GARMIN eTrex Vista Color Firmware Upgrades |
Firmware: V2.70 - V2.60 - V2.50 - V2.40 - V2.30 - V2.20 - V2.10
The following lists of changes are based on information provided by GARMIN. Changes or improvements which we consider important or especially useful are shown highlighted.
To view the current firmware version, complete the following steps:
- Press the Menu key twice until you see the Main Menu screen.
- Select "Setup" and press the click stick.
- Select "System" and press the click stick.
- Press the Menu key.
- Select "Software Version" and press the click stick.
- The current firmware version will be displayed on the screen.
- Press the click stick to quit the screen.
Each upgrade replaces the complete firmware in the GPS, which means you need to install only the version you wish to apply. There is no need to install any previous versions.
- Improved support for Macintosh USB.
- Corrected support for certain carpool/toll roads types in Austria and Switzerland.
Firmware Upgrade V2.70 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
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- 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.
Firmware Upgrade V2.60 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
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- Improved USB support.
- Fixed problem where excessive track points could be recorded.
Firmware Upgrade V2.50 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
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- 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.
Firmware Upgrade V2.40 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
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- Corrected intermittent USB data transfer.
- Corrected 'Recalculate' option for 'Off Road' navigation.
Firmware Upgrade V2.30 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
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- 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 point to which to tracback.
Firmware Upgrade V2.20 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
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- 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 problem where unit would power on unexpectedly when 'pressure trend recording' was set to 'Save Always'.
- Corrected display of some long European street names.
- Corrected problems with restoring defaults on the Route Definition page.
- Updated translations.
Firmware Upgrade V2.10 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.7 MB)
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