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Posted on Oct 05, 2017

How do I download tracks from Mapinfo into a Garmin GPSmap 60CSx? It was easy for the 76 you used Garfile and everything seemed to work. I have converted the track into Lat/Long and used the usual tricks, but nothing seems to work. I have added the track to the SD card as well, but can't access it What am I doing wrong?

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Anonymous

  • Posted on May 07, 2008

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Thanks for the great advice. My problem is fixed!! Yay!

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 24, 2008

SOURCE: Garmin GPSmap 76 not acquiring satellites

You need to do an auto locate. This also corrects your time issues (wrong date and/or time will be corrected. To do an auto locate do the following.

  1. Start with the unit turned off.
  2. If you have a GPSMAP 76, GPSMAP 76C, or GPSMAP 76S, hold down the Page button. If you have a GPSMAP 76CSx or GPSMAP 76Cx, hold down the Zoom Out button.
  3. While holding down the first button (Page or Zoom Out), press and hold the Power button.
  4. Continue to hold the two buttons until the Satellite page displays. You can then then let go of the buttons.
  5. Finally, let the unit sit outside with a clear view of the sky. Allow about 20-40 minutes for the unit to acquire satellites.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 13, 2008

SOURCE: Garmin GPSmap 76 not acquiring satellites

I had the same problem? GPSmap76S was hung up trying to AutoLocate. It just couldn’t find itself, and it just stopped working all of a sudden one day, while I was traveling. I spoke with Garmin about the problem, and they advised me of an ongoing problem with WAAS. I was told that I should "Disable" WAAS, because the signal from the WAAS satellites had been changed by the government, and Garmin had not yet put out a software update to address the problem, on the 76 units, anyway. Also said that an update "should" come out, in the future, however, no commitment or promise on that. Evidently, once your unit hits one of the WAAS signals, it scrambles up the receiver in the GPS, because mine sure went crazy. The support guy also said, that if this did not correct the problem, I might also want to try a "Master Reset". So here’s what happened.
I disabled WAAS, but this did not correct the problem. The unit was still lost out there somewhere, trying to AutoLocate, so I ended up doing the “Master Reset”. Please read up on this procedure before trying it, and understand that you “will loose” any settings that you might have made to the GPS, along with all waypoints, routes, tracks, etc., however, my maps actually remained in tact? This procedure will actually set the unit back, just as it was when it originally came from the factory. Once completed, you will then have to allow the unit to initialize it's self again, just as you did when the unit was new. If you have forgotten about doing that, it simply means that you need to set the unit outdoors and leave it “on” for a while (15 – 20 minutes), until it actually AutoLocates it’s self, or locks in on your current position. Once this is done, re-do your setting preferences, back to the way you had them before the Master Reset. At the very least, you’ll have to re-set it to the correct time zone, and tell it about daylight savings time. Note: It’s a very good idea to go thru first, and jot down your page settings and main menu settings, before doing this procedure, or the screens may not look familiar to you, once the unit resets. You think you’ll remember them all, but you won’t. But whatever, once you have done the “Reset” and “Initialization”, you must now hook the GPS up to the computer and reload your waypoints, routes, etc, back to the GPS. You did have them saved on your computer, didn’t you? Hope so… If so, you should now be good to go…………….
My unit now works like a champ, good as new, just not as accurate, due to WAAS being turned off. I still don't know if the WAAS issue, was part of the problem or not, but I do know that the Master Reset got the unit back to working immediately, allowing it to locate itself almost instantly. What a relief…………..it’s a little work, but it takes much less time than it took you to read this post…………..
Hey, when all else fails, call Garmin 1-800-800-1020. They are good guys and willing to help, in fact, I would advise you to call them before you do anything, so you can describe to them, exactly what your unit is doing. I am only relating my situation and what happened to me. Your situation may be different…….

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 14, 2008

SOURCE: Garmin GPSmap 76 locks up

Does the screen go blank with a faint vertical line (top to bottom)? If so, I had the same problem (blank screen, vertical line). After speaking with Garmin, I was told to make sure I was using the latest software version, and to turn off the WAAS function. Disable it for now, because the WAAS signal, coming from the satellite, has changed, and Garmin has not yet published a remedy to correct this problem. A fix should be out in a software update, sometime in the future, hopefully. I also did the software update, to the latest version 4.0. The unit performs perfectly now, however, the accuracy is not quite as good, due to the lack of WAAS. Good Luck!!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 09, 2009

SOURCE: Can not updait a GARMIN GPSMAP 60CSx

Try http://brilliantcorners.org/nodes/87-fixing-a-dead-garmin-gpsmap-60csx. It has helped many people. Complete steps to fix a dead Garmin are listed there.

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