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> Im trying to get the tracks oo my Garmin foretrex 201 to show up in
> Google Earth. I have Google Earth Pro and it does have the option to
> import tracks from Magellan and Garmin units. However, when i connect my
> Garmin (through the COM port), it is just greyed out (as if it doesnt
> recognise that my Garmin is connected at all). I can download the tracks
> into Mapsource okay using the same way, so it cannot be the fact that
> the unit is incorrectly linked up to the PC or anything like that.
>
> Can anyone suggest anything here ?
>
> (Win XP media centre, 1Gb RAM, Pentium Dual Core)

> Nope David, its on COM port 1 !!. If you go to
> http://i18.tinypic.com/53sej49.jpg that is the screen dump of what i
> get. clicking on import does nothing at all !!

> Nope David, its on COM port 1 !!. If you go to
> http://i18.tinypic.com/53sej49.jpg that is the screen dump of what i
> get. clicking on import does nothing at all !!

> Hello,
>
> Im trying to get the tracks oo my Garmin foretrex 201 to show up in
> Google Earth. I have Google Earth Pro and it does have the option to
> import tracks from Magellan and Garmin units. However, when i connect my
> Garmin (through the COM port), it is just greyed out (as if it doesnt
> recognise that my Garmin is connected at all). I can download the tracks
> into Mapsource okay using the same way, so it cannot be the fact that
> the unit is incorrectly linked up to the PC or anything like that.
>
> Can anyone suggest anything here ?
>
> (Win XP media centre, 1Gb RAM, Pentium Dual Core)

> I find the best way to show the output from my 201 is to dump out a gpx
> file and use the online tools at gps visualizer (google for the full
> address)
>
> This gives lots of options such as colour coding altitude, track
> widths, fonts and a lot more. It will also output in many and various
> formats, including Google Earth. Better still it takes seconds!
>
> I have no connection to the site other than being a very satisfied user.