Rich: The pointer does point where it wants till I achieve galloping speed. However, the distance clicks down just fine when traveling towards the destination. I just wished that pointer worked like my old Legend Cx. Bob From: gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: [GeoStL] Re: Garmin Legend HCxDate: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:12:56 -0500 Bob, The Legend HCx does not have a true magnetic compass like the Vista and the 60CSx's. The direction is calculated by your movement with the satellites, so standing still or moving slowly will not give you an accurate reading. And, because of the new "H" chip, there seems to be more averaging going on before the compass points correctly than the old blue Legends. So you have 2 options; walk faster or buy a cheap compass since the bearing in degrees indicated on the compass is the correct bearing, it's just that the pointer is pointer in the correct direction. You'll also notice that the distance drops as you walk towards the cache but the pointer may point behind you initially, and then swing around to point in the correct direction.. I have the Legend HCx so just use it for a week or so and you be use to it and like it. The 2-2.5MPH speed is not settable but there is talk about this in the forums on gc.com and hopefully Garmin will tweak the speed and setting. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob TheCacher To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:24 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Garmin Legend HCx I recently purchased a Garmin Legend HCx and took it with me to Cliff Cave park last weekend. Although the unit captures satellite signals pretty good, the red pointer does not point to the direction of the cache (or any other destination) until you are traveling 2-2.5 miles per hour. I'm not very good in running to the cache sites. After 2-2.5mph the pointer becomes active and so does the digital speedometer. Up until that speed you can't trust the pointer. Is there a setting to activate the pointer at slower speeds? And why doesn't the speedometer work until the 2-2.5mph speed is reached? Any tech advise would be greatly appreciated. Bob Pratt, BBD1 Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage. Get Windows Live SkyDrive. _________________________________________________________________ Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback