Re: Worth sending back to Garmin to "repair"?

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:46:39 -0500, Bruce wrote:

I wonder if "level" is in reference to the magnetic dip. I think it must be
since the GPSR probably doens't have any sensor to figure out if it is level
as referenced to gravity. So perhaps the OP is at a high latitiude and the
GPSR needs to be held at an angle to the ground so that it is level with the
dip. 20 or 30 degrees of course sounds extreme.

I'm in Louisiana (N31 20.864 W92 21.262), so "high latitude" (nor "high
altitude", for that matter :-) doesn't apply to me.

I'm going to try to play with it outside today, but not until the rain
stops. I wasn't near anything when I was testing it last night in the
house, but then again there /might/ be interference of some kind
(wiring, etc.). I don't know just how sensitive the compass is to that
kind of thing.

I've wondered how it knows to prompt for level. I assumed there was some
kind of sensor, but maybe not?
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