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| dhattman 2008-01-13, 10:33 pm |
| Where can I find more about the 60CSx, sinse the Garmin site and the
unit's manual are so shoddy. Specifically I'm wondering about the
"Battery Saver" mode. What's the downside? Does it ping the
satellites less frequently or what? The manual tells me that the
Battery Saver switch toggles the Battery Saver Mode on and off. Oh.
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| Steve Calvin 2008-01-13, 10:33 pm |
| dhattman wrote:
> Where can I find more about the 60CSx, sinse the Garmin site and the
> unit's manual are so shoddy. Specifically I'm wondering about the
> "Battery Saver" mode. What's the downside? Does it ping the
> satellites less frequently or what? The manual tells me that the
> Battery Saver switch toggles the Battery Saver Mode on and off. Oh.
Well, unfortunately I can't answer your specific question
and I have a 76CSx, not a 60 but.....
How long are your batteries lasting without messing with the
"Battery Saver"? Mine will typically go two days on one set
and I don't think that's too bad.
Of course, I always carry a spare set as well as a working
compass and a local topo.
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Steve
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| Happy Trails 2008-01-13, 10:33 pm |
| On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:20:19 -0800 (PST), dhattman
<dhattman@gmail.com> wrote:
>Where can I find more about the 60CSx, sinse the Garmin site and the
>unit's manual are so shoddy. Specifically I'm wondering about the
>"Battery Saver" mode. What's the downside? Does it ping the
>satellites less frequently or what? The manual tells me that the
>Battery Saver switch toggles the Battery Saver Mode on and off. Oh.
I have a 76csx and got curious about this myself, so I tracked down
the following from another forum. I have no idea if it is correct or
ot, but the guy sounds like he knows. BTW, gps receivers don't "ping"
anything - they are RO!
"As already established, the 76CSx does indeed accept rechargeables.
Be aware that you are supposed to tell the unit what kind of batteries
you are using, NiMH or alkaline. This is done on the System Setup
page. On this page you may also turn off EGNOS, which will give you a
bit more battery life at the cost of slightly less precise positions.
You can also choose Battery Saver mode. In this mode the GPS receiver
(not the unit as such!) will turn itself off for periods up to 5
seconds or so when it appears that you're not moving, or travelling in
a straight line at constant speed. If you start changing direction or
speed, the firmware automatically reduces or eliminates the
receiver-off periods.
As you will know, the "S" in CSx means that this version has two
sensors, one for the electronic compass and one for the barometric
altimeter. The electronic compass will always draw current, but is
useful only when standing still. Once you’re moving the GPS compass
will start working. You can turn the electronic compass off by
pressing the Page button until you receive the message "Compass off".
You can not turn the barometric altimeter off.
BTW, if you really really want to get the most out of your batteries,
try to track down the previous model 76C if possible - no sensors, no
x. The SIRF chipset ("x") has better sensitivity but is more battery
hungry. The improved sensitivity may mean a lot under dense foliage
but means nothing on the open water. Garmin claimed up to 30 hrs
battery life for the C and 20 hrs for the CS. They state typically 18
hrs for the Cx and the CSx. "
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"dhattman" <dhattman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where can I find more about the 60CSx, sinse the Garmin site and the
> unit's manual are so shoddy. Specifically I'm wondering about the
> "Battery Saver" mode. What's the downside? Does it ping the
> satellites less frequently or what? The manual tells me that the
> Battery Saver switch toggles the Battery Saver Mode on and off. Oh.
The GPS does not 'ping' the satellites. I believe the battery saver mode
cycles the receiver off and on reducing the number of times calculations are
performed thus saving battery power.
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