Re: 60C spontaneous shutdown problems

From: Plug (plug_at_spamhole.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: 15 Sep 2004 08:22:24 -0700

Hi Norb,
Funny you mention it, one of the times it happened right in front of
an exit ramp. The other times my eyes haven't been glued to the gps
to notice the precise shutdown times. Next time I travel on the rogue
road I'll have the track log on so I will be able to download the
track and see the precise shutdown points - maybe the pattern will be
clear.
I'm wondering if it has anything to do with my guidance text being on
- another thing to try.
p.s. My unit just switches completely off - no fading display or
anything - just instantaneous. But otherwise it sounds a similar
pattern of behaviour.

"Norbert" <namkatz@planet.nl> wrote in message news:<414727f3$0$1442$ba620dc5@nova.planet.nl>...
> Same thing over here! My 60CS with City Navigator freezes completely every
> time on a certain stretch, just a couple of meters in front of a highway
> intersection. Same conditions: map showing, no route or tracking. Map
> freezes, gps beeps when pushing knobs but without any other response. Reset
> by holding the on/off knob for a long time, the screen fades away relatively
> slow.With the satellite page up: no problem at all. 60CS as well as
> Mapsource and CN are on the latest software versions. I think its map or
> message related. Discussed this issue in our Dutch www.gps.nl forum. I'm
> curious to hear if any CS60 owner with City Select (the map software CS60
> should be optimised for) ever encountered a simular problem.
>
> "Plug" <plug@spamhole.com> wrote in message
> news:3131a70e.0409130709.36752823@posting.google.com...
> > Follow up:
> > I began to notice a pattern that this only seemed to happen on the
> > same stretch of road that I drive on maybe once a week (US6 betweeen
> > I-25 and Golden in the Denver area) and nowhere else. When I swing on
> > to 6 I can guarantee it will shot down within 5 minutes! I thought
> > maybe it was some sort of local interference but then I noticed it
> > only seemed to shut down while the map page was showing, not while the
> > satellite page was up. So I think it is probably map related - I'm
> > using Metroguide 4.02 (haven't been autorouting when the shutdowns
> > have happened) - I've been zoomed at various levels when it happened.
> >
> > Bit of a tricky one to report to garmin but at least I feel more
> > comfortable that it is not a hardware problem or a firmware rpoblem
> > that will plague me everywhere.
> >
> > plug@spamhole.com (Plug) wrote in message
> news:<3131a70e.0408230928.4fdbdf3f@posting.google.com>...
> > > My 60C shuts down spontaneously and occasionally in the car while
> > > externally powered from a cigarette lighter adapter - no warning or
> > > anything - just shuts off. Running on battery power is fine (I know
> > > battery contact related shutdowns have long been a problem with some
> > > receivers). I've tried two separate cables - a home brew cable POP
> > > cable and a garmin cable and have had the problem with both.
> > >
> > > I only noticed it since I installed the latest 3.5 firmware a couple
> > > of weeks ago but this may be coincidence. The only pattern I can
> > > see it that it seems to happen after I switch from the satellite
> > > display (after power on) to the map display (metroguide 4.02) which
> > > makes me think it may be map related, but again this might be
> > > coincidence.
> > >
> > > While I investigate further (revert firmware etc) has anyone else seen
> > > this behaviour?

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