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We are new to geocaching so we've bought a 2nd hand Geko 301. Works ok and we've already found a few caches but its so time consuming having to manually input the waypoints, and (maybe I'm really dim and about to make a fool of myself) also the name of the waypoint can only be about 6 characters long. Apart from that its so easy to use, my 5 year old little dragon loves to hold it and lead the way!

Anyway, what I need to know is, can I connect the device to my laptop to download the waypoints instead? It would save us so much time.

Thanks <_<

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Anyway, what I need to know is, can I connect the device to my laptop to download the waypoints instead? It would save us so much time.

Thanks :huh:

 

You need a data cable.

If your notebook does not have a serial port you need a serial to USB coonverter too.

It has been discussed in this forum before - i do not find the article.

 

Garmin Shop:

PC Interface Cable (RS232 Serial Port Connector)

010-10206-00

 

USB to RS232 Converter Cable (Requires Applicable Unit PC Interface Cable)

010-10310-00

 

Original Garmin equipment is more expensive than third party products.

 

Software for creating / transfering data to the GPS: Mapsource works, OziExplorer works. Lots of other free and commercial SW works.

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