GPSMAP 66i Page sequence bug?

aluns 7 months ago

So I bought a GPSMAP 66i and apart from trying to get used to the whole course/route activity/track thing which I'm finding very confusing coming from an old Oregon 550t, I think I've discovered a bug in the page sequence logic.

I start with this basic page sequence (I've deleted the Main Menu and the InReach stuff) and I have the Page Ribbon Display turned off as as I find the delay annoying.

Map
Compass
Trip Computer
Altimeter

This works perfectly as expected.

Now, if I add "Active Route" to the end of the list (after "Altimeter") the resulting page sequence is ...

Map
Compass
Trip Computer
Altimeter
Active Route
Altimeter (Duplicate!!)

If I move "Active Route" to after "Compass", the resulting page sequence is ...

Map
Compass
Active Route
Compass (Duplicate!!!)
Trip Computer
Altimeter

Exactly the same thing happens if I replace "Active Route" with "Recording Controls", i.e. whatever is before it in the page sequence gets duplicated after it. And if I add both "Active Route" and "Recording Controls" I get two duplicates.

Note that if I enable the ribbon, it all works perfectly.

Anyone else experiencing this? FW is the latest version, 9.80 BTW.

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0 aluns 7 months ago in reply to atlas_cached

I've tried that, and it makes no difference.

0 aluns 7 months ago in reply to Snow_Leopard

Yes, I'm getting that behaviour with the Quit button on mine too

I'm fairly certain that after I did the reset I tried configuring the page sequence and the result was the same, before I changed any of the other default settings. When i have time I'll give it another go, I'm not actually using the 66i in earnest yet, I'm sticking with my old Oregon for now, so there's nothing lost trying.

By the way, by "Master Reset", do you and atlas_cached mean "Reset All Settings" in the Setup menu, or something else, like on some of the older Garmin's where you hold down one or more buttons while powering up or something like that?

0 Like2Hike 7 months ago in reply to aluns

Speaking for myself, I meant a hard reset, where you'll lose everything and it will be like taking the unit out of the box for first time:

Performing a Reset

Ensure the device is powered off
Press and hold both Page and Enter simultaneously
Power on the device while continuing to press both buttons
Release the Power button when Garmin appears on the screen
Release the other buttons once the Do you really want to erase all user data? or This will remove all saved user data message appears
Arrow to Erase or Yes
Press Enter

The device is now reset. You will want to take the device outside in a clear view of the sky for a minimum of 20 minutes to refresh satellite data.

0 aluns 7 months ago in reply to Like2Hike

Doing a "Delete All" from Setup seems to do much the same, it powers up asking you to select the language and to activate InReach, but I'll give it a try and report back.

0 Snow_Leopard 7 months ago in reply to aluns

Could you please check after the reset, and then reconfigure it as it was when it had the problem. I suspect it’s a configuration caused issue. Thx

0 aluns 7 months ago in reply to Like2Hike

OK, I've done a Master Reset, selected English as language and skipped InReach activation.

Gone straight into Setup, disabled the Page Ribbon and added Active Route to the end of the default page sequence and the problem is still there, i.e. I get two instances of the Main Menu (which is the page immediately after the newly inserted page).

If that's not reproducible, i don't know what is!!

0 atlas_cached 7 months ago in reply to aluns

I was referring to the reset procedure Like2Hike just posted

0 Like2Hike 7 months ago in reply to aluns

Ok, you'll have to report the issue to Garmin, and let them know all you did to address it.

0 aluns 7 months ago in reply to Like2Hike

I'd held off reporting it myself but I'll do that when I have time.

0 Like2Hike 7 months ago in reply to aluns

Ok, happy adventures!