thcri Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Since I have updated my the software on my Garmin Etrex Vista to 3.2 I have noticed the arrow when in the Map mode is always 90 degrees to the direction I am going. It use to have the line it was drawing straight with the arrow, now the arrow is always 90 degrees to the line. Can anyone help me here. Also it seems to take a long time to find Satellites at start up. Murph Quote Link to comment
+PAWINGERS Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Did you re-initialize the GPS after updating? Did you re-calibrate the compass? You will have to do both of these things. Also have to recalibrate after changing batteries. Quote Link to comment
thcri Posted April 20, 2003 Author Share Posted April 20, 2003 When you say "re-initialise" do you mean let sit on a flat surface for ten to fifteen minutes? I did do that but I did not rebalibrate the compass. I will do that right now. As far as re-initialise I did do that. murph Quote Link to comment
+PAWINGERS Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 It has to sit outside for at least 15-20 minutes after locking on to sattellites. Quote Link to comment
+Bloencustoms Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Try going to your navigation page and selecting "bearing pointer" rather than "course pointer. That might be the problem. "Searching with my good eye closed" Quote Link to comment
thcri Posted April 21, 2003 Author Share Posted April 21, 2003 I went to the navigation page. Course Pointer is shown. When I click on it and go back then Bearing Pointer is shown. Click on it again and then Course Pointer is shown. So I am assuming that what you actually have is the opposite of what is shown. Therefore I would have had Bearing Pointer selected. Right?? murph Quote Link to comment
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