I have a GSP 76 that I purchased recently to replace the 48 that had a dead lithium battery. Often when I have it on for a while, sometimes only minutes. It displays a vertical line on the screen and seems to be hung. Nothing short of removing the batteries will bring it back. Odd thing is that I also have a Etrex legend that did the same thing the other day. Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Even the power buttons don't work when this thing fails.
>I have a GSP 76 that I purchased recently to replace the 48 that had a dead >lithium battery. Often when I have it on for a while, sometimes only >minutes. It displays a vertical line on the screen and seems to be hung. >Nothing short of removing the batteries will bring it back. Odd thing is >that I also have a Etrex legend that did the same thing the other day. >Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Even the power buttons >don't work when this thing fails.
Rudy P wrote: > Reloading the software is a first step.
> "Jim" <k4...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message > news:2knfk.2126$w93.2056@bignews4.bellsouth.net... >> I have a GSP 76 that I purchased recently to replace the 48 that had a dead >> lithium battery. Often when I have it on for a while, sometimes only >> minutes. It displays a vertical line on the screen and seems to be hung. >> Nothing short of removing the batteries will bring it back. Odd thing is >> that I also have a Etrex legend that did the same thing the other day. >> Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Even the power buttons >> don't work when this thing fails.
>> Thanks, >> Jim.
Didn't even know you could. Now to locate my data cable...
Jim wrote: > Rudy P wrote: >> Reloading the software is a first step.
>> "Jim" <k4...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message >> news:2knfk.2126$w93.2056@bignews4.bellsouth.net... >>> I have a GSP 76 that I purchased recently to replace the 48 that >>> had a dead lithium battery. Often when I have it on for a while, >>> sometimes only minutes. It displays a vertical line on the screen >>> and seems to be hung. Nothing short of removing the batteries will >>> bring it back. Odd thing is that I also have a Etrex legend that >>> did the same thing the other day. Does anyone have a clue as to >>> what's going on? Even the power buttons don't work when this thing >>> fails. Thanks, >>> Jim.
> Didn't even know you could. Now to locate my data cable...
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:12:04 -0400, Jim <k4...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >I have a GSP 76 that I purchased recently to replace the 48 that had a >dead lithium battery. Often when I have it on for a while, sometimes >only minutes. It displays a vertical line on the screen and seems to be >hung. Nothing short of removing the batteries will bring it back. Odd >thing is that I also have a Etrex legend that did the same thing the >other day. Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Even the >power buttons don't work when this thing fails.
>Thanks, >Jim.
I had the same problem with a GPS72 and emailed Garmin support about it.
The problem is apparently related to the new WAAS satellites, and, for the 72 at least, there is new firmware available which should cure the problem. (I just upgraded my 72 this morning, and haven't had a chance to try it yet...)
Peter Bennett wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:12:04 -0400, Jim <k4...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> I have a GSP 76 that I purchased recently to replace the 48 that had a >> dead lithium battery. Often when I have it on for a while, sometimes >> only minutes. It displays a vertical line on the screen and seems to be >> hung. Nothing short of removing the batteries will bring it back. Odd >> thing is that I also have a Etrex legend that did the same thing the >> other day. Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Even the >> power buttons don't work when this thing fails.
>> Thanks, >> Jim.
> I had the same problem with a GPS72 and emailed Garmin support about > it.
> The problem is apparently related to the new WAAS satellites, and, for > the 72 at least, there is new firmware available which should cure the > problem. (I just upgraded my 72 this morning, and haven't had a chance > to try it yet...)
