Anne Wilson wrote: >Sent: 05 March 2008 5:13 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Losing tags > >On Tuesday 26 February 2008 11:14:36 Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote: >> Early summits I think originally had a firmware (software) version 2.0 >and >> these can only be updated to version 2.5 which I don't think has 10,000 >> trackpoint capability. However if your version is 3.something then you >> should have the full trackpoint capacity. Version 3.7 is the current >> version. >> >The new unit has arrived. Despite its claim to have 10,000 trackpoints, it >still has firmware v.2.4. I'll leave well alone until we see whether >that's >a problem.
The current version for the "H" is 2.8 but I would fully expect the 2.4 firmware to have the full 10k trackpoint capacity. > >> Setting up the unit: >> Back on the "System" page, make sure the GPS setting is on "normal" and >> ideally that "WASS" is enabled. WASS (or EGNOS as its called in Europe) >> provides correction data and improves GPS position accuracy for some >trips. >> If its on and you see little "D"'s appearing on the bars of the >satellites >> page then you know that you are getting corrections. You won't always get >> them. WASS uses up batteries quicker but if you use 2100 or 1500 mAh >> rechargeable AA's then its not really an issue. > >Maybe that's something missing in 2.4? The choices are simply 'Normal, >WAAS, >Demo' - unless WAAS is what you referred to? I can't have bogh WAAS and >Normal. WASS is what you want. >> >> Next you need to set the logging frequency. From the "Main Menu" page >> select "Tracks" and toggle left once to access the extended menu. Press >the >> toggle to enter the "Setup Track Log". >> >That's OK - default was 30secs., which is what we think the old one was >doing. > >> Turn off "Wrap When Full" so that you never overwrite the log you have >> collected accidentally. >Done > >> Set the "Record Method" to Time. >> Set the "Interval" as follows: >> If the unit has 10,000 trackpoint capacity then setting the interval at 1 >> second will give you about 3 hours of logging ( a few points are always >> lost). If you plan to be out longer than three house then adjust to 2, 3 >or >> even 5 seconds but bear in mind that you get the best traces when you >have >> the highest logging frequency (1 sec). > >OK > >> Once set, toggle to the "X" to close the "Setup Track Log" window. >> Make sure the Tracklog is turned "On". >> >> Before starting a new logging expedition clear the tracklog so that you >> have full capacity for the trip. >> >> You can turn the unit on/off without it loosing the tracklog. You only >> clear the tracklog by doing a manual clear. The way I clear the log is to >> go to the "Trip Computer" page and click "Reset" from the extended menu. >> Make sure the "Clear Track Log" is selected and "Apply" plus "OK" will >> clear the log. > >Apart from that one confusion I think it's set up now. To stop recording >do >you have to go to the "Setup Track Log" window and turn the tracklog off? > If you want to start and stop the log at a specific location then yes, you need to go to the track setup window. best of luck. Let us know how you get on :-) Cheers Andy _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
