+jefro Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Greetings folks, I just purchased a new Oregon 300 today, and updated to the new firmware when I came across a huge annoyance. Does the Oregon not allow you access to the unit while being charged from a pc? I tried to use the unit while in my car with a usb cable and no luck there either. My Garmin Map60CSX can perform the aforementioned...am I missing something? Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Set GPS to Spanner Mode and you will get the choice of Mass Storage or not. Setup / System / Interface / Spanner Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Set GPS to Spanner Mode and you will get the choice of Mass Storage or not. Setup / System / Interface / Spanner Ahh there we go Thanks kindly! Problem was, after installing the new firmware I had to restart my unit a few times for it to clue in I guess Thanks again! Coming from a longtime Map60CS, and Map60CSX user - I'm really liking the Oregon 300, with Topo Canada V4!! Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 After you load the software and disconnect the gps from the comp. Push the on button and WAIT, until the blueline on the bottom is gone, else you turn your Gps in a brick. Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 After you load the software and disconnect the gps from the comp. Push the on button and WAIT, until the blueline on the bottom is gone, else you turn your Gps in a brick. Phhewww, glad I didn't run into that problem! One more thing... Where the heck did the satellite acquisition screen make it to on the Orgeon? Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 After you load the software and disconnect the gps from the comp. Push the on button and WAIT, until the blueline on the bottom is gone, else you turn your Gps in a brick. Phhewww, glad I didn't run into that problem! One more thing... Where the heck did the satellite acquisition screen make it to on the Orgeon? Found it. Quote Link to comment
+GeekBoy.from.Illinois Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 One more thing... Where the heck did the satellite acquisition screen make it to on the Orgeon? When you are at the "main menu", press the GPS Signal graph at the bottom center of the screen. That should get you to the screen you seek. Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Ok...I'm at it again.... Is there any way to turn off the "navigation text" when you're on the map page. With the Map60CSX you can turn off "guidance text" I think it's called. Essentially, while on the map screen - I don't wish it to tell me at the top of the screen which turn I have to take. It takes up 3/4 " of my screen, arghh! Not to mention - I don't need to see that info Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Setup > Map > Data Fields > Custom Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Setup > Map > Data Fields > Custom Hmm, that didn't seem to do the trick. When I went into that menu option, both custom fields were set to 0. Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 That's weird. Are you on v. 3.10? Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 That's weird. Are you on v. 3.10? Yes, 3.10 When navigating to "menu - setup - map - data fields, I get 4 options.... 0, 2, 4, custom. When I select custom I get 2 more options.... when navigating (which is 0), and when not navigating (which again is 0). Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Try changing them to 4, see if that works, then back to zero. Quote Link to comment
+jefro Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Try changing them to 4, see if that works, then back to zero. Nope, nada. At the top of my screen it still shows "South to Dundas st W"....grr. I can tolerate the pink guidance line telling me where to go - as that is enough of a reference for my travel. The text is cluttering. Quote Link to comment
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