| 31 March 2001 | |
| Joe and Jack have updated their review of the eTrex Legend/Vista. Under: Feature Items. |
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| 29 March 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eMap software version 2.64. Changes made from version 2.63 to 2.64: Corrected flash device compatibility problem introduced in version 2.63 when used with certain older flash devices. Corrected map drawing when a large number of maps are loaded in one area and the map detail is set to more or most. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Vista software version 2.12. 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. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 27 March 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted manuals for the eTrex Venture, Legend and Vista (.pdf format). | |
| 26 March 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eTrex Legend software version 2.24. Changes made from version 2.22 to 2.24: Fixed bug when loading maps while GPS is turned off. Fixed memory bug that causes unit to lock up. Allow special characters to be entered when Spell 'N Finding cities and points of interest. Increased the number of zoom levels to include 80, 50, 30, and 20 ft. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Vista software version 2.11. 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. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 24 March 2001 | |
| Joe and Jack have posted their review of the StreetPilot III. Under: Feature Items. |
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| WAAS and its Relation to Enabled Hand-Held GPS Receivers. Under: How Does GPS Work. |
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| 22 March 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eTrex Legend software version 2.23 beta. Changes made from version 2.22 to 2.23 beta: Fixed bug when loading maps while GPS is off. Fixed map panning lock-up that occured when recieving poor satellite reception. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 16 March 2001 | |
| In the interest of better serving Magellan users we have added a Magellan update page. This is a new item, please feel free to offer advice. | |
| Garmin has posted MapSource 4.00. Changes made from version 3.06 to 4.00: Added support for new City Navigator product. Reduced map clutter by making POIs invisible until the map draws to the 500-ft scale. Reduced map clutter by decreasing the font size for manmade areas, golf courses, and large airports. Added code to display "GPS Map Detail" under the scale when detailed maps are being drawn. Added default directory preference for opening and saving files to a user-defined directory. Added ability to rearrange column order on left-pane windows by dragging and dropping the columns. Column order and width are now remembered each time MapSource is launched. Move waypoint icon into its own column to allow sorting by icon. Improved accuracy of estimated size at bottom of maps tab. Removed trailing ".0" from metric zoom scales greater than 1000m. Allow spaces to be typed in by user while entering a new unlock code (these spaces are ignored by MapSource). Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 14 March 2001 | |
| Garmin has announced the GPS 76
and GPSMAP 76
and has also posted a press release on the benefits and utilization of WAAS. | |
| Garmin has posted eTrex Legend software version 2.22. Changes made from version 2.00 to 2.22: Changed some messages to have a shorter timeout. Light key now works while panning on map. Fixed bug on Reset Page when 'Delete Saved Tracks' was selected. Changed default response when deleting a route to 'No'. No more long pause when going to the Route Definition Page. Increased pixel width of the user waypoint id field. Changed 'Text' and 'Zoom' to 'Text Size' and 'Max Zoom' on the Map Setup Page. Fixed map zoom problem where MapSource detail was not displayed at certain zoom levels. Notify system after MapSource is done loading. Fixed Tracback bug. Corrected lock-up issue when using find operation with European MetroGuide maps containing types with a single subtype. Corrected copyright strings for maps on power-on page. Corrected find operation across multiple European MetroGuide maps. Replaced manual map selection with automatic map selection for find operations based on current position or map pointer. Made aesthetic changes to the Hunt & Fish page. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Venture/Mariner software version 2.20. Changes made from version 2.00 to 2.20: Changed some messages to have a shorter timeout. Light key now works while panning on map. Changed default response when deleting a route to 'No'. No more long pause when going to the Route Definition Page. Changed 'Text' and 'Zoom' to 'Text Size' and 'Max Zoom' on the Map Setup Page. Fixed Tracback bug. Made improvements to the Hunt and Fish Page. Downloading intersections, exits, or other non supported points from MapSource will be converted to user waypoints. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 10 March 2001 | |
| Garmin GPSMAP-162 Marine GPS has WAAS and FISHING HOT SPOTS. Under: Feature Items. |
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| 06 March 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted GPSMAP 162/168 software version 2.61. Version 2.00 is the initial release version and is intended for use on the GPSMAP 162 ONLY. Version 2.10 is the first release for the GPSMAP 168. Versions 2.12 and later will change all map configurations back to factory defaults when upgrading from software versions earlier than 2.12. Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.61: Corrected ae character in title font. Improved Perspective Highway performance. When a waypoint is moved using the map on the waypoint review page, the waypoint no longer disappears at high zoom levels. Corrected ETE displays for extremely long ETE times. Corrected display of negative UTC time offsets that are less than one hour. Corrected some hilight movement / list scrolling issues on the exit services page. Corrected hilight position 'remembering' when Configure Map/Configure Sonar menu items are selected. Show the route name on the map route edit page. Corrected the layering order for Fishing Hot Spots maps when combined with other uploadable map types. Always draw the map boundaries for Fishing Hot Spots maps. Don't review objects on the map that are obscured by a different map. Corrected "Nearest Waypoint" operation to work correctly in the presence of many near wayoints. Changes made from version 2.52 to 2.60: Added Fishing Hot Spots map support. Improved map feature review support. Added ability to review multiple map items. Added WAAS support. Map datum now automatically changes to the most appropriate datum when a new position format/grid is selected. Corrected NAV key behavior on the Proximity Waypoint tab. Changed to correctly handle waypoint display attributes from MapSource. Allow small lakes, rivers, and parks to be reviewed on the map. Changes made from version 2.50 to 2.52: Fixed error that allowed the user to select a transducer type in Simulator Mode (only affects the GPSMAP 162). Fixed error that prevented disabling the Whiteline feature (only affects the GPSMAP 168). Changes made from version 2.13 to 2.50: Incorporated use of multiple languages. Corrected digital display of turn/mag var angles of 180.0 degrees. Corrected problem with route point availability count data not being properly updated when a point is graphically deleted from a route. Corrected Dutch grid conversion arithmetic by using a stereographic projection. Added new Dutch datum for use while using the Dutch grid format. Fixed Loran TD bug that caused a manually entered TD value to be incorrectly modified. Reduced occurrences of premature arrival alarms. Improved slow speed performance when selective availability (SA) is turned off or when differential data is available. Incorporated accumulation of trip distance and time when shaded or in weak signal environments. Updated magnetic variation tables based on the new IGRF 2000 model. Incorporated sonar NMEA input, which includes support for the DPT, MTW, and VHW NMEA sentences (only affects the GPSMAP 162). Changes made from version 2.12 to 2.13: Added support for transferring waypoints, tracks, routes, and almanac between 162/168's. Align map gridlines to the user's selected datum. Correct reporting of maximum speed and improve track log recording when in shaded or weak signal environments. Corrected track point position computations for extreme latitudes (+/- 90 degrees). Changed large text map settings to use a larger font. | |
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