Firmware
Firmware Installation
WebUpdater
Use the Garmin WebUpdater application to install
available updates for your Garmin GPSr. Versions for both PC and Mac are available in Software.
- Connect the GPSr to the computer with the appropriate interface cable.
-
Drag
and Drop the desired update file to the WebUpdater application, or
- Run the WebUpdater application and select your device from the drop down menu.
- Follow the prompts as directed to complete available updates.
eTrex Vista Rev. A (0169) Firmware Update History
System Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or
later operating system and an available Com 1, 2, 3, or 4 port.
- PC Interface Cable for your GPS unit.
Notes:
- Reverting back to previously released versions
will clear user memory.
- Users are strongly urged to back up any user
data they wish to save.
- WARNING: If your current software is version
3.02 or lower, this software will clear all unit data including alamanac
information, tracks, waypoints, routes, and settings. Back up all user data
before upgrading. After installation is complete, place unit with a clear
view of the sky for 15-30 minutes to re-acquire almanac data.
- This Vista firmware now includes a Jumpmaster
accessory. This accessory is intended for trained military jumpmasters. To
learn more about this accessory, please download
Jumpmaster supplemental documentation.
- WARNING: If this
software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed,
you will not be able to operate that device.
- If attempts to upload software fail, you may
need to return the device to Garmin for service.
Preloaded Marine POI Database for eTrex Vista:
- When MapSource data is loaded to this unit, the preloaded Marine POI database will be erased.
- Please download and install eTrex Vista Marine POI to recover this database.
- If you currently have MapSource data loaded into your eTrex Vista, it will be erased and replaced with this POI database.
Change History:
Changes made from version 3.70 to 3.80:
- Updated WAAS.
- Updated GEOID model.
Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70:
- Changes to support manufacturing
Changes made from version 3.50 to 3.60:
- Improvements to RCV_CPO support.
- Added Croatian language support.
- Updated various translations.
Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:
- Fixed potential memory corruption problem that
could occur when tracking more than one WAAS satellite simultaneously.
Changes made from version 3.20 to 3.40:
- Updated French translations.
- Improved WAAS/EGNOS satellite selection
algorithm to select the satellite with the most beneficial corrections given
the unit's current position. A unit will not use a WAAS/EGNOS satellite if
the unit's current position is outside of a given WAAS/EGNOS satellite's
service volume.
- Added support for RCV_CPO data.
- Improved external power detection.
Changes made from version 3.10 to 3.20:
- Corrected problem that potentially rounded
northing/easting values when entering or editing waypoints in UTM-based
grids.
Changes made from version 2.50 to 3.10:
- Increased active track log to 10,000 points.
- Increased saved track log to 750 points.
- Increased user waypoints to 1,000 waypoints.
- Increased waypoints per route to 125
waypoints.
- Added option on map setup page to specify the
number of track points to plot. The most recent points will be plotted up to
the specified number, not exceeding the size of the track log.
- Improved South African grid.
- Corrected problem where MapSource would give
an error message after transferring a large number of map tiles.
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
- Added
Jumpmaster accessory.
- Added South African Grid support.
- Added Indian Grid support.
- Added GPS Accuracy as a selectable field
accessible from the trip computer, map, and compass pages.
- Corrected problem where a full tracklog could
potentially cause lockups and shutdowns.
- Corrected potential calculator lockup or
shutdown.
- Added ownership page to be shown at startup.
To enter owner data, select 'Owner Information' option from the main menu
page’s option menu.
- Added 'yards' label on trip computer page in
big numbers mode.
Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:
- Corrected tracklog so it would not segment on
transitions from 2-D to 3-D or differential coverage. Tracklog will still
segment when switching into or out of satellite coverage and will track
elevation data when no coverage is available.
- Corrected potential shutdowns on the
calculator page.
- Corrected potential shutdowns when doing
find-by-name city searches with multiple maps types loaded.
- Removed ability to enter consecutive decimal
points into calculator.
- Improved page layout consistency for units
setup and system setup pages.
- Corrected problem when using user north
setting that would not remove the 'Hold Level' notice.
- Set route list page menu options to an order
consistent throughout the unit.
Changes made from version 2.28 to 2.30:
- Added battery type selector.
- Added page up and page down capability using
zoom in and zoom for most lists.
- Improved accuracy of WAAS EPE.
- General improvements to the Altimeter page.
- Improved error handling for scientific
calculator.
- Improved glide ratio to be calculated all the
time.
- Corrected display of City Navigator Points of
Interest, and runways for some European and Canadian maps.
- Improvements to map selection of city
searches.
- Restore defaults on map setup sets map to Land
Mode.
- General improvements to fix various shutdowns.
- Changes to support hardware changes. No
noticeable change to user.
Changes made from version 2.25 to 2.26:
- Added Glide Ratio, Glide Ratio to Destination,
and Vertical Speed to Destination configurable fields.
- Enhanced compass pointer functionality while
navigating a route. It now indicates the direction of the turn to the next
point in the route in addition to the direction to the current point (when
within 15 seconds of the current point).
- Added elevation configurable field to the
elevation page.
- Made find by address searches display the
street name of the previous search.
- Added ability to do manual waypoint
transitioning on routes.
- Added a unit's selector for depth.
- Added a unit's selector for vertical speed.
- Improved responsiveness of vertical speed.
- Added Hungarian Grid.
- Changed operation to continue updating
elevation related data when satellite reception has been lost.
- Improved display update on the calculator
after pressing the clear button or the clear entry button.
- Improved translations for all languages.
- Added the ability to search specific map sets
on find by city searches.
- Improved functionality of user datum.
- Increased stability of firmware uploads and
map uploads.
- Corrected NMEA output of user magnetic
variance settings.
- Made user memory be cleared when backing up
firmware revisions.
- Fixed the use of yards on the horizontal axis
zoom scale, on the elevation plot.
- General improvements to the operating system
that fixed various shutdowns.
Changes made from version 2.24 to 2.25:
- Improved submerged icon visibility in land
mode.
- Fixed backspace button on the keyboard.
- Added time zones for Auckland, Katmandu, and
Helsinki.
- Made the location field a long small number
configurable field and also a big number configurable field.
- Created a latitude/longitude configurable
field. This allows for viewing two position formats simultaneously.
- Added supports for yards as a distance.
- Allowed GPS altitude to be viewed from the
satellite page.
- Added calculator accessory.
- Various translation updates.
- Added a calculate area enclosed by route
feature.
- Fixed area calculation accessory problem with
Hungarian language.
- General improvements to operating system that
correct system lockups and shutdowns.
Changes made from version 2.23 to 2.24:
- Reverted to outputting the GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRTE,
GPWPL, and PSLIB sentences via NMEA.
Changes made from version 2.22 to 2.23:
- Reverted display of active track log to three
pixels.
- Made water mode display map boundaries.
- Added description to some BlueChart features.
- Fixed the moon phase.
- Reverted to outputting the heading sentence
via NMEA.
- Fixed Italian translation of nautical miles.
Changes made from version 2.21 to 2.22:
- Improve WAAS operation when transitioning from
areas of ionospheric data coverage.
- Added a land mode and a water mode for the
map.
- Add support for blue chart data.
- Fixed translations of power up warning.
- Added RT-90 map datum and position format.
- Fixed option menu on the MapSource information
page to display all subsets of maps to be turned on and off as a set.
- Made the external power down page count down
by one and always pop up when external power is lost.
- When saving a waypoint after a find by name,
made the waypoint have a meaningful name.
- Fixed shutdown problem related to European
road and rec maps.
- Fixed the route list displaying multiple
active routes when more then 15 saved routes existed.
- Fixed auto daylight savings time setting.
- On the trip computer page, when using big
numbers, made elevations over 10,000 ft display.
- General improvements to operating system that
correct system lockups and shutdowns.
Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.21:
- Improve WAAS operation when more than one WAAS
satellite is visible.
- Added geocache icons.
- Fixed shutdown problem related to low battery.
- Unit will now save latest altimeter
calibration information between power cycles regardless of how much time has
elapsed between power cycles.
Changes made from version 2.18 to 2.20:
- Fixed the pointer field on the compass page.
- Fixed date field so it no longer allows
invalid dates on the hunt and fish page.
- Fixed a lock up problem in the track area
accessory.
- Saving a point of interest as a waypoint now
gives the waypoint a meaningful name.
- Fixed track log so it saves the user setting
of on or off after the unit is powered off.
- Fixed problem with overlapping maps where no
map detail would be displayed at certain zoom levels.
- Fixed sight and go off course problem where it
was not displaying the correct value.
- Added precision to distance fields.
- Improved German translations.
- Fixed appearance of small compass on the
navigation page.
Changes made from version 2.17 to 2.18:
- Allow negative elevations.
- Changed the compass to displays MILS while the
unit is set to MILS.
- Fixed the delete notes on the calendar.
- Fixed problem when activating a goto, where
the waypoint is not on the active route. Now the route will be deactivated.
- Added new NMEA sentence, PGRMM, for reporting
datum parameters.
- Added the ability to select more choices for
the configurable fields on the map page, compass page, and trip computer
page.
- Added new accessory for calculating area of a
track.
- Display the area of a saved track on the track
detail page.
- Added measure distance feature to the map
page.
- Improved Swedish and Hungarian translations.
- Fixed sight and go feature to lock in compass
headings correctly.
- Made the elevation ranges on the altimeter
page more comparable for meters and feet.
Changes made from version 2.16 to 2.17:
- Correctly determine the date the first time
satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries.
Changes made from version 2.15 to 2.16:
- Fixed a problem with the project waypoint
feature that occurred when using a north reference other than true north.
- Fixed the Transportation Points of Interest
subtype menu to be in the correct order.
- Improved support for the upcoming Points of
Interest CD.
- Improved support for the Fishing Hot Spots™ CD
to display fishing areas on the map.
- Improved Spanish, French, and Dutch
translations.
- Renamed existing Hu-Tzu-Shan datum to Taiwan,
and added a new datum named Hu-Tu-Shan, which conforms to the NIMA
definition.
Changes made from version 2.14 to 2.15:
- Fixed map update anomaly.
- Fixed map not updating after loading new maps.
- Added support for finding Geographic points if
they exist on map.
- Fixed irregularities that occurred when
switching from pressure plot to elevation plot on the Altimeter Page.
- Backlight can now be turned on/off while
changing elevation ranges.
Changes made from version 2.13 to 2.14:
- Fixed bug that was introduced in software
version 2.13 that caused the unit to freeze for several minutes when the
Poor Satellite Reception page pops up.
- Moved zoom scale back to the lower left-hand
corner of the map where it was originally intended.
Changes made from version 2.12 to 2.13:
- Added multi-language support (Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish).
- Fixed the Turn configurable field so it does
not apply north reference offset.
- Fixed memory corruption that occurred when
clearing all fields on the Find Address/Intersection pages.
- Added Demo Mode to the System Setup page.
- Added search indicator when doing a Spell 'N
Find search.
- Made cursor movement on keyboard smoother when
doing a Spell 'N Find search.
- Increased list-scrolling speed when doing a
Spell 'N Find search.
- Save User Grid Settings.
- Fixed Delete All Waypoints Bug, where unit
would shut off.
- Improved support for the Fishing Hot Spots™ CD
to display fishing areas on the map.
- Added support for the Points of Interest CD.
- Fixed inconsistent elevation values between
marked waypoint and current elevation.
- Fixed pressure field on Altimeter Calibration
page so all the digits can be entered.
- Fixed bug where elevation plot was not being
completely drawn.
Changes made from version 2.11 to 2.12:
- WAAS improvement in shaded and reflected
signal environment.
- Fixed logging incorrect elevation from
altimeter during system mode transition.
Changes made from version 2.00 to 2.11:
- The View Points option on the Altimeter page
will now be disabled if there are no points logged.
- Fixed bug when loading maps while GPS is
turned off.
- Fixed memory bug that causes unit to lock up.
eTrex Vista Rev. B (0420) Firmware Update History
System Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or
later operating system and an available Com 1, 2, 3, or 4 port.
- PC Interface Cable for your GPS unit.
Notes:
- Reverting back to previously released versions
will clear user memory.
- Users are strongly urged to back up any user
data they wish to save.
- WARNING: If your current software is version
3.02 or lower, this software will clear all unit data including alamanac
information, tracks, waypoints, routes, and settings. Back up all user data
before upgrading. After installation is complete, place unit with a clear
view of the sky for 15-30 minutes to re-acquire almanac data.
- This Vista firmware now includes a Jumpmaster
accessory. This accessory is intended for trained military jumpmasters. To
learn more about this accessory, please download
Jumpmaster supplemental documentation.
- WARNING: If this
software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed,
you will not be able to operate that device.
- If attempts to upload software fail, you may
need to return the device to Garmin for service.
- Note: This software is only compatible with the following previous
versions: 3.60 - 3.90
Preloaded Marine POI Database for eTrex Vista:
- When MapSource data is loaded to this unit, the preloaded Marine POI database will be erased.
- Please download and install eTrex Vista Marine POI to recover this database.
- If you currently have MapSource data loaded into your eTrex Vista, it will be erased and replaced with this POI database.
Change History:
Changes made from version 3.90 to 4.00:
- Corrected issue where some units show wrong date with GPS fix.
Changes made from version 3.80 to 3.90:
- Corrected issue where some units could not get a GPS fix
Changes made from version 3.70 to 3.80:
- Updated WAAS.
- Updated GEOID model.
Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70:
- Changes to support manufacturing
Changes made from version 3.50 to 3.60:
- Improvements to RCV_CPO support.
- Added Croatian language support.
- Updated various translations.
Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:
- Fixed potential memory corruption problem that
could occur when tracking more than one WAAS satellite simultaneously.
Changes made from version 3.20 to 3.40:
- Updated French translations.
- Improved WAAS/EGNOS satellite selection
algorithm to select the satellite with the most beneficial corrections given
the unit's current position. A unit will not use a WAAS/EGNOS satellite if
the unit's current position is outside of a given WAAS/EGNOS satellite's
service volume.
- Added support for RCV_CPO data.
- Improved external power detection.
Changes made from version 3.10 to 3.20:
- Corrected problem that potentially rounded
northing/easting values when entering or editing waypoints in UTM-based
grids.
Changes made from version 2.50 to 3.10:
- Increased active track log to 10,000 points.
- Increased saved track log to 750 points.
- Increased user waypoints to 1,000 waypoints.
- Increased waypoints per route to 125
waypoints.
- Added option on map setup page to specify the
number of track points to plot. The most recent points will be plotted up to
the specified number, not exceeding the size of the track log.
- Improved South African grid.
- Corrected problem where MapSource would give
an error message after transferring a large number of map tiles.
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
- Added
Jumpmaster accessory.
- Added South African Grid support.
- Added Indian Grid support.
- Added GPS Accuracy as a selectable field
accessible from the trip computer, map, and compass pages.
- Corrected problem where a full tracklog could
potentially cause lockups and shutdowns.
- Corrected potential calculator lockup or
shutdown.
- Added ownership page to be shown at startup.
To enter owner data, select 'Owner Information' option from the main menu
page’s option menu.
- Added 'yards' label on trip computer page in
big numbers mode.
Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:
- Corrected tracklog so it would not segment on
transitions from 2-D to 3-D or differential coverage. Tracklog will still
segment when switching into or out of satellite coverage and will track
elevation data when no coverage is available.
- Corrected potential shutdowns on the
calculator page.
- Corrected potential shutdowns when doing
find-by-name city searches with multiple maps types loaded.
- Removed ability to enter consecutive decimal
points into calculator.
- Improved page layout consistency for units
setup and system setup pages.
- Corrected problem when using user north
setting that would not remove the 'Hold Level' notice.
- Set route list page menu options to an order
consistent throughout the unit.
Changes made from version 2.28 to 2.30:
- Added battery type selector.
- Added page up and page down capability using
zoom in and zoom for most lists.
- Improved accuracy of WAAS EPE.
- General improvements to the Altimeter page.
- Improved error handling for scientific
calculator.
- Improved glide ratio to be calculated all the
time.
- Corrected display of City Navigator Points of
Interest, and runways for some European and Canadian maps.
- Improvements to map selection of city
searches.
- Restore defaults on map setup sets map to Land
Mode.
- General improvements to fix various shutdowns.
- Changes to support hardware changes. No
noticeable change to user.
Changes made from version 2.25 to 2.26:
- Added Glide Ratio, Glide Ratio to Destination,
and Vertical Speed to Destination configurable fields.
- Enhanced compass pointer functionality while
navigating a route. It now indicates the direction of the turn to the next
point in the route in addition to the direction to the current point (when
within 15 seconds of the current point).
- Added elevation configurable field to the
elevation page.
- Made find by address searches display the
street name of the previous search.
- Added ability to do manual waypoint
transitioning on routes.
- Added a unit's selector for depth.
- Added a unit's selector for vertical speed.
- Improved responsiveness of vertical speed.
- Added Hungarian Grid.
- Changed operation to continue updating
elevation related data when satellite reception has been lost.
- Improved display update on the calculator
after pressing the clear button or the clear entry button.
- Improved translations for all languages.
- Added the ability to search specific map sets
on find by city searches.
- Improved functionality of user datum.
- Increased stability of firmware uploads and
map uploads.
- Corrected NMEA output of user magnetic
variance settings.
- Made user memory be cleared when backing up
firmware revisions.
- Fixed the use of yards on the horizontal axis
zoom scale, on the elevation plot.
- General improvements to the operating system
that fixed various shutdowns.
Changes made from version 2.24 to 2.25:
- Improved submerged icon visibility in land
mode.
- Fixed backspace button on the keyboard.
- Added time zones for Auckland, Katmandu, and
Helsinki.
- Made the location field a long small number
configurable field and also a big number configurable field.
- Created a latitude/longitude configurable
field. This allows for viewing two position formats simultaneously.
- Added supports for yards as a distance.
- Allowed GPS altitude to be viewed from the
satellite page.
- Added calculator accessory.
- Various translation updates.
- Added a calculate area enclosed by route
feature.
- Fixed area calculation accessory problem with
Hungarian language.
- General improvements to operating system that
correct system lockups and shutdowns.
Changes made from version 2.23 to 2.24:
- Reverted to outputting the GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRTE,
GPWPL, and PSLIB sentences via NMEA.
Changes made from version 2.22 to 2.23:
- Reverted display of active track log to three
pixels.
- Made water mode display map boundaries.
- Added description to some BlueChart features.
- Fixed the moon phase.
- Reverted to outputting the heading sentence
via NMEA.
- Fixed Italian translation of nautical miles.
Changes made from version 2.21 to 2.22:
- Improve WAAS operation when transitioning from
areas of ionospheric data coverage.
- Added a land mode and a water mode for the
map.
- Add support for blue chart data.
- Fixed translations of power up warning.
- Added RT-90 map datum and position format.
- Fixed option menu on the MapSource information
page to display all subsets of maps to be turned on and off as a set.
- Made the external power down page count down
by one and always pop up when external power is lost.
- When saving a waypoint after a find by name,
made the waypoint have a meaningful name.
- Fixed shutdown problem related to European
road and rec maps.
- Fixed the route list displaying multiple
active routes when more then 15 saved routes existed.
- Fixed auto daylight savings time setting.
- On the trip computer page, when using big
numbers, made elevations over 10,000 ft display.
- General improvements to operating system that
correct system lockups and shutdowns.
Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.21:
- Improve WAAS operation when more than one WAAS
satellite is visible.
- Added geocache icons.
- Fixed shutdown problem related to low battery.
- Unit will now save latest altimeter
calibration information between power cycles regardless of how much time has
elapsed between power cycles.
Changes made from version 2.18 to 2.20:
- Fixed the pointer field on the compass page.
- Fixed date field so it no longer allows
invalid dates on the hunt and fish page.
- Fixed a lock up problem in the track area
accessory.
- Saving a point of interest as a waypoint now
gives the waypoint a meaningful name.
- Fixed track log so it saves the user setting
of on or off after the unit is powered off.
- Fixed problem with overlapping maps where no
map detail would be displayed at certain zoom levels.
- Fixed sight and go off course problem where it
was not displaying the correct value.
- Added precision to distance fields.
- Improved German translations.
- Fixed appearance of small compass on the
navigation page.
Changes made from version 2.17 to 2.18:
- Allow negative elevations.
- Changed the compass to displays MILS while the
unit is set to MILS.
- Fixed the delete notes on the calendar.
- Fixed problem when activating a goto, where
the waypoint is not on the active route. Now the route will be deactivated.
- Added new NMEA sentence, PGRMM, for reporting
datum parameters.
- Added the ability to select more choices for
the configurable fields on the map page, compass page, and trip computer
page.
- Added new accessory for calculating area of a
track.
- Display the area of a saved track on the track
detail page.
- Added measure distance feature to the map
page.
- Improved Swedish and Hungarian translations.
- Fixed sight and go feature to lock in compass
headings correctly.
- Made the elevation ranges on the altimeter
page more comparable for meters and feet.
Changes made from version 2.16 to 2.17:
- Correctly determine the date the first time
satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries.
Changes made from version 2.15 to 2.16:
- Fixed a problem with the project waypoint
feature that occurred when using a north reference other than true north.
- Fixed the Transportation Points of Interest
subtype menu to be in the correct order.
- Improved support for the upcoming Points of
Interest CD.
- Improved support for the Fishing Hot Spots™ CD
to display fishing areas on the map.
- Improved Spanish, French, and Dutch
translations.
- Renamed existing Hu-Tzu-Shan datum to Taiwan,
and added a new datum named Hu-Tu-Shan, which conforms to the NIMA
definition.
Changes made from version 2.14 to 2.15:
- Fixed map update anomaly.
- Fixed map not updating after loading new maps.
- Added support for finding Geographic points if
they exist on map.
- Fixed irregularities that occurred when
switching from pressure plot to elevation plot on the Altimeter Page.
- Backlight can now be turned on/off while
changing elevation ranges.
Changes made from version 2.13 to 2.14:
- Fixed bug that was introduced in software
version 2.13 that caused the unit to freeze for several minutes when the
Poor Satellite Reception page pops up.
- Moved zoom scale back to the lower left-hand
corner of the map where it was originally intended.
Changes made from version 2.12 to 2.13:
- Added multi-language support (Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish).
- Fixed the Turn configurable field so it does
not apply north reference offset.
- Fixed memory corruption that occurred when
clearing all fields on the Find Address/Intersection pages.
- Added Demo Mode to the System Setup page.
- Added search indicator when doing a Spell 'N
Find search.
- Made cursor movement on keyboard smoother when
doing a Spell 'N Find search.
- Increased list-scrolling speed when doing a
Spell 'N Find search.
- Save User Grid Settings.
- Fixed Delete All Waypoints Bug, where unit
would shut off.
- Improved support for the Fishing Hot Spots™ CD
to display fishing areas on the map.
- Added support for the Points of Interest CD.
- Fixed inconsistent elevation values between
marked waypoint and current elevation.
- Fixed pressure field on Altimeter Calibration
page so all the digits can be entered.
- Fixed bug where elevation plot was not being
completely drawn.
Changes made from version 2.11 to 2.12:
- WAAS improvement in shaded and reflected
signal environment.
- Fixed logging incorrect elevation from
altimeter during system mode transition.
Changes made from version 2.00 to 2.11:
- The View Points option on the Altimeter page
will now be disabled if there are no points logged.
- Fixed bug when loading maps while GPS is
turned off.
- Fixed memory bug that causes unit to lock up.
eTrex Vista H (0957) Firmware Update History
System Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 7 SP1 or
later operating system and an available USB port.
- PC Interface Cable for your GPS unit.
Notes:
- WARNING: If this
software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed,
you will not be able to operate that device.
- If attempts to upload software fail, you may
need to return the device to Garmin for service.
Change History:
Changes made to version 2.80:
- Fix incorrect time date issue
eTrex Vista C (0315) Firmware Update History
System Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 7 SP1 or
later operating system and an available USB port.
Notes:
- WARNING: If this
software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed,
you will not be able to operate that device.
- If attempts to upload software fail, you may
need to return the device to Garmin for service.
Change History:
Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:
- Improved support for Macintosh USB.
- Corrected support for certain carpool/toll
roads types in Austria and Switzerland.
Changes made from version 2.50 to 2.60:
- Adds support for Topo Great Britain maps.
- Correctly handles apostrophes and prefixes
when displaying European city names and streets.
- Correctly displays intersections and addresses
when reviewing them as map features.
- Improves searching for intersections in
European maps.
- Presents only relevant cities as choices given
during address or intersection searches.
- Fixes occasional shutdown on highway page.
- Uses updated search process for WAAS and EGNOS
satellites.
- Preserves stopwatch lap distance if user
leaves the stopwatch page.
- Corrects profile plot for tracks and routes
that cross the Prime Meridian.
- Prevents long idle times during power save GPS
mode.
- Sounds anchor drag alarm until reset by the
user rather than sounding just a single tone.
- Shows proper units on the map page when
reviewing depth contours on the map page.
- Applies map datum only to the Location
(selected) field and not to the Location (lat/lon) field.
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
- Improved USB support.
- Fixed problem where excessive track points
could be recorded.
Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:
- Added German tide support.
- Added support for extended resolution maps
like Minnesota LakeMaster maps.
- Improved Data Review page to show depth or
height of structures like bridges on BlueChart maps.
- Corrected track log filtering.
Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.30:
- Corrected intermittent USB data transfer.
- Corrected 'Recalculate' option for 'Off Road'
navigation.
Changes made from version 2.10 to 2.20:
- Fixed transfer problem with custom waypoint
symbols.
- Now reports DEM map support to PC software.
- Fixed shutdown caused by viewing some marine
light points.
- Fixed problem with Indonesian Southern Grid
using wrong longitude of origin.
- Added 'Select Map' option for Address and
Intersection searching.
- Fixed problem where depth could not be
displayed in meters on BlueChart maps.
- Fixed problem where waypoint depth was not
being saved as invalid when it was unknown.
- Fixed problem where waypoints could not be
saved in certain areas of BlueChart maps.
- Fixed problem with the turn review display in
German and Italian languages.
- Fixed lockup that could occur when selecting
symbols for waypoints.
- Made the way intermittent water areas are
drawn more visible.
- Fixed problem where compass pointer could
transition to the next turn too quickly.
- Fixed problem with bearing being adjusted
improperly when projecting waypoints with a non-zero north reference.
- Fixed lockup that would occur when 'finding by
name' and then viewing map information for the point.
- Fixed problem in tide charts where local time
axis would not match the station time axis.
- Changed tide stations to show selected date
when saved on a calendar day.
- Fixed a potential problem where the wrong
number of bytes could be sent for USB get requests.
- Fixed problem with displaying Waypoint At
Destination while doing a tracback.
- Fixed lockup that could occur when approaching
certain roads on the map.
- Fixed problem where route recalculation would
slowly go to 100% and lock up.
- Improved WAAS search and selection process to
be smarter in its handling of multiple SBAS service providers, overlapping
service volumes, and exceptional conditions.
- Fixed lockup that could occur when selecting a
tracback point.
Changes made from version 2.00 to 2.10:
- Added the battery indicator to the title bar
on the Main Menu page.
- Corrected problems with the Prompted Route
Recalculation page.
- Corrected communication problems with
third-party software.
- Corrected display of some long European street
names.
- Corrected problems with restoring defaults on
the Route Definition page.
- Updated translations.
eTrex Vista Cx (0421) Firmware Update History
System Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 2000 or
later operating system and an available USB or Com 1, 2, 3, or 4 port.
- PC Interface Cable for your GPS unit.
Notes:
- WARNING: If this
software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed,
you will not be able to operate that device.
- If attempts to upload software fail, you may
need to return the device to Garmin for service.
Change History:
Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:
-
Fix incorrect
time/date/year issue.
Changes made from version 3.30 to 3.40:
- Fix tracks snap to roads issue when 'Lock On
Road' is off.
- Fix minutes to hours roll over issue.
Changes made from version 3.20 to 3.30:
- Correct disorderly waypoint data index in
previous version.
Changes made from version 3.10 to 3.20:
- Fix potential lock up when SD card installed.
- Fix the contour data intermittently drawing
over interstates of Topo Map.
- Improve the blue shading color when using the
setting 'Marine colors' in Daytime display mode.
- Fix incorrect highlight index at unit field in
'Area Calculation' page after select reset in menu.
Changes made from version 3.00 to 3.10:
- Correct time scale of altimeter chart (Vista
only).
- Add support for maps greater than 2 GB.
- Increase precision of user grid input field.
- Disable the calculation message when GPS is
off.
Changes made from version 2.90 to 3.00:
- Fix Marine map POI issue.
Changes made from version 2.80 to 2.90:
- Correct German translation of 'delete all
waypoints'.
- Fix data card unlock failure when 2 cards of
the same map set are used in one device.
- Improve sun times for polar regions.
- Fix issue where ETA in non motor vehicle modes
can be unreasonably short.
- Increase precision of distance measurement to
the cursor on the map page.
- Allow backlight adjustment on the track back
point selection page.
- Fix shutdown when editing Estonian Grid
coordinates.
- Correct daylight saving time for New Zealand.
- Improve selection of the names of cross roads
with NT maps.
- Correct potential shutdown when viewing a
vertical profile.
- Correct European word translation of 'Find'
and 'Mark'.
- Support multiple languages in American
version.
Changes made from version 2.70 to 2.80:
- Fix potential shutdown when searching UK
extended postal codes.
- Ensure that all UK extended postal code search
results are shown.
- Enable the Quit button function on the
geocache compass page.
- Change number of lines of text in the address
field on map feature review page from 4 to 6.
- Improve robustness when recovering from a
partial map load.
- Added better compatibility with Mac computers
in USB mass storage mode.
- Improved pedestrian route calculation for
shortest distance method.
- Added ability to recalculate a direct goto
route.
- Fix issue where MPC maps could potentially
cause a shutdown.
- Address issue where nearest points search
would skip some points.
- Changed datum used in the SWEREF 99TM grid to
GRS80.
- Changed datum used in the Estonian grid to
GRS80.
- Correct the Swiss grid calculation.
- Fix potential shutdown when using TOPO West
1999.
- Fix potential shutdown on track setup for data
card when track log files have long file names.
- Corrected French translation for 'Log track
points'.
- Improved promptness of the turn review page.
- Fix potential shutdown when propagating in a
cul-de-sac across a map boundary.
- Added more time zones.
- Add A905/D900 unlock code communication
protocol.
- Make route recalculation on MPC maps behave
like City Navigator maps.
- Remove lithium ion as a battery choice.
Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:
- Updated daylight saving time dates.
- Add capability for 2 wide data fields on map,
compass, and highway pages.
- Add capability for 1 wide data fields on map
page.
- Add data card information page.
- Add selectable alarms for proximity waypoints
and custom POI.
- Improve labeling and scanning of custom POI on
the map page.
- Add capability to see vertical profile of an
autoroute using DEM topo data.
- Fixed issue with incorrect dates showing when
editing the data field for Sun & Moon page and Hunt & Fish page.
- Fixed issue where invalid find menu options
could show when using the Auto Order feature.
- Fixed issue where route names would be
converted to upper case during editing.
- Fixed issue where invalid related software can
be selected when using the WebUpdater.
- Fixed issue where keyboard characters won't
update when editing the Welcome message.
Changes made from version 2.50 to 2.60:
- Fixed problem of shutdown when viewing map
Topo Great Britain v2.
- Improved drawing of lines for MPC maps.
- Reduced variation in battery gauge indicator.
- Fixed display scrolling issues when searching
for roads.
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
- Add ability to put unit into USB mass storage
mode via the interface setup page to facilitate copying track files from
data card to PC.
- Improved the stability of MicroSD card data
read and write.
Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:
- Improve path nighttime color for map Topo
Great Britian v2.
- Add feature to save active track log to file
on data card.
- Enhance layout and functionality of tide
station chart information.
- Add new time zones for major cities in the
U.S. and Europe.
- Fix UTC offset for Las Vegas time zone.
- Improve reset function of timer lap distance.
Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.30:
- Improve stability of unit after loading a
large map set.
- Increase loadable maps to 2025.
- Enhance visibility of paths in map Topo Great
Britian v2.
- Vista only: Fix potential lockup on Welcome
screen when the track log has been turned off and cleared and then the unit
is powered off and back on.
eTrex Vista HCx (0694) Firmware Update History
System Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 7 SP1 or
later operating system and an available USB port.
Notes:
- WARNING: If this
software is uploaded to a device other than that for which it is designed,
you will not be able to operate that device.
- If attempts to upload software fail, you may
need to return the device to Garmin for service.
Change History:
Changes made from version 3.10 to 3.20:
- Fix shutdown issue when press menu key at
first power on with 100% backlight setting.
- Fix minutes to hours roll over issue.
Changes made from version 3.00 to 3.10:
- Fix potential lock up when SD card installed.
- Fix the contour data intermittently drawing
over interstates of Topo Map.
- Improve the blue shading color when using the
setting 'Marine colors' in Daytime display mode.
- Correct the brightness can't move over 50% in
eTrex Vista HCx.
- Correct upside down direction of vertical
speed.
- Fix incorrect highlight index at unit field in
'Area Calculation' page after select reset in menu.
Changes made from version 2.80 to 3.00:
- Correct time scale of altimeter chart (Vista
only).
- Add support for maps greater than 2 GB.
- Modify track log function for steady barometer
output at power on ( Vista only ).
- Correct wrong indication of 'Vertical speed'
and 'Glide ratio' ( Legend only).
Changes made from version 2.70 to 2.80:
- Fix 'Highway Page' shutdown issue with menu
key operation.
- Correct power-on failure issue.
Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:
- Improve distance calculation in odometer.
- Fix system freeze issue.
- Fix shutdown issue when browse detail map.
- Correct user grid.
- Disable route calculation icon when GPS is
off.
Changes made from version 2.50 to 2.60:
- Correct German translation of 'delete all
waypoints'.
- Fix data card unlock failure when 2 cards of
the same map set are used in one device.
- Improve sun times for polar regions.
- Fix issue where ETA in non motor vehicle modes
can be unreasonably short.
- Increase precision of distance measurement to
the cursor on the map page.
- Allow backlight adjustment on the track back
point selection page.
- Fix shutdown when editing Estonian Grid
coordinates.
- Correct daylight saving time for New Zealand.
- Improve selection of the names of cross roads
with NT maps.
- Correct potential shutdown when viewing a
vertical profile.
- Correct European word translation of 'Find'
and 'Mark'.
- Support multiple languages in American
version.
- Fix screen fading issue in cold temperature.
- Correct total ascent calculation.
- Correct direction symbol of vertical speed.
- Fix reboot issue of GPS firmware update.
- Correct battery issue of lithium battery.
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
- Removed the turn backlight on action when unit
is initially powered on.
Changes made from version 2.30 to 2.40:
- Fix compass hint message issue when compass
turn off (Vista HCx only).
- Changed odometer calculation to more closely
match track log distance.
- Change number of lines of text in the address
field on map feature review page from 4 to 6.
- Limit number of custom POI bitmaps to 64 to
ensure enough memory resources.
- Added better compatibility with Mac computers
in USB mass storage mode.
- Improved pedestrian route calculation for
shortest distance method.
- Changed datum used in the SWEREF 99TM grid
from GEO_NAD83 to GEO_NONE_GRS80.
- Changed datum used in the Estonian grid from
GEO_NAD83 to GEO_NONE_GRS80.
- Fix potential shutdown when using TOPO West
1999.
- Fix potential shutdown on track setup for data
card when track log files have long file names.
- Corrected French translation for 'Log track
points'
- Improve track log recording for sensor
products to continue recording sensor data even when GPS doesn't have a fix.
- Fix potential shutdown when propagating in a
cul-de-sac across a map boundary.
- Add A905/D900 unlock code communication
protocol.
- Make route recalculation on MPC maps behave
like City Navigator maps.
- Fix second power on issue.
- Fix WebUpdater issue of GPS firmware .
Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.30:
- Fixed Swiss grid issue.
- Fixed postcode issue with CNE v.9 NT.
- Added hint message when the E-compass of the
unit has never been calibrated successfully by user,(Vista HCx only).
- Change 'Lithium Ion' text to 'Lithium'.
