GPSMAP 62s "Approaching" Screen

[+Sierra Rat]

I have turned off the proximity alarms on my GPSMAP 62s, but I keep getting a pop-up screen when I near the cache that says "approaching xxxx". This pop-up blocks my view of the distance I am from the cache until I press enter. This creates a problem when I'm driving to the cache and am trying to figure out where to stop. Does any one know how to stop this pop-up on the GPSMAP 62s?

 

Thanks

[Keystone]

I am moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the GPS and Technology forum.

[+DragonsWest]

I have turned off the proximity alarms on my GPSMAP 62s, but I keep getting a pop-up screen when I near the cache that says "approaching xxxx". This pop-up blocks my view of the distance I am from the cache until I press enter. This creates a problem when I'm driving to the cache and am trying to figure out where to stop. Does any one know how to stop this pop-up on the GPSMAP 62s?

 

Thanks

 

Every Garmin I've had does this and I hate it with a passion. I know I'm approaching it, Watson, no need to state the obvious - though it can be handy while I'm riding my bike and want to know when I'm close to GZ.

 

Thing to do is to write to Garmin and request it be an option to enable and disable.

[+humboldt flier]

I have turned off the proximity alarms on my GPSMAP 62s, but I keep getting a pop-up screen when I near the cache that says "approaching xxxx". This pop-up blocks my view of the distance I am from the cache until I press enter. This creates a problem when I'm driving to the cache and am trying to figure out where to stop. Does any one know how to stop this pop-up on the GPSMAP 62s?

 

Thanks

 

Yes it is most annoying. Stays there for ~ 10 seconds a total pain.

[jholly]

I have turned off the proximity alarms on my GPSMAP 62s, but I keep getting a pop-up screen when I near the cache that says "approaching xxxx". This pop-up blocks my view of the distance I am from the cache until I press enter. This creates a problem when I'm driving to the cache and am trying to figure out where to stop. Does any one know how to stop this pop-up on the GPSMAP 62s?

 

Thanks

 

Yes it is most annoying. Stays there for ~ 10 seconds a total pain.

 

On my 76CSx a quick blip of the enter key removes the pop up.

[+Sierra Rat]

I guess what is really frustrating to me is that on my GSPMAP60Csx when I turned off the proximity alarm it also stopped the pop-up. I guess in my naive mind the 62s would be just like the 60Csx but with more "bells and whistles". Well, since you could turn off the pop-up on the 60, Garmin should be able to do a software fix on the 62s that would eliminate this annoyance. Does anyone know if this same pop-up problem happens on the Colorados, Oregons and Dakotas?

 

PS Thanks for the replies. At least now I know that I'm not just brain-dead in not being able to turn off the pop-ups.

[+Unobtainium]

Does anyone know if this same pop-up problem happens on the Colorados, Oregons and Dakotas?

Oregon 550 - Yes

[+New Jersey TJ]

Does anyone know if this same pop-up problem happens on the Colorados, Oregons and Dakotas?

 

 

Oregon 400 - Yes

[+ecanderson]

Dakota, yes.

 

My old Summit HC, yes.

 

Darned near all of Garmin's handheld units (with few exceptions), yes.

[+DragonsWest]

Happens on my 60C and my Oregon 450, further, proximity alarm goes off not at a fixed distance from the cache, but based upon a relative rate of approach - assuming at my present walking or cycling speed, I will arrive at GZ in so many seconds. Quite a bigger pain the faster you are approaching GZ and are deciding how soon to dismount or stop a vehicle than when you are walking.

[+humboldt flier]

Happens on my 60C and my Oregon 450, further, proximity alarm goes off not at a fixed distance from the cache, but based upon a relative rate of approach - assuming at my present walking or cycling speed, I will arrive at GZ in so many seconds. Quite a bigger pain the faster you are approaching GZ and are deciding how soon to dismount or stop a vehicle than when you are walking.

 

How true that is ... this particular feature needs to get the boot

[+humboldt flier]

Dakota, yes.

 

My old Summit HC, yes.

 

Darned near all of Garmin's handheld units (with few exceptions), yes.

 

Trusty old 60csx never behaved this way.

[+Sierra Rat]

Well, I think I may have found a way to disable the Proximity Alarms on the GPSMAP 62s.

 

Go to the main menu, then proximity alarm, when you get the screen that says “create alarm”, press the menu button on the unit and a screen will come up with the option to “disable all alarms”. I’ve done this but have yet been able to test the results. It looks like it should work; dadgum, I hope so!!

[+ecanderson]

...but based upon a relative rate of approach

The other day we were doing a SWAG on this in the field, and it appeared that based upon current speed, it was giving us about a 45 second pre-arrival warning.

[+jsargent]

It is good for my wife, who likes to walk, talk and NOT pay attention to the GPS. Without the alarm the conversation would go like this: ".... and then she said, opps we passed it about a half mile back."

[+Sierra Rat]

If anyone is still following this link, here is the solution to the approaching screen problem.

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=267551&st=0&p=4602936&fromsearch=1entry4602936

[+humboldt flier]

If anyone is still following this link, here is the solution to the approaching screen problem.

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=267551&st=0&p=4602936&fromsearch=1entry4602936

I am running a 2.92 beta on one of my units and I still get the " Arriving Nag Screen " in all of it's full blown nagging glory.

 

Hitting the enter button gets rid of it immediately, however, I wonder how many " Enter Buttons " I will wear out before they Nag screen is modified or eliminated.