My Etrex Vista Died : (

[+moparots]

Hello all, My Etrex Vista HCx died today. Its about two years old been dropped a few times, and is a little scratched and dirty.

 

Worked great till this morning, now when I turn it on it just stays on the "Acquiring Satellites" page. It never acquires.

 

I was wondering if any one else had this problem or knew of some way to fix it. I have a new Colorado on the way from Amazon, but I'd like to fix this one for a back up or give to some one else.

 

Thanks in advance for any help/replies Moparots

[+BlueDeuce]

Has it been sitting in a drawer for a while or traveled over some two hundred miles since the last acquire?

 

You need to 'bake' the gps under an open sky for a good 30 minutes (up to an hour) so it can update the almanac. (The dashboard of your car is the safest place to do this)

 

Check it every 20 minutes or so in case it asks if it should continue acquiring. (say yes)

 

That should do it.

 

 

edit: typo

Edited November 24, 2010 by BlueDeuce

[+GrnXnham]

Also, you might want to check for a firmware update and do that. That might "zap" it back into behaving correctly!

[+BlueDeuce]

Also, you might want to check for a firmware update and do that. That might "zap" it back into behaving correctly!

 

Always a good idea.

[+moparots]

Thanks I'll give this first a try then I'll have one of my computer gurus try the second. : )