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Can't connect Garmin 76CsX to laptop.


hoges in wa

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Hi I thought I'd posted this a week ago but it seems to have disappeared somewhere.

 

When I connect my Garmin 76CsX to my laptop, the laptop doesn't see it. I get a "beep" when I connect but it doesn't show up in the list of drives or connected. It is not the cable, as using the same cable I can connect my Majellan Explorist 310.

 

I also can't get any caches to go to either of the devices on the "Send to GPS" command. I get told that Chrome no longer supports the move, I try my Firefox browser and that says the same, not supported, and forum advice is to not use IE.

 

Any tips on what is going wrong? Is Windows 10 the issue with the 76CsX? The Majellan seems OK with connecting but not with transferring caches. I'm heartily sick of the refresh rate on my Android phone and want to go back to my GPS.

 

Hoges

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Have you put the Garmin into Mass Storage Mode? From memory, Setup -> Interface -> Mass Storage Mode. It should then appear on the computer as an external drive.

 

But if you're using Garmin software to load waypoints, POIs or maps, don't put it into that mode first.

 

"Refresh rate" on the phone? Do you mean, updates on the house-brand caching app? Have a look at Locus Map (free or pro), which is updated at a furious pace. It's my caching app of choice, full of functionality.

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Ok, can you describe the process of either generating a PQ and somehow transferring the results to my 76 so I can read them, or the second thing you mentioned, the GPX. How do i put one of them onto the 76 so that when I turn it on and hit "Geocache" it is there. I don't get what folders these things need to be in. Assistance appreciated. Hoges

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Pocket Queries: https://www.geocaching.com/pocket/default.aspx Links to tutorials are there.

 

The button next to "Send to GPS" says "GPX file". Click on that.

 

Both options create a GPX file. You need to open that with a program and then send it to the GPS. There are lots of possible programs. Garmin's Basecamp is one and is free. With any of the newer devices, you can put the GPX file directly on the GPS, but yours is a bit too old.

 

Groundspeak also has a page showing links to a bunch of programs: https://www.geocaching.com/software/default.aspx

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Ok, can you describe the process of either generating a PQ and somehow transferring the results to my 76 so I can read them, or the second thing you mentioned, the GPX. How do i put one of them onto the 76 so that when I turn it on and hit "Geocache" it is there. I don't get what folders these things need to be in. Assistance appreciated. Hoges

 

You may transfer caches and waypoints with an appropriate application like MapSource, Base Camp, GPS Babel or GSAK.

The 76CSx definitely will not mount as a drive.

The button "Send to My Gps" from the cache page will work as well.

 

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Hans

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Doesn't the 76CSx run the same firmware as the 60CSx? As I recall, they're twins with different skin.

 

My experience with the 60CSx is, definitely a Mass Storage Mode, and in that mode, it mounts as a drive on a PC. That's useful for maps and caches as custom POIs, but I agree, that won't help for waypoints or caches masquerading as waypoints (eg using Garmin's built-in cache functionality).

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Doesn't the 76CSx run the same firmware as the 60CSx? As I recall, they're twins with different skin.

 

My experience with the 60CSx is, definitely a Mass Storage Mode, and in that mode, it mounts as a drive on a PC. [...]

 

Oops. Mea culpa. Yes, it has a USB Mass Storage.

Set: Setup > Interface > USB Mass Storage

But this only affects the microSD card. Not the unit itself.

 

I edited my post.

 

Hans

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[...] can anyone suggest why the laptop won't see the Garmin?

 

Hoges

 

You must use an appropriate app to see the unit. As said before. :rolleyes:

 

You may transfer caches and waypoints with an appropriate application like MapSource, Base Camp, GPS Babel or GSAK.

 

In this case the 76CSx uses the Garmin Serial protocol and the Windows Explorer is not usable here.

See also Red90's post.

 

Hans

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Hans - that's the bit that's confusing me. I've had this since I began caching in 2009 and I've never had to use these programs before? It's always just "worked", although I had to re-install the Garmin device finder every time.

 

In the past, you have been using the program called "Garmin Communicator". Most browsers have removed the ability for that program to work due to security issues. There are some ways around this. If you want to figure out how, so a search ON THESE FORUMS for Garmin Communicator and you will find dozens of threads discussing the details. Otherwise, use one of the other suggestions.

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The electronics and firmware of the 60Cx/60CSx/76Cx/76CSx are pretty much the same.

 

There is a mass storage mode that was added late in the firmware life's cycle. If you have really old firmware, it won't show up in mass storage mode ever. Unlike a Nuvi, Oregon, Colorado, etc. the mass storage mode is definitely an afterthought; the unit doesn't automatically enumerate on the USB bus as a storage device, so it won't just automatically show up like a thumb drive.

 

Mass storage mode is useful for transferring tracks (see http://www.gpsfaqs.org/faqs/garmin/xseries/g60csx/tracks.html#gpx) from the device, but it's a bit of an odd duck. You can transfer maps if you're a masochist; it's way faster to remove the card use a card reader/writer and eliminate that model's terrible USB speed.

 

Waypoint transfer via mass storage mode was never a thing in that generation. A program that speaks Garmin protocol is necessary to transfer waypoints. (I happened to write one of the ones cited above...)

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Thanks for that. I managed to put a .gpx onto my desktop, then bring it into 'My Collection' in Basecamp, then transfer that to the 76, which Basecamp recognises. PHEW! Took me a while to understand then execute all of that.

Now my issue is that I can't get my Open map to show me all of Spain - the bit where I currently am moored is not showing, but that's another forum.

Thanks for all the help here, and particularly the patience.

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I can't see the post that suggested it but I went and found the Base Map and disabled it. Then the map I downloaded worked.

 

Now I have generated a Pocket Query for Madrid, 100 caches max. When it arrives, I get an email that says it is here and I can View it or I can D/l it.

 

Can anyone explain how I get it from the desktop (where I extract it to) and onto my 76CsX?

thanks

Hoges

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Can anyone explain how I get it from the desktop (where I extract it to) and onto my 76CsX?

thanks

Hoges

 

Open the Gpx with BaseCamp and send it to your unit (like you have done it before: "Thanks for that. I managed to put a .gpx onto my desktop, then bring it into 'My Collection' in Basecamp, then transfer that to the 7")

 

Hans

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UPDATE on connection problem with 76CsX

D/l Basecamp and learned how to import things to it. Then learned how to export to my device, which it sees.

 

I had my Garmin listed on Gumtree for sale because it wouldn't show me info. or cache detail but then I reconsidered - I already have the Garmin, I already have the 2 phones, the 3 tablets etc so it's just a matter of getting each to do what it does best. The phones can give me field info. without printing it and the Garmin gives me very fast and very accurate positions.

 

So far, working well and Garmin no longer for sale.

 

Thanks for all the advice. 6 cache day today.

:rolleyes:

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