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Jean-Pierre Trolet

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format Archived from groups: rec>boats>electronics (more info?)

Hello, I have e-mailed the problem to their tech support but as I read here and there that they never answer.... In the owner's manual p.26 Garmin gives the list of data that can be displayed in text format through alphabetical order : - .... - POINTER - POSITION - SONAR - SPEED - .... When you actually run through the scrolling list you find - .... - POINTER - SONAR - SPEED - .... So there is no way to display the current position coordinates on any page except by entering Mark and then deleting the waypoint thus created, which is stupid. Has anyone met the problem ? A GPS that cannot display the position , that sounds downright incredible !! I checked that I have the latest software version : 2.50 Friendly Jean-Pierre TROLET >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

Pascal

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:02 pm
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Well, I think that you are trying to display the position (lat/Long) in
one of fields of one or more pages, that is true? But I assume that you
have the position information (Lat/Long) at the statistics page, or at
last in the satellite/GPS page, or not?

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Larry

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

personne RemoveThis @nulpar.com (Jean-Pierre Trolet) wrote in news:444b9b63.5696249 @news.wanadoo.fr: > A GPS that cannot display the position , that sounds downright > incredible !! > OOps....(c; >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

William Andersen

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Garmin's always answered my emails within a couple of days. In the meantime, did you use the Comm Tab of the Main Menu to set Com 1 and Com 2 to NMEA In/NMEA Out? "Jean-Pierre Trolet" <personne.TakeThisOut@nulpar.com> wrote in message news:444b9b63.5696249@news.wanadoo.fr... > Hello, > > I have e-mailed the problem to their tech support but as I read here > and there that they never answer.... > > In the owner's manual p.26 Garmin gives the list of data that can be > displayed in text format through alphabetical order : > - .... > - POINTER > - POSITION > - SONAR > - SPEED > - .... > > When you actually run through the scrolling list you find > > - .... > - POINTER > - SONAR > - SPEED > - .... > > > So there is no way to display the current position coordinates on any > page except by entering Mark and then deleting the waypoint thus > created, which is stupid. > Has anyone met the problem ? > > A GPS that cannot display the position , that sounds downright > incredible !! > > I checked that I have the latest software version : 2.50 > > Friendly > Jean-Pierre TROLET > >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

Jean-Pierre Trolet

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 23 Apr 2006 18:02:58 -0700, "Pascal" <pascalg DeleteThis @uol.com.br> wrote: >Well, I think that you are trying to display the position (lat/Long) in >one of fields of one or more pages, that is true? But I assume that you >have the position information (Lat/Long) at the statistics page, or at >last in the satellite/GPS page, or not? > No , in none of those pages. I know it seems incredible but there is an obvious inconsistency between the equipment and the owner's manual , so I suspect a rough bug in the software ! Jean-Pierre >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

Jean-Pierre Trolet

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:26:35 -0700, "William Andersen" <wgander.TakeThisOut@cox.net> wrote: >Garmin's always answered my emails within a couple of days. >In the meantime, did you use the Comm Tab of the Main Menu to set Com 1 and >Com 2 to NMEA In/NMEA Out? > >"Jean-Pierre Trolet" <personne.TakeThisOut@nulpar.com> wrote in message >news:444b9b63.5696249@news.wanadoo.fr... >> Hello, >> >> I have e-mailed the problem to their tech support but as I read here >> and there that they never answer.... >> >> In the owner's manual p.26 Garmin gives the list of data that can be >> displayed in text format through alphabetical order : >> - .... >> - POINTER >> - POSITION >> - SONAR >> - SPEED >> - .... >> >> When you actually run through the scrolling list you find >> >> - .... >> - POINTER >> - SONAR >> - SPEED >> - .... >> >> >> So there is no way to display the current position coordinates on any >> page except by entering Mark and then deleting the waypoint thus >> created, which is stupid. >> Has anyone met the problem ? >> >> A GPS that cannot display the position , that sounds downright >> incredible !! >> >> I checked that I have the latest software version : 2.50 >> >> Friendly >> Jean-Pierre TROLET >> > > If the tech support really answers , that is reassuring , but I am still waiting. I do not understand the connection between the NMEA in/out and the display of the GPS. Of course you can display the position in text format on a laptop that decodes NMEA but that's not my purpose. Jean-Pierre >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

William Andersen

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

If you haven't heard from Garmin yet, you should call them or return the GPS to where you bought it. POSITION should appear in that list and you should be able to display your latitude/longitude on the Map page and probably some other pages, too. "Jean-Pierre Trolet" <personne DeleteThis @nulpar.com> wrote in message news:444fda9d.6982197@news.wanadoo.fr... > On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:26:35 -0700, "William Andersen" > <wgander DeleteThis @cox.net> wrote: > >>Garmin's always answered my emails within a couple of days. >>In the meantime, did you use the Comm Tab of the Main Menu to set Com 1 >>and >>Com 2 to NMEA In/NMEA Out? >> >>"Jean-Pierre Trolet" <personne DeleteThis @nulpar.com> wrote in message >>news:444b9b63.5696249@news.wanadoo.fr... >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have e-mailed the problem to their tech support but as I read here >>> and there that they never answer.... >>> >>> In the owner's manual p.26 Garmin gives the list of data that can be >>> displayed in text format through alphabetical order : >>> - .... >>> - POINTER >>> - POSITION >>> - SONAR >>> - SPEED >>> - .... >>> >>> When you actually run through the scrolling list you find >>> >>> - .... >>> - POINTER >>> - SONAR >>> - SPEED >>> - .... >>> >>> >>> So there is no way to display the current position coordinates on any >>> page except by entering Mark and then deleting the waypoint thus >>> created, which is stupid. >>> Has anyone met the problem ? >>> >>> A GPS that cannot display the position , that sounds downright >>> incredible !! >>> >>> I checked that I have the latest software version : 2.50 >>> >>> Friendly >>> Jean-Pierre TROLET >>> >> >> > > If the tech support really answers , that is reassuring , but I am > still waiting. > I do not understand the connection between the NMEA in/out and the > display of the GPS. Of course you can display the position in text > format on a laptop that decodes NMEA but that's not my purpose. > Jean-Pierre >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:05:51 -0700, "William Andersen" <wgander DeleteThis @cox.net> wrote: >If you haven't heard from Garmin yet, you should call them or return the GPS >to where you bought it. POSITION should appear in that list and you should >be able to display your latitude/longitude on the Map page and probably some >other pages, too. > >"Jean-Pierre Trolet" <personne DeleteThis @nulpar.com> wrote in message >news:444fda9d.6982197@news.wanadoo.fr... >> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:26:35 -0700, "William Andersen" >> <wgander DeleteThis @cox.net> wrote: >> >>>Garmin's always answered my emails within a couple of days. >>>In the meantime, did you use the Comm Tab of the Main Menu to set Com 1 >>>and >>>Com 2 to NMEA In/NMEA Out? >>> >>>"Jean-Pierre Trolet" <personne DeleteThis @nulpar.com> wrote in message >>>news:444b9b63.5696249@news.wanadoo.fr... >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have e-mailed the problem to their tech support but as I read here >>>> and there that they never answer.... >>>> >>>> In the owner's manual p.26 Garmin gives the list of data that can be >>>> displayed in text format through alphabetical order : >>>> - .... >>>> - POINTER >>>> - POSITION >>>> - SONAR >>>> - SPEED >>>> - .... >>>> >>>> When you actually run through the scrolling list you find >>>> >>>> - .... >>>> - POINTER >>>> - SONAR >>>> - SPEED >>>> - .... >>>> >>>> >>>> So there is no way to display the current position coordinates on any >>>> page except by entering Mark and then deleting the waypoint thus >>>> created, which is stupid. >>>> Has anyone met the problem ? >>>> >>>> A GPS that cannot display the position , that sounds downright >>>> incredible !! >>>> >>>> I checked that I have the latest software version : 2.50 >>>> >>>> Friendly >>>> Jean-Pierre TROLET >>>> >>> >>> >> You are right. I think I'll call Garmin if they don't reply to my mail .. I will not return it to the provider since it is was ordered online from compass.com in GB and I can't expect any help from them. Those do not seem to know what they sell : they sent me an internal aerial type whereas I had ordered an external aerial type : the explanation they gave is that the ad on their site had a mistake in it . If you try to order a 172C from their site you can get anything but what you've ordered (and do not trust their references , they are useless and false) . Appalling !! Jean-Pierre TROLET >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> No , in none of those pages. I know it seems incredible but there is > an obvious inconsistency between the equipment and the owner's manual > , so I suspect a rough bug in the software ! > Jean-Pierre I have made download of the 172C manual and seems to me that the software is very different from my 276C; normally, all Garmin units ( and I had about 12 of them) displays compulsory the Position in the "Satellite Page" but not the 172C, which is very extraneous. Anyway, page 26 says that one fields can be set to Position and if this is not happen in your unit, shure is a software problem. >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Jean Pierre, I have noted the following NOTE in Page 26 of the manual: NOTE: COMPASS, HIGHWAY, POSITION, and WATER TEMP .. are only available on LARGE or HUGE sized Data Fields .. The data field you is trying to setup to display of POSITION is Large or HUGE sized? Anyway, this appears to be thing of a crazy programmer .... Pascal >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I forget to say: in page 25 you have the option: SETUP PAGE LAYOUT where you can specify less fields but with the "Large/Huge size" instead of more fields with "small" size . Perhaps if you setup the page layout to show less fields but with Large size, you can select the POSITION in one of them. Regards Pascal >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

You can see my boat at: S12 48.645 W38 27.637 and my house at: S13 00.348 W38 27.465 Regards Pascal >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 30 Apr 2006 17:31:56 -0700, "Pascal" <pascalg DeleteThis @uol.com.br> wrote: >I forget to say: in page 25 you have the option: SETUP PAGE LAYOUT >where you can specify less fields but with the "Large/Huge size" >instead of more fields with "small" size . > >Perhaps if you setup the page layout to show less fields but with Large >size, you can select the POSITION in one of them. > >Regards > >Pascal > Thank you very much Pascal. You are right . I had not seen that note . You MUST select at least the large format to display the current position. It works now. Where are you from ? Best regards. Jean-Pierre >> Stay informed about: Garmin 172C cannot display current position in text format

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