Re: 2610 - Screen Problems

From: Darrel Goheen (GPS_at_tvnav.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:24:07 -0500

    I would recommend contacting BMW or Garmin to see what they tell you to
do about getting it fixed. I would guess you would need to go through BMW
but I'm not sure. I've cc'd this message to Garmin tech support. 

-- 
                 Darrel Goheen
                 GPS@tvnav.com
                 http://www.tvnav.com
"Ian Mawson" <ian.mawson@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
news:QVlgd.8$2J6.3@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> The device is a BMW Navigator 2 which is a 2610 with some BMW adournments. 
> I wrote earlier in the year about a 'milky' sheen across the middle of the 
> screen when strong sunlight was shining directly on to the screen 
> especially when the sun was low. I took   advice by taking it indoors and 
> 'drying it out'. During the summer and on a trip around Europe it worked 
> brilliantly. No problems at all but the sun did not tend to be low in the 
> sky. On the last day of my tour from Germany to Rotterdam I travelled 
> through some very wet weather.
> The next morning travelling north west with the sun shining directly onto 
> the screen from a low angle I noticed that the milky sheen had returned.
> I presumed that water had got into the machine and 'drying' it out would 
> solve the problem. Since then matters have got worse but the problem is 
> only there when the sun shines directly onto the screen at 90 degrees.
> For example yesterday I travelled south early morning with the sun to my 
> left. The screen was clear and precise. I came back 11am with the sun 
> shining directly behind me and the milky sheen came about 2inches by 1 
> inch in the centre making the display unreadable.
> In conclusion, it seems to be something to do with moisture but also only 
> when the sun shines directly onto the screen - any other time the screen 
> is clear so it sems it has nothing to do with temperature.
>
> Any comments
>
> Ian M
> Uk
>
>
>

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