will having my a10 in my rucksack/case affect gps signal

howard40uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 33

just wondering if having my a10 in the case or in my rucksack will gave any affect on performance of the a10
cheers

mikealder · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

Unless you have a lead lined rucksack the device will be fine stored in it!

I tend to use the supplied case for the device and wear it on my belt, this makes it easier to get at when walkng, has your new toy arrived yet? - Mike

howard40uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 33

yes mike just arrived and about to set off on my first walk with it ,can u tell me mike when ive done my walk how do i end the route and and save it .also ive read if i stop for a break how do i pause it so it dont add distance to the route as ive read it does sometime id u stop for long breaks
hope u can help
thanks

mikealder · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

At the end of your walk go to the Routes Menu and select Convert Trail to Track, you can now name the file and save it to either the SD card or the internal memory.
If you ever fancy a walk around the Garstang area one weekend/ evening let me know and you can try my 25K scale maps of that area, at least you would then be able to judge what the difference is on the device while out and about. My 25K scale doesn't go as far East as where you are located - Mike

howard40uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 33

Hi yes will do a walk with u no probs .im round hougton bottoms at the moment i see the red dots on the screen as i walk but it still says planning at the top and ive a blue circle following the track and a red one that i can move about the screen is this correct or should the red one not be there .

mikealder · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject:

You have the device in planning mode to put it in to GPS mode press the large button to the left of the cursor. If you knock the cursor it will drop out of GPS mode and go to Planning mode, if it doesn't say "GPS Map" at the top of the screen its not in the correct screen.
You get used to this after a while, but knocking the joystick which drops it out of GPS mode is my only real niggle with the device - Mike

howard40uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 33

Yes im in gps mode now and locked the keypad .the distance ive done is im km can i change it to miles .thanks for your help m8

howard40uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 33

Changed it to miles and feet im the settings comes up 6.13 miles but only walking for 1.06 hours i did way over 2

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howard40uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2009 Posts: 33

Well im in pub now but i dident run round Laughing Out Loud

maybe im wrong ill check again when i get home .but ill meet u for a walk soon and u can show me how to use it if u dont mind doing so

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