Price for a 2nd hand 2610?

[SilverFish]

If you consider yourself an 'experienced user' of Garmin GPSRs, then give this a try. First save all your waypoints, routes and tracks by uploading them to your PC using MapSource, then blow out your non-vol by doing a factory reset, and then reload your waypoints and routes. Don't be too quick to change settings (other than measurement units, time zone, and other localization stuff) for the next few days. You might get a few really pleasant surprises - your GPSR will work much faster than before, and you will probably discover a whole bunch of new features that you haven't noticed before, because your customized settings obscured them.

Michael

Did this last night Michael. Only rode for 30 mins this morning, but was pleasantly surprised at just how useable it is with the default settings. I've also inadvertently read part of the manual and now know how to use some of the features properly now...

One thing you might be able to help me with is MapSource: it's been mentioned elsewhere that you can 'drag' a route from one road directly to another. I've tried it myself but without success. Do you know how?

Thanks as ever for your comprehensive answers and suggestions.

Mike

 

[Howard Millichap]

One thing you might be able to help me with is MapSource: it's been mentioned elsewhere that you can 'drag' a route from one road directly to another. I've tried it myself but without success. Do you know how?
Mike

You have to use the arrow cursor and have the route yellow. Then place the cursor on the existing route. Then you can right click and use "insert route section" and move the cursor to the new position. It will drag the route to whereever you put it. Then left click to recalculate.
Also, with a laptop with a touch pad mouse, you put the cursor on the route and dab. Then drag the cursor to the new position and dab again to recalculate.

 

[PanEuropean]

...it's been mentioned elsewhere that you can 'drag' a route from one road directly to another. I've tried it myself but without success. Do you know how?

Howard answered that question pretty well. About all I can add is that when you first start to do this, you have to pay close attention to what 'tool' you have selected from the tool palette at the top of the screen.

For example, if you want to fine-tune a route by 'rubber-banding' it through an intermediate point, you need to go up to the tool menu and click on the arrow tool, then, click on the route, and drag it. But, if you want to extend a route to a further waypoint - beyond where the route ends - you need to use the 'route' tool.

Doing the actions is quite simple, it is developing the awareness of what tool you have selected, and what tool is used to accomplish what action, that is the non-intuitive part. If you hold the cursor over the tool palette, after a moment, a word will pop up identifying the name of the tool. I find this helps.

Michael

 

[SilverFish]

You have to use the arrow cursor and have the route yellow. Then place the cursor on the existing route. Then you can right click and use "insert route section" and move the cursor to the new position. It will drag the route to wherever you put it. Then left click to recalculate.
Also, with a laptop with a touch pad mouse, you put the cursor on the route and dab. Then drag the cursor to the new position and dab again to recalculate.

Thanks Howard and Michael - got it first time! That makes defining preferred routes much easier.

I must be blind though, as I couldn't find out how in the manual.


Cheers,

Michael