the_wanderer Posted October 13, 2002 Share Posted October 13, 2002 When Garmin released the new 2.01 software for the GPSMAP 76s, they made some changes to the way that it handles NMEA output. Before it would just output a standard set of strings. Now, there is a menu option that allows you to control what the 76S sends. The big change, as near as I can tell is that BY DEFAULT, the 76S doesn't pass along GPS status. Which means that if you've been having a problem with the 76s showing NO LOCK when used with software that expects NMEA output, it's all due to the firmware upgrade. How to fix it: Go the the interface screen, where you select Garmin/NMEA/whatever and hit menu. This brings up a box that says "Setup NMEA output" Hit enter. Check the box that says GPS Status. This should fix any problems that anyone is having with NMEA software. Quote Link to comment
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