+Windsocker Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 Hi Guys, being new to the gps world santa got me a Garmin Etrex Vista C it works fine till i plug it the car charger then after a few minutes the screen freezes up and the only way to cure it is to unplug the power lead and take out a battery (turning the power button has no effect) has anybody got any ideas on this problem ???? Many thanks in advance from wet and windy Ireland Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 The first thing to do, is update your firmware to the latest version. Sometimes it will fix a glitch. Quote
tholt4 Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 Do the cars in Ireland have identical electrical systems like cars made in/for the U.S.? Quote
+Windsocker Posted January 9, 2005 Author Posted January 9, 2005 Hi Guys, Thanks for the fast replys I have the latest firmware updates and the unit still locks up after a few mins Cars here in Ireland are exactly the same as in the USA except we have the steering wheel on the proper side Quote
[MTB]_Intrepid Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 This may be a silly question, but...when you say "car charger" you do mean a Garmin power adapter specifically for the Vista? The eTrex line is very particular about the voltage levels from external supplies. Anything above 3.3 volts is too much. Just thought I'd ask since nothing else is working. Quote
+Windsocker Posted January 10, 2005 Author Posted January 10, 2005 Hi [MTB]_Intrepid My Car charger is for the Vista c with an output of 3.3 volts i'v mailed Garmin without success so far Quote
Smaug1 Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 I think I'd return it and ask for a new one. If you can't scare up the receipt, you might try to find a PHONE number. It is much harder to ignore a phone call or hardcopy letter than an email. Quote
+Rubberhead Posted January 11, 2005 Posted January 11, 2005 Hi [MTB]_Intrepid My Car charger is for the Vista c with an output of 3.3 volts i'v mailed Garmin without success so far According to Garmin the input votlage for the Vista C is 4.2 VDC to 5.5 VDC. Go here http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/products.html and do a comparison with the Vista C check. Allowed voltage ranges are listed at the bottom of the table. Quote
+Windsocker Posted January 12, 2005 Author Posted January 12, 2005 Hi Thanks for all the replies, now i'm going to throw a spanner in the works i was out playing with the vista c today and changed the blacklight setting to always on and it has not locked up since i'll be keeping an eye on it just in case Quote
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