Garmin e. Trex 1. GPS Tracklog. Hands on review of the Garmin e.
Introduction. The Garmin GPSMAP 64, 64s and 64st make up a set of midrange, handheld GPS mapping devices for hikers, geocaching enthusiasts, marine travelers and. Garmin Support Center is where you will find answers to frequently asked questions and resources to help with all of your Garmin products. Trex 1. 0The Garmin e. Trex 1. 0 is Garmin’s new entry- level unit in the recently updated e. Trex series. It offers paperless geocaching, GPS+GLONASS and advanced track navigation, but has a monochrome screen, limited memory and cannot accept detailed maps (although you can see your track and waypoints, as pictured above). Related units. Step up to the e. Trex 2. 0 to get a color screen, expandable memory, mapping and Birds. Eye topo/aerial image capability. Going the other direction, the older e. Trex H uses a serial interface instead of the e. Trex 1. 0’s USB port, and drops paperless geocaching and advanced track navigation. The Garmin eTrex 10 is Garmin’s new entry-level unit in the recently updated eTrex series. It offers paperless geocaching, GPS+GLONASS and advanced track navigation. Superb range of GPS Cycle Computers at Wiggle, the online cycle, run, swim & tri shop! Collect+ and Next Day delivery available in UK. FREE worldwide delivery available. ETrex Legend Updates & Downloads. Change History Changes made from version 3.70 to 3.90: Updated WAAS. Updated GEOID model. To see how the e. Trex 1. 0 stacks up against other models, check out my Garmin handheld GPS comparison chart. A big improvement. As noted above, the e. Trex 1. 0 represents a huge improvement over the older e. Trex H. One of the biggest changes is the USB connection instead of the old serial port, which caused a lot of people a great deal of pain. The e. Trex 1. 0 also adds paperless geocaching capabilities, so you can have cache descriptions, logs, hints, etc., in the field as you cache. I was also happy to see advanced track navigation on the new model. I’ll go into details on all of those features shortly. Garmin e. Trex 1. Buttons. There are six buttons on the e. Trex, three on the left, two on the right and one on the front (see image at top of page): Zoom in and zoom out buttons – These are on the left and can also be used to navigate menu lists a page at a time. Menu button – (Also on the left side) Brings up a context sensitive menu; double- tap to access the main menu. Back – On the right side; moves you back a step in the menu structure. Power/Light – (Also on the right side) A short tap brings brings up a screen with date/time, battery and GPS status; additional short taps toggle between 0, 5. Thumb stick – Located on the front of the device, you can toggle it side to side or up and down to navigate menus and pan the map; press down to enter a menu command or select a map point; press and hold to mark a waypoint. Display. The e. Trex 1. Generally speaking, I find monochrome displays harder to read in certain conditions, although it definitely isn’t a deal breaker. The device is still quite usable in a wide range of situations and I never really struggled with making out anything on the screen. Here it is compared to the e. Trex 2. 0. The image below of the rear of the unit shows the mounting spine for a bike mount or carabiner clip (not included with the purchase of the e. Trex 1. 0, sad to say). Unlike the Oregon and 6. And here it is with the carabiner clip attached. My test unit, stripped of any . MB available. I can tell you that even a single pocket query of 5. Garmin e. Trex 1. The e. Trex 1. 0 utilizes the same interface as the other models in this series. The main menu items are pictured below. Garmin e. Trex 1. Even though the e. Trex 1. 0 is an entry level device, it offers several nice features: GPS+GLONASSTheoretically, this will give you better reception, especially in northerly latitudes and (natural and urban) canyons. Advanced track navigation. On the e. Trex 1. Waypoints are automatically generated for major high and low elevation points, and start and finish; these and any user waypoints along the track are added to the route. I’m a heavy user of track navigation. If I head out for a trail I’ve never traveled before, I do an online search for tracks to load to the device. One advantage of this new track navigation feature is that, unlike typical backcountry route navigation, you’ll get an estimate of actual trail distance rather than “as the crow flies” mileage. Paperless geocaching. The e. Trex 1. 0 is set up for full paperless geocaching support, including cache filtering (shown at right), so you can see the description, logs, and hint, and you can log your attempt (find, DNF, etc.) for later transfer back to geocaching. Speaking of which, full access to these features requires a premium membership at geocaching. Garmin has an opencaching. Shown below: closest geocaches, geocache description, individual geocache menu, recent logs. Customizing the Garmin e. Trex 1. 0Main menu item order – You can customize the main menu item order by pressing the Menu button while viewing the Main Menu. Accessing pages via the back button – Use Setup > Page Sequence for this, but be aware that these pages will disappear from the main menu. Data fields – You can change data fields on just about any screen that has these; usually you just press Menu > Change Data Fields. Profiles – The e. Trex 1. 0 comes with recreational, geocaching, marine and fitness profiles. You can switch profiles by selecting Profile Change from the Main Menu. Or create a new one by going to Main Menu > Setup > Profiles > Create Profile. Select the new profile to edit the name. Any changes you make in menus or other settings will be retained in that profile. So start changing things! Want track up when geocaching and north up when biking? No problem. Dashboards – Instead of data fields (and in some cases in addition to), you can select a dashboard for the map, compass and trip computer screens. Choices (depending upon page) may include automotive, stopwatch, small or large data field, recreational, compass, and geocaching. I’ve included screenshots showing a couple below. For the trip computer and compass pages, you access this via Menu > Change Dashboard. For the map screen, choose Menu > Setup Map > Data Fields > Dashboard. The one downside here is the small screen on the e. Trex series; using a dashboard can significantly reduce screen real estate. Garmin e. Trex 1. Tracking. The e. Trex 1. For example, in one test I placed the e. Trex 1. 0 and Garmin 6. The 6. 2s had tracklog separation errors of up to 2. In my experience, such tests generally improve over time with subsequent updates. Geocaching. Caveat: I’ve yet to come up with a good way to test geocaching accuracy. There are just too many variables – accuracy of the cache coordinates, satellite constellation variability, terrain, multipath effects, etc. So having said that, here’s a very unscientific test. After becoming familiar with the unit, towards the end of my testing, I made some cache runs. I set the units down on top of the cache one at a time and recorded the reported distance to cache in feet. The results are shown below. The unit was left stationary, under light canopy, with the tracklog interval set to record once every 5 seconds. Testing was done with the backlight off. The rated battery life is 2. Garmin e. Trex 1. Full paperless geocaching support. GPS + GLONASS support. Excellent battery life. Uses mini- USB cable (included) rather than e. Trex H’s serial connection. Advanced track navigation. Garmin e. Trex 1. Monochrome screen. Cannot display maps. Limited memory. Conclusion and recommendation. Highly recommended. The e. Trex 1. 0 is the best starter GPS for geocachers on the market. You can find this model for just over $1. This combined with the fact that it offers GPS + GLONASS support makes it an incredible deal. The e. Trex 1. 0 is a huge improvement over Garmin’s previous entry- level handheld unit, the e. Trex H. Backcountry users on a tight budget might want to stick with the older Venture HC, which allows you to load topo maps, but you won’t get paperless geocaching, advanced track navigation or the newer, easier to navigate interface. More Garmin e. Trex 1. I’ll be posting more hands on GPS reviews as they appear, but in the meantime, here are some.
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