[Az-Geocaching] HELP!!!

[Jason Poulter]

make sure you have the gps communication protocol set to GARMIN other 
wise it wont work... make sure you have the correct comm port selected 
and the cable is in tight on both ends

jason

RopingThe Wind wrote:

> 
> Howdy,
> 
> I need help!
> 
> I have an Extrex Legend (Garmin). Programs I use with it are EasyGPS and 
> Garmin's Mapsource. I use these two programs almost daily for 
> uploading/offloading waypoints (EasyGPS) and maps (Mapsource) to/from my 
> GPS.
> 
> I am encountering a problem in which I cannot upload/download waypoints 
> or maps to/from my GPS. With the EasyGPS program, I get an error message 
> saying that the GPS is not responding. I ran the 'test' and I got the 
> same message and then it gave some very stupid and obvious troubleshoots 
> (you know, the stuff you already know to check!). So, thinking it was 
> the EasyGPS program, I dropped in Mapsource and tried to drop some 
> waypoints off my GPS into that... same thing. The GPS is not responding. 
> My GPS is on!
> 
> Anyways, this is a problem I have had a time or two in the past, but 
> very short lived and I would simply turn the GPS off and then back on 
> (or the same with the program) and everything was just fine. However, I 
> have had this problem for 3 or 4 days now and after dozens of attempts 
> (and checking everything I can think to check).. I still have this problem.
> 
> Does anyone who uses a Garmin know what the problem might be? How I 
> might correct this problem? I am leaving state soon and I need to have 
> new maps put into my GPS. Also, need to be able to drop some waypoints 
> in as I would like to hit a few caches on my way out of state. However, 
> I cant do nothing without correcting this problem. Is it the cable or 
> the GPS? I think I have narrowed it down to either the cable or the GPS 
> (since the programs say the GPS is not responding. I am out of ideas on 
> how to fix this problem. I dont visually see anything wrong with the 
> cable and I also checked the connection points on the GPS... all looks 
> fine. I hate to buy another cable from Garmin unless I know for sure 
> that is the problem.
> 
> Thanks for any help yall can provide!
> 
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
> 
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