Thread: Garmin Montanan track log issue - or maybe not?

Originally Posted by fluff34567

hi all,

I have noticed many times that when I view any track logs on basecamp etc I always have these annoying direct routing points between destinations such as Europe to asia and it appears to form part of the track, also if I am sitting somewhere for a while the recorded track is jumping all over...

is there any way I can switch this direct routing lines off somewhere?

a screen shot so you see what I mean.


thanks for any tips etc.

The most common cause of straight lines between dots is usually when the option to record tracks is not turned off, ie, it is always active. So when the gps is turned off and on again in another location it will join the 2 points as if the path had been made. To avoid this problem turn off the option to record tracks as soon as you finish a track. In Etrex 30 it is in Setup / Tracks / Track Log / Do not record). In Montana it should be a similar setup.
The possibility would fit in the first two images. In the case of the last image, in case you have not used a boat (lol), it certainly indicates some strong anomaly in satellite tuning. If it is not hardware problem, the suggestion is to do a master reset on your gps.