GPSMAP 76.

[Alistairr]

I Finally got round to buying a Handheld GPS last week,
It was delivered yesterday along with a New Streetpilot 2610.

After reading the Instructions at home last night, it said first thing to do, was,(And i Quote);;
'Initializing the GPS Reciever'.
1) Take the unit outside where a clear 360' view of the sky can be obtained.
2) Turn the unit on and hold it in front of you point upwards.
3) The intialization process is automatic, and should take the GPSMAP 76 no longer than 5 minutes to acquire enough satellite signals to become operational.

So 10:30 last night i put my jacket on, and out i go, into the horrible cold pi##ing wet rain. I walk to the middle of the Cul-de-sac(away from the house) and switch it on. and hold it alof.
15minutes i stood there resembling something the like of the Statue of Liberty, If any neighbours looked out of their windows they must have thought i was going loopy or something. And after all that time it still hadn't recieved enough signal to work.

So i took it too work with me today, to try it out in the yard, so far its been 'Acquiring Satellites' for the last 2 hours, and still nothing.

Am i doing something wrong?

Can anybody give me tips on what else the GPSMAP76 is capable off?

And finally the 'Mapsourse' City Navigator Cd rom that comes with the Streetpilot 2610, after unlocking it and downloading it onto the SP 2610, will i then be able to download it also on to the GPSMAP 76?

Cheers

Alistair.



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[dog]

Hi, Santa bought me the 176 for xmas. It took about 5 mins in back garden to aquire the sats for the first time- one thing I have noticed is that it eats batteries and would not set up correctly the other day due to low power. Works fine on boats 12v. Also- is the stub antenna plugged in properly and pointing upwards?

Possibly daft suggestions, but may help.

B

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[Alistairr]

Yes, I put new batteries in it when i got it last night. They are already at 50%,

I have also tried it in the Cigarette lighter 12v supply, but was told the signal would not be great through the car. Is that correct?



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[dog]

Not too sure about the car bit- Happy1 told me his worked fine on the dash of his though. Should work okay as thats what its designed to do. I have had to mount mine fairly low on the dash of my boat until I can relocate some other kit. I have noticed it sometimes flips between 2D and 3D coverage.

I will have another look through the destructions for mine tonight- see if I can spot anything we may have missed!

B

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[BrendanS]

If it's taking that long to initialise, it suggests it's lost its almanac and is downloading it. Leave it on, and it will get there eventually.

Does the 76 have the option to tell it roughly where on the map you are. That cuts down initialisation time a lot if it's trying to work out where in the world it is.

PS - question about car window in later post. Yes should work quite happily, all mine have done so. Only problem is if you have a heated windscreen, in which case that tends to block the signal, and you need exterior antenna

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[Alistairr]

I have put in manually my current location, so that should help.

And i 'll leave it on mean time, see how it goes..

Thanks Dog and BrendanS.

Any further info, would be much appreciated.


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[Medskipper]

Hi

Iv'e had a 176c now for a year and I think its a great little machine!

Like all new gps machines when you first fire them up you have to tell the machine which part of the world you are in! it will find itself eventually but it takes at lot longer if you dont tell it where it is! i.e. England!

You will find it will work well inside your car or your boat as long as the ariel can "see" the sky!

Best of luck Barry

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[Alistairr]

Thanks Barry.

But it doesn't have an 'Ariel'...



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[Alistairr]

Right i just home, and its now got a signal.

So it works../forums/images/icons/smile.gif.

Now anyone can help me with the Mapsourse, or any tips on how to use it, i,d be much appreciated.

Cheers

Alistair.

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[sailorman]

my new MLR (new) took about 2mins from "cold start" after sitting in a cupbd for a good while


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[deputydawg]

I have a gps map 76, fired up pretty quick first time, works fine in the car , also have it mounted fairly low on the boat behind the screen and by a support post works fine there too, found the base map not that acurate about 500m out, garmin told me that was about right, supose they want to sell the mapsource Cd , at £180 thay can keep it!!!

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[BrendanS]

Had a quick google, and yes 76 does accept Mapsource data, though the memory capacity is a little low compared to other Garmin units, so you won't be able to load huge areas to it

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[Alistairr]

Cheers Brendan.

Should hopefully be enough space for the like of Glasgow and surrounding area.

I tried to install it yesterday, but my PC came up with an 'Error' That Read "Catastrophic Failure" Sound Serious!!.
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[duncan]

hah - my definition of an optimist - "someone who believe a new PC will solve an existing problem"

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[Alistairr]

QUESTION......

The 'Mapsourse' City Navigator Cd rom that comes with the Streetpilot 2610, after unlocking it and downloading it onto the SP 2610, will i then be able to download it also on to the GPSMAP 76?

Or do i need to buy another unlock code?



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[Medskipper]

They all have an ariel, its just that some are internal and cant be seen!
bit like the old mobile phones, do you remember they used to stick out the top of the phone, but now they are built in! but they still have one inside!

Barry




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[sailorman]

i suppose you will be telling us they have batteries, next !!!!!!.

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[Dave1258]

"help me with the Mapsource".
Mate, I've had one for 9 months and still not completely comfortable with it!!
flipping nightmare! and talk about batt. usage,......jeez it's a good job SWMBO works in a Photo Proccessing shop!
( Try and help you out at Easter, just got me Reg No.s for Lomond this a.m)
Regards Dave

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[Alistairr]

Cheers Dave,

The letters are nice and big, aren't they?/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif And i suppose begin with an 'L' then possible 54-- or 55 something??, Mine begins with an 'A'.

Look forward to meeting you, and SWMBO. Let me know nearer the time when you are coming, And BTW where are you staying?

You are right about the batteries, i went through the first set, just trying to get a satellite fix. I also got a 12v adaptor for it, so when in the car or boat, it runs of mains power, which should save the batteries.

Cheers

Alistair.


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[Dave1258]

The Letters and backround are a huge(28" x 7")!.
My Reg. is L1958 Swmbo thinks that the loch police bino's are not up to scratch, hence the big lettering!/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
We will be arriving in Milarochy Bay at some time on Thurs 08/04, staying there for 5 nights, will pm you prior to setting off.
Looking forward to meeting you too, and hopefully you can show us some of the local attractions

Cheers Dave

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