GPSMAP 66st problem with search from FIND menu
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:57 am
Hi.
GPSMAP 66st with software 4.10, GPS 2.70.
I am experiencing a very slow search (2 examples will follow) when searching for locations with help of spell search typing some address.
I have a topoactive north and south europe on the device, and a openstreetmap map over nordic countries (sweden, norway, denmark, finland) and northern half of germany and northern half of poland.
On the map page, i have disabled all maps except the openstreetmap. When searching, if i press meny and Select map, i cannot say if it is better or worse to select "best maps" or specifically the openstreetmap. Strangely this view does not show all maps... (but that is a different problem).
I am located approx 700 km from both locations that i search. It seems worse the further away the location is.
First example.
I search for the city Berlin (in Germany).
1. Press FIND -> Cities.
2. press MENU -> Spell search.
3. I start typing Berlin, after a few letters the search becomes very slow. Total time is often 35 - 45 seconds.
Second example:
I search for the small location Folven (in norway).
1. press FIND -> All POIs
2. press MENU -> Spell search.
3. Type in Folven, press Done. and wait. The search never ends (or at least not within a minut or two), i actually never waitied it to finish.
If i compare an old etrex vista hcx, with the same openstreetmap map, searching in the same way for Berlin, takes about 20-25 seconds.
Searching for Folven, gives me a few matches immediately after pressing the last letter.
Do you observe the same slowness in search?
I have reported to garmin, but i am not expecting quick resolutions.
GPSMAP 66st with software 4.10, GPS 2.70.
I am experiencing a very slow search (2 examples will follow) when searching for locations with help of spell search typing some address.
I have a topoactive north and south europe on the device, and a openstreetmap map over nordic countries (sweden, norway, denmark, finland) and northern half of germany and northern half of poland.
On the map page, i have disabled all maps except the openstreetmap. When searching, if i press meny and Select map, i cannot say if it is better or worse to select "best maps" or specifically the openstreetmap. Strangely this view does not show all maps... (but that is a different problem).
I am located approx 700 km from both locations that i search. It seems worse the further away the location is.
First example.
I search for the city Berlin (in Germany).
1. Press FIND -> Cities.
2. press MENU -> Spell search.
3. I start typing Berlin, after a few letters the search becomes very slow. Total time is often 35 - 45 seconds.
Second example:
I search for the small location Folven (in norway).
1. press FIND -> All POIs
2. press MENU -> Spell search.
3. Type in Folven, press Done. and wait. The search never ends (or at least not within a minut or two), i actually never waitied it to finish.
If i compare an old etrex vista hcx, with the same openstreetmap map, searching in the same way for Berlin, takes about 20-25 seconds.
Searching for Folven, gives me a few matches immediately after pressing the last letter.
Do you observe the same slowness in search?
I have reported to garmin, but i am not expecting quick resolutions.