Guest Rubbertoe Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 I recently bought an eTrex Vista, and for the life of me I can't get it to accept uploaded maps of any substantial size. I can get it to *maybe* accept a 300k topo map now and then, but as for an 8 meg MapSource chunk - forget it. I've updated firmware with my current settings, and uploaded and downloaded waypoints and tracks in various software pages without incident... but I CAN'T GET A dadgum MAP INTO THIS THING. Pardon my frustration... ANY tips that you might have on getting a good communication going on between the PC and an eTrex Vista would be GREATLY appreciated. My current com settings are 115200, 8-n-1, xon/xoff Thanks much... Rob Quote Link to comment
Guest Prime Suspect Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 You have to have your Serial Data Format on your GPS set to GARMIN. I thing the units ship with that as the default, but it may have gotten changed. Quote Link to comment
Guest navdog Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 You may need to provide more detail about the specific problem for someone to help you. I have not reached the maximum memory for my Vista or GPSV, but maybe your memory is full. I would think it would give a prompt though. The Mapsource users manual has good detailed instructions on transferring data to your GPS, including maps. The steps mentioned: File/Save to device/serial port What to save/maps (make sure this is checked) communications settings/com1 baud rate/automatic save Quote Link to comment
Guest Rubbertoe Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Yeah, I guess I should add what else I've done... sorry for my lack of detail. GPS set to Garmin, upload speed set to auto (which uses 115200 automagically) - and the port settings I listed earlier. In uploading a new map set, it also automagically deletes anything that is in memory - so I'm sure it's not a matter of it being full. Weird thing is, I've installed the software on two completely different PCs with the same results. thanks for the help so far folks Quote Link to comment
Guest Rubbertoe Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Yeah, I guess I should add what else I've done... sorry for my lack of detail. GPS set to Garmin, upload speed set to auto (which uses 115200 automagically) - and the port settings I listed earlier. In uploading a new map set, it also automagically deletes anything that is in memory - so I'm sure it's not a matter of it being full. Weird thing is, I've installed the software on two completely different PCs with the same results. thanks for the help so far folks Quote Link to comment
Guest Geoffrey Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 I have a Etrex Vista and 2 PCs, but I have no problem. Could you have somebody check it on their PC??. This sounds bad in that the map memory in your Vista may be bad, and you may have to exchange it, or have it repaired. ------------------ http://members.aol.com/geoffr524/myhomepage/howto.html Quote Link to comment
Guest Geoffrey Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 The Vista has a separate memory for the Maps, and the Waypoints/Tracklogs has a shared memory. I have had a Garmin fail, so it is possible that the unit is defective. Quote Link to comment
Guest Uplink Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 I have heard that when all else fails, you should try setting the baud rate in the MapSource preferences to 9600. If that works, move the baud rate up one step at a time. Quote Link to comment
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