Weird question, I guess, but, Can you turn on the track record, leave the TM up and use big motor to run to spot, drop TM and retrace the track? Update - I ordered one. I am concerned about my batteries being drained by GPS, but, heck...that anchor...
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I haven't used it a lot yet but I think as long as you don't put the TM back in the cradle ( just pull it straight up and lock out of the water so you can use the big motor) the GPS will still be on. If you pull it up and lay it down in the cradle it will turn off electrically. I 'll have to try what I think you are saying!
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I own this scanner, you can program the cars manually, not sure about the track. I never really knew they did it at the track. As for the Antenna, it is a fixed antenna and will not come off. This is not a guess, this is a fact.
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Hello: Yes you can set the cam to motion detection mode but keep in mind you'll have to have a constant power supply while your car is turned off. Of course I don't know what direction you'd be looking at. Out the windsheild is normal. I would really recommend this unit. The picture quality is fantastic. A 32GB card will give you about 8 hours of recording time. Don't use a class 10. The crappy manual that comes with it even suggests against it. My class 4 works just fine. I didn't think the GPS version was worth it but I've changed my mind since.
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I tried to do this but it did not work. One more bad thing is when you switch the car off and on again, it goes back to the beginning of the track rather than resuming from where it stopped.
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Yes, you could. It has next & previous track button and fwd and rewind as well.
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The mount *does* save the time (and date)! Sadly this feature (which they call RTC, short for "real time clock") is turned off by default. You just have to turn it on using the handbox: Menu -> Utilities -> Turn on/off RTC. Why they don't turn it on by default, I'll never know.
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Hi, actually the Auto / Manual Track button did not work so it wouldn't record. I sent it back. But I am thinking of trying a new one because it really is a nice unit.
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I returned my explorist 710, the track time and date was always incorrect. I bought a Garmin Oregon, which I love. I use it to track my rides and hikes. I believe you can download maps, but I haven't. The altitude is extremely accurate.
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Press and hold the "+" or "-" symbols. which are located above the power switch. If you do not hold the button down for a long enough time, it will only skip a track. Some practice and you will get the feel of the timing needed.
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I've used my GPS quite a bit and the battery is still going strong. I turn it on just before I head into the woods to mark my starting point and then turn it off. When I'm ready to head back to my truck or camo I turn it back on and follow the arrow home.. so it's not like the unit is on the entire time I'm in the woods. Hope this helps you out.
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What Rebecca said. I didn't have any trouble with mine, though, but there should be 2 red levers that allow the cars to shoot into the rest of the track. Now, if the batteries are not good, then it won't supply enough power to launch the cars all the way around.
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Yes, to retracing your steps or "Track". One of the features of the eTrex20 is "Tracks". It always plots your current track (like dropping bread crumbs). You can go to "Where To?" and select "Tracks" then select "Current Track" then push Menu button and select "Reverse Track". It will guide you back along the route you just took. Another key feature is being able to set Waypoints (and being able to give each a name other than the default non-descriptive number like 001). I suggest you set a Waypoint where your car is, name it "car". The eTrex20 then allows you to use "Where To?" option to route you to the "car" waypoint you set. The unit can be as accurate as within 9 feet depending on the number of satellites it can see. Even inside my house the accuracy is at 25 feet. So without retracing your steps, it will point you to your car. It has a compass that will point you to your car when you are navigating to a waypoint. Much to experiment with. Try these features in a known area first until you feel comfortable with it. Oh yeah, make sure you go to "Setup" then "Routing" then select the "Guidance Method" to be "Off Road" and "Calculate Route for "Pedestrian" and "Lock On Road" to be "No".
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I ordered this for my daughter and simply can't figure it out. Are there some better instructions out there. It seems to work for a bit but isn't the record button supposed to blink all the time while recording? I changed batteries twice but it seems to just stop? Any suggestions for a very technically challenged mom?
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You can watch it online and also get text mesages ,the gps would switch to live track if the divice goes out of range
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Yes, you can play tapes running on battery power (two AAs), but I could not adjust the motor from hyper-drive (the Chipmunks) to normal speed. Maybe just this unit was faulty...or ... the batteries were overcharged? Did not find any info on this issue with the unit.
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I am with EJF's question. Could someone please actually use a tape measure to measure the track length when it is open?
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No not at all, but what I do is to use a little bit of 3-in-one oil or something of the same to keep the track free and moving. This will keep me from handeling it in a rough manner and my family as well. I had a few of these before so this method I found to be helpful. I hope this helped you in some way. Cheers.