argyll Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hi, I am wondering if anyone else who had a Garmin eTrex Legend has ever been out geocaching, only to look down and see that the entire screen has disappeared, and in it's place there is only a thin blue line running down the left hand side of the unit's screen. This has happened to me twice recently. Once while in the car heading towards a cache, and another time while we were out searching for a cache. Please don't tell me my unit is dying Quote Link to comment
+JSWilson64 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Loose battery? That's what usually causes my screen to go wacky. Try gently bending the little clips so they hold the batteries a little tighter, maybe try adding a little extra thin foam inside the battery cover so the AAs don't move around... Quote Link to comment
+travis71 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I ran into this problem with mine before going out caching one day. I turned it on & tossed it up on the dashboard to get a signal,. when I picked it up... blue line. So I took the batteries out of my flashlight & put them in, same thing. Last time I turned it off & back on (might have had to pull the batts, not sure) I just held it in my hand & out of the jeep window until it picked up & it never blue lined again. I have no idea what caused it, if it was somethign the dashboard was spitting out, or just bad batteries. Quote Link to comment
PRR_Cabin Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Yep I had my Legend do the same thing..... I happened only once Cabin Quote Link to comment
argyll Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Well I am glad that it has happened to others, and doesn't mean anything horrible. Thank you for your replies!!! Quote Link to comment
+ZSandmann Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Happens in my Legend Cx. I give it a sharp whack and it clears up. I also think it is a battery connection issue. Quote Link to comment
aznaturist Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Garmin has a fix (update) for this problem if you have the proper interface cable. If not, simply disable WAAS in setup. THIS WORKS! Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Just smack the left side of the GPS gently but firmly against your left palm. Works with my last 4 Garmin Legends. All had the same exact issue. It's a factory defect of a loose connection they never seem to get fixed. I just upgraded to the Oregon 550T. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Oh, and somewhere way back when in these forums, someone posted how to fix it yourself, but you need nimble fingers. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 2002 2007 2008 2004 2003 2002 One would think that Garmin would have fixed this problem at the start, at the factory, before so many people before so many people had this issue. I am still searching for the old thread one poster told how to fix it ourselves. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thought I was getting close with embra's post back in 2003 in this thread. but his link won't open on my phone. Quote Link to comment
+Cardinal Red Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Garmin has a fix (update) for this problem if you have the proper interface cable. If not, simply disable WAAS in setup. THIS WORKS! I have seen this behavior in two units (GPSmap 76 and GPSmap 76S). BUT, that was back when the second WAAS satellite had been put into orbit. Disabling WAAS was a workaround. Upgrading the software was the fix. So, if your unit has been functioning OK till very recently, this is not the problem. Now, pull an older Garmin unit (without the latest update) out of your sock drawer after a long period of storage, and you might have the WAAS problem. Quote Link to comment
+pppingme Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I have the problem with mine, but ONLY when I use rechargable batteries with my old cheap charger (which I think overcharges). The problem supposedly is worse with lithium batteries too (which I never used). I found as some have suggested that whacking the unit seems to help, but what helps even more was to pull the batteries and put them in a flash light or something for several minutes. Worked every time. Once I went to a new charger, I never saw this problem again, unless I got behind on battery charging and pulled the old charger back out. Quote Link to comment
+gpsblake Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Memories of the "Garmin whack" for fixing the blue line of death on the Etrex Legend. I ended up whacking my unit into RIP status about three years ago. It was fixed when the H version was released. Quote Link to comment
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