Garmin Legend - Pointer Slow To Update

[+panhandlephillips]

Has anyone else with a Garmin Legend noticed that the pointer is slow to update to the direction of the waypoint.

 

Here is what I have noticed while geocaching.

 

Looking and the distance field, when I walk over or past the waypoint location the distance indicator changes as it should, within a reasonable amount of time. (Decreasing as I approach the cache, increasing as I pass it)

 

However it takes several seconds (30-60) for the pointer to reverse direction.

 

I have noticed this in both battery saver and normal mode. The GPS accuracy does not seem to play a role either.

 

I am running V3.7 of the software, the latest version.

[+Gas Guys]

I'm currently using a borrowed Vista, and I've noticed that pointer problem once or twice during the last week. It doesn't happen all of the time, and it seems to be due to a lack of good sat. lock.

[+Sputnik 57]

It may also be a function of your speed. The legend doesn't have a compass, so the pointer is basing its arrow on your change of position. When you slow down to less than about 3 mph (as most people do when approaching a cache), it gets very unreliable.

 

If terrain permits, try moving 50 feet or so from the cache and approach at a brisk walk. Then move around the cache area 90 degrees or so and try the same thing.