J'nK Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hi guys, I'm having a hard time entering the second stage of a multi I'm trying to find. I thought I punched it in right in my GPS but it's telling me stage 2 is 19 km away but when I look at the same coords here on Google Earth it's saying 0.13 km away which seems more likely since that's close to stage 1. Any idea what I have done wrong? When I try and put it in my GPS as a Geocache I only have the option to save and not actually enter coords, so I had to enter it as a waypoint if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yeah, you are gonna have to make it as a waypoint. Just name it same as the cache with a suffix ( -1, -2, etc.), that way you aren't messing up the cache coordinates itself. As far as the distance being off so much, it sounds as though you may have "fat-fingered" your entry. One or more of the last two digits is wrongly entered (transposed, maybe?). Double-check when entering. Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 It doesn't seem to be entered wrong however I can not put in a . between the first 2 numbers and the last 3(excluding the 44 N and 079W). Not sure if this matters though. Another thing, how do I get my waypoint into my dashboard if I ever figure out how to do this right. I like to use the compass feature when caching. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) by (.), you don't mean °, do you? If so, don't sweat it, the instrument knows what you mean without it. This should help you quite a bit, Magellan's downloadable manual: http://support.magellangps.com/support/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=234&nav=0,18,24,367 Pretty much the best one in the industry -- others don't seem to supply one at all! Edited January 12, 2013 by Gitchee-Gummee Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Thanks I didn't mean degree no. I meant . as in N44 18.258. Edited January 12, 2013 by J'nK Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Thanks I didn't mean degree no. I meant . as in N44 18.258. Even that one, you shouldn't be required to enter that. As long as the format is set correctly, the characters will slide right into their correct position, degree symbol or decimal period notwithstanding. You see, it is trying the read the character as an entered digit, and cannot. Edited January 12, 2013 by Gitchee-Gummee Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I can't seem to figure out the problem. Maybe when doing multi's I'm just going to have to use my old Magellan eXplorist 300. When I put in the same coords they are telling me the proper distance to stage 2. Very frustrating though... Quote Link to comment
+redwoodkestrel Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I can't seem to figure out the problem. Maybe when doing multi's I'm just going to have to use my old Magellan eXplorist 300. When I put in the same coords they are telling me the proper distance to stage 2. Very frustrating though... If your GPS is set to display your coordinates in degrees & minutes (DD MM.MMM - the way that they are displayed in geocaching) then the Magellan should already have the decimal point there - you wouldn't have to enter it, but you would have a space for the first 2 numbers and then a space for the second two numbers. It sounds to me like your coordinates are being displayed in decimal degrees (DD.DDDDD), in which case you would not be able to enter a decimal nor would the Magellan provide a space for one. AND if you entered numbers into decimal degrees that were supposed to be in degrees & minutes, then, yes, the coordinates would look quite far off! Go into the settings of your Magellan and make sure it's set to display coordinates in degrees & minutes. That should take care of the problem. Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I can't seem to figure out the problem. Maybe when doing multi's I'm just going to have to use my old Magellan eXplorist 300. When I put in the same coords they are telling me the proper distance to stage 2. Very frustrating though... If your GPS is set to display your coordinates in degrees & minutes (DD MM.MMM - the way that they are displayed in geocaching) then the Magellan should already have the decimal point there - you wouldn't have to enter it, but you would have a space for the first 2 numbers and then a space for the second two numbers. It sounds to me like your coordinates are being displayed in decimal degrees (DD.DDDDD), in which case you would not be able to enter a decimal nor would the Magellan provide a space for one. AND if you entered numbers into decimal degrees that were supposed to be in degrees & minutes, then, yes, the coordinates would look quite far off! Go into the settings of your Magellan and make sure it's set to display coordinates in degrees & minutes. That should take care of the problem. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This was the exact problem, the GPS was set to Degree only not Degree and Minutes. I'm very greatful that you were able to understand my rambling and help me fix the problem. Quote Link to comment
+redwoodkestrel Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Glad I could help! Enjoy finishing that multi! Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Alright red, here is another question. I'm trying to find the final stage but I need to do a projection of 108 degrees and 200 meters. How would I go about punching this into my GPS? Quote Link to comment
+tweetiepy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I can't seem to figure out the problem. Maybe when doing multi's I'm just going to have to use my old Magellan eXplorist 300. When I put in the same coords they are telling me the proper distance to stage 2. Very frustrating though... If your GPS is set to display your coordinates in degrees & minutes (DD MM.MMM - the way that they are displayed in geocaching) then the Magellan should already have the decimal point there - you wouldn't have to enter it, but you would have a space for the first 2 numbers and then a space for the second two numbers. It sounds to me like your coordinates are being displayed in decimal degrees (DD.DDDDD), in which case you would not be able to enter a decimal nor would the Magellan provide a space for one. AND if you entered numbers into decimal degrees that were supposed to be in degrees & minutes, then, yes, the coordinates would look quite far off! Go into the settings of your Magellan and make sure it's set to display coordinates in degrees & minutes. That should take care of the problem. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This was the exact problem, the GPS was set to Degree only not Degree and Minutes. I'm very greatful that you were able to understand my rambling and help me fix the problem. Yeah I did that too - got our first multi on try #12 I think - I had problems with true/magnetic North too when projecting a waypoing and then had only degrees & the final cache was 19 Km away until I realized there were minute & seconds... I feel for you! Good luck! Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Alright red, here is another question. I'm trying to find the final stage but I need to do a projection of 108 degrees and 200 meters. How would I go about punching this into my GPS? Don't have an Explorist with me, but if you're in the Waypoints Menu, hit the menu button on the unit, and a pop up menu should come up where Waypoint Projection is one of the choices. Then you can enter distance and bearing. Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks for the reply Yuck, you are right. I found a video on Youtube that helped me and I was just going to post it here but you have summed it up perfectly. Quote Link to comment
+tweetiepy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Do you have a link to that video? I'd like to know more. Quote Link to comment
J'nK Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 The link is for an eTrex I believe but it's basically the same for an eXplorist. In the "Tools" you will find "Project Waypoint" and you can enter your information there. Here is the video: Quote Link to comment
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