Buswrench Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Help?? So I waited a year and checked around and read stuff and decided on the Explorist 200 for mostly the screen size and cost. Seemed practical to me and map is OK but not essential. BUT!!! How do I use the darned thing to find a cach? It seems I can only enter a waypoint if I am standing on its coor. I thought I would enter the coordinates and it would point me the right way. I have a cach coor. and I know its very close. Its almost the same as my house. but I can't enter coor. into it. I figured out how to operate it but not how to use it...any input will be greatly appreciated. John........... Quote Link to comment
+Rogue_monkey Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 dont' have that unit, but this may help. when you go to mark your current position as a way point, edit the co-ords and name to what you want it to be. i know thats how you do it with the etrex's. hope that works for ya Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 dont' have that unit, but this may help. when you go to mark your current position as a way point, edit the co-ords and name to what you want it to be. i know thats how you do it with the etrex's.hope that works for ya Magellan's do it just like the Garmins. Only completely different! Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 If it's like most magellans. just hold down the go to button, then when it shows your current coordinates just edit them, it is quite easy once you do a few of them Quote Link to comment
Buswrench Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 Thanks all for the info. Just like other Magellans was correct. I followed the instruction from the forum here and it worked .Funny how those instructons are not in the manual. I tested it out and would have found my first cach except for the mosquitos. I will return to complete it after getting some repellant. This Explorist seems to be a good working unit. Worked in the car, in thick trees and updated quickly as long as I was moving. Just making mistakes with the compass. Something else to learn now. Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I have not handled one of the new ones, but you might check the help menue on the GPS, most magellans have the Manuel built into the GPS Quote Link to comment
Tsongkapa Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I'm so glad I read through these postings. I have an old Magellan 315 and didn't know about pressinmg the goto key and then editing the co-ords of my present position there. I have always had to edit an existing waypoint - thereby losing that particular waypoint. thanks a lot guys. Quote Link to comment
Buswrench Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 >" most magellans have the Manuel built into the GPS"< That is the case here but I am curious as to no mention of that particular function. Maybe just a mistake on the person who prepared the instructions or not even aware of it at all BUT it worked and I'm happy with the results Thanks... Quote Link to comment
Buswrench Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 Magellan's do it just like the Garmins. Only completely different! Exactly the place I was in when trying to figure it out........confused... Quote Link to comment
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