Panic stations everyone! The Sat-Nav is not switching on!!
Good job I was at home and only had to find the location of a birthday party my son had been invited to. The combination of google maps and my memory got him to the party... Just.
So, what the.... happened to the sat-nav?
Luckily there is a simple enough fix. To get the unit functioning again you have to perform a 'soft reset'. Here's how:
Link to the Garmin knowledge base article here
As recommended by the Garmin article, I updated my unit to the latest firmware and software versions. As I've just experienced a 'bricked' sat-nav, I performed the updates one at a time.
The updates I applied and the versions my unit is now running with (for comparison) are as follows:
- Chris
Good job I was at home and only had to find the location of a birthday party my son had been invited to. The combination of google maps and my memory got him to the party... Just.
So, what the.... happened to the sat-nav?
The Garmin nuvi 760... when switched on!
- Connect the sat-nav to a PC via USB cable
- Push and hold the power on slider to the on position and hold for 10 to 15 seconds
- Release the power on slider
- Try to power sat-nav on as usual. The unit should switch on as normal
- Unplug USB cable and you're good to go
Link to the Garmin knowledge base article here
As recommended by the Garmin article, I updated my unit to the latest firmware and software versions. As I've just experienced a 'bricked' sat-nav, I performed the updates one at a time.
The updates I applied and the versions my unit is now running with (for comparison) are as follows:
- Chipset firmware / software = 4.80
- Traffic receiver firmware = 5.50 (will only display and update when the unit is powered via the car cradle)
- Audio software = 1.60
- GPS software = 2.90m
- Chris