+CoxFamily2003 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Recently got a Garmin 60csx, used and it was working great at first, now not so much. In comparison next to my Android runing (reference to unauthorized application removed by Groundspeak) (which has led me to many caches, pretty dead on) the Garmin is now showing way off. For starters, I think the compass SOMETIMES points 180 deg off. It seems to do this with and without the electronic compass on or off. I have calibrated it several times. Also, the distance is way off too. The Android will show 29ft, while the Garmin shows 380ft. I have tried multiple settings of the unit. i am running the latest software and have latest topo maps installed. In the beginning, it was great, now it seems so unreliable. I got this for my wife, since I have the Android, so she could cache with the kids when I am at work. Does anyone have any ideas of what can be wrong? Anything I should try? Thanks in advance, fellow cachers... Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 coordinate datum set to wgs84? Quote Link to comment
+CoxFamily2003 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) coordinate datum set to wgs84? Yes, since day one. Should the North Reference be Magnetic or True? Would I get different results between the two? EDIT: I have reset most of the unit back to default. I will try again later and see how accurate it is. Edited August 10, 2010 by CoxFamily2003 Quote Link to comment
+TravelinTerriers Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I had to return my 60csx for defective compass when relatively new. Works ok now though. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Yes, since day one. Should the North Reference be Magnetic or True? Would I get different results between the two? yes and no. the arrow will always point to the cache, only the compass rose underneath will be rotated differently. it will also make a difference when projecting waypoints. Quote Link to comment
+IBcrashen Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just a shot in the dark here. Got to ask what kind of cache are you doing when its that far off? Close to a road, park and grab or off into the woods? When you do a "Go to" are you choosing "follow road" and the cache is off the road a ways? The unit marks a spot on the nearest road, not the cache, and navigates to that spot unless you switch over to "off road" or started with "off road" which would use the cache as ground zero. Quote Link to comment
ao318 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I've noticed this type of behavior when my batteries were getting low. Have you tried fresh batteries and compass calibration? Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Is your firmware up to date? If nothing else works, back up your data and do a hard reset. Quote Link to comment
+CoxFamily2003 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just a shot in the dark here. Got to ask what kind of cache are you doing when its that far off? Close to a road, park and grab or off into the woods? When you do a "Go to" are you choosing "follow road" and the cache is off the road a ways? The unit marks a spot on the nearest road, not the cache, and navigates to that spot unless you switch over to "off road" or started with "off road" which would use the cache as ground zero. never thought of that... I usually use the maps to get me there and never switch over. I could try that. I've noticed this type of behavior when my batteries were getting low. Have you tried fresh batteries and compass calibration? My batt had 2 bars, I just put a new set in, will try at the next cache. Is your firmware up to date? If nothing else works, back up your data and do a hard reset. yes, firmware is up to date. I went through the manual and found nothing on hard reset. What is the procedure to do that? Should have done that when i first got it (again... used) Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment
+Redwoods Mtn Biker Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hold down Enter and Page and then press the Power button. You'll need to give it half an hour or so under open sky afterwards. Quote Link to comment
+G.O. John and Carol Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Just a shot in the dark here. Got to ask what kind of cache are you doing when its that far off? Close to a road, park and grab or off into the woods? When you do a "Go to" are you choosing "follow road" and the cache is off the road a ways? The unit marks a spot on the nearest road, not the cache, and navigates to that spot unless you switch over to "off road" or started with "off road" which would use the cache as ground zero. I'll bet that's the problem. That tripped me up a couple of times before I figured out what was going on. Quote Link to comment
+BumperMcV Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I use mine in off road but I can be walking down a straight trail and the compass swings back and forth. The needle stays on the same bearing/heading. I end up taking a real compass with me to keep me hiking through the woods in the right direction. I only use the 60csx to watch the distance come down. Thats the only thing I am unhappy with on the 60csx Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I use mine in off road but I can be walking down a straight trail and the compass swings back and forth. The needle stays on the same bearing/heading. I end up taking a real compass with me to keep me hiking through the woods in the right direction. I only use the 60csx to watch the distance come down. Thats the only thing I am unhappy with on the 60csx Do you calibrate the compass every time you change batteries? If you don't it will act fluky. Quote Link to comment
+CoxFamily2003 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Just a shot in the dark here. Got to ask what kind of cache are you doing when its that far off? Close to a road, park and grab or off into the woods? When you do a "Go to" are you choosing "follow road" and the cache is off the road a ways? The unit marks a spot on the nearest road, not the cache, and navigates to that spot unless you switch over to "off road" or started with "off road" which would use the cache as ground zero. I'll bet that's the problem. That tripped me up a couple of times before I figured out what was going on. That was it. I had it set to that originally, then when i put the updated maps on it, I think it must have changed it to follow road by default. Once I selected off-road in setup, it now asks when i do a find if I want to route off road or follow roads. Now if I can just teach the wife how to use it Quote Link to comment
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