Guest regoarrarr Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 I have a question about my Magellan 315 GPS. When I select goto and choose a waypoint, my receiver still shows the units as miles even right up to the spot. For instance, as I get close to a cache, it will show 0.01 miles. My friend also bought a 315, and his changes over to feet when he gets close (within a half mile or so). This seems like desired behavior. has anyone else experienced this? Is there a setting I need to choose? Do I have a defective GPS? I've emailed Magellan Tech Support but haven't heard anything back yet. Thanks, dan. Quote Link to comment
Guest Geoffrey Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 Might need to update the receiver with the latest software at: http://www.magellangps.com/frames/frame5.htm ------------------ http://members.aol.com/geoffr524/myhomepage/howto.html [This message has been edited by Geoffrey (edited 25 October 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest phantom4099 Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 You will defiently need to update to get it to do that. Quote Link to comment
Guest arffer Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 Switching to feet when under .1 miles was a new feature in firmware 3.14 Quote Link to comment
Guest ClayJar Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 ...so... they finally got their piece of the pi... um... sorry. Quote Link to comment
Guest ClayJar Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 ...so... they finally got their piece of the pi... um... sorry. Quote Link to comment
Guest regoarrarr Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Thanks. I was wondering what was wrong :-). My GPS didn't come with a PC Cable so I'll need to buy one I guess. The ones I see are a combination PC/Data cable and cigarette lighter adapter for about 40 bucks - does that sound right? dan. Quote Link to comment
Guest GeoForse Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Yup, that sounds about right. Get the cable--its worth it to be able to manage waypoints, routes, etc. You can use EasyGPS to download Cache locations from the geocaching website and upload them to the M 315. Enjoy. P.S. After you upgrade, it will change to feet when you get to 0.1 mile. Its cool to watch it count down to zero as you "zero" in on a cache. Quote Link to comment
Guest arffer Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 quote:Originally posted by regoarrarr:My GPS didn't come with a PC Cable so I'll need to buy one I guess. I just took an old serial cable for my PC and cut one end off. Wrapped aluminum foil balls around the transmit, receive, and ground wires, and then used rubberbands to hold them in place. Did this for a couple of months. I figure if 315 owners can be seen wandering through the woods hula-waving their GPSRs over their heads like ritual sky-worshipers, what's wrong with using aluminum spit-balls and rubberbands to transfer data? diagram Quote Link to comment
Guest Tomebug Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 I'm trying to upload the new software onto my 315, but it is stuck in the "establishing communication" mode. It keeps cycling through the baud rates, but never connects. What do I do? Quote Link to comment
Guest alexm Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Here's a few things you may want to try: First and foremost, set the baud rate on your GPS to 9600 (menu-setup-baud rate-9600 baud-enter). Turn of NMEA (menu-setup-NMEA-OFF-enter) If you have any sort of programs that deal at all with serial ports, disable them if you know how (fax answering programs, infra-red peripheral detectors, dial in modem servers, etc...) If that doesn't work, or you don't know how to to the above, try disabling any running software on your computer. You can usually do this by right clicking on the little icons in the lower right of your task bar and shutting them down. This will usually get most of 'em. You can also do this by hitting "ctrl-alt-del" and selecting "End Task" on everything except "systray" and "explorer". If that still doesn't work, post more information (which COM port, which version of windows you are using, whether the data cable works with other GPS software (easygps), etc... Someone can definitely help you with the right information. ... Quote Link to comment
Guest Tomebug Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 Well, got the upload to successfully complete, now my Mag 315 has a black screen and doesn't work at all, not even to power off. I have emailed the company, hopefully they can help me. I feel handicapped, what will I do until it's fixed??? Anyone know how to fix this? Quote Link to comment
Guest navdog Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 Well if it won't turn off, maybe you should try to take out the batteries and reinstall them, Then try to power up the unit. Quote Link to comment
Guest Tomebug Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Tried that, now it won't turn on. Dang. Guess I just have to wait for tech support to respond. Quote Link to comment
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