+digitalgoddess Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I know this sounds stupid, but I am having problems understanding what the symbols mean that I am seeing on my gps screen during a hunt. I went to knowledge base and didn't find anything there that seemed to help. What symbol marks the cache. I thought it was a red pin, but when we get close it changes to a blue dot- What does that mean ???? Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 what GPS do you own? Some Garmins place a blue pin marker on the destination if you route to the cache location. But it goes away when you select your next destination. Quote Link to comment
+digitalgoddess Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 what GPS do you own? Some Garmins place a blue pin marker on the destination if you route to the cache location. But it goes away when you select your next destination. I own a Dakota 20. Is this info that I need to go to Garmin for ?? I wasn't sure if this was a geocaching.com issue-since I do paperless downloads, and therefor the icons would belong to geocaching.com Thanks for any assistance you can give. Colleen Mills digitalgoddess Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 How are you loading information into the Dakota?? From Where? Quote Link to comment
+digitalgoddess Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 I am using the computer to Garmin download cord from www.geocaching.com. I chose the caches that I want and then hit "send to gps" button. I thought the red "stick pin" was supposed to be the cache. When we get close it changes to a blue dot. How do you read this thing anyway ??? Colleen Mills digitalgoddess Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 If you are using the Geocaching screens built into your unit the cache should appear much the same as a little closed box muxh the same as the Geocaching Google maps. Make sure you have selected the Geocaching profile when Geocaching with that unit. Quote Link to comment
+BrrrMo Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I am using the computer to Garmin download cord from www.geocaching.com. I chose the caches that I want and then hit "send to gps" button. I thought the red "stick pin" was supposed to be the cache. When we get close it changes to a blue dot. How do you read this thing anyway ??? Colleen Mills digitalgoddess I use a Garmin 60CSx. Not sure about your unit but my best guess would be that the Cache is within that blue dot. When that happens you must be very close. If you have already found a Cache plug it into your unit and go to it, if it changes to a blue dot when you get close that may be your answer. Quote Link to comment
+cycler48 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I have an Oregon series and I would think your Dakota would be very similar. As Starbrand commented, it should show up "as a little closed box much the same as the Geocaching Google maps." Quote Link to comment
+dexter-cacher Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I use a garmin colorado 300. If it isn't in "geocache mode" the waypoint I am navigating towards shows up on the screen as a blue stick pin. I never noticed if it changed color because I normally run in the "geocaching mode" . I would hazard a bet that the change in color is simply the GPSr telling you that you have arrived (ie are very close to the cache) kinda of like a visual alarm if you will. Just my guess. Changing the mode should show all the caches as green boxes and then after finding them and selecting the "found" feature turns them into gold open treasure chests. Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 what GPS do you own? Some Garmins place a blue pin marker on the destination if you route to the cache location. But it goes away when you select your next destination. I own a Dakota 20. Is this info that I need to go to Garmin for ?? I wasn't sure if this was a geocaching.com issue-since I do paperless downloads, and therefor the icons would belong to geocaching.com Thanks for any assistance you can give. Colleen Mills digitalgoddess the icons don't belong to geocaching.com, the icons come from your GPS"s software Quote Link to comment
+spotter/g Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 When I first started geocaching with either of my GPSr's I read and reread the owners manual. Quote Link to comment
+digitalgoddess Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 the icons don't belong to geocaching.com, the icons come from your GPS"s software Thanks for that info. We have figured some of it out ourselves over the last few days. (trial and error) The Garmin manual is less than usless. It gives very short explainations for any subject-just enough that they answered-was it a help, NO. And the knowledge base is just as bad. I think I am going to write a new manual entitled "A User Manual for the Dakota 20- What Garmin doesn't tell you." Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 seems like I answered your question in the first post. If you navigate to the cache it will place a temporary blue pin at your destination. Quote Link to comment
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