st4946 0 Posted February 13, 2018 Hey folks, just bought a etrex 20 x and I’m having a little trouble with the compass. When I bought this I registered it and the Garmin site updated the firmware. Everything seems to be working fine , except when I go to the compass page there is no pointer. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post
+Atlas Cached 111 Posted February 16, 2018 pointer is usually only present while actively routing to a destination. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
+Red90 60 Posted February 17, 2018 Especially with a 20x as it does not has a compass. Quote Share this post Link to post
+Mineral2 225 Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) Well, it does have a compass, but it requires that you are moving in order for it to show any meaningful information. But it does not have a built-in magnetic compass. Edited February 17, 2018 by Mineral2 Quote Share this post Link to post
+cliptwings 2 Posted February 18, 2018 Yeah, I'm pretty sure you still have a pointer. Try selecting a geocache or waypoint loaded on the GPSr, then go to the compass page to look for the pointer. Quote Share this post Link to post
robertlipe 51 Posted February 20, 2018 Also, if you're asking about the pointer that's normally under a finger that you're moving to a location, however, this time of yeark can factor in. On he newer capacitive displays, it won't register the presence of your ringer, leat gloves withthe rubber tips so there's a capacitive reatction. Quote Share this post Link to post
