[GeoStL] Re: Garmin Legend HCx
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:29:23 -0500
I too had the same visual... I am still laughing....
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Libby Morehead
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 8:40 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Garmin Legend HCx
Bob, I had to laugh out loud at the thought of you galloping! Makes my whole
body hurt at the thought of trying to gallop ever again.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob TheCacher
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 8:28 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Garmin Legend HCx
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
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From: gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Garmin Legend HCx
Date: 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
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