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1490T Endless Press Dot

Former Member over 13 years ago

This 1490T is barely 1 week old. It was working fine, but yesterday it got stuck in an endless "press dot" loop.

What happens:
- GPS powers on, get the Garmin Screen.
- The screen then turns white with the press dot indicator even though I didn't want to calibrate the screen.
- It will keep asking me to press dot ... possibly infinitely (I've literally pressed the dots for over 5 minutes straight and gone nowhere).

I have tried to reset it by pressing the bottom right corner as it starts up, but this does nothing.

I'm wondering if there's anyway to fix this or if there's anyway to do a reset via my computer. Thanks.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

I'm having the same issue.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Try this
To perform a master reset on the nuvi 200, 205, 465, 500, 600, 700, 705, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1600, 2200, 2300, 2400, nuLink! 1695 or nuLink! 2300 series device:

Note: A master reset will erase all waypoints or Favorites and will restore your unit to the default factory settings. If you would like to back up your Favorites to your computer, you can find instructions to do so here.

Start with the unit OFF and unplugged from power
Touch and hold the lower right corner of the screen with an index finger or the eraser end of a pencil
Continue touching and holding the lower right hand corner of the screen then power the unit ON
Release the power button when the device powers ON
You will see a new message: Do you really want to erase all user data?
Remove your finger from the touchscreen when this message displays
Touch Yes*
The device will automatically reset. Follow the on screen prompts and then place your device in an area with a clear view of the sky until it acquires satellites.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

This worked right away! THANKS!!