NATURE NUTZ Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 I just recently purchased a garmin 60csx and was wondering if i should upgrade to the newest unit software version or just use what`s on it now? i`m very new to the whole gps thing and just trying to get the hang of it first it has garmin version 3.00 now but i noticed there is a 3.10 out now as well. any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Quote
retiredtelco Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Why Not! Its Free! And it could make it run better! Steve Quote
NATURE NUTZ Posted February 24, 2007 Author Posted February 24, 2007 Why Not! Its Free! And it could make it run better! Steve Hi Steve have you upgraded your unit to 3.10 without any problems? I saw on another thread that a few who had upgraded to 3.10 had issues with their electronic compass. Quote
+larryc43230 Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Why Not! Its Free! And it could make it run better! Steve Hi Steve have you upgraded your unit to 3.10 without any problems? I saw on another thread that a few who had upgraded to 3.10 had issues with their electronic compass. FWIW, I haven't had any problems that coincided with the update to 3.10. The electronic compass function behaves the same now as it did before the update. I have to recalibrate whenever I change batteries, and every once in a while (every few days maybe) the electronic compass seems to lose its way and I fix it with a recalibration. --Larry Quote
+SimonTuffGuy Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Upgraded mine yesterday without any problems as well... Quote
NATURE NUTZ Posted February 25, 2007 Author Posted February 25, 2007 Upgraded mine yesterday without any problems as well... Thanks everyone for your input. I went ahead and upgraded to 3.10 I`m a newbie so i still have a lot to learn about this unit. Jeff Quote
+DustyWalker Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 I just tried to update mine. It updated the updater first, then after recognizing the unit, the loader messgage came up for a bit, then a message saying that there was an error communicating with the USB device. I shut it off, unplugged, and retried again with the same results. Anyone else have similar problems? Luckily it started up OK in the old software version. Whew! Quote
+DustyWalker Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 I just tried to update mine. It updated the updater first, then after recognizing the unit, the loader messgage came up for a bit, then a message saying that there was an error communicating with the USB device. I shut it off, unplugged, and retried again with the same results. Anyone else have similar problems? Luckily it started up OK in the old software version. Whew! It seems like I found the problem on my own. I restarted my computer and all was well. Must have been a glitch due to the updater downloading a new version. All is well. GPS updated. Quote
+MuddyPawPrints Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 You may find on the upgrade that you need to calibrate the compass more often. I know it has been that way for me. I ended up turning the compass off on mine and it seems to be working better. Quote
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