+KrazyRaider051685 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 So i just won a Magellan Triton 400 on ebay and already paid before selecting the shipping option. Now i've gotta wait 7-10 days for it to get here... grrrrrr. So i've got some time to read all the online manuals and such. Now i've gotta get myself an SD card or two. I'm excited to start some real geocaching!!! Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Before caching or anything install the lates firmware Quote Link to comment
+BCSasquatch Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 x2 I just got a Triton 400 too and not all the menu options were there until I updated it. I like it though, works pretty good. Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 The Following is probably more help than the manual. A couple of things. You probably need to change coordinate systems and Map Datum. You probably also want to customize your screen to to show Distance To End. So here's some step by steps... The Triton 400 has 3 profiles. Hiking, Geocaching and Marine. Each one can be customized. Press Menu->View->Profiles You can customize them from there. Here's some other info... Changing Map Datum 1. Press Menu->view->Settings->Navagation 2. Where it says Map Datum(second one Down), make sure WGS84 is selected. Changing coordinate systems 1. Menu->View->Settings->Navagation 2. Highlight Lat/Long Press Select(You may need to press it twice) It should say...Accuracy 3. Change that to Deg/Min.MMM Customizing Your Screen... 1. From the Map Screen, Press Select Button(middle Button) 2. Select Customize Fields. 3. Highlight the field at the bottom of the screen you wish to change 4. Press Select 5. Highlight the field you want. 6. Press Select How to get geocaches from the site to your unit... 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(or LOC Waypoint 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 or .loc(accordingly)) 2. Choose option a, b or c. a. Upload the .gpx/.loc file into Vantage point; from Vantage Point software, click the Import Icon, 3rd from the left; then select the file from your hard drive. You can only do one file at a time, pain in the butt. b. To import multiple gpx/loc files at once, open the folder that contains the gpx/loc files and open VP. Select the files(hold down CTRL and click the ones you want); then drag them into VP c. 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 Click the Transfer From PC to My GPS icon 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(if using .gpx files) is… 1. Name 2. Short Description 3. Long Description 4. Cache Type 5. Coordinates 6. Hint 6. Short Description 7. Long Description Quote Link to comment
+KrazyRaider051685 Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 Sweet deal. Thanks a million for making that seem easy. Now the trick is actually doing that once my triton gets here Thanks again guys/gals! Quote Link to comment
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