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 Topic: About time for a new model? |
davidor
Replies: 2
Views: 5161
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 Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 12:57 am Subject: new model? |
| I was one of the early buyers of a Satmap 10. Was it really eight years ago? Yes it was. Back then it was way out in front with 25K & 50K OS maps, good signal reception and a record of your wa ... |
| Topic: New model |
davidor
Replies: 63
Views: 65682
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:35 pm Subject: A12 |
| Just had Satmap's puff. £450 for the A12. Don't think I'll be upgrading for the sake of a smaller, albeit higher resolution, screen and a glorified barometer. |
| Topic: New model |
davidor
Replies: 63
Views: 65682
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:56 pm Subject: New model |
| Does rather make you wonder if Satmap have lost the plot. From being the best OS-based device on the market, after all these years they seem to have only managed to make a few tweaks in what should h ... |
| Topic: More A10 newbie questions |
davidor
Replies: 5
Views: 6286
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:24 pm Subject: More A10 newbie questions |
Are you sure you are switching to "north up" - it takes two presses, one from trail up with centred position to trail up with bottom position, then goes to North up.
The planning thing when you tak ... |
| Topic: Lost mains charger - seeking suitable alternative |
davidor
Replies: 8
Views: 10698
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:36 pm Subject: Lost mains charger - seeking suitable alternative |
| My A10 charges fine from what I suspect is a 500ma USB hub (certainly won't put out enough to charge an iPad). It takes a while, but then I usually leave it on overnight to charge after using it for ... |
| Topic: satmap software upgrade |
davidor
Replies: 21
Views: 27305
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:02 am Subject: satmap software upgrade |
| Well, started trying to use the A10, but after the upgrade it is taking a long time to locate satellites. It took about ten minutes the first time. Trying again a few miles from home and it is still ... |
| Topic: satmap software upgrade |
davidor
Replies: 21
Views: 27305
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:56 pm Subject: satmap software upgrade |
Satmap suggested the Help method of reinstalling the software and it appears to have worked fortunately.
Ian
That's good news. Probably a result of my emails that you didn't get told to send it ... |
| Topic: satmap software upgrade |
davidor
Replies: 21
Views: 27305
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:39 am Subject: satmap software upgrade |
| OK, Satmap have been back to me and agreed to try the reinstall software option in Satsync, after which to remove battery, refit and restart. Rather disappointingly, they confirmed they would expect ... |
| Topic: satmap software upgrade |
davidor
Replies: 21
Views: 27305
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:11 pm Subject: satmap software upgrade |
I emailed Satmap yesterday and did get a response this morning, but they are being rather slow at responding so I wonder if Bosun and I are not alone?
There response has been to ask me to send it i ... |
| Topic: satmap software upgrade |
davidor
Replies: 21
Views: 27305
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:42 pm Subject: satmap software upgrade |
| davidor: you aren't using a Mac are you? I've had no luck upgrading the firmware in my Active10 using Satsync for Mac, and have experienced the same lock up you have whenever I try; thankfully, I have ... |
| Topic: satmap software upgrade |
davidor
Replies: 21
Views: 27305
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:06 pm Subject: Re: satmap software upgrade |
SatSYNC is now offering me a software upgrade for my Satmap - taking it from 1.5.7683.0 to 1.5.9193.
Has anyone accepted this upgrade? What changes are there?
The only software news I can find ... |
| Topic: New model |
davidor
Replies: 63
Views: 65682
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:48 pm Subject: New model |
I think most of Satmap's teething issues were with the release of the Active 10. I have broken two joystick buttons and 2 usb flaps. It seems by the posts that neither have been upgraded. For myse ... |
| Topic: Active 10, bugs and Active 12 |
davidor
Replies: 1
Views: 4210
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:59 pm Subject: Active 10, bugs and Active 12 |
| Good news! It has been a while since the A10 has had a software update. I wonder if any other changes are being made? |
| Topic: questions about the Active 10 |
davidor
Replies: 27
Views: 33213
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:58 pm Subject: questions about the Active 10 |
| There is nothing more annoying that struggling to get an accurate position under tree cover. I often use my GPS for recording positions of places for recording on official records so like to have as a ... |
| Topic: Unit over-reading mileage |
davidor
Replies: 8
Views: 7688
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Forum: Satmap Active 10 Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 11:09 am Subject: distance |
I've always been a bit wary of the distance recorded as I noted how much distance it records when just sitting on a table. My Garmin doesn't log any distance if it is not acutually moving.
The sam ... |
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