+Scorpio49 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Senior citizen new to this. Just received a Delorme PN-60. How do I get the caches I have found by my home on the PN60. Delorme manual useless. I am not a premium member. Simple step by step would be appreciated or point me to some material to read/study. Thanks in advance Edited January 5, 2012 by Scorpio49 Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) I'm not intimately familiar with the Delorme, but I suspect that it came with a data cable of some sort, which you can connect to your computer? If so, there is a brief description in the "Geocaching 101" guide: If you have a DeLorme, Magellan or Garmin that connects directly to your computer through an interface cable, you can use the "Send to GPS" functionality to send a cache listing directly to your GPS device. The first time you use this functionality, you will be instructed to download the appropriate plugin for your GPS device. The following link should get you started with the majority of your questions: Geocaching 101 Although the information is not specific to Delorme, it should give you a bit of a jumpstart. Good luck, and Welcome! Edited January 5, 2012 by Touchstone Quote Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Delorme also has an excellent customer service line. If you don't mind making the phone call, that's a route you could take. Unfortunately, I'm a Garmin guy...but have wanted a PN-60 for a while! Quote Link to comment
+NicoleLackey Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Here's a (hopefully) easy step by step instructions we like to use: Turn on your GPS device On a cache page, click the "Send to GPS" button Plug your GPS device in to the computer Choose DeLorme as your specific device The link will let you know if/when you need to download a plug-in Select either Windows or Mac Click Save, Open the plug-in (.exe) and Run (For Windows or for Mac) Follow the directions to complete the installation process Go back to the cache page, your GPS device should be set up If you have a DeLorme, try clicking the 'Send to GPS' again. The Send to GPS window shows the steps the computer is taking to download it to your GPS. From now on, you should be able to only click 'send to GPS' on a cache page or the GPS icon to the right of the cache on search results lists in order to geocache information directly to your device. If you have any problems with your GPS, contact DeLorme directly. Their number is 1.800.561.5105 If you have any questions about Geocaching, you can email us at Groundspeak at contact@geocaching.com or call 206-302-7721. There are a lot of really helpful knowledgeable people in these forums too! Welcome to the Geocaching Community! Quote Link to comment
+Scorpio49 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks NicoleLackey that's exactly what I was looking for and it worked well. I will be heading out tomorrow to see if I can figure out the rest of the Delorme PN60 now that I have some cache's loaded. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Danged kids calling themselves senior citizens! Have fun! Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Danged kids calling themselves senior citizens! Have fun! Yeah, he's probably a very old 32! To the old OP: I bet before too long, you will be going Premium to really make that '60 rock-n-roll! In the meantime, there WILL be stumbles, trips and slips. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment
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