GARMIN eTrex Summit Firmware Upgrades |
Firmware: V3.70 - V3.60 - V3.50 - V3.30 - V2.50 - V2.40 - V2.30 - V2.20 - V2.13 - V2.12 - V2.10 - V2.07 - V2.06 - V2.05 - V2.04
The following lists of changes are based on information provided by GARMIN. Changes or improvements which we consider important or especially useful are shown highlighted.
To view the current firmware version, complete the following steps:
- Press the Page key until you see the Menu screen.
- Select "Setup" and press the ENTER key.
- Select "System" and press the ENTER key.
- Select "Software" and press the ENTER key.
- The current firmware version will be displayed on the screen.
- Press the ENTER key to quit the screen.
Each upgrade replaces the complete firmware in the GPS, which means you need to install only the version you wish to apply. There is no need to install any previous versions.
- Fix the issue of satellite page coming up with flashing question marks and not acquiring a fix.
Firmware Upgrade V3.70 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 750 kB)
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- Fix incorrect total ascent and total descent in barometer page.
Firmware Upgrade V3.60 (not available for download)
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- Added support for Yamaha compass sensor.
Firmware Upgrade V3.50 (not available for download)
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- Corrected RTCM support.
- Corrected ability for NMEA support of $HCHDG sentence.
- Improved WAAS visibility and satellite selection process.
Firmware Upgrade V3.30 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 756 kB)
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- Removed the potential for shutdown when navigating a route with points placed close to one another.
- Updated French translations.
Firmware Upgrade V2.50 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 612 kB)
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- Corrected problem with "Sight N Go" shutdown.
Firmware Upgrade V2.40 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 612 kB)
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- Added Indian grid support.
- Added distance in Yard support
Firmware Upgrade V2.30 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 581 kB)
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- Corrected problem that could potentially split tracklog into many small segments. The tracklog will still segment each time unit enters or leaves poor coverage and plot elevation points when it does not have a lock on satellites.
Firmware Upgrade V2.20 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 616 kB)
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- Changed tracklog operation to break track line segments between power cycles.
Firmware Upgrade V2.13 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 582 kB)
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- Corrected problem assigning the selected map datum.
- Changed operation to continue updating elevation related data when satellite reception has been lost.
- Added RT 90 position format.
- Corrected the output of the heading NMEA sentence.
Firmware Upgrade V2.12 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 579 kB)
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- No visible change to consumers. Added software compatibility for alternative hardware configurations.
Firmware Upgrade V2.10 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 605 kB)
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- Fixed distortion detection algorithm so that the "HOLD LEVEL" message will work properly in high-declination areas of the world.
- Added Czech and Polish languages.
- Corrected some translations for the Dutch language.
- Prevented selecting "Sight 'N Go" option from the Compass page when the compass is not calibrated or if the unit does not have a good position fix.
- Corrected New Zealand position format selection.
- Changed UTC offset for the Moscow time zone to +3:00.
- Removed UTC and LCL labels from sunrise and sunset times.
- When selecting a route to follow, the first and last waypoint names, used to determine which direction to navigate, are displayed correctly for all languages.
Firmware Upgrade V2.07 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 564 kB)
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- Added an Advanced Skyview mode on the GPS page that displays the location in the sky of each satellite that the unit is tracking. Along with this skyview is the signal strength for each satellite. To get to this new mode, press the ENTER key while on the GPS page. An option menu will appear. This option menu contains two items: SETUP DISPLAY and ADVANCED SKYVIEW. The SETUP DISPLAY option will take you to the Display Setup page for adjusting contrast and light controls. Selecting the
ADVANCED SKYVIEW option will switch the GPS page to display the advanced skyview information.
- The user now has the option to display the normalized pressure or local ambient pressure on the Elevation page cycle field. The option to switch between these displays is on the System Setup page. The normalized pressure is referenced against the last calibrated altitude or pressure and is not referenced against GPS altitude.
- Added multiple language support. From the System Setup page, you can select from 12 different languages (Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish).
- Fixed the save track bug that was introduced in version 2.05.
- Fixed the elevation profile of saved tracks to display the correct distance.
- Fixed Max/Min elevation recording.
Firmware Upgrade V2.06 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 560 kB)
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- Allow display of speed and track when velocity is below 1.0 MPH and selective availability is off.
- Fixed altimeter Auto Calibration so that it can be turned off and on correctly.
- Fixed altimeter calibration problem where the new setting did not always get saved between power cycles.
- Fixed route leg distance calculation that occurred when the unit did not have a fix.
- Prevented rare occurrences of showing Compass heading when set to GPS only.
- Removed local pressure from the cycle field on the Elevation page because it was causing confusion.
- Added Vertical Speed to the cycle field on the Elevation page.
- When GPS and Compass are off, the Map page will no longer display invalid characters under the directional symbol.
- Fixed Dutch grid conversions and added new Dutch map datum to accompany the Dutch grid.
- The map datum list on the Units Setup page is now displayed alphabetically.
- Added an angle setup on the Units Setup page that allows you to display angles in Degrees or Mils.
Firmware Upgrade V2.05 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 539 kB)
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- Improvements in positioning to fix erroneous track logs.
- Improved the arrival alarm.
- Changed the meter unit symbol from 'mt' to 'm' to be consistent with international standards.
Firmware Upgrade V2.04 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 535 kB)
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