Rocky31186 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Well I posted on the triton forums to see what all I could download and what not.. But I was hoping that someone else with a triton 400 could explain how they send the cache's to the GPS... I have it connected to my lap top but it wont send to my gps.. Basically I tried downloading the filmware and the GPS screwed up.. Got the "white screen" and had to send it in to get fixed.. So I got a new one sent back to me.. and I want to use it!!!! Rocky Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I have a Triton 400. Do this... You have to use Magellan's VantagePoint software. You need to be a premium member to download gpx files. If you are not a premium member, follow the same procedure using the .loc files, except for the use of pocket queries; and you will not get the info listed at the bottom, only the location of the caches.. 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(Treasure Chest icon). Select the files(hold down CTRL and click the ones you want; then drag them into VP 2c. Create a Pocket Query; unzip zip it; then import in 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 Changes for V1.60… Note: VP just did an upgrade to V1.60. Changes are... On step 2 the Library tab is gone, click My Journal on the left side instead of the Library tab. In step3 the MyGPS tab is gone and the icons are at the top. The section that says Sync is where you will find the Transfer From PC to My GPS icon Quote Link to comment
+gpsblake Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 People bricking their unit while updating the Triton is nothing new. But there is hope. Usually just reinstalling it works. But if that doesn't work then.... www.jungleghost.com has an excellent set of tutorials to fix your unit if it bricks while updating along with easy access to all the firmware files. Also remember if you are running VISTA, VantagePoint should be run under ADMIN mode. Like Skelly said, everything goes through VantagePoint on the Triton. It's not the easiest software to use but once you get used to it, it's not so bad. Quote Link to comment
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