.
      

The easiest thing by far is to just become a premium member and download the gpx file to your computer and add it to Vantage Point then to your GPSr.