Idaho Ron Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I have a new 60csx. I installed topo 24 k for Idaho, and this problem is hard to explain. I have been noticing that when I am driving about 5 miles per hour “mostly in the desert” going north, The Map will be facing the wrong way. I have the unit set for track up, and the software is 4.0. I will be actually driving north, and the north arrow at the top will be pointing actually south. The indicator arrow that is “me” will be pointing north the way I am driving, but will be traveling backwards on the screen. Even if I turn and then head west the map doesn’t change. When I speed up to say 10 miles per hour is fixes it self so the north pointer is pointing north and the map is correct and the little pointer that is “me” is pointing and traveling in the right direction. This is very difficult to explain and I am sorry for the poor explanation. I have seen this several times now and I can see how this would get a person “lost” and would like to correct this problem. Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Are you in "battery saver" mode? Quote Link to comment
Idaho Ron Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Are you in "battery saver" mode? No Quote Link to comment
+Cardinal Red Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I have a new 60csx. I installed topo 24 k for Idaho, and this problem is hard to explain. I have been noticing that when I am driving about 5 miles per hour “mostly in the desert” going north, The Map will be facing the wrong way. I have the unit set for track up, and the software is 4.0. I will be actually driving north, and the north arrow at the top will be pointing actually south. The indicator arrow that is “me” will be pointing north the way I am driving, but will be traveling backwards on the screen. Even if I turn and then head west the map doesn’t change. When I speed up to say 10 miles per hour is fixes it self so the north pointer is pointing north and the map is correct and the little pointer that is “me” is pointing and traveling in the right direction. This is very difficult to explain and I am sorry for the poor explanation. I have seen this several times now and I can see how this would get a person “lost” and would like to correct this problem. Thanks Ron Menu - Setup - Heading Switch to compass heading when below ..... My 60CS right now is set to 10mph. Probably the default? You could try changing that setting and see if it helps. Couldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment
+JPatton Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Try changing the speed when the electronic compass kicks in. Menu>Menu>Setup>Heading. It defaults to 10 mph I believe. Change it to something like 1 mph for 5 seconds. This has solved similar problems for other caches I know. Quote Link to comment
Idaho Ron Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 OK, I am understanding the thought. The GPS is NOT level when it is in the window mount. SOOO the compass is not working right. I am driving less than 10 MPH so the GPS direction is not kicking in. I set it to 1 MPH and 5 seconds. I will try that and see. Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment
Idaho Ron Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 That did it. Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment
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