Question about Garmin eTrex GPS Receiver
Hi cassyd
I have 2 questions in order to help.
1) It can take longer than 30 seconds depending on where you are, how long have you waited for it to acquire?
2) Are you holding the unit verticle while you wait for it to acquire?
If you know your lat/lon you can type that into the position screen while you are waiting for it to acquire, sometimes that helps.
Posted on Oct 28, 2007
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I've waited about 3 mins, but no, I wasn't holding it vertically, so I'll try that as well as the lat/long suggestion and let you know if anything worked. Thanks!
Ok, I just went outside to try again. It is a clearer day today (if that helps) and I held it vertically, and it worked! It still took longer than 30 seconds (about a min), but it worked. Then, I turned it off and back on in order to see if it would work again and faster the second time as it claimed and it worked right away. So, the problem appears to be solved. Thanks again for your help!
I have the same problems, my etrex legend show me wait locating satellites for more time. And then it show me poor signal
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