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For what its worth, my 60CS does this also. Contacted Garmin who recommended the master reset also. I did that and then downloaded v 3.43. It has worked fine until this last weekend when it did exactly the same thing as before..it locks up and is totally unresponsive. Have to hold the power button down for 3 - 5 seconds to shut it off. Every time this has happened has been while using the compass. I am interested in hearing how your problem is resolved. I am thinking I will need to send mine to Garmin. good luck Zane

Vlad, not sure I understand your reply. If the compass is set to True North, it would still have to calculate/know the declination - right? Or am I just confused? enaz

THe 60CS is the first GPS I have had with a electronic compass and I really like it. It adds a great feature and is simple to turn off and on. Battery life is not an issue with the CS. THe altimeter/barometer is a really cool gadget. I like being able to watch the pressure trend and seeing total ascent/descent elevation. Team Mountain runners

Garmin TS emailed me back today and recommended a 'master reset.' I'm thinking of trying that and then update the SW to 3.43 regardless if the reset fixes the problem. thanks

It is currently running 3.40. I just sent a message to Garmin TS and checked the SW update page. THey now have a 3.43 beta version running but thought I would wait to hear back from Garmin first.... are they fairly responsive in replying? It powers off using the power button. I have to hold it down for a few though. thanks

Well, I replaced the batteries and tried it again tonight and it locked up twice. I waited at least 3 - 4 minutes before I tried anything on one of them. I am going to send an email to Garmin TS to see what they have to say. In the mean time, I tried resetting every screen back to the defaults thinking that maybe I had something goofed up in the setup. I really like this unit. Just getting frustrated that this is happening. thanks!

Hi all, I have a 7 day old GPS60CS that has locked up on me 5X in the last 2 days. The unit just freezes and does not respond to any of the buttons. If I power it off, the screen display just slowly fades away. I have not been able to correlate the lock-ups to any particular act or sequence of inputs. Tonight, it happened while it was acquiring satellites in my backyard and a second time while on the map page. The only thing I thought maybe causing it was the batteries were down to the last bar on the indicator. I replaced them, so will see if that changes anything in the next few days The SW version is 3.40 My only other GPS experience is with a II+ that never had a hiccup of any kind. Has this been noted before about a 60CS? I could not find anything in the archives that mentioned it. any thoughts or recommendations? thanks!