Map not working?

Former Member
Former Member
Hello, I don’t think this is a Basecamp issue, so mods feel free to move to relevant area and accept my apologies if wrong but not sure where else to ask before I call Garmin after the weekend. I have Oregon 450 that I use with OS Landranger discoverer UK map and the map is loaded onto the micro SD card.

I took the card out and put in a different micro card with a different map for what I needed and when I put the Landranger card back in, it no longer works. The unit does not see it.

If I hook the 450 up to my PC, windows sees the memory card and asks me if I want to format it. Obviously I choose not to.

If I remove the card put it in the SD holder and plug into my computer without Oregon connected at all Basecamp loads it and it works fine.

This is odd behaviour I can use file manager and see the files on the card are all intact as it works with Basecamp. My other maps work fine and the Oregon unit seems to be working OK. I did do a full reset to the 450 but this has not done.

Any ideas on this?

Thanks.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member
    You might want to try powering up the Oregon without an SD card in it. Then, after it has come up fully, power it down, put the SD card back in and power it up again. This worked for me when the Oregon refused to recognize a bunch of GPX files that I had on a card - now it works... go figure.


    Thanks John, yes I did try this as well but without any luck. Garmin have the unit hopefully get it back before Thursday, if they fix it I hope they explain to me what it was. Will post back here.

    cheers
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member
    Well I got the unit back from Garmin today with a letter saying the unit tested OK. They sent me a new copy of the map. Put the map SD in and guess what? Yep it does not work. Problem exactly the same. Would have thought Garmin would have tested new map in the unit before dispatch. So have now sent it back to them again as they say it must be the unit and will exchange it.

    Not too clever is it?:(