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Is Garmin gpsmap 64s Map supposed to point to entered coordinates whether moving or still?
i_am_jim
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I have struggled with this since I bought the 64s 3 years ago. I must be moving for the pointer on the Map screen to point to the designated coordinates. Once I stop moving it loses it's mind and points in any direction. I have a friend who owns one and he says his points to the target at all time whether he's moving or not. The distance always works correctly and I understand the compass must be calibrated for this to work.
So is it supposed to do like my friend says it should or not? If it's supposed to, how to I make my unit do that? I find it very frustrating the it loses it's mind when I stop.
So is it supposed to do like my friend says it should or not? If it's supposed to, how to I make my unit do that? I find it very frustrating the it loses it's mind when I stop.
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I don't have those choices. Under Set Up, Headings, Compass my choices are Auto or Off. It's set to Auto
Or maybe I'm missing something? What you describe sounds like what I have seen on several garmin devices in track-up (as opposed to north-up) mode. If it is swinging wildly around, I agree, that sounds like the errors that you get when using the gps signal to determine direction of travel. The compass should be smoother if it is calibrated and working properly.
However not only does the line shift but also the compass arrow top left moves so for whatever reason it's not using the in built compass. It, the software or the settings are wrong somewhere. If it were me I'd now try a master reset to see if that resolves it.
I agree it’s not using the compass.
If it still jerks around when you do this, then you either aren't using the compass or there is some kind of problem with it.
Garmin used to offer a $100 deal for a refurbished unit, even after warranty. Do you know if they still do that?
The only way to find out what kind of deal Garmin offers will be to contact them directly. ;)
As you may remember this is how my unit was behaving. The pointer and the compass arrow jumped while I was still.
Well, this is how the replacement unit is behaving -- no change. The conditions for the videos were identical. Except for my tremor I and the units were both still.
So I bought at replacement for nothing. What the hell is the compass suppose to do? It doesn't point north and doesn't stabilize the pointer when stopped.
I asked HERE how to tell if the compass is calibrated and as of yet have received no answer.
I have a friend who uses the 64s who says he doesn't think the arrowhead in the upper left with an N in it doesn't necessarily point north even when the compass is calibrated. Can that possibly be so? If true, what's its purpose?
You might want to try the geocaching GPS forum on this site. Geocachers still use handheld gps units and I believe there are several members there with the same model as yours: https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/forum/11-gps/
If the north arrow only points correctly on your device when moving in navigation mode, then I'd expect your magnetic compass is either not working or some mystery setting is still not being found.