+Maddman Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 This is my second posting of this question. I recently bought a basic Etrex and it displays the wrong date. I have tried all the suggestions posted by those who responede to my original question on June 21. None of these have worked. Any other suggestions? Maddman Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 Contact Garmin.com Good luck Alan Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 what happens if you take it outside with a clear view of the sky? i cant imagine if getting a lock, after 10? minutes or so it should ask if you've moved more than 200miles from the last time you used it, and depending on wether you answer yes or no. the other question is is todays date XXXX? at this one you should answer NO and it should ask for the correct date. im not sure which one it will ask first. if it doesnt ask you those, or it does somehow get a "lock" and tell you its ready to navigate, then i would think your unit is buggy and you should take it back to the dealer/and or contact garmin and find out where to send the thing for service. Quote Link to comment
+mrp Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 When the unit it first turned on, it needs to downlaod an "almanac" of information about the satellites and the system. Often on etrex units, if the unit doesn't have good reception, this almanac gets corrupted. You need to force it to re-download teh almanac. The only way to do this is to force a system reset. Check the garmin support pages http://www.garmin.com/support/ . Once you're reset the unit, make sure you have good reception for 30-45 minutes, say by leaving it on the back porch. -- Mitch Quote Link to comment
Idaho Ron Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 My etrex camo was blanking out. It would not loose contact but the screen just went blank. I did the master reset and everything is great. All you do is make sure the unit is off. Push the enter and page button at the same time and hold down. Turn on the GPS this will erase everythig except the operating system. Your way points will be gone, but it will leave any new softwere you have downloaded to upgrade to a new softwear version. You will have to go through the same set up as you did when it was new. Ron Quote Link to comment
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