Thread: GPSMAP66st

Originally Posted by Oswald Bold

Just got a new GPSMAP66st (my old 60CSx died). On paper, it is an impressive improvement over the 60: 16G memory vs 8g; 20,000 track points vs 10,000; 12,000 map tiles vs 4000; GPS Elevation vs barometric altimeter. It seemed like a good idea at the time...

The GPSMAP 66 is a worthy replacement with outstanding new features that will require some 'learning' for those coming from the much older 60 series GPSmap models.

Originally Posted by Oswald Bold

You cannot display multiple waypoints on the map.Will only display one waypoint at a time on the map. If you select a new waypoint to show on the map, the previous one disappears.

User Error.

Thousands of waypoints can be displayed on the map screen if the space was there. I frequently view dozens of waypoints on the map screen at any given time.

Originally Posted by Oswald Bold

Will not display the current track you are recording while you are recording it. So, you can't see where you've been until you stop recording and save the track. If you are traveling backcountry off trail, this is a real problem.

Again, User Error.

Current Tracklog Recording can be configured to be hidden or be displayed as desired by the operator.

Originally Posted by Oswald Bold

You cannot reset the Odometer field in the Trip Computer, and you cannot choose individual fields to reset/clear. The only way to reset the Odometer field is to do a global reset that clears all the settings you have entered. Why have a data field that accumulates data and cannot be reset?

Just like an automobile, the Odometer can no tbe turned back. But there are Trip odometers etc. that can be reset at will.

Originally Posted by Oswald Bold

I have contacted Garmin Product Support, and they have confirmed that this is the way the 66 is designed, it was not operator error.

This sentance is operator error. Does not make sense. THe issues you are experiencing are operator error.

Originally Posted by Oswald Bold

I don't know what Garmin was thinking when they designed the software for the 66, but they have eliminated a lot of the previous models' functionalities. This is not product evolution, it is product devolution.

I have returned my 66st. I am very disappointed with Garmin.

What a shame your decade newer device did work just the way the previous model you owned did. The truth is the GPSMAP 66 series is actually revolutionary compared to the older 60 series GPSmap series.