Etrex or Etrex H

[+Border Caz]

Help! I just bought a GPSr online, it was described as an Etrex H, but on the unit it just says Etrex.

 

How can I tell which it is, the Garmin site doesn't have any info on the Etex as it's discontinued.

 

What does the H do that the previous model didn't?

[+RonFisk]

Help! I just bought a GPSr online, it was described as an Etrex H, but on the unit it just says Etrex.

 

How can I tell which it is, the Garmin site doesn't have any info on the Etex as it's discontinued.

 

What does the H do that the previous model didn't?

 

The "H" stands for Hi sensitivity.

[+RonFisk]

Help! I just bought a GPSr online, it was described as an Etrex H, but on the unit it just says Etrex.

 

How can I tell which it is, the Garmin site doesn't have any info on the Etex as it's discontinued.

 

What does the H do that the previous model didn't?

 

The "H" stands for Hi sensitivity.

[+Border Caz]

Yes I know that, but does the newer model have any other advantages, and how can I tell which model it is?

[+Tarot]

How can I tell which model it is?

 

Hi There

 

The older Etrex looks like this:

 

 

The new Etrex H looks like this:

 

 

Notice the change in the decal on the top, and the wording around the screen.

(12 Channel GPS vs High Sensitivity)

 

Hope this helps

 

Regards Tarot

Edited June 5, 2010 by Tarot

[+Border Caz]

That's great, thanks Tarot. As I thought, it's the old model.

[+Border Caz]

That's great, thanks Tarot. As I thought, it's the old model.

[+Border Caz]

That's great, thanks Tarot. As I thought, it's the old model.

[+coggins]

That's great, thanks Tarot. As I thought, it's the old model.

FYI: there were a couple versions of the "old model". To find out which;

 

1. go to MENU->SETUP->SYSTEM and check the SOFTWARE VERSION

2. go to MENU->SETUP->SYSTEM and check the MODE. Can you select WAAS?

3. what colour is your backlight? Green or Amber?

[+Border Caz]

1. go to MENU->SETUP->SYSTEM and check the SOFTWARE VERSION

 

2.14

 

2. go to MENU->SETUP->SYSTEM and check the MODE. Can you select WAAS?

 

No, just Normal, Battery Save or Demo

 

3. what colour is your backlight? Green or Amber?

 

Green

Edited June 5, 2010 by Border Caz

[+coggins]

1. go to MENU->SETUP->SYSTEM and check the SOFTWARE VERSION

 

2.14

 

2. go to MENU->SETUP->SYSTEM and check the MODE. Can you select WAAS?

 

No, just Normal, Battery Save or Demo

 

3. what colour is your backlight? Green or Amber?

 

Green

OK, then that's the original eTrex, v2.14 is the last software update for that unit. I had one of those and traveled around the world with it. Who ever sold it to you as an eTrex H did you wrong, an eTrex H has WAAS and a high sensitivity receiver, yours doesn't have either of those. In good shape, maybe worth $25. Anything more is pretty much a ripoff. Edited June 6, 2010 by coggins

[+Border Caz]

Thanks for the help. I'm trying to get my money back.

[QuigleyJones]

where did you buy it from,

internet store, ebay?

[+Border Caz]

E-bay, the seller has agreed to refund if I send it back. All sorted hopefully, and when I get the money back I can try again!

[+bargewell3]

We purchased one of these on Craigslist, to see if we liked Geocaching. It works wonderfully, and the only reason we upgraded was for paperless caching, which you can't do on the eTrex. It served us very well, and was worth the $40 we paid for it, plus the additional for buying the data cable off eBay. If you're just starting out and don't want to spend a lot of money to get the hang of things, the original eTrex does the job nicely for a low cost.

[+Border Caz]

Yes, some of my friends have the basic Etrex but it only does the job as well as my Nuvi. I'm not just starting out, I paid for the newer model and that was what I wanted!

 

Have decided to go for a Legend HCX instead when I get the money back. Think it's worth the extra.

[cafebeef45]

I know this is a year later but I am in the same situation. I bought an etrex H off of ebay and what I got was an original etrex which doesn't even have the latest software on it (v 2.11). I followed the three steps listed above and my unit had the same results as Border Caz with the exception of the software version (2.11, just Normal, Battery Save or Demo, green). Based on the comments above I am going to try and get my money back. I hope to have similar success as Border Caz. We will see. Thanks for the information above (especially the pictures). It was exactly what I needed.