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6 messages, Last post on Apr 12, 2007 at 6:54 PM
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Thought I would start a new discussion about something in the LR3 that I am starting to use more and more recently. I am just getting into Geocaching, and the coordinate notation as I understand it can be in any of three different formats: 1. Degrees/Minutes/Seconds (ie. W78 degrees, 54 minutes, 23 seconds - this is what the LR gps seems to use) 2. Degrees/Minutes/1000ths of minutes (W78 Degrees 54.321 minutes) 3. Or finally total decimal notation (W78.786554) Most people seem to use the second format of degrees, followed by minutes and decimal fractions of minutes. My handheld GPS unit can switch between all three formats, and my Palm-based gps can as well. My question is how do I get the GPS in the Land Rover to display a different format? There does not seem to be any way that I can find to change it from Degrees/Minutes/Seconds. This would aid tremendously, as now I have to do some add-hoc math in my head to divide the seconds displayed by 60 to get the decimal notation - not a very good thing to do while trying to concentrate on driving and avoiding any hazards on the trail! Thank you! Don
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Replying to: dandrews1 (Nov 02, 2006 6:51 am)
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 02, 2006 7:13 am) From my own observations, I am not certain if it does. Regular gps has accuracy within 15 meters. WAAS enabled gps's are accurate to within 3-5 meters. When Driving on a highway which has express lanes and regular lanes (usually separated by a barrier, and 15-30 feet of sidelane), the LR gps frequently places me in the wrong side of the highway divider - even if I am in the middle lane - about 30-40 feet away from the other side! Thanks! /DA |
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In the user guide for Navigation, there is a diagram on page 23 that says: "Note: On vehicles fitted with electric seats, it is necessary to raise the left-hand seat to its highest setting and then power the seat forward to its foremost position, before accessing the navigation DVD unit. 1. Turn the ignition to position I, then move the lock/unlock button on the front of the DVD unit to the unlock position. 2. If a DVD is already loaded, push the eject button. 3. Load the Navigation DVD with the printed side upwards. Do not allow moisture or foreign objects to enter the slot. 4. Move the lock/unlock button to the lock position.? However, when I try that, all I can see is the REAR of the DVD drive. It looks like the front is facing the front of the vehicle - that is 180 degrees off from what the book says.. So I try to see if I can load it from the front, and there is a kick cover protecting the front of the electronics of the seat... with no visible way of removing or moving it... HELP!
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Replying to: dandrews1 (Mar 12, 2007 10:21 am) So I go back to the driver's side with the guy on the phone - he says It should be right there - and it is, it's just that it's the back of the thing that is facing me, not the front (just in case he still wasn't sure, I quoted him the partnumber off the top of the DVD drive - also the brandname "Denso" should have given it away!) In any case, he says he doesn't know, and tells me to go to the nearest dealership. Ok, let's put your thinking cap on I said (after hanging up). I can SORT of blindly reach over the top of the thing and reach the front and feel the lock latch and the eject button.. So I unlock it and hit the eject button... and out comes the DVD disc which gets shot into a wiring harness for the power seats... Sigh. So I fish around and manage to pick it up without scratching it too much. Ok, so now I know where it comes out - right near the top. So I get a screwdriver and reach around the front and push the wiring harness down and out of the way - go back to the back seat, fish out my new DVD nav disc, and have to hold it by the tips of my fingers and with both hands to maneuver it into position without scratching it, and trying not to get it snagged on any wires, stray pieces of metal, and various other bits under there that would spell bad news for an optical disc. OK, managed to get it in and locked the tray door. Back to the front, put the seats back (love those memory seats!) where the Nav screen shows "Loading System Software" for about 2 minutes... ok, so I wait a bit, then get presented with the same old screen I always got (was kind of hoping for the newer slick-looking interface from the LR2) so ok, no big deal, it must have those streets around my house fixed, and those that are completely missing put right? Right? Nope. Paid $200.00, and got basically the same sets of maps which are 5 years out of date in my area. So what did I get for my 200 bucks? 2300 new bookstores, coffeeshops and theatres in the POI database - which I'm sure through some corporate deal they are making money off of it... How about me? You remember me? The consumer? The one who was after ACCURATE MAPS? Sigh. I guess by now I should know better. /DA |
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