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Cool.
I'll investigate more and probably just use the Oregon for what it's intended and probably not worry about the on-road stuff much. I'm done fine so far with good old-fashioned maps.



Thanks Boyd!
Mike

Beautiful!

Thanks Boyd! That's all I needed. Maybe that setting was changed with my firmware install or something.

On a similar subject, if I did want to use this thing for occasional on-road trips would I buy the City Navigator maps? If so, how well does it work? I know it's not going to be as god as a larger screen mode that's tailored to driving but will it give me good routes for figuring out mileage?

HI Guys,

I have a Garmin 450T and have encountered a problem. When I choose a waypoint to navigate to and hit the GO button the unit displays "Calculating..." and then it beeps and says "Route Calculation Error. Maps do not have routable roads in this area."

I don't think it did this before the last little firmware update. Unless I'm mixing it up with how my prehistoric eTrex worked, I think it used to just point a straight line toward my chosen destination and give me information like ETA, or distance to destination. I know my maps aren't routable but it seems like without routable maps it should at least point toward the destination like my old eTrex did.

Am I doing something wrong or do you think something has gone wrong with my 450?

Here's a picture showing both parts of the belt clip on the right side of the frame. There is a button that you can see extending upward out of the belt portion of the clip that releases the GPS half of the clip. The design works exactly like the Motorola radio posted by babj615.

I also included the 450 inside of the case to show that the back of the case has an opening to give access to any of the carrying or mounting options. I've had my Oregon a few weeks and have only used the carabiner but I figure that there may be times when the belt clip will work better for me. I used to clip my old eTrex onto a front strap of my camera backpack so I could clip unclip it easily while hiking. This new clip seems pretty sturdy to me and the release looks like it will work well.

Also, even though it doesn't completely relate to your post I know that others may be using this forum to make purchasing decisions, so I have a comment about the soft case and screen protecter. Some reviewers found it impossible to work the touch screen with a screen protector or soft case on but I bought them both anyway. I use both and still find it easy to work the touch screen. It takes a little more effort with the case on but I like the idea of having the case on so the GPS doesn't get beat up. When I've been sitting around the house trying to figure out how to work the thing I have it out of the case to make it easier.

Hey Boyd,

Great.

I'm going to delete that file and start over.
I'm also going to do a backup. I never would've thought about that on my own. I'm an embroidery designer which has me stuck in front of a big, huge MacPro all day so I'll just plug the thing in and let the backup take as long as it wants.

Thank You so much for your help. Actually, you've helped me a lot over the last couple of weeks with so many replies to other's questions that have helped me learn.

I'm hoping to do a little custom map tonight so don't be surprised if you see me post another few dumb questions.

Hi Guys,

I'm brand new here. I just finally replaced my trusty old eTrex with an Oregon 450t.
I was going to get the 450 but I found the 450t for the same price so I figured I may as well get it.

As I'm just starting to learn how to deal with the maps I have a couple of questions.
What software should I be using on my Mac system? I've downloaded BaseCamp and MapInstall but I see other options available. I'm going to use my 450 for hiking.

I loaded up some of the California Topo and the Oregon Topo.
The California Topo is listed twice on the "Select Map" list. Is this correct or was there a problem while installing?

How do I delete maps without deleting the 100k US Topo map that came preinstalled?
I saw people talking about deleting the gpsmapsupp.img file but I was afraid that may be the wrong thing to do. Is the preinstalled map in a separate file?

Thanks for providing such a useful forum!