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Martin Edwards
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Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject:
Magellan blazer12 |
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As a total newbie to gps.......
I've been given a blazer 12
I'm in Northern Ireland (part of the UK)
On my Ordinance survey map I'm at 3500 8460 on sheet 15 which has a j in
each corner.
The readout on my blazer 12 after ezstart is SJ 3289 4524
when I put in my map ref as a waypoint it tells me I'm 39.4km away
(9degrees)
What am i doing wrong, or has George W moved all the satellites? If he has,
is ther a reset facility?
Thales don't answer their product support email so I'm stuck!
Many thanks!
MArtin |
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störtebeker
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Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:24 am Post subject:
Re: Magellan blazer12 |
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On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:47:46 -0800, "Martin Edwards"
<rosemountpark@supanet.com> wrote:
| Quote: | As a total newbie to gps.......
I've been given a blazer 12
I'm in Northern Ireland (part of the UK)
On my Ordinance survey map I'm at 3500 8460 on sheet 15 which has a j in
each corner.
The readout on my blazer 12 after ezstart is SJ 3289 4524
when I put in my map ref as a waypoint it tells me I'm 39.4km away
(9degrees)
What am i doing wrong, or has George W moved all the satellites? If he has,
is ther a reset facility?
Thales don't answer their product support email so I'm stuck!
Many thanks!
MArtin
Are the Map Datum and Position Format of the gps set to those |
of the map you're using? |
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Martin Edwards
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:42 am Post subject:
Re: Magellan blazer12 |
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"störtebeker" <störtebeker@junkersju388j.com> wrote in message
news:jlk4r05vhpq513cqf0ej00kplgraejk8hn@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:47:46 -0800, "Martin Edwards"
rosemountpark@supanet.com> wrote:
As a total newbie to gps.......
I've been given a blazer 12
I'm in Northern Ireland (part of the UK)
On my Ordinance survey map I'm at 3500 8460 on sheet 15 which has a j in
each corner.
The readout on my blazer 12 after ezstart is SJ 3289 4524
when I put in my map ref as a waypoint it tells me I'm 39.4km away
(9degrees)
What am i doing wrong, or has George W moved all the satellites? If he
has,
is ther a reset facility?
Thales don't answer their product support email so I'm stuck!
Many thanks!
MArtin
Are the Map Datum and Position Format of the gps set to those
of the map you're using?
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This could be the problem.
The Ordinance survey of Northern Ireland MAY have a different grid to the GB
one. There is only one option for uk and OS maps so I don't know. The
Irish one doesn't fit either giving me a 9999 map ref as I'm obviously off
the top of the map! |
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störtebeker
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject:
Re: Magellan blazer12 |
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On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:42:35 -0000, "Martin Edwards"
<martinedwards@bigfoot.com> wrote:
| Quote: |
I'm in Northern Ireland (part of the UK)
On my Ordinance survey map I'm at 3500 8460 on sheet 15 which has a j in
each corner.
The readout on my blazer 12 after ezstart is SJ 3289 4524
when I put in my map ref as a waypoint it tells me I'm 39.4km away
(9degrees)
What am i doing wrong, or has George W moved all the satellites? If he
has,
is ther a reset facility?
Thales don't answer their product support email so I'm stuck!
Many thanks!
MArtin
Are the Map Datum and Position Format of the gps set to those
of the map you're using?
This could be the problem.
The Ordinance survey of Northern Ireland MAY have a different grid to the GB
one. There is only one option for uk and OS maps so I don't know. The
Irish one doesn't fit either giving me a 9999 map ref as I'm obviously off
the top of the map!
What's Format and Datum are on the map? |
On a Garmin unit, under Position Format, there are:
Irish (ITM), Irish IG and British Grid
Under Map Datum: Ord Srvy GB and Ireland 65
Unfortunately, I don't know what is available on Magellan
units. |
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Martin Edwards
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:13 am Post subject:
Re: Magellan blazer12 |
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Saldy the magellan one only has the one choice under Ireland and one under
GB. I think I may be out of Luck. Aw well, it was free.....
"störtebeker" <störtebeker@junkersju388j.com> wrote in message
news:33k8r050lljfttv5io3ag43sfcvkmi7a0r@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:42:35 -0000, "Martin Edwards"
martinedwards@bigfoot.com> wrote:
I'm in Northern Ireland (part of the UK)
On my Ordinance survey map I'm at 3500 8460 on sheet 15 which has a j
in
each corner.
The readout on my blazer 12 after ezstart is SJ 3289 4524
when I put in my map ref as a waypoint it tells me I'm 39.4km away
(9degrees)
What am i doing wrong, or has George W moved all the satellites? If
he
has,
is ther a reset facility?
Thales don't answer their product support email so I'm stuck!
Many thanks!
MArtin
Are the Map Datum and Position Format of the gps set to those
of the map you're using?
This could be the problem.
The Ordinance survey of Northern Ireland MAY have a different grid to the
GB
one. There is only one option for uk and OS maps so I don't know. The
Irish one doesn't fit either giving me a 9999 map ref as I'm obviously
off
the top of the map!
What's Format and Datum are on the map?
On a Garmin unit, under Position Format, there are:
Irish (ITM), Irish IG and British Grid
Under Map Datum: Ord Srvy GB and Ireland 65
Unfortunately, I don't know what is available on Magellan
units. |
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DOUG NOBLE
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject:
Re: Magellan blazer12 |
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Hi Martin,
Silly sugestion but why not work backwards, go through the datums on the
Blazer until you find one that gives a position that you think your located
at then check what the datum is ?
Many moons ago I had a blazer before upgrading to a Meridian Platinum - my
son has the blazer now so if i get a chance I will take a look
Doug
Martin Edwards <martinedwards@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Saldy the magellan one only has the one choice under Ireland and one under
GB. I think I may be out of Luck. Aw well, it was free.....
"störtebeker" <störtebeker@junkersju388j.com> wrote in message
news:33k8r050lljfttv5io3ag43sfcvkmi7a0r@4ax.com...
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:42:35 -0000, "Martin Edwards"
martinedwards@bigfoot.com> wrote:
I'm in Northern Ireland (part of the UK)
On my Ordinance survey map I'm at 3500 8460 on sheet 15 which has a
j
in
each corner.
The readout on my blazer 12 after ezstart is SJ 3289 4524
when I put in my map ref as a waypoint it tells me I'm 39.4km away
(9degrees)
What am i doing wrong, or has George W moved all the satellites? If
he
has,
is ther a reset facility?
Thales don't answer their product support email so I'm stuck!
Many thanks!
MArtin
Are the Map Datum and Position Format of the gps set to those
of the map you're using?
This could be the problem.
The Ordinance survey of Northern Ireland MAY have a different grid to
the
GB
one. There is only one option for uk and OS maps so I don't know. The
Irish one doesn't fit either giving me a 9999 map ref as I'm obviously
off
the top of the map!
What's Format and Datum are on the map?
On a Garmin unit, under Position Format, there are:
Irish (ITM), Irish IG and British Grid
Under Map Datum: Ord Srvy GB and Ireland 65
Unfortunately, I don't know what is available on Magellan
units.
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