Have just received my new toy - 76cs from Ebay. Nice toy. Screen is about 1" longer than in my previous b/w Legend, but feels twice larger, and twice more readable without backlight. Don't know, whether this has something to do with colour, or enhanced contrast, or both. The only surprise - the basemap isn't as good as in Legend. Not the same name, fewer major streets (I know, this is not a City Select map, but still). And no Marine POI. It's supposed to be factory-preloaded with Marine Points database (mostly nav-lights), but they are not there. I know, there is a Blue Chart with everything marine, but still wondering, whether anybody had such a "defective" Basemap. The previous owner used it on land, so it's probably useless to ask. Thing works anyway. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
alex wrote: > Have just received my new toy - 76cs from Ebay. The only surprise - the > basemap isn't as good as in Legend. Not the same name, fewer major > streets (I know, this is not a City Select map, but still). And no > Marine POI. It's supposed to be factory-preloaded with Marine Points > database (mostly nav-lights), but they are not there. Alex, I think if you hit the Garmin site, you can download what you need. It pays to maintain the most current software. It sounds like the previous owner loaded BlueCharts onto it, which may have wiped out the POI and/or the basemap portions that overlapped the BlueCharts he put on it. Check with Garmin and I suspect you can fix it. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Alex, I think if you hit the Garmin site, you can download what you need. > It pays to maintain the most current software. It sounds like the previous > owner loaded BlueCharts onto it, which may have wiped out the POI and/or > the basemap portions that overlapped the BlueCharts he put on it. Check > with Garmin and I suspect you can fix it. I have the same feeling. It first seemed odd that loading Blue Chart has wiped out just nav-lights, but this is probably how it works - wiping out additional database, but not the basemap itself. Garmin has POI restoring program, it didn't bring nav-lights back. Then it has POI Loader program - this one didn't want to see my device. As the Trip and Waypoints Manager sees my GPS fine, I suspect it's time to update my 98 Windows :-) ... Garmin says so too - that these programs require Win 2000.... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Ops... looks like I need a brain update or transplant. POI Restorer program did bring nav-lights back, after I've realized that after clicking OK to "POI Updated in Computer" I should've updated it in the GPS (naturally). All kinds of nav-lights now - green, white, yellow... Like a Christmas :-) ... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I have the same feeling. It first seemed odd that loading Blue Chart has wiped out just nav-lights, but this is probably how it works - wiping out additional database, but not the basemap itself. Garmin has POI restoring program, it didn't bring nav-lights back. Then it has POI Loader program - this one didn't want to see my device. As the Trip and Waypoints Manager sees my GPS fine, I suspect it's time to update my 98 Windows :-) ... Garmin says so too - that these programs require Win 2000.... To toggle between the Basemap and the Blue Chart: First display the map on the screen than press MENU, select SETUP MAP select MAP now you have two options Basemap and MapSource on/off. You have to turn MapSource off to display the Basemape again, It was never over written. To turn BlueChart back on all you have to do is turn on MapSource. Basemap can remain on but it will not display. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.15/728 - Release Date: 3/20/2007 8:07 AM *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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