http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/ Garmin GPSmap 76C(x)/76CS(x) group Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:10:07 GMT Nick W http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8976 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8976 I'd suggest you go for it, you'll get back what is essentially a new unit from my experience like others who've posted about it on this and the 60 groups... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:09:20 GMT AndrewS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8975 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8975 Navteq does eventually listen and make changes. A change I submitted in October 2007 has finally been implemented. It's interesting, in MapSource, to flip back Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:09:59 GMT rharvey422 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8974 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8974 One of the battery contacts on my 76csx just broke. Contacting Garmin, I got a quote of $110 for a refurbished replacemant. After balking over the cost, I was Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:25:28 GMT Frank Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8973 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8973 I have a 76 Csx. I would like to use the S-57 vector electronic nautical charts that are available free from US Government agencies in it. Is there any way Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:33 GMT Mark Newby http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8972 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8972 I thought everybody might enjoy seeing a reply from Garmin based on a map change I asked for. Note the date submitted. These guys work at the speed of light, Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:05:51 GMT AndrewS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8971 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8971 ... Thank you for contacting Garmin International. You should be able to perform the same steps for future versions of City Navigator. 2009 versions of mapping Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:44:01 GMT AndrewS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8970 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8970 Yes, both the original and the update are there. MapSource shows both in a drop-down box. The update is installed on my computer as a separate application. I Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:03:14 GMT Reg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8969 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8969 ... Life would be much easier for all if Garmin reverted back to using an .INI file. Many other current programs use an .INI file. If all programs stopped Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:10:09 GMT Brian Gilhuly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8968 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8968 When you apply Nathan's solution does MapSource still show both the original version and the update? Brian From: Garmin_GPSmap_76C@yahoogroups.com Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:05:05 GMT AndrewS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8967 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8967 The problem is solved, but a few questions need to be answered yet. I had proposed the following solution to Garmin: There is an environment variable called Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:21:15 GMT Auke Koopmans http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8966 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8966 Yes, that would have been nice but unfortunately that does not work as the offset varies from area to area. Even Garmin indicated that they did not have a Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:17:18 GMT Amir K9CHP http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8965 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8965 Yes but maybe it can be fixed by setting a user datum Sent from my iPod Amir K9CHP ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:42:44 GMT Auke Koopmans http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8964 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8964 No its is *NOT* a datum error. This has been built in intentionally as strange as that may sound. If you Google "Offset China GPS map" you will find a lot of Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:37:42 GMT Amir Findling K9CHP http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8963 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8963 Hum, that sounds like a datum error I would have tried either the Hong Kong '63 or the Hu-Tzu-Shan or any other that looks/sounds Chinese enough, or make a Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:36:11 GMT michael_leesg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8962 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/message/8962 Sorry, what i meant was a fixed offset. the offset was by the Chinese Government. where did you get your map from?