Magellan Explorist GC GPS

[+Froxx]

I'm having a problem finding the "Nearest" Caches with my new Magellan Explorist GC.

 

With my Garmin eTrex it's simple.. when I turn it on, it knows where I am now and finds me the closest caches.

 

But every time I try to use my Magellan Explorist GC, it starts up as if I were at my "last" location.. not where I am now.

I fiddle in every menu and usually by pushing just about every option, I eventually get it to reset to where I currently am, but "how" I do this, I'm not sure ... and I have to do it every time!! It's incredibly frustrating.

 

So my question is.. Is there a simple way to get it to reset itself to my current location?

 

B.

[+John in Valley Forge]

Just turn it on.

Until is gets a fresh satellite lock it assumes you are in the same place where you were when you switched it off.

It is the same way with every GPSr model I have ever seen.

[+Froxx]

Just turn it on.

Until is gets a fresh satellite lock it assumes you are in the same place where you were when you switched it off.

It is the same way with every GPSr model I have ever seen.

 

Thanks for the quick reply... but although I agree with you that is how I'd think it "should" work, this one does not seem to find that new satellite lock by itself. I can be standing right out in the open and it still thinks I'm at my last location.

 

B.

[+mpilchfamily]

It may be slower to get a lock so you need to give it some time.