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| Chull 2005-10-12, 11:48 pm |
| Well - got my GPSMAP 76CS today - cost me $414 including shipping.
I will try to figure it out before I ask too many stupid questions! : )
But - is it just me? or did they make the thing upside-down?
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| Anton Betzler 2005-10-13, 5:48 pm |
| "Chull" <chull001@rochester.rr.Not Needed.com> wrote:
> But - is it just me? or did they make the thing upside-down?
the 76CS is upside-down
the 60CS is upside-up ;-)
SCNR - Anton
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-13, 5:48 pm |
| Anton Betzler wrote:
> "Chull" <chull001@rochester.rr.Not Needed.com> wrote:
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> the 76CS is upside-down
> the 60CS is upside-up ;-)
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> SCNR - Anton
It does seem that way doesn't it. You'll get used to it fairly quickly
though. I spend quite a bit of time on the water, in the woods, and on
the roads and the 76CS handles them all very well.
One time though while traveling to Philly, the auto routing tool was
absolutely *convinced* that I should have gone into one particular rest
area off of the turnpike. I got such a laugh out of it. maybe it knew
something that I didn't. ;-)
--
Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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| Shayne 2005-10-13, 11:48 pm |
| I believe the gps is better for one handed operation compared to the 60c and
also has bigger buttons.
You might say it was made for a man and the 60c was made for a female.
"Chull" <chull001@rochester.rr.Not Needed.com> wrote in message
news:Jjh3f.41188$K91.9137@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> Well - got my GPSMAP 76CS today - cost me $414 including shipping.
> I will try to figure it out before I ask too many stupid questions! : )
> But - is it just me? or did they make the thing upside-down?
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| John Bell 2005-10-16, 5:48 pm |
| Hold it in your hand. Now look at where your thumb is. Is it easier to get
your thumb to the level of your pinky or the level of your fore finger?
I think that the buttons on top make more sense for single hand operation.
John Bell
www.smallboatgps.com
> Well - got my GPSMAP 76CS today - cost me $414 including shipping.
> I will try to figure it out before I ask too many stupid questions! : )
> But - is it just me? or did they make the thing upside-down?
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-16, 5:48 pm |
| John Bell wrote:
> Hold it in your hand. Now look at where your thumb is. Is it easier to get
> your thumb to the level of your pinky or the level of your fore finger?
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> I think that the buttons on top make more sense for single hand operation.
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> John Bell
> www.smallboatgps.com
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Good point.
My one big objection to it is that there's not one software setting to
toggle between topos and city select maps. Ya have to select every map
zone and change that. Seems like there should be an option to just
switch back and forth. Heck, I can't be in the woods and on the roads at
the same time. ;-) Send Garmin a complaint about it but nothing will
probably ever happen.
As an example of why it's a pita... I'm going whitetail hunting in
northern Maine Thanksgiving week and I'm not all that familiar with all
of the areas names for the maps. Which ones to I change... <grrrr> I'll
survive though. ;-)
--
Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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| Holger Issle 2005-10-17, 5:48 am |
| Hi,
> northern Maine Thanksgiving week and I'm not all that familiar with all
> of the areas names for the maps. Which ones to I change...
Same here, on the 76S. Even if you do know the names it is cumbersome.
On the 76S the area name however contains the mapsource product.
If you can take your PC with you then you may want to load a different
map set for each task, thats maybe much quicker than toggling on the
unit.
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Ciao,
Holger (GUS-KOTAL, GUS#1100)
90-92 Honda CB400 10 Mm | 93-95 Yamaha TDM 850 26 Mm
95-97 KTM 620 LC4 13 Mm | seit 97 BMW R1100GS 50 Mm (Die Renndrecksau!)
cu @ http://www.issle.de
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-17, 5:48 pm |
| Holger Issle wrote:
> Hi,
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> Same here, on the 76S. Even if you do know the names it is cumbersome.
> On the 76S the area name however contains the mapsource product.
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> If you can take your PC with you then you may want to load a different
> map set for each task, thats maybe much quicker than toggling on the
> unit.
I considered takin' the pc but where we go, there's no electricity so
usage would be limited to battery life. Also it gets *cold*. The staff
starts up the wood stoved in the cabins around 3:00PM so that they're
not freezing when we get back but I don't want to subject my laptop to
temp. extremes.
--
Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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| Dan Anderson 2005-10-19, 11:48 pm |
| Holger Issle wrote:
> Hi,
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> Same here, on the 76S. Even if you do know the names it is cumbersome.
> On the 76S the area name however contains the mapsource product.
>
> If you can take your PC with you then you may want to load a different
> map set for each task, thats maybe much quicker than toggling on the
> unit.
"Main Menu -> MapSource Info" produces page with list of maps loaded.
Then "Menu" brings up the product list. I currently have US Topo
and Metroguide loaded so the choices are:
"Show All"
"Show None"
"Show MetroGuide..."
"Show US Topo"
So you can toggle the display between the different product
families fairly quickly as opposed to checking/unchecking
multiple map segments.
--
Dan
(email change 2001 to 2004)
(www.gpsmap.net)
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| Steve Calvin wrote:
> My one big objection to [the 76CS] is that there's not one software setting to
> toggle between topos and city select maps. Ya have to select every map
> zone and change that. Seems like there should be an option to just
> switch back and forth...
Upgrade your firmware, fer pete's sake :-)
Firmware v3.50 and later allows you to select which mapsets to hide and
show -- go to the Information page under Map Setup (where you are
currently toggling your individual map zones), press Menu, and you will
see options to Show or Hide the basemap and any installed Mapsource
products you have. I typically have zones from three different products
(City Select, Rec Lakes, and Topo) and just hide the ones I don't want
to see.
Visit Garmin's site to get the latest v4.00 firmware.
Don
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-20, 5:48 pm |
| Don wrote:
> Steve Calvin wrote:
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> Upgrade your firmware, fer pete's sake :-)
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> Firmware v3.50 and later allows you to select which mapsets to hide and
> show -- go to the Information page under Map Setup (where you are
> currently toggling your individual map zones), press Menu, and you will
> see options to Show or Hide the basemap and any installed Mapsource
> products you have. I typically have zones from three different products
> (City Select, Rec Lakes, and Topo) and just hide the ones I don't want
> to see.
>
> Visit Garmin's site to get the latest v4.00 firmware.
>
> Don
Actually, I am up to the latest. I tend to keep current on software,
drivers, and firmware.
I was just missing how to easily toggle without individually selecting
the maps.
Thanks to you and Dan.
--
Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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| Holger Issle 2005-10-30, 5:48 am |
| Hi Dan,
On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:35:55 -0600, Dan Anderson wrote:
> "Main Menu -> MapSource Info" produces page with list of maps loaded.
>
> Then "Menu" brings up the product list. I currently have US Topo
> and Metroguide loaded so the choices are:
WWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
HHHHHH up to now, I did this manually! Thanks for
the tip, this works on the 76S as well this way.
--
Ciao,
Holger (GUS-KOTAL, GUS#1100)
90-92 Honda CB400 10 Mm | 93-95 Yamaha TDM 850 26 Mm
95-97 KTM 620 LC4 13 Mm | seit 97 BMW R1100GS 50 Mm (Die Renndrecksau!)
cu @ http://www.issle.de
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| Steve Calvin 2005-10-30, 5:48 pm |
| Holger Issle wrote:
> Hi Dan,
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> On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:35:55 -0600, Dan Anderson wrote:
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> WWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
HHHHHH up to now, I did this manually! Thanks for
> the tip, this works on the 76S as well this way.
Me too! I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOO glad that Dan posted this!
--
Steve
Never read the fine print. There ain't no way you're going to like it.
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