Geo Dashboard, Routing, Night Mode, Touch
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:04 pm
I called Garmin tech support the other day and was surprised -- because he actually sounded INTERESTED in my issues and tried to duplicate them while on the phone -- and submitted a report. I was wondering if anybody else has experienced the following:
1) When using the Geocaching dashboard AND while the GPS is in Automobile Driving mode (i.e., it's following a calculated route to a cache), the arrow within the circle ALWAYS points straight ahead, regardless of where the cache is physically located from where the GPS is physically located. If navigation is switched from Automobile Driving to Direct Route, the arrow in the dashboard WILL point to where the cache is located even when the GPS changes direction.
2) When navigating in Automobile Driving mode and a route is being followed (similar to the above), when stopped at a red light OR when stopped at a stop sign for a few seconds, the underlying map ALWAYS rotates about 90 degrees away from the direction of travel. When the vehicle starts moving again, the map reorients and points in the direction of travel (along the purple route line).
3) When using the Geocaching dashboard on the map screen IN NIGHT MODE, the underlying roads will show THROUGH the arrow in the dashboard. In DAY MODE this is not an issue -- the arrow appears 100% opaque. But at night, there are map artifacts showing within the arrow, even as the arrow rotates. Doesn't matter what the night mode color is.
4) My touch screen (e.g., when finding -- or not finding -- a cache and entering a comment) appears to be slow responding to a touch. I notice on the 750 that each press of a key both hi-lites the key AND shows a pop-up of that key above it. I don't recall the 650 ever doing that. But the response doesn't seem as instantaneous on MY unit as it did on the 650. Talking to tech support, and after a few questions were asked, I had forgotten to mention that I have a GLASS PROTECTOR over the 750's screen -- and he suggested that MIGHT be why response is a tad sluggish. BUT, I had a glass protector on my 650 and that wasn't an issue (although, NOT the same brands of glass).
So, just wondering if anyone else has had the above issues.
1) When using the Geocaching dashboard AND while the GPS is in Automobile Driving mode (i.e., it's following a calculated route to a cache), the arrow within the circle ALWAYS points straight ahead, regardless of where the cache is physically located from where the GPS is physically located. If navigation is switched from Automobile Driving to Direct Route, the arrow in the dashboard WILL point to where the cache is located even when the GPS changes direction.
2) When navigating in Automobile Driving mode and a route is being followed (similar to the above), when stopped at a red light OR when stopped at a stop sign for a few seconds, the underlying map ALWAYS rotates about 90 degrees away from the direction of travel. When the vehicle starts moving again, the map reorients and points in the direction of travel (along the purple route line).
3) When using the Geocaching dashboard on the map screen IN NIGHT MODE, the underlying roads will show THROUGH the arrow in the dashboard. In DAY MODE this is not an issue -- the arrow appears 100% opaque. But at night, there are map artifacts showing within the arrow, even as the arrow rotates. Doesn't matter what the night mode color is.
4) My touch screen (e.g., when finding -- or not finding -- a cache and entering a comment) appears to be slow responding to a touch. I notice on the 750 that each press of a key both hi-lites the key AND shows a pop-up of that key above it. I don't recall the 650 ever doing that. But the response doesn't seem as instantaneous on MY unit as it did on the 650. Talking to tech support, and after a few questions were asked, I had forgotten to mention that I have a GLASS PROTECTOR over the 750's screen -- and he suggested that MIGHT be why response is a tad sluggish. BUT, I had a glass protector on my 650 and that wasn't an issue (although, NOT the same brands of glass).
So, just wondering if anyone else has had the above issues.