Restoring basemap to Legend

[Lostby7]

I’m thinking about selling my Garmin Legend (bought a few months ago and used 2 or 3 times), but I want to restore the base map to the unit as it is currently loaded with Mapsource data which overrides the base map….

Has anyone out there tried to restore the factory installed basemap?

[Vegas Gamblers]

I have not tried that. However, I sold my Legend C with the mapsource still installed. When I sold the GPS I offered to load what area the buyer wanted installed. It’s obviously not hard to install an area but it sounds good to the buyer. Just an Idea for you.

[Lostby7]

@Vegas Gamblers wrote:

I have not tried that. However, I sold my Legend C with the mapsource still installed. When I sold the GPS I offered to load what area the buyer wanted installed. It’s obviously not hard to install an area but it sounds good to the buyer. Just an Idea for you.

That is a good idea; I just wish the units memory was larger….I think I can get about half of the state or so on that unit.

[Buy_The_Tie]

You could simply load one map, say somewhere out in the middle of Kansas, and all that would show up around here would be the base map.

[Lostby7]

@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

You could simply load one map, say somewhere out in the middle of Kansas, and all that would show up around here would be the base map.

I’ll try that. For some reason I thought that when you loaded the new maps that the base map went away…..
If that works I will be listing this for sale shortly. I was caching with Greyhounder and her Garmin60; I so need a GPS that will autoroute.

[Buy_The_Tie]

It is my understanding that the base map is always there, and that the Mapsource maps are loaded on top of it.

It is also my understanding with the Legend, that when you load Mapsource maps the first time you do overwrite some water navigation data. I know that Garmin had a download of that data on their site for a while. Unfortunately, I made a quick check and couldn’t find it.

P.S. I agree, auto-routing is really cool.

[Jeremy]

@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

It is my understanding that the base map is always there, and that the Mapsource maps are loaded on top of it.

Correct, if you delete all the maps you are left with the base map. I don’t remember if you can delete all the maps through the menus on the eTrex unit, or if you have to download a blank map set with Mapsource to get this to happen.

You may also want to do a reset of the unit before selling it. This would clear out all the Mapsource maps, plus waypoints, routes, tracks, personal settings, etc. restoring it to its “out of box” state. Information on the secret key sequence for the reset can be found here:

http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/secret.htm
and
http://www.geocities.com/etrexkb/undoc_etrex.htm

Now are the Mapsource maps loaded into your eTrex the ones that have to be unlocked (tied to a particular unit)? If so, is there any way of undoing things so you can download maps to a different unit? I’ve never sold a unit so I haven’t had this problem…

[Lostby7]

@Jeremy wrote:

@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

It is my understanding that the base map is always there, and that the Mapsource maps are loaded on top of it.

Correct, if you delete all the maps you are left with the base map. I don’t remember if you can delete all the maps through the menus on the eTrex unit, or if you have to download a blank map set with Mapsource to get this to happen.

You may also want to do a reset of the unit before selling it. This would clear out all the Mapsource maps, plus waypoints, routes, tracks, personal settings, etc. restoring it to its “out of box” state. Information on the secret key sequence for the reset can be found here:

http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/secret.htm
and
http://www.geocities.com/etrexkb/undoc_etrex.htm

Now are the Mapsource maps loaded into your eTrex the ones that have to be unlocked (tied to a particular unit)? If so, is there any way of undoing things so you can download maps to a different unit? I’ve never sold a unit so I haven’t had this problem…

Boy oh boy so much information. Looks like I have all kinds of options….I’ll play when I get home….thanks all.

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