snara222 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I am pretty new to this GPS thing, and I recently purchased the Magellan Explorist GC. I was trying to send caches to my gps, and that began the download for the magellan communicator. Unfortunately, the magellan communicator would not complete its downloading, and I received an error message stating "Error -1603." Does anyone have any idea what this means? I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+rav_bunneh Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Did you download and install the Magellan Communicator? It is a pc and mac plugin that lets you download from the webpage here right onto the explorist gc. Other than that you can do it manually too by downloading the gpx file to your computer then drag and dropping it into the 'geocaching' folder on the gps unit. My hope for the explorist gc is that they someday make a firmware updater for the mac. I'm stuck on 1.0 Good luck! :3 Quote Link to comment
+Stash Hound Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Don't worry if you cannot get Magellan communicator working with ground speak. Some time ground speak has issues and magellan communicator just won't work no matter how many times you uninstall it then reinstall it... Just wait. Eventually Ground Speak fixes the problem and you feel like a heel for obsessing over a problem that did not originate with you. Akuna Matatta... Dudes Quote Link to comment
+cashncarrie Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I feel like one of those heels *G* Quote Link to comment
+marine301 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 After 12 tries my wife suggested we change browsers from firefox to ie. IT WORKED!! OOOO-RAH Quote Link to comment
+Schnauzme Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have installed, uninstalled, and reinstalled. I still can't get it to download to my gps. It pops up EVERYTIME that I need to download Megallan communicator. I am getting very frustrated! I bought this gps to take my kids out with and it won't work. UGH! Quote Link to comment
+Buckeys mom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I have installed, uninstalled, and reinstalled. I still can't get it to download to my gps. It pops up EVERYTIME that I need to download Megallan communicator. I am getting very frustrated! I bought this gps to take my kids out with and it won't work. UGH! Quote Link to comment
+Buckeys mom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Schnauzme, I have the same issue, did you ever figure out how to get it to work?? Quote Link to comment
+Winkelwagentje Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I had the Magellan Explorist for a few years and the same problem for the last half year. I figured out (Google - other forums) its compatible with Windows 7, not with Windows 8. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Schnauzme, I have the same issue, did you ever figure out how to get it to work?? As a Premium Member, you can run a PQ, load that data by drag 'n drop without having to go through a browser. Browsers are the *usual* problem that fail to recognize a "Communicator" -- Garmin or Magellan. If using Internet Express, check this fix: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/use-compatibility-view#ie=ie-11 Many folks switch browsers, Mozilla Firefox seems to the least troublesome. If using a Mac, there are other fixes. Helps to know when you ask, just what equipment you are using. "Same issue" is somewhat lacking in those terms. Note: I wouldn't pay much heed to the info in threads that are four years old. Cellar-scraping is not a good way to get up-to-date information. Quote Link to comment
+skullsoup432 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Schnauzme, I have the same issue, did you ever figure out how to get it to work?? As a Premium Member, you can run a PQ, load that data by drag 'n drop without having to go through a browser. Browsers are the *usual* problem that fail to recognize a "Communicator" -- Garmin or Magellan. If using Internet Express, check this fix: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/use-compatibility-view#ie=ie-11 Many folks switch browsers, Mozilla Firefox seems to the least troublesome. If using a Mac, there are other fixes. Helps to know when you ask, just what equipment you are using. "Same issue" is somewhat lacking in those terms. Note: I wouldn't pay much heed to the info in threads that are four years old. Cellar-scraping is not a good way to get up-to-date information. Will the GC work with windows 8? I never had a problem running Vista. I haven't cached in a couple years and was gonna today. Now, I can't get even get win8 to recognize my GC. Is it true that the GC is incompatible with win8? Thanks for any insight, I know this is an old thread. Quote Link to comment
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