+Delta-S Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Seeing lots of logs with GPS horizontal distances in feet. Mine (Magellan 315) seems to only go in miles or km. Is it true that some units switch to "feet" when you get close to your target? The Bigg Family "Delta-S" Quote Link to comment
+worldtraveler Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Many (or, perhaps, most) will automatically switch to feet/meters when the distance to waypoint is less than 0.1 mi/km. The Garmin GPS III+ and V are just two examples with which I am familiar. Worldtraveler Quote Link to comment
+dustystar Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Under "set up" then under "nav units", you can change from mile/ft to just miles on my Magellan STP. I'm betting you can on the 315 as well. Quote Link to comment
Dave Lucas Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 The 315 switches from KM to M when you are under 1 KM away. I imagine it does the same thing if you are using miles and cubits as well. Quote Link to comment
+Delta-S Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 I think I'm going to check my firmware version. Maybe I don't have the latest. Also will try switching to km and see what effect that has. In my current mode, the smallest distance shown is 0.01 miles. The Bigg Family "Delta-S" Quote Link to comment
+Rich in NEPA Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 The option I need most is the one that when I get to under a stone's throw automatically switches over to smidgens. Cheers ... ~Rich in NEPA~ === A man with a GPS receiver knows where he is; a man with two GPS receivers is never sure. === Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 My Meridian jumps to feet when under 0.1 (right around 500 feet). The benchmark I recovered today showed 4 feet, which I think is darned good for a recreational unit. DustyJacket ...If life was fair, a banana split would cure cancer. Quote Link to comment
+alexm Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Delta-S Family:I think I'm going to check my firmware version. Maybe I don't have the latest. Also will try switching to km and see what effect that has. In my current mode, the smallest distance shown is 0.01 miles. You definitely need new firmware. You can get it from magellangps.com ... alex Quote Link to comment
+Delta-S Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 I loaded new firmware (v3.15 - appropriate # for this unit) and now i get distances in feet. Thanks for the help, all (btw, previous firmware was v3.07 - no feet. - haven't noticed what other changes are here yet. The Bigg Family "Delta-S" Quote Link to comment
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