+Nebrcacher Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 How is this for Geocaching? I'd also like to use it for driving. Anyone have any experience with this software or are there any reviews I can read? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Robert has a very complete review at his web site. Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I like it. The new maps are more detailed and highly accurate (in my area at least). I has a few irritants: (1) Changing some GPS settings (2) It does a lot of beeping (I sometimes keep the stereo up a little, so the beeping is barely there) I use it for driving to new areas, or even to find a specific building, and I have used it for driving to caches in places I know nothing about. It has guided me correctly, except for construction in progress. It even has roads that were new last year (or was it the year before.) I would not try to use road autorouting when out of the card and looking for the cache. (Perhaps I mis-understood your question.) Quote Link to comment
+DeerChaser & Company Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I have used it for 2 days now and love it!! Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I think I'm going to get a Meridian Color and Directroute at the end of the month. The best thing is that everything I have for my Platinum works with the Color. WooHoo! Quote Link to comment
+DeadBird652 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I used it on a Cache last week and it worked great. I didn't know the roads in this area and it beeped me right to the parking coordinates. Then I set a Point to Point Go To and navigated to the cache. I prefer MapSend Topo when in the woods. Quote Link to comment
Vacman Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 My only thought about this is if you have more than one computer, be aware that you can only run the software on one at a time. Also, with my Meri Gold/5.12/128M SD I now am suddenly having trouble with the GPS losing the detail map. I have not had time to figure out what is goin wrong, but there is no fine detail (smaller streets, etc). It is as if I removed the SD card and am using the "built-in" map. Hopefully tomorrow I will have some time to check it out. There is also another thread about these issues in this forum. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 That loss of detail is probably the firmware changing your map detail setting to medium when you run a street route. Check your settings and see if you can put it back to high or highest. I hear it's supposed to set it back to your settings after completing or discontinuing the route, but if you power down while the route is active the settings stay that way until you manually change them. Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I was chasing some caches through lunch hour traffic today, and DirectRoute was automatically re-routing when I missed turns due to the other cars or construction. I didn't have to push the reroute button or anything. NEAT! This is on a Meridian Color. Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 DirectRoute was automatically re-routing when I missed turns due to the other cars or construction. I didn't have to push the reroute button or anything. NEAT! This is on a Meridian Color. Cool! I heard that it was manual. Directroute sounds better every day. Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 There is a manual reroute, activated by the GOTO button. I used it once when I didn't like the route it chose, so I drove off in the other direction for 1/4 mile and hit reroute and it put in the route I liked better. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I was chasing some caches through lunch hour traffic today, and DirectRoute was automatically re-routing when I missed turns due to the other cars or construction. I didn't have to push the reroute button or anything. NEAT! This is on a Meridian Color. ???? Quote Link to comment
robertlipe Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I was chasing some caches through lunch hour traffic today, and DirectRoute was automatically re-routing when I missed turns due to the other cars or construction. I didn't have to push the reroute button or anything. NEAT! This is on a Meridian Color. That's contrary to Magellans documentations and my own experience with DR. I've definitely missed turns and have never observed it automatically recalculating. Something's not right... Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 It did not pop up the recalculating screen. It just offered different turns to get back on the original track. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 (edited) It did not pop up the recalculating screen.It just offered different turns to get back on the original track. I still have trouble with this. As far as I know, the Meridian does not recognize if it is on or off route. It simply directs you to the next turn (which is an invisable waypoint). It only switches to the next waypoint when you have reached the previous one. The documentation says that you are only able to bypass the 1st waypoint (arrive at the 2nd without passing the first) and still have the unit proceed to the following waypoint. However if you skip any of the other waypoints you will need to request a manual recalculation of the route. Edited January 16, 2004 by Stunod Quote Link to comment
+Bull Moose Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I have Mapsend Topo and want to add DiretRoute. Anyone experience any problems switching back and forth between maps from an SD card? Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 No problems at all. I have both TOPO maps and DirectRoute maps on my SD card. Quote Link to comment
Brian_d Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Quote Link to comment
+SBPhishy Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Why do you whiners always complain so much about the beeping!!!!?? JUST TURN IT OFF!!! Quote Link to comment
+egerton Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I played around with it over the weekend both on the drive to a cache and on the actual hunt. It worked pretty well and the maps were very detailed, even for back streets (e.g. "hey honey, expect a slight curve to the left in approx 150 ft"). When driving through heavy tree coverage i felt a bit stranded but the unti quickly picks up again. My only complaint was that the backlight comes on with the alarm. As it was daylight, the only was i noticed was a slight buzz and the quickly falling battery levels. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Unti they fix that in a firmware patch, I try to keep the light timer set for the minimum of 30 seconds. At least that keeps a lid on it. Quote Link to comment
+SBPhishy Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I keep my light timer on 30 seconds also. It seems (it could be just my imagination) that after an alert for a turn, if I am going down a straight road with no other alert for more than 30 seconds, the light stays on. I noticed this when driving at night. I wouldnt push any buttons, and no more alerts would occur, but the light seemed to stay on... Is it just me? Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm under an impression that the GPS uses your speed to sound the proximity alarm about 30 seconds before the arrival alarm. Could it be that they are chaining together to give you more than 30 seconds of backlight? Quote Link to comment
dccbasser Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 so far i like the software. i play the radio a lot,so the beeping wont bother me.still trying to figure out everything with gps and software. but over all pleased with maps. Quote Link to comment
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