Luka, What firmware version do you have? Mine is 4.0. I read that a previous firmware revision changes the way the WAAS satellites are received so I wonder if...
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terryg99
Sep 1, 2005 5:34 pm
I also have seen the same behaviour from my 76C, firmware version 4.00. I wasn't satisfied with it's ability to maintain WAAS information and did some testing....
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Robert Lipe
robertlipe
Sep 1, 2005 6:55 pm
... Yes, I use this setting all the time. Works great. You just have to be aware when the compass kicks in and out, but that's easy since there's an icon on...
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nwrebel
Sep 2, 2005 12:38 am
Terry, I think that your observations confirm what I suspected. The software is limiting the ability to receive the WAAS satellites often times when they are...
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Hardwire
hardwire45
Sep 2, 2005 2:06 am
I switched back to 3.8 ... It seemed to have the best WAAS and signal acquire time... I'm in MO... _____ From: Garmin_GPSmap_76C@yahoogroups.com ...
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Luka Renko
luka_renko
Sep 2, 2005 6:07 am
I have 4.0, but I think that behaviour with 3.8 was similar (I do not recall using WAAS before 3.8, while I have skipped 3.9 release). Regards, Luka...
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valk6pak
Sep 2, 2005 11:26 am
I live in Northern Alberta Canada and with a clear view of East and West I can pick up 35 and 47 at the same time. I had my Almanac built for wass but hadn't...
3291
nwrebel
Sep 2, 2005 12:13 pm
My 60CS will do the same thing when you first turn it on. The problem is that unless it can receive the WAAS satellites right away (which is not always...
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Private
klwdallas
Sep 2, 2005 6:50 pm
Interesting. I'll have to look for that compass icon and pay attention....
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Robert Lipe
robertlipe
Sep 2, 2005 7:29 pm
... It's the one that looks like a deer tick. It's just to the right of the Ti Fighter. (Never let UNIX guys name icons...)...
3294
rglassman
Sep 3, 2005 6:07 pm
Requested DVD on 8/29; received today 9/03. The one I requested on 7/22 never came. I kept the confirmation emails from Garmin for both requests. Looks like...
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Terry Cox
terryccox
Sep 3, 2005 8:33 pm
Yep I reordered it on Monday, got it yesterday. Guess all the July orders got lost. Still not sure its worh the cost though _____ From:...
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David Levine
geek_nj
Sep 4, 2005 11:38 am
Same for me. I requested the upgrade CD the day it was posted here but it never came. Last Saturday I re-requested the CD and it showed up the following...
3297
annoyedone
Sep 4, 2005 4:15 pm
... I finally got around to testing your track and it behaves exactly as you described in my 76CS. Evidently the TracBack function converts the track to a...
3298
webrownz
Sep 5, 2005 4:00 am
Two questions: 1) Is there a way to use wildcards when trying to find a particular point of interest, like a hotel, restaurant or street? It seems that the...
3299
webrownz
Sep 5, 2005 4:30 am
... particular ... that ... the "Name" ... I ... It ... then ... I found the answer to #2, I had the city field filled in with the name of a city the...
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kohenw
Sep 5, 2005 10:03 am
... From what I found by searching in the Internet, it is only the Geko that does not have this behavior. The only hint in the information provided by Garmin...
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annoyedone
Sep 5, 2005 10:55 am
... By all means write and upload one. Any member can do it....
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David Levine
geek_nj
Sep 5, 2005 12:20 pm
Would be useful to submit your issue as a bug request if your expected behavior doesn't match what actually happens in the program. Otherwise, it will never...
3303
nwrebel
Sep 5, 2005 4:09 pm
For those of you who are interested, I have found a work-around for this problem. The problem that I described below began with recent firmware releases. I...
3304
humbertouy
Sep 5, 2005 5:36 pm
Even if the depth from my Autohelm depthsounder is connected to the GPS I can t see in the field depth in wp nor in the track get from the GPS to the...
3305
Mike Edwards
mike89iroc
Sep 5, 2005 6:24 pm
Do you see the water depth if you configure a real-time data field (on map, compass, or trip computer pages) to Water Depth? Are you sure your GPS is receiving...
3306
Humberto Panighini
humbertouy
Sep 5, 2005 7:22 pm
Wich is the detail to configure the GPS in real time? I don t see any indication of depth anywere. I see the data stream. The depth sentence i see is $ IIDBT,...
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Raffi Currimjee
raffi_julie
Sep 6, 2005 2:34 pm
I have had the same problem with my 76cs with a standard horizon ds41! I have contacted Garmin so many times on this issue with no feedback after a least 10...
3308
emregundogan
Sep 9, 2005 10:41 pm
There is a software update on the Garmin tech. support site called for the 76CS: - D00590XA-Marine POI Database Ver. 1.0 as of August 4, 2005 I am not clear if...
3309
annoyedone
Sep 9, 2005 10:46 pm
... Yes they are. ... Correct. The tide station data is part of the basemap (non-erasable) in the 76C(S) models (not true in the 60C's)....
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annoyedone
Sep 11, 2005 3:11 pm
I don't recall seeing any mention of it here but Google has a free program, called Google Earth, for download (11+MB). http://earth.google.com The software was...
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David Levine
geek_nj
Sep 11, 2005 3:36 pm
Behind the scenes, Google Earth uses GPSBabel (see http://www.gpsbabel.org). GPSBabel is spearheaded by Robert Lipe, an active participant here and in the 60CS...
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Don Starr
donstarr
Sep 11, 2005 3:45 pm
... There's also USAPhotoMaps: http://www.jdmcox.com It grabs TOPO, B&W aerial photos, and high-res (.25 m/pixel) color images from Microsoft's TerraServer....
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Don Starr
donstarr
Sep 11, 2005 4:02 pm
... Oops - route creation is NOT disabled. The begging dialog just appears when you start creating the route....
