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Probably phrased the question wrong....I've now got it importing only the stuff I want it to...hurrah!
All seems to be working well at the momment.....will see how it goes.
Got onto Garmin UK who said they will honour any warranty, provided they get an official authorised dealer sales receipt. The guy I bought it off on eBay, is an authorised dealer and is sending me a receipt.
Apparently as it is a sealed unit, Garmin do not repair the GPS, they just replace it. So you could have a case where you've had it a year, just out of warranty and the battery goes. They will charge you £65 and give you a replacement unit. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad. If they will give you a gaurantee with the replacement it's not bad I suppose.
Have Garmin made any official statement about all these problems?
I've followed this up with an email to Garmin to formally raise these issues (again). If any of you are concerned about these, or any other outstanding issues with the x05 Forerunners, I suggest that you bring them to Garmin's attention and request notification of how they will be addressed, even if you have already done so.
I didn't believe him, but can understand why Garmin might be keen to avoid publicly acknowledging faults. To their credit, Garmin have been replacing faulty Forerunners promptly, but it would be reassuring to hear that they are adopting a longer term strategy to deal with the problems that we're getting.
<Wishes the bliddy thing would charge more quickly>
And now I have a second set of all the accessories!
Couple of questions for you. How long from sending yours off did delivery take? & Did they ever give a reason for your fault?
I've had no problems with the people at Garmin, answered all my questions and offered advice. My only gripe is the amount of time it takes them to answer the phone. I think they've only got one guy on the help desk.
Ayway fingers crossed for the next week or so.
If it is not the battery then the HR monitor is broken too.
I'm gonna write to Garmin!!!
cheers
I have had my 305 for 3 months and find it very helpful in my running.However now I have been experiencing downloading problems.
I noticed 'tarnishing (blackening)on the gold coloured contacton the back of the 305'
I cleaned the contact using an ink rubber and email Garmin support- who informed me to wear Sweat band!- If this is the case
why do they not supply them!
Anyone else had this problem?
Thank you for contacting Garmin Europe.
To stop the tarnishing it is advised that you use the strap extender and
wear it over a wrist sweatband. this stops the tarnishing and a lot of
people find that it makes the forerunner far more comfortable to wear.
In order to remove the tarnishing, a pencil eraser can be used, and this
should quite quickly remove the tarnish from the contacts.
Hope this is of help.
Regards,
Samuel Taylor
1. Not being able to charge it up from mains - but it will charge when USB connected to my PC.
2. Not being able to locate satellites every time I need to set off. I am patient. But heck - how patient do you have to be? I have noted that it was mentioned that it is best that the 305 is fully charged up for it to be more successful. (not so good if you are doing several sessions over a day).
3. I would like my clock view to tell me the day and date - just like a typical watch - however it will only show me the time of day.
4. I dont wear sweat bands - so what is all this bol@#x about. My 305 has very quickly got one tarnished connector at the rear face and I'm annoyed that this should be so - its a damn design fault isnt it?
In a way, it's quite useful. It's possible to build up some data about how long these devices last.
Garmin no. 1: 57 hours
Garmin no. 2: 15 hours
Garmin no. 3: 4 hours and counting....
All my runs are subsequently logged in SportTracks which doesn't care which particular 305 the data originates from (apart from being better software in all other areas).
...but the author does ask that you consider making a donation if it's useful.
I'd suggest having an initial play with some (recent) data imported directly from the 305. If you like what you see, then you can transfer older files from TC.
The following is taken from the SportTracks tutorial page:
Import activities
If you have prepared data for import prior to installing SportTracks you can import the data now. You may want to start by only importing a few activities to get the feel for the software, then import your entire logbook history later. Once you have imported your existing history you can import future workouts directly from the GPS device.
SportTracks supports a variety of formats to import your data from:
Training Center .hst export file
Timex Trainer database file (.mdb)
Comma separated values file (.csv)
Polar heart-rate file (.hrm)
GPS eXchange file (.gpx)
RunLog 5.0 file (.rli)
Direct device import from Garmin GPS & Timex Trainer
I've been using a sweatband with my 3rd Garmin from the day I received it (now over 10 hours usage without a hitch). I'm still far from convinced that it will last for another 12 months, but am prepared to give any sensible suggestion a go.
(incidentally, I must have wrists like a girl - I don't need to use the extender, even with a thick towelling sweatband...)
Isn't tubi-grip quite thin material? Maybe it isn't quite as effective at stopping sweat getting to the terminals? (clutching at straws, perhaps..)
Incidentally, my two failures occured on long, hot runs (Garburn Trail race, and an 18 mile training run).