Does the Magellan 3030 show altitude and co-ordinates I want to upgrade a from a Magellan 3100. Does the 3030 show longitude and latitude co-ordinates along with altitude like the 3100 unit does on any of its screens. Does the Magellan 3030 show altitude and co-ordinates I want to upgrade a from a Magellan 3100. Does the 3030 show longitude and latitude co-ordinates along with altitude like the 3100 unit does on... » Read More Does the Magellan 3030 show altitude and co-ordinates I want to upgrade a from a Magellan 3100. Does the 3030 show longitude and latitude co-ordinates along with altitude like the 3100 unit does on any of its screens. « Show Less
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You can tell the RoadMate 3030-LM to display Elevation on the main page, as well as speed, time, direction, eta, time remaining. You can select the item you want always displayed on the screen by touching that option from the pop up. These display options are only available when you are in a trip navigate mode. Otherwise, only Elevation, Time, Speed, and direction are available.The only place that I think Longitude/Latitude is displayed is from the Menu and you select Current Location, and there you will see your current Lon/Lat co-ordinates
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Just bought two Magellan 3100s and was wondering if they have Bluetooth capability?
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I just got home with the Magellan Maestro 4250. It doesn't have my neighborhood in it??? I called the helpline and a guy from what sounded like Pakistan told me I had to get an upgrade to 2.36. I have not figured out how to do that yet. I can not seem to find an opportunity to get this firmware downloaded. Can any one help me. I am on the brink of taking this damn thing back to the store. aj
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I love my Elite 7, have updated software several times. Bought the gold but have found the Insight maps covered more of my local lakes. The only issue I've found is the coordinates are degree/minutes but some of my paper maps are degree/minutes/seconds. Remedy divide seconds by 60 then replace the seconds with a decimal and that number. I've written the new coordinates on my maps for my old weigh points.
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First you must set up your GPS to the same format of the coordinates you are trying to put in it. 1. Go to SETUP&gt;UNITS&gt;POSITION FORMAT and change the Position Format to the format of the coordinates you are trying to input. In your case it would be "H D.D" (Decimal Degree Format) To navigate to the coordinates, hold the enter/mark button. Then Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the coordinates. Actually, follow this list. A. Firmly Hold enter/mark B. Use your up/down arrows to highlight the coordinates at the bottom C. Once you've highlighted the coordinates, Press enter/mark once D. Use the arrow and enter button to edit the coordinates. E. Once you've put the right coordinates, press the arrow keys to highlight OK F. Hit Enter. G. (Optional, give the coordinate a name. I.e. Cache. Home. Entrance. Trail fork. etc) Default names are numbers starting with 001. I suggest naming your coordinates, if you don't name them, have a piece of paper that tells you what coordinate is what. I.e. 001 = Home 002 = Work 003= Secret Dead Body H. Once you've entered the name, or are satisfied with your coordinates, highlight "OK?" I. Hit enter. J. Firmly Hold "goto" (It should open up all your waypoints grouped by the first letters of the name). K. Select the group in which your waypoint falls (0-9, A-H, I-P, Q-Z) L. Highlight your waypoint. M. Hit Enter/Mark. N. It will take you to your compass page, it will show the direction and distance to/from your waypoint. Tip: I suggest investing in USGS MGRS maps and using your GPS to figure out where you are on a physical map...I don't suggest using this GPS as your sole method of navigation, as it may lead you off a cliff or up a mountain, as it has no real map data, just the ability to know your coordinates and elevation.
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Right on the Garmin site! I studied the features of both units, and further down, they have a comparison chart. That's where I saw something a bit different noted on one unit over the other, so I went back to make sure I knew what it was and sure enough it was the part about how that unit shows the actual highway signs. You might have to click on something in the details to see a demo of what you'll see on the screen. I loaned our portable (old)Garmin to our daughter & was caught without it, so going to get this upgraded one to replace it & let her have the old one...
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I'm a Mac user and mountain biker. I use a Garmin GPSMAP 60scx handheld with Garmin's MapSource Topo US maps. I carry the GPS with me in my pack and turn on the tracking when I'm in unknown territory or exploring new trails. This enables me to see and decide if I should turn left/right or turn around when I meet up with some road or other trail. Since it's showing a 1:100,000 topo, I can see contour lines. Later I can review the tracks I made and find my total ascent/decent and review a profile of elevation change by distance. I can save the track on the GPS and upload it to my Mac to share with other GPS equipped riders. Using the TOPO US on my Mac, I can also find trails that might be suitable for later explorations. Plot a route over the trail and then transfer the route to my GPS so that I can find and follow the trail while in the field. Sometimes however, the trail shown on the map no longer really exists since the digitized topo map is based on older topos and nature tends to grow over trails that have not been maintained or were purposely closed. The GPS has really enhanced my ability to explore and discover new riding terrain. If it did as much for my strength and endurance as it has for my field orientation and ability to know where to go, I'd really be krankin up and down everything! Hope this helps. Paul
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The model I bought says (on the face of the device) GPSmap 78s. This model has a built-in barometer (displays altitude or pressure) and a 3 axis flux gate compass. When you are stationary, the device shows the direction the GPS is pointing. When moving, the display shows the direction of the track and that reading does not change when you change the direction the GPS is pointing.
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http://www.carid.com/images/magellan/gps-systems/pdf/cx0310sgxna-user-manual.pdf
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Well.. you should first know what you are using here. This device (unless it has been changed) measures relative altitudes from a starting point, not above sea-level. This means you start at 0 and ascend. If you use the device in the primary mode to measure Peak altitude (as if a rocket) then Yes, it will display what the peak altitude was of your hike. But the other problem is duration. It will not log your rises and falls and I dont think the battery will hold for more than an hour or two of constant use.
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Hi Thomas,Since I just have the 78 I'm not sure. With the 78 I bought the micro card that gives me maps of all US, Canada, some Bahamas and Mexico. The original GPS without the card gave only a no detail sketch of landmasses. with the card, it does show depths and boys of the great lakes areas. According to the west marine catalogue, the SC comes with the chart I bought preloaded, which is a really good deal. Had I realized I would be buying the chip, it would have made more sense to get the SC. I'm thinking about adding the chip with topographic features for land travel. http://www.westmarine.com/buy/garmin--gpsmap-78sc-marine-handheld-gps-receiver-with-compass-and-barometer--11553609 Hi Thomas,Since I just have the 78 I'm not sure. With the 78 I bought the micro card that gives me maps of all US, Canada, some Bahamas and Mexico. The original GPS without the card gave only a no detail sketch of landmasses. with the card, it does show depths and boys of the great lakes areas. According to the west marine catalogue, the SC comes with the chart I bought preloaded, which is a really good deal. Had I realized I would be buying the chip, it would have made more sense to get the SC. I'm thinking about adding the chip with topographic features for land travel.... » Read More Hi Thomas,Since I just have the 78 I'm not sure. With the 78 I bought the micro card that gives me maps of all US, Canada, some Bahamas and Mexico. The original GPS without the card gave only a no detail sketch of landmasses. with the card, it does show depths and boys of the great lakes areas. According to the west marine catalogue, the SC comes with the chart I bought preloaded, which is a really good deal. Had I realized I would be buying the chip, it would have made more sense to get the SC. I'm thinking about adding the chip with topographic features for land travel. http://www.westmarine.com/buy/garmin--gpsmap-78sc-marine-handheld-gps-receiver-with-compass-and-barometer--11553609 « Show Less
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there are several different models. the premium model has everything including an altimeter. I think mine has a compass that shows a heading to a waypoint, but we are in Mexico right now and I don't have it with me.
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This does not show your absolute altitude but rather your relative altitude, starting from zero. At any point you read it it displays your relative altitude, plus or minus, from where you started. It also shows you the max. relative altitude that it measured.
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Don't know... haven't tried that yet... usually I'm looking for GPS coordinates based on maps and general topography... a lot of times when your in between high ridges being able to read a map; thus long/lat comes into play.... because the GPS can't pick up a signal..... both are good skills to have.
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It does appear that it can display latitude and longitude for any location. Yes, you can enter coordinates as a destination.
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I do not know if the Garmin has a feature that provides elevations. I purchased this for my son and he had no problems with finding the various locations. The Garmin would only be able to give the information from a database that works in conjunction with the program that comes with the GPS. Hope that helps.
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Magellan's customer support stinks -- you will be lucky if you get your issue resolved. Typically, the only way to 'fix' issues like this is to return your unit and buy a competitors product.
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They were not very current when the unit was made, perhaps ~1-2 yrs old at the time. The 3000T is ancient by today's standards. In fact, even when it was 'new' it was not very impressive compared to its peers! Also was unstable and locked up frequently. (the underlying OS was an imbedded Windows from what I recall) Unless you're getting this unit for FREE, I'd suggest staying away and getting something better like a Garmin. Forget about support from Magellan. Just my 2 cents as a former owner of one of these.