[Az-Geocaching] GARMIN Venture GPS technical assistance requested
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That's a bummer. That'll certainly wreck your weekend.
You're fairly well-known in the geocaching community so I think I could =
probably lend you my Legend for next weekend in exchange for a photocopy =
of your drivers license. You gotta promise not to drop it! ;-)
If you can't find an alternative, email me.
-T.
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From: Ken Akerman=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] GARMIN Venture GPS technical assistance =
requested
Hello AZ geocachers,
Yesterday, while out caching with Azcachemeister in Wickenburg, I =
dropped my GARMIN eTrex Venture, which I've done before without =
significant adverse effects. However, this time the position of the =
output display has been moved upwards in the screen, so I am now unable =
to see the top of my display view. I am still able to record latititude =
and longitude, record and store waypoints and go to a waypoint; however, =
on the screen where I am mapping my route to the waypoint, I am unable =
to determine how far (in miles or feet when close) I am from the =
waypoint, which makes it difficult for me to determine how close I am to =
the waypoint. I can pull down my menus but I cannot see the menus on =
the top of my display. =20
To visualize this, imagine you can't see the top two inches of your =
computer screen. That's what I see in the display for my GPS.
Therefore, I may have to send my GPS back to Garmin to be overhauled. =
However, this means I will be without my GPS next weekend, which is =
Memorial Day weekend and thus a weekend where I would like to be =
geocaching for all three days. Therefore, I would like to ask fellow =
GPS enthusiasts and geocachers some questions:
1) Is there a place in the local area where I can take my GPS for =
repairs and get the work done by Friday, May 23? That would be my first =
option, because I really don't want to be without a GPS next weekend.
2) If I do need to return the GPS to Garmin for an overhaul, then are =
there any members of the Geocaching community who have an extra GPS that =
they could loan to me for use next weekend? I expect some geocachers do =
own an extra GPS, because you may have recently upgraded to a newer =
model but you still have your old GPS sitting around the house.
Thank you for any assistance and advice that you can provide to me. =
My goal is to get my GPS fixed at a reasonable price so I can use it =
with full functionality next weekend. If that is not possible and it =
takes more time to repair my GPS, then I would like to acquire a =
temporary replacement GPS unit so I will still be able to go geocaching =
next weekend, or use a GPS for other hikes that I do.
Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's a bummer. That'll =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You're fairly well-known in the =
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exchange for a photocopy of your drivers license. You gotta =
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drop it! ;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you can't find an alternative, email =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 18, 2003 2:49 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] GARMIN =
Venture=20
GPS technical assistance requested</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hello AZ geocachers,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yesterday, while out caching with Azcachemeister in Wickenburg, I =
dropped=20
my <A href=3D"http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexVenture/">GARMIN =
eTrex=20
Venture</A>, which I've done before without significant adverse =
effects.=20
However, this time the position of the output display has been moved =
upwards=20
in the screen, so I am now unable to see the top of my display =
view. I=20
am still able to record latititude and longitude, record and store =
waypoints=20
and go to a waypoint; however, on the screen where I am mapping my =
route to=20
the waypoint, I am unable to determine how far (in miles or feet when =
close) I=20
am from the waypoint, which makes it difficult for me to determine how =
close I=20
am to the waypoint. I can pull down my menus but I cannot see =
the menus=20
on the top of my display. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>To visualize this, imagine you can't see the top two inches =
of your=20
computer screen. That's what I see in the display for my =
GPS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Therefore, I may have to send my GPS back to Garmin to be=20
overhauled. However, this means I will be without my GPS next =
weekend,=20
which is Memorial Day weekend and thus a weekend where I would like to =
be=20
geocaching for all three days. Therefore, I would like to ask =
fellow GPS=20
enthusiasts and geocachers some questions:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1) Is there a place in the local area where I can take my GPS for =
repairs=20
and get the work done by Friday, May 23? That would be my first =
option,=20
because I really don't want to be without a GPS next weekend.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2) If I do need to return the GPS to Garmin for an overhaul, then =
are=20
there any members of the Geocaching community who have an extra GPS =
that they=20
could loan to me for use next weekend? I expect some geocachers =
do own=20
an extra GPS, because you may have recently upgraded to a newer model =
but you=20
still have your old GPS sitting around the house.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for any assistance and advice that you can provide to =
me. =20
My goal is to get my GPS fixed at a reasonable price so I can use it =
with full=20
functionality next weekend. If that is not possible and it takes =
more=20
time to repair my GPS, then I would like to acquire a temporary =
replacement=20
GPS unit so I will still be able to go geocaching next weekend, or use =
a GPS=20
for other hikes that I do.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Ken Akerman</STRONG> (a.k.a.=20
=
<STRONG><EM>Highpointer</EM></STRONG>)</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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