How do I get my found geocaches on to the oregon 750t?

[+vinomaker]

I bought the Oregon 750t. It shows a map and caches. But it is not connected to my Geocaching account. I have it wifi connected to my phone but don't understand how to use it to my advantage.

So, none of my finds are displayed or counted. Is there a way to connect my account information to the 750t?

 

I used it one cache in the woods that my phone was 30 feet off and the Oregon 750t was right spot on the cache. I am impressed but I would like to have a connection to my account like I do with the premium membership and app on my phone.

 

I would like to have it be more than a separate device. Are there any videos specific to using it for Geocaching?

[+Atlas Cached]

Once your Oregon 750t is connected to the internet via a bluetooth link to your smart phone, you can go into Setup > Geocaching > and set up your account there. You will need to have access to the internet from another computer to verify your account the first time only.

 

Search for information on PQ's (pocket queries) and do a pocket query with all your finds and load that to the device.

[+Mineral2]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

[+Bear and Ragged]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

 

Run the special My Finds PQ as it will include ALL your Found caches, regardless of distance, and willl include any caches that you found that have since been Archived.

[+kunarion]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

 

Run the special My Finds PQ as it will include ALL your Found caches, regardless of distance, and willl include any caches that you found that have since been Archived.

Does the "Live" feature get along well with with the loaded Pocket Query files? I thought I read somewhere around here that loading "Live" data not only doesn't always immediately have all cache info, it causes the 750 to ignore the offline-loaded data.

[+vinomaker]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

 

Run the special My Finds PQ as it will include ALL your Found caches, regardless of distance, and willl include any caches that you found that have since been Archived.

Does the "Live" feature get along well with with the loaded Pocket Query files? I thought I read somewhere around here that loading "Live" data not only doesn't always immediately have all cache info, it causes the 750 to ignore the offline-loaded data.

[+vinomaker]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

 

Run the special My Finds PQ as it will include ALL your Found caches, regardless of distance, and will include any caches that you found that have since been Archived.

Does the "Live" feature get along well with with the loaded Pocket Query files? I thought I read somewhere around here that loading "Live" data not only doesn't always immediately have all cache info, it causes the 750 to ignore the offline-loaded data.

I have never run a pocket query before. So, I ran one for all my found caches. I got the message that it was ready for download, type GPX file.. Downloaded, but can't open it. On my phone app it says I have no pocket queries. On the website it says it is ready to download. On the Oregon 750t it says I have no pocket queries. I do not know what to do next. Any step by step help?

[+Atlas Cached]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

 

Run the special My Finds PQ as it will include ALL your Found caches, regardless of distance, and willl include any caches that you found that have since been Archived.

Does the "Live" feature get along well with with the loaded Pocket Query files? I thought I read somewhere around here that loading "Live" data not only doesn't always immediately have all cache info, it causes the 750 to ignore the offline-loaded data.

 

That is correct. It will not touch your GPX or GGZ files, it simply removes (overwrites) the duplicate data in the SQL database. If you remove LIVE data, the GPSr does not re-index your GPX or GGZ, and the data is not available.

[+on4bam]

That is correct. It will not touch your GPX or GGZ files, it simply removes (overwrites) the duplicate data in the SQL database. If you remove LIVE data, the GPSr does not re-index your GPX or GGZ, and the data is not available.

 

Reading all this the 7xx series is just a more expensive 6xx with useless functions added.

While the theory behind it is good Live data should include all info (as it is when using the API in other software) and it should not touch data already loaded by other means (GPX, PQ, GGZ).

[+Mineral2]

In addition to the geocaching live / API connection, you can load caches the traditional way, which is to run a pocket query, download and unzip the .gpx files to the /<device name>/Garmin/GPX/ folder on your GPS or SD card.

 

To include found caches, either 1. run your "My Finds" pocket query, or 2. set up your pocket queries to include found caches in your results.

 

Run the special My Finds PQ as it will include ALL your Found caches, regardless of distance, and will include any caches that you found that have since been Archived.

Does the "Live" feature get along well with with the loaded Pocket Query files? I thought I read somewhere around here that loading "Live" data not only doesn't always immediately have all cache info, it causes the 750 to ignore the offline-loaded data.

I have never run a pocket query before. So, I ran one for all my found caches. I got the message that it was ready for download, type GPX file.. Downloaded, but can't open it. On my phone app it says I have no pocket queries. On the website it says it is ready to download. On the Oregon 750t it says I have no pocket queries. I do not know what to do next. Any step by step help?

 

The "My Founds" PQ is not available through the API. You'll have to download it manually and install it on your GPS... that is put the GPX file in the GPX folder within the GARMIN folder on your GPS. You'll have to plug the GPS into your computer with the USB cable to make the transfer. The app will see all other pocket queries that you create and run in your lists section, and so will the Live feature on the GPS.