| 26 June 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eTrex Vista software versions 2.17. 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. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Legend software versions 2.29. Changes made from version 2.28 to 2.29: Correctly determine the date the first time satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Venture/Mariner software version 2.25. Changes made from versions 2.24 to 2.25: Correctly determine the date the first time satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 21 June 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eMap software version 2.71. Changes made from version 2.70 to 2.71: Allowed software to run on new revision processor. Assigned a valid unit ID to units with a unit ID of zero. Improved handling "None Found" message when there are no user waypoints found. Showed "Goto" and "Map" buttons instead of "Goto Exit" button when reviewing Fishing Hotspots Facilities. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex European software version 2.05. Changes made from version 2.03 to 2.04: Added Hunt / Fish outlook page and Sun / Moon outlook page. Added NMEA in waypoint upload support. Added MILS angle display support. Added India grid support. Prevent excessive number of track points from being created. Changes made from version 2.04 to 2.05: Added Polish and Czech languages. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 15 June 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eTrex Vista software versions 2.16. Changes made from version 2.15 to 2.16: Fixed a problem with the project waypoint feature that occurred when using a north reference rather 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. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Legend software versions 2.28. Changes made from version 2.27 to 2.28: Fixed a problem with the project waypoint feature that occurred when using a north reference rather 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. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted eTrex Venture/Mariner software version 2.24. Changes made from versions 2.23 to 2.24: 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 Spanish and French translations. Renamed existing Hu-Tzu-Shan datum to Taiwan, and added a new datum named Hu-Tu-Shan, which conforms to the NIMA definition. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 14 June 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted eMap software version 2.70. Changes made from version 2.64 to 2.70: Increased the number of map sections that can be drawn simultaneously. Supported using maps that require an unlock code. Supported finding exits and cities on maps other than the basemap. Supported finding nearest cities and points of interest across multiple maps of the same type. Supported finding cities and points of interest by name across multiple maps of the same type if supported by the map type. Supported finding Manmade Places, Water Features, and Land Features Points of Interest when available in map data. Allowed user to turn route lines off. Allowed user to turn Lock to Roads off. Allowed the GPS Info page to be displayed even when the GPS is turned off. Only displayed maps that were not completely covered by other maps. Reported actual available space for maps to MapSource. Allowed the unit to automatically choose the map to use for finding. Added a menu item to select the map to use for finding when displaying the list of found items. Associated Map Datums with Position Formats. Added India location formats. Changed name of Hu-Tzu-Shan datum to Taiwan. Added a new datum named Hu-Tzu-Shan which conforms to the published Taiwan map datum definition. Changed to D109 waypoint format. Showed unit id on system info page. Changed "...moved hundreds of miles|kilometers" to "...moved to another state or country" on the Poor Satellite Reception page. Displayed TracBack points as "BEGIN, TURN 1, TURN 2...END" instead of "TURN, TURN...". Stored map setup changes when exiting map setup instead of when turning unit off. Added highlight timeout when panning on maps. Stored Normal or Battery Saver mode when selected after Simulator mode. Stored all the track log points specified when saving a track. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted the final version of MapsSource 4.03. Changes made from version 4.00 to 4.03: Added real-time plotting capability. Added right-click context menus. Added right-click menu feature to retrieve the properties of exits, points of interest, facilities, and fishing areas. Added unlimited multilevel undo and redo. Added "send mail" function to send an e-mail with the current document as an attachment. Added DXF export for graphics that cross the Equator and graphics that spread across more than one UTM zone. Added overzoom warning. Added preference for depth units (feet, meters, or fathoms). Import/Export functions now use the default directory (if one is specified). Changed status bar display to show 4 digits of precision for metric distances. Fixed bug which caused the route select radius to be too high. Fixed bug which caused program termination after changing the name of a waypoint from the route properties dialog. Fixed bug which sometimes caused 360 to be displayed for bearings. Added ability to account for larger than normal window font settings. Changed File->Open so that if the current file is chosen, the user can either keep his/her changes or replace the file with the one on disk. Added ability for .mps files with locked maps (for which the user has no unlock code) to display non-locked features (waypoints, etc.). Eliminated double-refresh at the start of MapSource when there is more than one row of toolbars. MapSource now remembers the last active tab. Removed NavTech 32 MB card limit. Fixed bug which caused a fatal dialog when reading from the USB. Displays a warning dialog when starting NMEA real-time tracking to tell the user to set the unit's datum to WGS84. Added Browse button for setting the default file location. Added the ability to get properties of Navaids. Unpurchased maps cannot be highlighted. Do not automatically turn off GPS Map Detail when a user presses cancel after being prompted to insert a CD. Create a direct route if the user clicks cancel when asked for a CD. Changed preferences dialog to display a read-only mag var when auto mag var is chosen. The mag var displayed is determined by the current center of the map display. Changed to not highlight uninstalled maps, not allow selection of uninstalled maps and filter uninstalled maps out of .mps documents when they are opened. Changed to draw downloadable map regions always, not just when the map tool is selected. Added ability to turn off GPS after transfers. Added ability to remove route calculation data from maps to yield a smaller total data size. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 11 June 2001 | |
| Garmin Unveils Latest Personal Navigator - GPS V. Expected to be available in the third quarter of 2001 at a suggested retail price of $535.70, it will ship standard with the routable MapSource MetroGuide U.S.A. CDs, PC interface cable and power cable. |
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| 10 June 2001 | |
| SA Watch (Data Logger)
- Setup and Operating Instructions has been updated to cover all the changes in version 3.75. Under: Instructions. |
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| 07 June 2001 | |
| Garmin has posted GPS 76 software version 2.04. Changes made from version 2.03 to 2.04: Correctly determine the date the first time satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Garmin has posted GPSMAP 76 software version 2.04. Changes made from version 2.03 to 2.04: Correctly determine the date the first time satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries. Improved the name displayed for the preloaded Marine POI data on the Select Map menu. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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