I wish Garmin would publish a chart comparing model's features, especially when discontinuing a model. I assumed the 78 was the replacement for the 76 with...
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green_rover2002
Apr 23, 2012 9:05 pm
Posted by: "Len.C" lennard.gc@... jabba_thut ... Don't waste any more time looking, because it can't, according to Garmin at Southampton, UK, Europe. ...
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green_rover2002
Apr 22, 2012 10:01 pm
Posted by: "Rob Van der Star" rvds1305@... iam252003 ... It depends on what is important to the user. For me the most important feature on my 78CSx...
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Len.C
jabba_thut
Apr 22, 2012 8:57 pm
Really sounds like a corrupted basemap or maps. ... Really sounds like a corrupted basemap or maps. On 4/22/2012 10:54 AM, n4lbl wrote: The failure was most...
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n4lbl
Apr 22, 2012 2:54 pm
The failure was most often when left on the "active route" page but perhaps that was because I left the GPS there a lot. Second most often was failing ...
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Len.C
jabba_thut
Apr 22, 2012 2:45 pm
Also before doing anything copy the whole gps to your computer, ALL files, I found my 62s was acting up after an update and I tried to copy it all to the...
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Len.C
jabba_thut
Apr 22, 2012 2:44 pm
Make sure you have the latest updates. ... Make sure you have the latest updates. On 4/22/2012 9:38 AM, n4lbl wrote: I've got a 78sc to which I added City...
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Rob Van der Star
iam252003
Apr 22, 2012 2:14 pm
The sc had preloaded charts, any other differences with the 78s? I have city navigator installed but haven't used it yet. Rob ... The sc had preloaded charts,...
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n4lbl
Apr 22, 2012 1:38 pm
I've got a 78sc to which I added City Navigator. It frequently freezes while navigating. ... -- "Osama Bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive.” I've...
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Len.C
jabba_thut
Apr 22, 2012 11:12 am
I replaced my 76CSx with a 62s, while its nice to be able to put different map products on it and to have the geocaching mode. I have yet to figure out how to...
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karen_ozau
Apr 22, 2012 9:55 am
... I'm planning on replacing mine with a Montana. Bigger unit with bigger screen so I can see it without glasses again (getting older sucks) and the advantage...
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Rob Van der Star
iam252003
Apr 21, 2012 8:59 pm
I just replaced mine with a 78s, what is it missing? I haven't used it yet, the screen is more clear and it is much better/faster acquiring sats. Rob...
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green_rover2002
Apr 21, 2012 8:00 pm
Posted by: "deeplyshrouded" deeplyshrouded@... deeplyshrouded ... The 76CSx is probably Garmin's best ever hand held GPSr. None of the newer products...
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annoyedone
Apr 20, 2012 9:55 pm
... If you visit the groups webpage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C you'll see that the latest 76CS firmware is v4.20 released May 3rd 2007....
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deeplyshrouded
Apr 20, 2012 9:15 pm
I know I asked this once before, but I don't remember the answer. What's the latest software and map updates for the Garmin GPSMap 76CS? I went to Garmin's...
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Robert Lipe
robertlipe
Mar 27, 2012 9:11 pm
... Those are bugs that should be reported. If the GPX validates and a program won't read it, the reading program is broken. If a program writes GPX that ...
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green_rover2002
Mar 27, 2012 8:57 pm
Posted by: "Robert Lipe" robertlipe@... robertlipe ... I wont dispute that but many programs will not load a GPX file produced by another program. ... ...
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annoyedone
Mar 26, 2012 9:57 pm
... Unless you keep converting it to whatever is the latest. Like those old 16mm home films that were converted to VHS and now DVD :-)...
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Robert Lipe
robertlipe
Mar 26, 2012 8:54 pm
... I'm part of the group that standardized GPX. There have been exactly two versions of GPX. See http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp There has always been a...
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green_rover2002
Mar 26, 2012 8:34 pm
Posted by: "Robert Lipe" robertlipe@... robertlipe ... Is that not a problem with GPX files being fixed and not fixing GDB files. Also the problem...
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Robert Lipe
robertlipe
Mar 26, 2012 12:34 am
... [ ... ] * Fixed an issue with importing data from old GDB files Could GDB please just die? It's so screwy even their own software has problems reading...
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annoyedone
Mar 24, 2012 12:36 pm
... I'm pretty sure using a serial connection is not supported but it probably works. Try it and see. ... Yes. It's much faster than serial anyway. ... I don't...
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VA7OTC JD Erskine
va7otc
Mar 23, 2012 10:00 pm
... Thank you. I'm just revisiting GPS RX and computer connectivity. I note that their statement that, "BaseCamp does not work with serial GPS devices." I...
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annoyedone
Mar 23, 2012 6:20 pm
No official announcement from Garmin but it seems BaseCamp 3.3.2 for Mac was also released yesterday. ...
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Mark Newby
sporttire2001
Mar 22, 2012 5:02 pm
These are really appreciated. Although I use advanced GIS tools a lot, I still use a 76CSx for personal activities, and keeping BaseCamp updated is a valuable...
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annoyedone
Mar 22, 2012 4:09 pm
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4435 (64.3M download) Changes from 3.3.1 to 3.3.2 * Changed the view menu data filter options to not be...
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annoyedone
Mar 8, 2012 3:32 pm
I recently purchased a 32GB microSDHC card and just tested it in my 76CSx. It works fine. Here's a screen capture (using xImage) as proof. ...
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karen_ozau
Feb 21, 2012 9:17 am
... I use a different file for each GPS type - my Edge 705 for example has totally different waypoints to the Zumo 660 - one for the push bikes, the other for...
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annoyedone
Feb 20, 2012 3:38 pm
... BaseCamp is also a Microsoft .NET 4.0 (Java like) application (requires WinXP SP3 or above) so it can be very slow on older machines. MapSource is a native...
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annoyedone
Feb 20, 2012 3:29 pm
... Not sure what you mean by "file handling" but BaseCamp uses a list (database) model for data rather than the (GDB) file model used by Mapsource. In fact...
