I spoke with a Garmin customer service rep. on the phone and he told me they are having a problem with the screens interacting with the WAAS signal, resulting in the blank screen and line. Something about the problem resulting from a change in the WAAS sattelite system, and the problem appeared up a couple weeks ago Currently the only solution is to disable the WAAS (You can do this by going to setup, system, WAAS). I've got my GPS sitting powered on with WAAS disabled right now, and so far so good.
It explains a lot if true and why it happens to multiple units at the same time. But then there's this.
The bad ribbon connector contact that causes the display lines is a known problem with the eTrex series and Garmin has sometimes agreed to fix them even after the warranty is expired.
My Garmin etrex Vista gets the blank screen with only the vertical line showing..... when I have WAAS enabled...... I never have he problem when WAAS is disabled........
Ever heard of units just blacking out?
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My Garmin etrex Vista gets the blank screen with only the vertical line showing..... when I have WAAS enabled...... I never have he problem when WAAS is disabled........