FootballFan
Well-Known Member
Garmin 7612 xsv's.
Previous owner replaced the Chartplotters with these right before I bought the boat. Would have been my absolute selection.
After a few months - not as happy with the touch screen only - no buttons.
THis trip we have run 800 miles or so, so far. Had a lot of time during some long off shore runs to fully explore - back in love with them.
One nagging question - maybe someone can help.
Chartplotters displays current time. Great.
When you head offshore, about the time the cell phone loses connection (6-8 miles) the time on the Chartplotter goes to Central time (we are in the Atlantic).
When we head back in - once we get around 6-7 miles off the coast the cell phones work - and the Chartplotter switches back to Eastern time.
My guess - it is using some type of cellular signal to pick up the time.
So I started looking through settings - to see how I could change behavior. Went through online manuals - menu options. Not finding anything.
We routinely run outside - so it is kind of a hassle - trying to figure out what the Chartplotter time is - which time zone.
Anyone have any insight?
I would love to have the setting with picking up time from a source. Those days when I know we are off shore, change the setting to hold the same time zone. Flip back and forth as I want to.
Thanks,
Mark
Previous owner replaced the Chartplotters with these right before I bought the boat. Would have been my absolute selection.
After a few months - not as happy with the touch screen only - no buttons.
THis trip we have run 800 miles or so, so far. Had a lot of time during some long off shore runs to fully explore - back in love with them.
One nagging question - maybe someone can help.
Chartplotters displays current time. Great.
When you head offshore, about the time the cell phone loses connection (6-8 miles) the time on the Chartplotter goes to Central time (we are in the Atlantic).
When we head back in - once we get around 6-7 miles off the coast the cell phones work - and the Chartplotter switches back to Eastern time.
My guess - it is using some type of cellular signal to pick up the time.
So I started looking through settings - to see how I could change behavior. Went through online manuals - menu options. Not finding anything.
We routinely run outside - so it is kind of a hassle - trying to figure out what the Chartplotter time is - which time zone.
Anyone have any insight?
I would love to have the setting with picking up time from a source. Those days when I know we are off shore, change the setting to hold the same time zone. Flip back and forth as I want to.
Thanks,
Mark