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For the lock up issue is there anything else you could share to help understanding what is happening? Does the software freeze immediately on startup? After a specific task you…
Can't say I suggest opening the case. Doing so could cause the unit to no longer be waterproof, even if you are able to correct the issue. The best thing to try is a voltage check to make sure that the unit is getting a steady power supply.
So I just got my unit and after messing around with it I am unable to get any 3D display going, which I thought was possible. I have the 24K Topo map. Am I expecting too much, whats the deal?
When the unit boots up press the wrench > the gear icon (may be another wrench) > mouth icon and then change all of the boxes to American English. From there you should be able to see all of the options and set the unit to what you want.
Two days ago Garmin released new USB Driver software (ver. 2.3). I've found some misunderstanding in our Polish version of installation setup. If we highlight option: "Install USB driver software" we will see following comment/notice: "…
It's not obvious, but look three lines below the subject (two lines below the date and time, one line below the "by:" line) and there's a line that you can edit for notes.
I can't recommend Google Chrome enough, stop using IE8. Never been a fan of Firefox, but really rate Chrome. So fast/simple/stable: http://www.google.com/chrome