Just insert a mapsource card with detailed street maps, and legend hcx provides turnby. View and download garmin etrex legend hcx quick start manual online. I want to be able to use it to do a survey of a large area of countryside for a research project. My old gps already had topographic maps for my part of vi installed, so i couldnt get much detail when i downloaded tracks to my computer. The good news is that if you own a garmin gps device, theres a way to get free garmin gps maps. Putting topo maps on a garmin etrex legend hcx getting. Ive had a chance to try out the garmin etrex legend hcx recently. Uso del gps garmin etrex legend hcx video 1 uso del gps garmin etrex legend hcx video 1. It has a bright color screen thats sunlight readable and a microsd card slot for adding maps. Tell me how to load osm for the uk onto a garmin etrex legend hcx. Adding maps is easier than ever with legend hcxs microsd card slot. A walk through the wood and demo on how and why you would set waypoints using the garmin etrex 30x gps.
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Use it to locate your position quickly and precisely. Though note the cloudmade garmin maps do not support routing. Well, i hope that my explanation will go some way to assist fellow idiots like me to download some good maps that fit the bill just right for geocaching. Easygps is the fast and easy way to upload and download geocaches, addresses, waypoints, routes, and tracks between your windows computer and your garmin etrex gps. Upgrade the basemap on your device with detailed maps. Premium multisport gps watches in 3 sizes offer heart rate, pulse ox, routable maps, pace guidance, music and more. Etrex hcx and 20x etrex hcx basics the four main pages garmin gps 4 main pages. Backup your favorite garmin pois, create and send new waypoints and geocaches to your gps, or print a map of your gps tracklog. Crisp 256color, sunlightreadable display makes it easy to distinguish map details plus, it looks fantastic. Note for predefined countries, it usually has the link to download it straight away. This is my first extended experience with an etrex.
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