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#1
I wound up doing a master reset again and deleting everything on the device.  I then put back only my information for the area I currently live in (NM).  It's all working but I still only use internal memory, no switch boot, and have some lines on the screen.

I'll try to hold out until some better model comes along.  200 Tracks is not a lot considering how long you expect to keep your data.  That's the whole point, 10 years from now if I go back to a place I want to find it!
#2
Hi,

I really don't know what I should do.  I have been using my Oregon 450 for 6+ years.  The power switch boot is gone, the micro SD card slot no longer works, the screen now has some horizontal lines going across it all the time. 

The final straw is that I can not get it to show some recent tracks.  The tracks show up using Basecamp but I can not get them to show up on the 450.  I had over 200 tracks on the unit so I removed some and still can not get these newer tracks to show up.  I have restored factory settings and even cleared all the memory by holding the corners during powerup and nothing works for these newer tracks.  I exported the gpx file to an app on my Iphone and I see those new tracks but not on my 450.

I wouldn't mind getting a new GPS if I could find a better one but I don't really see any "better" models out there.  I use it only for hiking.  I like the 4" screens but they are very heavy and still only limit you to 200 tracks.  My Iphone does way better but the battery sucks.

Any suggestions?
Thanks!
#3
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 22, 2010, 02:02:52 PM
I have very good coverage.  Almost all the satellites show up.
#4
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 22, 2010, 01:40:16 PM
I agree.  The road lines also don't line up with the birdseye images either.

But,  when I hike on a trail one mile into the jungle and then follow that same trail out 6 hours later I would hope that my paths would overlap.  They are off from each other frequently over 200 feet.  Only sometimes they are off by only 30 feet.
#5
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 22, 2010, 12:55:48 PM
Isn't navigating to the next track point a basic feature? ::)

I used the pointer this weekend and frequently it would point behind me because the trip back was 6 hours later and the GPS said I was off the trail a couple hundred feet.   >:(

I like this GPS for the Birdseye part, the touch screen, and how quickly it locks in, but I am not so happy about the accuracy, the position of the roads vs the real position and this track point issue.

#6
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 17, 2010, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: maps4gps on September 17, 2010, 11:55:47 AM
QuoteThe Dist to Next isn't the distance to the next Point in my Track.  It's the Distance to the next Waypoint
Sounds about right, but not very usable.  You could make a few waypoints along the track at critical points. 

Thats what the second guy at Garmin said   ::)

The track that is displayed is usable so Ill have to follow the track that way.
#7
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 17, 2010, 10:57:23 AM
I called Garmin twice.
First time the guy tells me I am doing things correct and to try and update the SW.
I update the SW and have the same problem
Second call different guy, Tells me to do a master reset after backing up my data.  I do it while he is on the phone.  Then I ask what if this doesn't work.  He then decides to ask someone more knowledgeable.   
Now I get the real answer.
The Dist to Next isn't the distance to the next Point in my Track.  It's the Distance to the next Waypoint.

I tell him that he, the first guy I talked to at Garmin, many other people, and myself all thought the same way.  It's intuitive to think that during a trackback or following a track that the Dist to Next would be the next point along the track.  He agreed.

The Garmin Oregon does not show you the points along track and cannot tell you the distance to the next point.  You have to follow the track on the screen.  That not much of a problem when you are moving but when you are in dense jungle and can't move more than a few feet at a time it make things more difficult.
>:(
#8
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 15, 2010, 09:49:11 AM
Someone, please help with this.  I keep trying and trying but cant get the dist to next to "work".  It only shows the distance to the start point or the end point and not the track.  OFF Track works.

With Basecamp I can see each waypoint but I cant see the waypoints on the Oregon.  I dont care so much about the distance to the next waypoint.  I care about the POINTER.  The two go hand in hand.

Thanks,

Jeff
#9
GPSr Units / Re: Garmin 450 Tracback Question
September 13, 2010, 12:54:58 PM
I have the same issue.  I save a track, make a copy in reverse then activate the reverse track.  Using Dist to Next and the Pointer field only points to the start of the track.  Once you pass the start point it keeps pointing to the starting point.

This is so frustrating.  What am I doing wrong?  My thinking is Dist to next should be the distance to the next waypoint on my track that would move me forward along the track.
#10
GPSr Units / Re: Where do I start with the Oregon 450?
August 27, 2010, 12:34:57 PM
I downloaded BaseCamp.  It worked but it would load maps into my GPS so I also downloaded Mapinstall and that worked.  It asked if I wanted Birdseye images and I said yes.  It check and since I didnt purchase it I only got a sample image.  Thats what I want!  Now I just need to buy Birdseye and hopefully it will all work.  Then I'll start to figure out waypoints and routs.

Thanks for the help.
#11
GPSr Units / Re: Where do I start with the Oregon 450?
August 26, 2010, 01:16:44 PM
Ok, now I am confused again.   :(

I though I was going to install BaseCamp_305 and MapInstall (if its not already part of the BaseCamp bundle)  and these are free.

The tutorial has me loading TrainingCenter_353 and MapSource.  I thought I had to pay for mapsource and it didnt install maps on the GPS?

I am so confused?

#12
GPSr Units / Re: Where do I start with the Oregon 450?
August 26, 2010, 11:17:21 AM
Thanks!!!! 

I'll "try" to install BaseCamp tonight and go from there.  I'll start looking for MapInstall now.

I am sure I will have more questions tomorrow but now I have a place to start!
#13
GPSr Units / Where do I start with the Oregon 450?
August 26, 2010, 10:02:51 AM
I just bought the Oregon 450.  The documentation is so bad I don't even know how to get started. 

I want to load maps onto it from gpsfiledepot.com and I don't know where to start.  I have spent 8 hours on the web trying to figure out what to do.  I looked at the Wiki site but that didn't help me.

Do I need Mapsource or Basecamp?  Do I have to buy them?  Which one should I get? 

I plan on using the unit to go hiking in the Puerto Rican jungle to look for caves.  After I get comfortable with using the maps I also want to put Google images on it.

Please help me because I am about to give up.