+Team Og Rof A Klaw Posted July 28, 2003 Posted July 28, 2003 Hi, all, I'm experiencing occasional lockups with my GPSMAP 76s. The compass locks in position and none of the buttons has any effect. The lockup can only be cleared by removing the batteries. Is anyone else here seeing this? ____________________________ - Team Og Rof A Klaw All who wander are not lost. Quote
Growley Posted July 28, 2003 Posted July 28, 2003 Ever since downloading software v3.20 my unit has experianced 4 lockups. It never locked up before this version. I hold in the power button for about 10 seconds and all is well again. Quote
+shegget Posted July 28, 2003 Posted July 28, 2003 yah i've noticed some issues with the latest firmware as well... but mine are usually random shut-offs. can't remember it happening until after i got the latest firmware... Quote
+EraSeek Posted July 28, 2003 Posted July 28, 2003 Yes, I've had it happen a few times. Once before the new firmware and twice after. I also just take the batteries out and pt them back in again. Then all is fine. "See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington Quote
+Team Og Rof A Klaw Posted July 29, 2003 Author Posted July 29, 2003 Wrote to Garmin about it. They want me to send the unit back. ____________________________ - Team Og Rof A Klaw All who wander are not lost. Quote
+arrowroot Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 I've had problems of it locking up, but power restart would fix it. Haven't seen that happen since, well probably version 2 software. Shutdowns usually only happen with low battery -- remember to turn off the compass! It eats batteries like Cheerios. I am Arrowroot, son of Arrowshirt. I have many names, you know Quote
+Team Og Rof A Klaw Posted August 8, 2003 Author Posted August 8, 2003 Just got the unit back from Garmin. They say it passes their tests and that they've loaded the most recent software (which doesn't have any lockup fixes.) I'm going to see whether it locks up in the field again. Will let everyone here know if so. ____________________________ - Team Og Rof A Klaw All who wander are not lost. Quote
Growley Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 Mine has not locked up since the newest download version 3.30 I hope that cures my problem and your returned unit is also cured. Quote
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