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strang Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: 'sunny' Halifax
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: Streetpilot i3 switching itself off whilst 'showing map' |
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Hello! newbie here, but I have previously owned Magellan and Garmin etrex hand held units.
I have now acquired a Garmin i3, and am pretty impressed so far. However, I have noticed that when I enter some postcodes, and then bring up the Show Map option, the unit will bring the map up, and then almost immediately power itself off. This happens with certain postcodes only, and also with or without satellites being tracked. A sample of postcodes where this happens is B92 8NW and HD1 2NF.
Please could someone try these postcodes for me, as I don't want to take the unit back to the shop and find out its my fault!
Cheers in advance
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Wildie Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 57
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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you putting in the space? and you sure the batterys are fully charged?
if so take it back _________________ tom tom start 25
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strang Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: 'sunny' Halifax
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, and it has new batteries. Other postcodes work fine, I can scroll in and out of the displayed map, and the unit does not shut itself down. The two postcodes I gave as an example lead to the unit almost immediatly shutting down, after briefly displaying a map.
I should add that the unit is on version 2.60 (bought new from Halfords last week).
Should I upgrade the software? |
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zogman Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 1417 Location: swindon uk
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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strang...i've got firmware 2.5..put your first postcode in (lode lane) and i have no problems...agian postcode 2 (albion) no problems mate....its got to be the unit... _________________ *************************** |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15225 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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welcome strang, i'm just up the road in 'sunny' thornton!
anyway, firmware 2.9 is the latest - have you tried it with that yet? an added bonus is that you don't need the space in the postcode, however, i'm at work so can't try out the postcodes yet
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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2.7 Firmware is fine here on both postcodes. |
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matb Frequent Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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on beta 2.82
b92 8nw lode lane
hd1 2nf albion street
no probs |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15225 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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2.90 f/w - both postcodesfine. map detail: more
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strang Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: 'sunny' Halifax
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hi - and thanks for all the help so far! Errr, if I was to upgrade the software, is there a way of resetting the unit's defaults back to how it left the factory? reason for asking is that if I do have to take it back to Halfwits, they may question my software versions.....
Cheers as always |
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Scoobydooby Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 19, 2006 Posts: 104
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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strang wrote: | snip......if I was to if I do have to take it back to Halfwits, they may question my software versions..... |
I doubt very much whether they would notice, looking at the box that mine came in, I cant see anywhere that states what firmware was loaded when it left the factory.
Scoobs _________________ Tom Tom Go 510 (new model)
I'd be lost without it !! |
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timber Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 422 Location: Wild and Windy SW Scotland UK
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:40 am Post subject: |
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strang wrote: | Hi - and thanks for all the help so far! Errr, if I was to upgrade the software, is there a way of resetting the unit's defaults back to how it left the factory? reason for asking is that if I do have to take it back to Halfwits, they may question my software versions.....
Cheers as always |
here's your 2 postcodes
Leave the software as it is print off this message take with you to Halfords and demo the I3 and its failure to locate the postcodes while on other units no problem exists.
If you wish all software revisions are available so going back / forward is not a problem.
Using software Beta 2.82 at this end.
Screen shots courtesy of Launch xImage |
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strang Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: 'sunny' Halifax
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Now swapped unit for a new one at Halfords and all is working OK now! Chap in Halfords who reckoned to know a bit about these units said he had never come across the problem before.
Thanks to all for the help.
PS Still on version 2.60 - what would be best to upgrade to please? |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | what would be best to upgrade to please? |
2.7 or 2.82 Beta |
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