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Hugh Spicer

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Anyone out there still using a Garmin GPS 12 ? What software
are you using ? Ta much in advance....

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Hugh
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In article <[email protected]>, Hugh Spicer
<[email protected]> writes
>Anyone out there still using a Garmin GPS 12 ?

I certainly am as are a few others here.

> What software are you using ?

On the unit Ver 4.58

On the PC the following programs have many useful features:

GPS Utility http://www.gpsu.co.uk/ Oziexplorer
http://www.oziexplorer.com/ GarTrip http://www.gartrip.de/
Trailgauge http://www.trailgauge.co.uk/

All have trial / demo versions you can play with to see
which best fits your needs.

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http://www.dscs.demon.co.uk/
 
I love my 12XL.......... Take it out with my Ipaq 2210
sometimes and Pocket Memory Maps

Lovely............

Ade

"Hugh Spicer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone out there still using a Garmin GPS 12 ? What
> software are you using
?
> Ta much in advance....
>
> --
> Hugh
> _________________________
> [email protected] www.hughspicer.fsnet.co.uk
> _________________________
> phone - 0141 422 1630 moby - 07788 178 439 work tel - 0141
> 800 3606
> ________________________
 
In article <[email protected]>, Jim
Willsher <[email protected]> writes
>Going slightly OT now, but....
>
>I have a GPS12, 4.58. So does my dad, so does my friend.
>This weekend I lent all three to a colleague who is
>planning an activity weekend. One of the units has a
>problem. When you switch it on it works fine. But as
>soon as you switch it off it loses it's position - the
>time is back to 00:00:00 and it has to "find itself"
>again. This unit is already a replacement unit supplied
>by Garmin - the predecessor showed "upload not present"
>and refused to work.

It sounds like it has lost its memory battery. Usually you
would get a "memory battery low" message as it is on its
way out but you don't mention that so perhaps it has
completely failed.

The battery is rechargeable - if you leave it switched off
and loaded with a fresh set of alkalines for a few days it
may recover. If not contact Garmin as they have replaced
many memory batteries free of charge even out of warranty.

>
>Anyone else have any reliability problems wit the GPS 12?
>Both the other units mentions have a habit of switching
>themselves off and on periodically.
>

Might be caused by a bit of extra room in the battery
compartment - several people reported that with the 12 and
other models with the same case. The older models were a bit
snug in the battery tubes and you could actually get some
batteries stuck in the tubes so Garmin made them a bit
looser in later models. Different makes and types of
batteries are slightly different sizes - rechargeables tend
to be a bit fatter. If all else fails tape each pair of
batteries together with a little insulating tape before
inserting them. That should reduce the chance of them
loosing contact when jarred.

--

http://www.dscs.demon.co.uk/
 
Jim Willsher <[email protected]> wrote
>Going slightly OT now, but....
>
>I have a GPS12, 4.58. So does my dad, so does my friend.
>This weekend I lent all three to a colleague who is
>planning an activity weekend. One of the units has a
>problem. When you switch it on it works fine. But as
>soon as you switch it off it loses it's position - the
>time is back to 00:00:00 and it has to "find itself"
>again. This unit is already a replacement unit supplied
>by Garmin - the predecessor showed "upload not present"
>and refused to work.
>
>Anyone else have any reliability problems wit the GPS 12?

Only when I dropped it on a rock and the display
disappeared!

Even then, I was able to download the track, which it
continued to record. :)

> Both the other units mentions have a habit of switching
> themselves off and on periodically.
>
My Etrex Summit did that, and occasionally the GPS12, but it
was down to battery terminal connections momentarily
breaking when the unit had received a shock - sometimes
quite a minor one.
--
Gordon
 
"Hugh Spicer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone out there still using a Garmin GPS 12 ? What
> software are you
using ?
> Ta much in advance....
>
> --
> Hugh

Yes, with v.4.60 updated from their website.

Regards, Paul

Paul Rose Middlesbrough, England, U.K.
 
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:53:13 +0000, W. D. Grey wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>, Hugh Spicer
><[email protected]> writes
>>Anyone out there still using a Garmin GPS 12 ? What
>>software are you using ? Ta much in advance....

>4.58

There were some units shipped with v 4.59 which was never
available on the Garmin site. The most recent is v 4.60 but
all that was updated were the French menus.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the
"Westminster Gasworks"
 
Going slightly OT now, but....

I have a GPS12, 4.58. So does my dad, so does my friend.
This weekend I lent all three to a colleague who is planning
an activity weekend. One of the units has a problem. When
you switch it on it works fine. But as soon as you switch it
off it loses it's position - the time is back to 00:00:00
and it has to "find itself" again. This unit is already a
replacement unit supplied by Garmin - the predecessor showed
"upload not present" and refused to work.

Anyone else have any reliability problems wit the GPS 12?
Both the other units mentions have a habit of switching
themselves off and on periodically.

Jim

PS Anyone seen the forthcoming model?:

http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap76c/

Looks cool! (and pricey). No mention of a UK version
though....


On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:12:36 +0000, Phil Cook <urwalk@p-t-
cook.RfErMeOeVsEeCrAvPeS.co.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:53:13 +0000, W. D. Grey wrote:
>
>>In article <[email protected]>, Hugh
>>Spicer <[email protected]> writes
>>>Anyone out there still using a Garmin GPS 12 ? What
>>>software are you using ? Ta much in advance....
>
>>4.58
>
>There were some units shipped with v 4.59 which was never
>available on the Garmin site. The most recent is v 4.60 but
>all that was updated were the French menus.

Jim Willsher

Homepages at http://www.jimwillsher.co.uk
 
Many thanks. I'll contact Garmin re: battery, as otherwise
it's a great little unit.

Jim

<{d-sep03}@dscs.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>Jim Willsher <[email protected]> writes
>>Going slightly OT now, but....
>>
>>I have a GPS12, 4.58. So does my dad, so does my friend.
>>This weekend I lent all three to a colleague who is
>>planning an activity weekend. One of the units has a
>>problem. When you switch it on it works fine. But as soon
>>as you switch it off it loses it's position - the time is
>>back to 00:00:00 and it has to "find itself" again. This
>>unit is already a replacement unit supplied by Garmin -
>>the predecessor showed "upload not present" and refused
>>to work.
>
>It sounds like it has lost its memory battery. Usually you
>would get a "memory battery low" message as it is on its
>way out but you don't mention that so perhaps it has
>completely failed.
>
>The battery is rechargeable - if you leave it switched off
>and loaded with a fresh set of alkalines for a few days it
>may recover. If not contact Garmin as they have replaced
>many memory batteries free of charge even out of warranty.
>
>>
>>Anyone else have any reliability problems wit the GPS 12?
>>Both the other units mentions have a habit of switching
>>themselves off and on periodically.
>>
>
>Might be caused by a bit of extra room in the battery
>compartment - several people reported that with the 12 and
>other models with the same case. The older models were a
>bit snug in the battery tubes and you could actually get
>some batteries stuck in the tubes so Garmin made them a bit
>looser in later models. Different makes and types of
>batteries are slightly different sizes - rechargeables tend
>to be a bit fatter. If all else fails tape each pair of
>batteries together with a little insulating tape before
>inserting them. That should reduce the chance of them
>loosing contact when jarred.

Jim Willsher

Homepages at http://www.jimwillsher.co.uk
 
Many thanks. I'll contact Garmin re: battery, as otherwise
it's a great little unit.

Jim

<{d-sep03}@dscs.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>Jim Willsher <[email protected]> writes
>>Going slightly OT now, but....
>>
>>I have a GPS12, 4.58. So does my dad, so does my friend.
>>This weekend I lent all three to a colleague who is
>>planning an activity weekend. One of the units has a
>>problem. When you switch it on it works fine. But as soon
>>as you switch it off it loses it's position - the time is
>>back to 00:00:00 and it has to "find itself" again. This
>>unit is already a replacement unit supplied by Garmin -
>>the predecessor showed "upload not present" and refused
>>to work.
>
>It sounds like it has lost its memory battery. Usually you
>would get a "memory battery low" message as it is on its
>way out but you don't mention that so perhaps it has
>completely failed.
>
>The battery is rechargeable - if you leave it switched off
>and loaded with a fresh set of alkalines for a few days it
>may recover. If not contact Garmin as they have replaced
>many memory batteries free of charge even out of warranty.
>
>>
>>Anyone else have any reliability problems wit the GPS 12?
>>Both the other units mentions have a habit of switching
>>themselves off and on periodically.
>>
>
>Might be caused by a bit of extra room in the battery
>compartment - several people reported that with the 12 and
>other models with the same case. The older models were a
>bit snug in the battery tubes and you could actually get
>some batteries stuck in the tubes so Garmin made them a bit
>looser in later models. Different makes and types of
>batteries are slightly different sizes - rechargeables tend
>to be a bit fatter. If all else fails tape each pair of
>batteries together with a little insulating tape before
>inserting them. That should reduce the chance of them
>loosing contact when jarred.

Jim Willsher

Homepages at http://www.jimwillsher.co.uk
 
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