[GeoStL] Re: Magellan SportTrack Map?
- From: "Jim Williams" <jwilliams2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:22:44 -0500
I use the map screen with mine. Walk to the dot and you're there. I use the
"Track Up" option so the top of the screen is always the direction I'm walking.
You can tell visually if the cache is left or right, etc. It's pretty much
the same as using the compass. If using the compass just keep the waypoint at
the top and it means that you're heading towards it.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Lazylightning
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:46 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Magellan SportTrack Map?
Hi Everybody,
I'm getting ready to teach a Geocaching 101 class in JC and after spending a
little time with Clarence Warfield (who was using a Magellan) at the MIGC, I
realized that Magellan works totally different from Garmin. I went out and
bought a Magellan Sport Track Map and am struggling a bit with it. I really
don't want to start a Ford vs. Chevy debate, what I would like is for any
Magellan users to let me know how you cache with it.
Several things I found different between Garmin/Magellan is the map page. My
Garmin Legend zooms to 20 feet but the Magellan Sport Track Map only zooms to
100 feet. (I did buy the mapping software and loaded it, but that didn't help
other than load streets/topo info.) This renders the map page useless once
you get close. I almost always use the map page to find the cache with my
Garmin, I rarely use the compass page.
There are two compass pages on the Magellan, one that has the compass, the
sun & moon, and a little mark if you have a waypoint enabled. The other page
has a bar across the top with compass headings, arrows to orient you to an
enabled waypoint and the ground drawn in perspective to the horizon. I tried
both pages to find a cache but wasn't sure what you experienced Magellan users
use.
If anyone could clue me in, I'd appreciate knowing what pages/methods you use
to find a cache.
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