New OS Release for eTrex Vista & Legend

[Guest Prime Suspect]

Changes in the new release:

• Improve WAAS operation when transitioning from areas of ionospheric data coverage.
• Added a land mode and a water mode for the map.
• Add support for MapSource BlueChart data.
• Fixed translations of power up warning.
• Added RT-90 map datum and position format.
• Fixed option menu on the MapSource information page to display all subsets of maps to be turned on and off as a set.
• Made the external power down page count down by one and always pop up when external power is lost.
• When saving a waypoint after a find by name, made the waypoint have a meaningful name.
• Fixed shutdown problem related to European road and rec maps.
• Fixed the route list displaying multiple active routes when more then 15 saved routes existed.
• Fixed auto daylight savings time setting.
• On the trip computer page, when using big numbers, made elevations over 10,000 ft display.
• General improvements to operating system that correct system lockups and shutdowns.

Access the download page at http://www.garmin.com/support/download.html

 

[This message has been edited by Prime Suspect (edited 05 November 2001).]

[Guest WaylandersMA]

Thanks Prime.

When I'm in a boat off Woods Hole I could never get the contrast right so I could see my bread crumbs (wake). Hopefully the land to water changeover reverses the shading.

 

As for WAAS registration, my check is in the mail.

 

Paul

[Guest WaylandersMA]

Thanks Prime.

When I'm in a boat off Woods Hole I could never get the contrast right so I could see my bread crumbs (wake). Hopefully the land to water changeover reverses the shading.

 

As for WAAS registration, my check is in the mail.

 

Paul

[Guest Geoffrey]

Now my Vista is Great. This is about the 4th upgrade i have done. I started with Vers. 2.17 on the Vista.

 

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[Guest Prime Suspect]

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Originally posted by WaylandersMA:

Thanks Prime.

When I'm in a boat off Woods Hole I could never get the contrast right so I could see my bread crumbs (wake). Hopefully the land to water changeover reverses the shading.

 

As for WAAS registration, my check is in the mail.

 

Paul

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It's a nice feature. I've used my Vista on the water before, and it was difficult to see, especially tracks. The "water" mode doesn't simply invert the grayscale - it's a different shading scheme altogether. The position icon and the panning arrow remain the same shade, which works out well.

 

(I was on a cycling vacation on the Cape a few years ago - Woods Hole was probably my favorite place we visited. I wish I had a GPS with me then, through. The street signage on the Cape is terrible.)

[Guest Prime Suspect]

quote:

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Originally posted by WaylandersMA:

Thanks Prime.

When I'm in a boat off Woods Hole I could never get the contrast right so I could see my bread crumbs (wake). Hopefully the land to water changeover reverses the shading.

 

As for WAAS registration, my check is in the mail.

 

Paul

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It's a nice feature. I've used my Vista on the water before, and it was difficult to see, especially tracks. The "water" mode doesn't simply invert the grayscale - it's a different shading scheme altogether. The position icon and the panning arrow remain the same shade, which works out well.

 

(I was on a cycling vacation on the Cape a few years ago - Woods Hole was probably my favorite place we visited. I wish I had a GPS with me then, through. The street signage on the Cape is terrible.)

[Guest apersson850]

It's nice to see the improvements done in each upgrade, especially when you've reported some bugs and found them corrected. However, this time I think the trail log display became inferior to the previous one.

Before, it was a wider trail (can now only be seen in the map that shows up when you select an old, saved trail). Now it's a narrow, dotted trail, that can hardly be seen at all. It does obscure less of the map under it, but you can turn it off entirely if that's a big problem.

I want a selection, where the style of the trail can be set (wide/narrow).

 

Anders