Need Oregon 400t Help, Urgent!

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

Edit: Fixed! Thanks!

Edited August 16, 2009 by Spl1nt3rC3ll

[+SamSpade47]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

The unit will only hold 200 of the caches that you "send to gps" from GS. How many do you have on there? You could delete some of the old ones.

[+Evshro & son]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

I rarely use this method to get caches on my Oregon. Have you tried doing a pocket queary? so much faster than selecting certain caches.

[+Rockin Roddy]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

The unit will only hold 200 of the caches that you "send to gps" from GS. How many do you have on there? You could delete some of the old ones.

 

What?? Where is this info??

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

The unit will only hold 200 of the caches that you "send to gps" from GS. How many do you have on there? You could delete some of the old ones.

 

Oh, that could explain it. I have a ton of caches from Arizona (1000+ miles away) on the GPS, but I can't figure out how to delete them. Like I said, I misplaced the manual!

 

Thanks!

[+Rockin Roddy]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

The unit will only hold 200 of the caches that you "send to gps" from GS. How many do you have on there? You could delete some of the old ones.

 

Oh, that could explain it. I have a ton of caches from Arizona (1000+ miles away) on the GPS, but I can't figure out how to delete them. Like I said, I misplaced the manual!

 

Thanks!

 

I have never heard this and really wonder if the info is correct. The GPS will only hold 1000 caches, if you have that many on the unit, that could be the problem!

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

I've been having a problem with my Garmin Oregon 400t recently. I go onto the cache page on Geocaching.com and click "send to GPS," then "Find Device" and "Write Now," and get the message, as always, "GPS information saved successfully." Problem is, as soon as unplug the GPS (safely disconnecting, BTW), the caches disappear from the GPS! They don't show up in either the map or the list of geocaches! I've owned this GPS since last December, and this has never happened before! It started about a week or so ago, I had a whole line up of caches downloaded in another town, but when I got there, the caches weren't on the GPS! Ever since, I've just hand entered the coordinates, but I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and would really like to be able to download the local caches.

 

Also I seem to have misplaced the manual.

 

I rarely use this method to get caches on my Oregon. Have you tried doing a pocket queary? so much faster than selecting certain caches.

 

I'm still new to the whole "pocket queary" thing, and I don't understand how it works.

[+Labb]

When loading caches like that, every cache gets loaded as one GPX file and the Oregon takes 200 GPX files, If you load pocket quieries you can load 500 caches in one GPX file. To delete you must open the drive on your oregon from the computer then deleting the files from there.

[+Tequila]

 

I have never heard this and really wonder if the info is correct. The GPS will only hold 1000 caches, if you have that many on the unit, that could be the problem!

 

It is well documented that the Oregon will hold 2000 caches but only 200 GPX files. If you load caches one at a time via Send to GPS, you will hit the 200 file limit.

[+Rockin Roddy]

 

I have never heard this and really wonder if the info is correct. The GPS will only hold 1000 caches, if you have that many on the unit, that could be the problem!

 

It is well documented that the Oregon will hold 2000 caches but only 200 GPX files. If you load caches one at a time via Send to GPS, you will hit the 200 file limit.

 

Good to know, that's just crazy! THANKS and my apologies for doubting the one who posted the info!

 

And yes, I meant 2000....D'OH! Batting a zero this round.

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

When loading caches like that, every cache gets loaded as one GPX file and the Oregon takes 200 GPX files, If you load pocket quieries you can load 500 caches in one GPX file. To delete you must open the drive on your oregon from the computer then deleting the files from there.

 

Cool, thanks!

 

Looking at the files on my computer (which I didn't know you could do), the caches I downloaded are in the GPS, just not showing up on the map and list. I'll delete the Arizona caches and tell you all what happened, but it will be a while seeing as I have to search each GC code to be sure I'm not deleting something I want to keep.

 

Thanks for all the help! Wow, that was fast!

[+Labb]

Oregon 400 manual:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/manual.js...5&pID=14904

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

Woo! Deleting the 52 Arizona caches worked! Thank you all so much for helping me so fast! Much appreciated!

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

 

I have never heard this and really wonder if the info is correct. The GPS will only hold 1000 caches, if you have that many on the unit, that could be the problem!

 

It is well documented that the Oregon will hold 2000 caches but only 200 GPX files. If you load caches one at a time via Send to GPS, you will hit the 200 file limit.

 

I tried running a pocket query today, didn't realize they filled up the memory so fast. I deleted all of the old .gpx files to make room for the single query .gpx file, but that single file filled up all of my memory. It's a neat feature, but 500 caches in a twelve mile radius (seems 100 doesn't work) isn't a lot to work with, it only covers half of Tacoma. I was hoping I could have more than one query fit onto my GPS so I could cover a larger area. If one query .gpx file fills up my memory, I don't think it can handle 200.

 

Plus, I had to delete all of my found caches, and now I don't get to see all of those open treasure chests.

 

Any help? Am I doing something wrong?

Edited January 1, 2010 by Spl1nt3rC3ll

[+benh57]

I tried running a pocket query today, didn't realize they filled up the memory so fast. I deleted all of the old .gpx files to make room for the single query .gpx file, but that single file filled up all of my memory. It's a neat feature, but 500 caches in a twelve mile radius (seems 100 doesn't work) isn't a lot to work with, it only covers half of Tacoma. I was hoping I could have more than one query fit onto my GPS so I could cover a larger area. If one query .gpx file fills up my memory, I don't think it can handle 200.

 

Plus, I had to delete all of my found caches, and now I don't get to see all of those open treasure chests.

 

Any help? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Apparently... as there is NO WAY a single PQ could 'fill up your memory', even on the cheapest Oregon or Dakota unit. They are only a few megabytes and the unit has hundreds of MB. You could store 100 PQs and be fine (though the unit can only ever show you 2000 caches)

 

What do you mean by 'filled up all of my memory'? What is telling you this? You must have other things on the Oregon SD card filling up the space.

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

I tried running a pocket query today, didn't realize they filled up the memory so fast. I deleted all of the old .gpx files to make room for the single query .gpx file, but that single file filled up all of my memory. It's a neat feature, but 500 caches in a twelve mile radius (seems 100 doesn't work) isn't a lot to work with, it only covers half of Tacoma. I was hoping I could have more than one query fit onto my GPS so I could cover a larger area. If one query .gpx file fills up my memory, I don't think it can handle 200.

 

Plus, I had to delete all of my found caches, and now I don't get to see all of those open treasure chests.

 

Any help? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Apparently... as there is NO WAY a single PQ could 'fill up your memory', even on the cheapest Oregon or Dakota unit. They are only a few megabytes and the unit has hundreds of MB. You could store 100 PQs and be fine (though the unit can only ever show you 2000 caches)

 

What do you mean by 'filled up all of my memory'? What is telling you this? You must have other things on the Oregon SD card filling up the space.

 

Well, I'm not sure if it's one or two queries. One seems to work, but I'd place a second PQ, such as the Seattle area, into the GPS, and the GPS would say "Memory Full" when turned on. After it loaded, none of the caches would show on the map and the "find a cache" list would say "no caches," even though there are two PQ .GPX files in the .GPX folder.

 

I did recently figure out how to place images into the GPS, so there are three pictures of my dog in there. Is that taking up all the memory?

Edited January 2, 2010 by Spl1nt3rC3ll

[+ryan3295]

I tried running a pocket query today, didn't realize they filled up the memory so fast. I deleted all of the old .gpx files to make room for the single query .gpx file, but that single file filled up all of my memory. It's a neat feature, but 500 caches in a twelve mile radius (seems 100 doesn't work) isn't a lot to work with, it only covers half of Tacoma. I was hoping I could have more than one query fit onto my GPS so I could cover a larger area. If one query .gpx file fills up my memory, I don't think it can handle 200.

 

Plus, I had to delete all of my found caches, and now I don't get to see all of those open treasure chests.

 

Any help? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Apparently... as there is NO WAY a single PQ could 'fill up your memory', even on the cheapest Oregon or Dakota unit. They are only a few megabytes and the unit has hundreds of MB. You could store 100 PQs and be fine (though the unit can only ever show you 2000 caches)

 

What do you mean by 'filled up all of my memory'? What is telling you this? You must have other things on the Oregon SD card filling up the space.

 

Well, I'm not sure if it's one or two queries. One seems to work, but I'd place a second PQ, such as the Seattle area, into the GPS, and the GPS would say "Memory Full" when turned on. After it loaded, none of the caches would show on the map and the "find a cache" list would say "no caches," even though there are two PQ .GPX files in the .GPX folder.

 

I did recently figure out how to place images into the GPS, so there are three pictures of my dog in there. Is that taking up all the memory?

 

The "memory full" error sounds like one that was fixed with a firmware update long ago, have you ran the web updater the make sure you have the latest firmware version. If it really is a "memory full" error you can always place the gpx files on the micro sd card, just make sure to place them in the right directory, such as: D:\garmin\gpx

 

Your oregon should be able to hold at least 4 PQ (set at 500 caches each), which would take you to the 2000 geocache limit.

[+Spl1nt3rC3ll]

I tried running a pocket query today, didn't realize they filled up the memory so fast. I deleted all of the old .gpx files to make room for the single query .gpx file, but that single file filled up all of my memory. It's a neat feature, but 500 caches in a twelve mile radius (seems 100 doesn't work) isn't a lot to work with, it only covers half of Tacoma. I was hoping I could have more than one query fit onto my GPS so I could cover a larger area. If one query .gpx file fills up my memory, I don't think it can handle 200.

 

Plus, I had to delete all of my found caches, and now I don't get to see all of those open treasure chests.

 

Any help? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Apparently... as there is NO WAY a single PQ could 'fill up your memory', even on the cheapest Oregon or Dakota unit. They are only a few megabytes and the unit has hundreds of MB. You could store 100 PQs and be fine (though the unit can only ever show you 2000 caches)

 

What do you mean by 'filled up all of my memory'? What is telling you this? You must have other things on the Oregon SD card filling up the space.

 

Well, I'm not sure if it's one or two queries. One seems to work, but I'd place a second PQ, such as the Seattle area, into the GPS, and the GPS would say "Memory Full" when turned on. After it loaded, none of the caches would show on the map and the "find a cache" list would say "no caches," even though there are two PQ .GPX files in the .GPX folder.

 

I did recently figure out how to place images into the GPS, so there are three pictures of my dog in there. Is that taking up all the memory?

 

The "memory full" error sounds like one that was fixed with a firmware update long ago, have you ran the web updater the make sure you have the latest firmware version. If it really is a "memory full" error you can always place the gpx files on the micro sd card, just make sure to place them in the right directory, such as: D:\garmin\gpx

 

Your oregon should be able to hold at least 4 PQ (set at 500 caches each), which would take you to the 2000 geocache limit.

 

I didn't know there were firmware updates. Is this it: http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4397

[+ryan3295]

I didn't know there were firmware updates. Is this it: http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4397

 

Here is the latest beta for the orgeon (3.42/3.7):

3.42 Beta Download

 

It seems to be pretty stable, however, if you do not feel comfortable with a beta you and download garmin webupdater and it will update the software on your oregon for you.

 

Webupdater

After the install you should have 3.40/3.7 installed on your gps.

[+Maingray]

To clarify for the CO:

 

The Oregon 400t will hold 2000 caches, or 200 GPX files ...whichever limit is hit first.

 

The only way to get 2000 caches on there is by using Pocket Queries, which are single GPX files containing large number of caches. You can fit up to 500 caches per pocket query GPX file.