Re: [Az-Geocaching] Multiple mapsets on Garmin GPS units

ya sorry about that... .ive been quite busy and dont read all the post
to the list... must have missed that one :(

jason


Brian - Team A.I. wrote:
> Well, you should have chimed up when everyone was asking about it not too
> long ago. :)
>
> Brian
> Team A.I.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Poulter" <polt@snaptek.com>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Multiple mapsets on Garmin GPS units
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>
>>heck i have been doing that for years...
>>
>>jason
>>
>>
>>Brian Casteel wrote:
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>>>This is mainly for Highpointer, but anyone else interested in how to
>
> download multiple mapsets will be interested. A few weeks ago, there were
> some posts about the viability of downloading more than one mapset for
> simultaneous usage/storage on Garmin units. To my knowledge, and scouring
> instruction manuals, it wasn't possible. But through some trial/error, I
> figured it out.
>
>>>If you have multiple MapSource titles installed, you know that in the
>
> pull-down menu just to the left of the Zoom In/Out buttons, you can
> alternate between them. Therein lies how to do it. Keep in mind that each
> unit has limited memory, you'll need to be aware of your available storage
> as you pick maps. Watching on the Maps tab is a good idea as it tallies
> your chosen map blocks and their respective sizes.
>
>>>Step 1. Pick the first title you wish to download map info from. Select
>
> each of those tiles using the Map Tool.
>
>>>Step 2. Pick the second title you wish to download map info from.
>
> Select each of those tiles using the Map Tool. You'll notice the names vary
> and in the Area column, the title chosen from is identified.
>
>>>Step 3. Download to your GPS unit, keeping in mind the memory
>
> limitation. (I was able to download all of Arizona and Clark County, NV
> Roads/Rec, and a fair chunk of central Arizona Topo with plenty of room to
> spare).
>
>>>Step 4. Once downloaded, go to the map screen. Enter the Map Setup
>
> screen and highlight the 'i'. This screen brings up the map tiles along
> with something to identify them, such as Topomap for the topo files. From
> what I could gather, Roads/Rec was listed first and was the primary mapset
> used. In order to reveal the other mapsets, you need to begin unchecking
> the other mapsets you don't wish to see. In theory, with enough memory you
> could have something from every single piece of Garmin map software
> available in the field. Doing this is simple, and I had no problems
> switching between 2 titles on my Vista while sitting on the side of a
> mountain really wanting to see the Topo for the area. :)
>
>>>There really isn't all that much to it, but figuring out how to make it
>
> work was certainly pretty cool. I was sitting about 100' from In the Cheap
> Seats today when it happened.
>
>>>Brian
>>>Team A.I.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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