Go 1414 miles south, then turn left

[Tim Cullis]

Don't think I quite have the hang of this. I'm trying to get the Garmin 2610 to simulate driving a route which as you might guess from the title of this post is in the middle of Morocco.

How can I get the Garmin to start the simulation from the first waypoint in the route rather than from Eastbourne!

Tim

 

[Timolgra]

I'm no expert, in fact I'm pretty clueless but try doing the route in sections on the computer then down loading them to the unit and opening each section as you need them.

Tim

 

[Tim Cullis]

Hi Tim

I've done that. I've input all the waypoints, tied them together in routes, then downloaded waypoints, routes and necessary maps to the 2610.

I thought it would be rather sensible to check what this looks like now, rather than wait until I'm there and find it doesn't work! So I'm trying to simulate driving one the routes. Trouble is the 2610 knows it's in Eastbourne. How can I fool it?

Tim

 

[Fanum]

From the menu, set it to work indoors...this turns the GPS reciever off.

Then you should be able to tell it to do a route from anywhere to anywhere else.

It also saves the batteries...most of the power goes on running the GPS bit of things it would seem.

HTH

 

[Timolgra]

I understand the prob your'e having, but not sure there is a way round it because your GPS is precisely that, a GPS.
As long as you have a list of destinations marked as waypoints, you won't go far wrong.
I believe someone like Mike O may be able to shed more light for you.

Tim

 

[Timolgra]

Just read Fanum's answear, told you I was clueless, although I though I had tried that myself in the past. Must practice more with it.

 

[Tim Cullis]

From the menu, set it to work indoors...this turns the GPS receiver off. Then you should be able to tell it to do a route from anywhere to anywhere else.

This is one of the routes I've set up (from Tinerhir to Midelt, all offroad, or at least off map) and as it has 50+ waypoints, I'd like to see it working.

The receiver is already off. But when I set the route as active, the 2610 insists on starting from the last valid GPS position.

The simulation screen reckons it will take 70 hours to get to the first waypoint.

Tim

 

[Timolgra]

I still don't think the GPS will do what you are asking of it, as I had tried the same with my Street Pilot. Personally I wouldn't worry. I used a Garmin III+ with the waypoints entered, also a written description and map.
Although we didn't do the route you have entered, yours looks to be a good one. I can't remember who it was now but they had travelled on part of your route and you may need to allow plenty of time.

BTW a fantasic and cheap place to stay in Tinerhir (Tinghir) is the Hotel Tomboctou, 126 avenue Bir Anzarane, 500m south of the main Quarzazate to Erfoud road

Tim

 

[Tim Cullis]

I wanted to revisit the Todra Gorge and also wanted to do the piste by Cirque de Jaffar, so I chose a route on some largish scale maps that linked them.

Since then I found the French Voyages4x4 web site which has the waypoints, albeit in reverse. The Czech guys also did it in reverse (when they weren't drinking slivovitz).

I looked at Hotel Tomboctou in Tinrhir but thought it was expensive, so had been thinking of Hotel El Houda. Looking again at Hotel Tomboctou I now see the rate includes dinner which is a good deal. Thanks for the tip.

You're right, it will be a long haul--it's about 170 miles of which about 40 is road, the rest piste. Some of the others expressed interest in sleeping under the stars, so that's another alternative for that night--at least would get everyone up early to do the gorge at dawn!

Tim

 

[Jon]

It also saves the batteries...most of the power goes on running the GPS bit of things it would seem.

Where do they fit on the 2610 then, Bill?

 

[MikeO]

Just been playing with the "Simulate" function on my Navigator II (2610). The following worked for me:

1. Switch on, let it go through its "Boot Up" procedure (loading maps etc).
2. Press Menu and select "Use Indoors".
3. Press & hold Menu, then select "List Routes"
4. Select the route you want to simulate.
5. Select "Activate" and then select "Yes" when prompted to simulate driving the route.

I've just done the above with a route I used in the USA and it started from the beginning of the programmed route not from where the GPSR thought it was.

HTH

Mike

 

[ALHTHS]

With my 276c while in simulation mode
1. Go on the satellite page
2. press menu to get the option "select a new location"
3. Using the map, select the start of your route (or anywhere in the world) as your new location.
4. Try to navigate the route the usual way.

It should start routing as if you were there.

I am guessing there should be a similar procedure for the 2610

 

[Tim Cullis]

ALHTHS: That's similar to the way TomTom works with PDAs, but I can't find any functionality as you describe on the 2610.

MikeO: That's what I've been doing. I've narrowed it down a bit.

ON-ROAD
If the route is within the European map area (e.g. Santander to Madrid), the simulation works OK. Yippee!!!!

If the route is not within the Euro map area (e.g. main roads in Morocco), there's a warning 'this route does not match the available maps' and asks whether to recalculate it. It doesn't matter whether you say yes or no, it starts from where the last simulation started (e.g. northern Spain).

OFF-ROAD
If the route is off-road, it doesn't seem to matter whether the route is within the Euro map area (e.g. East Sussex's Old Coach Road) or outside it (Moroccan pistes), the simulation starts from where the last simulation started (northern Spain) and routes me to the nearest point on the route, not to the start. So it's doubly thick!

Mike, was your US route on-road on US maps?

Tim

 

[MikeO]

Mike, was your US route on-road on US maps?

Yes it was. I think your problem lies in using the base map for part of the route - I've had all sorts of weird reactions from the GPSR when the route goes off the edge of a loaded map - even for a mile or so...

Mike

EDIT - Try taking the CF card out (ie - no maps), then running the route in Morocco - it might remove the conflict...

 

[Tim Cullis]

It was worth a try. It warned 'this route does not match the available maps', asked about recalculating the route, then nothing happened.

Tim