I am having problems understanding the set up of my etrex handheld. i have followed the instructions of setting up but its not showing anything on the screen please can u advise me .
There's really nothing to setup, you just mark waypoints and it displays them on the map. If you press enter on any screen, it will give you options for that screen.
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meu etrex vista hcx não reconhece nenhum cartão de memoria, ja tentei pelo menos uns 3 diferentes que funcionam em outros lugaresaguardo uma resposta obrigado
I have the same Garmin product. It had a problem displaying anything. I went to the Garmin web site and got tech support. They fixed the problem by telling me what to do. Try them befor you throw it away. But it sounds un-repairable
absolutely! Hve yoiu checked that this model does not have a switch on the rear as well as on the front? the one of the front is standby. The other one is main power. Not 100% sure about your model so just check first. Other than that take it back to seller for replacement or instructions
Go to www.garmin.com, under Products > On The Trail, find your model of GPS (which version of Etrex), and on the far right under the heading "Quick Links", you'll see a link for the manual for that model of GPS.
Most reset would revert the unit back to factory default and therefore may and could erase all user stored settings and configurations.
Having been forewarned, Pressing "up"+"enter" keys while powering up the eTrex will reset the eTrex to factory defaults. So,
all pressets and data will be lost.
Is Mapsource installed on your PC? Are you using the "Receive from Device" icon? Is your unit being recognized when you use "Receive from Device"?
If your answers are yes to all of the above, you might have to update your Mapsource programme (free of charge) from the Garmin Website. Also, updating your unit software from the Garmin site is also a good idea. Please let us know if this fixes your problem.
Do the following:1 - Make sure you have fresh batteries in the unit and turn the unit on.2 - Check the GPS date and Time. On the Main Menu at the bottom of the screen, you can see a date and time. If the date and time are not current, then the clock is your problem. You will have to wait for the almanac information to be updated. Details are below in a later section.3 - Make sure your GPS is in the Normal Mode and not a demo mode. Verify other systems settings.
Go to the main menu and click on Setup icon.
From the Setup screen, access the System screen icon.Verify the following settings: GPS: normalWAAS: EnabledLanguage: English or your choice.Battery: Set according to your battery types.4 - Check your GPSs Version Software.
Go to the main menu and click on Setup icon.
From the Setup screen, access the System screen icon.
From the System screen, access the sub-menu icon in the upper right bar.
Select "Software Version" from the list. Verify the actual software version for me.The latest version available for the eTrex Legend is version 3.90 dated March 2008.http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=711Update the unit using this latest software and using Garmin's Webupdater.http://www8.garmin.com/products/webupdater/howtoinstall.jspIf that won't work, use the following download page to access the latest software updates per units.http://www8.garmin.com/support/blosp.jsp5 - Resetting your GPS clock and almanac informationNext you may need to acclimate your unit to a new date and time (almanac information). If you had your unit off and without batteries for over a month since you last accessed satellites, then your clock and almanac information may be incorrect. Even Garmin acknowledges this problem after software updates and the problem with accessing satellites. They state: "unit data including alamanac information may be incorrect or cleared. Back up all user data before upgrading. After installation is complete, place unit with a clear view of the sky for 15-30 minutes to re-acquire almanac data. "I know of no way to reset the clock using the GPS menus. All I can suggest is that you do the following:A - turn the unit on and wait 5 minutes or so for the "Poor Satellite Reception" screen to appear. See page 7 of the owner's manual.B - Set the "new location" to your area using the map when the "poor satellite reception screen" appears. Be sure to use the "map" option and not the "automatic". C - Set the GPS outside with a clear view of the sky. Check on it every 10 minutes. When the "Poor Satellite Reception" screen appears again, then click on "Restart Search". The "Restart Search" option is used when the date provided in the GPS is not today's date. (See page 7 of the Owner's manual for an example)Legend Owners Manual: http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/eTrexLegend_OwnersManual.pdfD - Once the GPS can track 4 satellites, then the clock should reset and you should be fine. This process could take up to an hour. I have had this problem with my eTrex Vista and eTrex Legend (both backup GPSs) and resolved it by having the clock reset. In fact, I just tried my eTrex Legend today after not using it for many months and storing it without batteries and it had this same problem. I followed the steps above to fix the problem. This took about 35 minutes.
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