Montana 610 backlight - problem
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:52 pm
Is it possible to replace the back light on a Montana 610 (M610)?
My son has ALWAYS complained about not being able to see anything on his M610. Yesterday, I told him to use my M600 and I would see if I could find a setting to improve the image on his M610. Of course the first thing I looked at was the slider on the power screen. It was set to 100%. Other than that, I was unable to find anything that might improve the image. NOTE: He uses his M610 with an AMPS rugged mount wired to the chassis, so it always has power. IE, it's not a weak or dead battery.
When I used it, I was amazed that he was able to see ANYthing to Navigate the day before. The image literally disappeared (went black) at points when I was using it in bright sunlight. I also thought it strange that a couple of times I observed a lighter, viewable partial image appear moving from the lower left corner (portrait orientation) toward the upper right corner. It was similar to using a mouse on a computer to drag a rectangle from the lower left to upper right corner of the display. It never completely filled the screen before it disappeared. It's like the display was attempting to work properly, but failing.
There's an old saying: "If you can't stand the answer, don't ask the question. I really hate to ask Garmin about this because I don't expect a good answer. But if no one here has any thoughts that will be my next step I suppose.
Thanks,
Mike
My son has ALWAYS complained about not being able to see anything on his M610. Yesterday, I told him to use my M600 and I would see if I could find a setting to improve the image on his M610. Of course the first thing I looked at was the slider on the power screen. It was set to 100%. Other than that, I was unable to find anything that might improve the image. NOTE: He uses his M610 with an AMPS rugged mount wired to the chassis, so it always has power. IE, it's not a weak or dead battery.
When I used it, I was amazed that he was able to see ANYthing to Navigate the day before. The image literally disappeared (went black) at points when I was using it in bright sunlight. I also thought it strange that a couple of times I observed a lighter, viewable partial image appear moving from the lower left corner (portrait orientation) toward the upper right corner. It was similar to using a mouse on a computer to drag a rectangle from the lower left to upper right corner of the display. It never completely filled the screen before it disappeared. It's like the display was attempting to work properly, but failing.
There's an old saying: "If you can't stand the answer, don't ask the question. I really hate to ask Garmin about this because I don't expect a good answer. But if no one here has any thoughts that will be my next step I suppose.
Thanks,
Mike