Enter a destination to an eTrex?

[+TeamTJ]

I hate to ask what may be a newbie question, but is it possible to enter the destination coordinates into an eTrex?

 

I know how to make a waypoint of my current location, but I'd like to put in the coords of my next cache and have it guide me along...

 

Thanks!!

 

Morgan

 

TeamTJ

[+hoovman]

It's already been posted in the forums, but I don't know exactly where, so I'll just repeat it.

 

First off, the instructions do a crummy job of this.

 

Here's how: Start to mark a waypoint like you normally do, but don't hit OK. Instead, use the scroll buttons to get to the coordinates, then click the enter (bottom left) button to bring up the screen where you can change the coordinates.

 

Changing the icon and the name of the waypoint works about the same way.

 

I found my first cache thinking the yellow eTrex was lame because I could only GOTO points I'd already been to. LOL!

 

[+TeamTJ]

THANK YOU so much!

 

I had no idea and couldn't find what I was looking for anywhere, including these forums. I guess my GeoCaching vocabulary isn't broad enough to know exactly what to look for...

 

Thanks SO MUCH for the help!

 

Morgan of TeamTJ

 

TeamTJ

[+Markwell]

Nah - it's been asked numerous times before, but as the most able hoovman explained: it is VERY poorly documented in the manual.

 

Markwell

Chicago Geocaching

[+hoovman]

I recently downloaded the eTrex "advanced user's guide" (Garmin part # 190-00171-01 Rev. A). You can't get it from www.garmin.com, because this page: http://www.garmin.com/products/etrex/manual.html says "The eTrex Advanced User's Guide has been replaced by this(refering to Garmin part # 190-00205-00 Rev. new Owner's Manual."

 

You can find it here:

http://www.freshtracksmaps.com/garmin-etrex.htm

OR

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/etrex/files/ (click on "Etrex Documentation"

and probably other places.

 

Anyhow, the advanced manual explains the process better than the current manual, and even says, on page 7 no less, "NOTE: Changing the location when marking a waypoint is in effect creating a new waypoint at another location."

 

I wonder why they revised this out of the Owner's Manual?

[+TeamTJ]

Thanks again!

 

Used this method to find this cache this afternoon after work.

 

I appreciate the help!

 

Morgan

 

TeamTJ