That happens to me all the time.. It is due to the accuracy reading for the satellites. At any one time if you stand in one spot,(test this by leaving your GPS in one spot for a day) you will see it wandering all over the place. It is nothing to worry about and nothing you can really do about it.
Hello, I think also the numbers with decimal points you have seen in are your archived tracks in track manager. They will be the time of the date that the track was created. As far as accuracy goes, I don't think there is any settings you can tune as such. I don't know if playing with the "GPS" option in the "Draw" -> "Setup" -> "System" then changing between WAAS/EGNOS and Normal. I am sure someone on this forum will be able to say what these settings mean to you depending on where you are using the GPS in the world. But why wait, doesn't hurt to play with the settings and see how it behaves. Regards, Dave
With WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) enabled in North America, or EGNOS in Europe, your typical accuracy will go from 12 to 15 feet down to 7 to 9 feet. Hardly worth the additional battery draw unless you are geocaching, IMHO.
Finally got my Montana replaced! I used it today out running errands and had it off and on, in and out of the mount, and NO WHITE SCREENS!! Gawd, that was frikkin annoying!! Now I have to work on putting all my customization back on it. I noticed that the map doesn't show the speed limits anymore. Anybody else notice that? (Nuvi dashboard). Also thought I'd mention what happened right before I returned the old one to Garmin: I had already made arrangements with them to return the unit but had a weekend of riding coming up. I told them I'd send it in after the weekend. So I'm out riding and got caught in the rain. Actually it started raining while I was in eating lunch and the unit was on the bike. Water got up under the screen and the screen quit responding. The unit was still working - making tracks that I was able to download later - but the screen was unresponsive. I thought it was supposed to be waterproof enough that rain wouldn't bother it. I was really surprised by that! That was weird. That has me a bit nervous about kayaking tomorrow. I may put it in a ziploc.
Re: the speed limits - do you have City Navigator NA loaded? I've ridden in the rain many times with mine and never had an issue with water getting into the screen. I even dip it into the sink to wash it when it gets really dirty.
I had the same problem I am guessing here but I reckon over a period of time you have done many many master resets. Because if the pressure needed there is a crack in the glass that develops in that exact position. Well it did for me after months of resetting Water got in mine also. When I contacted Garmin they said screens are not included in warranty. But they agreed the correct Garmin reset procedure can end up cracking the screen and replaced it again Cheers TS
Yes. The latest version. Although I may not be holding my mouth right. I followed the directions provided by Garmin (on the phone) because I had issues with the Express program. Got the maps and an update loaded. BUT... when I look at Basecamp with the Montana attached, I don't see the map set listed in the left panel. Any suggestions? Ditto. I also use it kayaking and I have a sit-on-top kayak so it gets wet easily from that. Oh wow! I had no idea! But you're right, that was probably it.
I just rechecked. Garmin had me use MapInstall. I just started it up again and it says I have the maps installed. CNNA NT 2013.4 Why doesn't it show up on the left panel in BaseCamp?
I'm thinking about getting the 600, don't need a camera, and was wondering is there value in buying the Canada topo bundle with it or can I source what I need online cheaper/free? I see I can get the 600 with the powered mount and ram bits for about $600 tax incl, or about $100 cheaper than the 650t motorbike bundle (per GPS City.ca) What mapping comes with the unit and what is the must have software? Cheers.
The Montana makes an excellent bath toy. A great place to relax and explore all those menus and options. And waterproof too! Sent via semaphore on Tapatalk
Had my 650 since December. Pretty much left it in my truck and just used it, got to know it. Now that I've used it a few times on the bike, I just don't like it. It excels at things like tracks that are of little use to me, and is lacking in other things that I've come to realize are more important to me. I can see how someone who comes from a 60 or 76 series would just love it, it really is a beautiful progression from those units, in keeping with their intended uses. The Montana is a good gps, but just not a fit for me. Shame, as it has a ton of potential and flexibility, just not in a direction that is of any use on my bike. Gonna find somebody who wants to trade for a 378/478, go back to that. Works better for my needs.
Buttons. Touch screen is way too sensitive if you're using gloves, even with a screen protector on it to combat that. Maybe I should try two layers. Had 2xxx streetpilots for years, which were touch screens, and I never had this problem. The dashboards eat screen area. No opaque option, so if you want any data available, it's gonna cost ya. Throw in the route driving directions along with even just the nuvi dashboard with its time and speed, and you've lost half the screen. I use my gps as my speedo. Problem with the new programming is that when you get 1 mph over the limit on a road that the unit knows the limit of, it switches the speedo to red, making it unreadable in daylight on my bike dash. Less of an issue in my truck. Really fucking annoying. Map screen zoom levels. On a 478, you can go to 2 km zoom, and still have all detail, when set to most detail. Montana limits to 1.2 km for the same detail level. I use my gps as a moving map most times, pan it around to find new stuff or alternate routes. This seemingly little thing turned out to be a big one for me, annoyance wise. The 478 lacks the memory. With bigger map sets coming, being able to carry all that I wanted (topo, older metroguide maps that have different data, plus citynav) was a real plus with the Montana. Turns out, it's not enough for me. I've been messing with gps for over 20 years, got my hands on many of the new units and have enjoyed the new abilities of each generation. This is the first time that I'm going to retrograde in units to achieve what I need. For my needs, gimme a 478 with the buttons on the left, and an SD card slot. Maybe a bigger screen. That'd do.
Dashboards can be easily hidden and shown at will from the map screen. If speedo is most important, try the Large Data Field with your speed displayed... If you cant see that, you likely shouldn't be riding. You can manually adjust the zoom and detail levels to show as much or as little as you want, at any zoom level. Get to know your Montana, it is quite powerful.
I did just that. All of that. And it still did not do what I could do with an 8 year old 478. On the key things I mentioned earlier. Good unit, but not for me. I'd had PM's before when I first went forward with the switch, folks were interested to know how it was going to work for me. That's why these posts, puts my intel out there for those who are trying to decide to make the change. It does not mean that the Montana is less than a great unit, because it is a very good one, it just doesn't do what I've come to realize are key things for me.