GARMIN eTrex Vista Firmware Upgrades |
Firmware: V3.80 - V3.70 - V3.60 - V3.50 - V3.40 - V3.20 - V3.10 - V2.50 - V2.40 - V2.30 - V2.28 - V2.26 - V2.25 - V2.24 - V2.23 - V2.22 -
V2.21 - V2.20 - V2.18 - V2.17 - V2.16 - V2.15 - V2.14 - V2.13 - V2.12 - V2.11
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 Main Menu screen.
- Select "Setup" and press the click stick.
- Select "System" and press the click stick.
- Select "Options" and press the click stick.
- Select "Software Version" and press the click stick.
- The current firmware version will be displayed on the screen.
- Press the click stick to quit the screen.
Hints:
- Use the click stick to move from one menu item to the next, press the click stick to select the highlighted menu item.
- The icon "Options"
is located in the top right corner next to the icon "Quit" 
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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.
- Updated WAAS.
- Updated GEOID model.
Firmware Upgrade V3.80 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1.8 MB)
To table of contents
- Changes to support manufacturing.
Firmware Upgrade V3.70 (not available for download)
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- Improvements to RCV_CPO support.
- Added Croatian language support.
- Updated various translations.
Firmware Upgrade V3.60 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1004 kB)
To table of contents
- Fixed potential memory corruption problem that could occur when tracking more than one WAAS satellite simultaneously.
Firmware Upgrade V3.50 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 996 kB)
To table of contents
- Updated French translations.
- Improved WAAS/EGNOS satellite selection algorithm to select the satellite with the most beneficial corrections given the unit's current position. A unit will not use a WAAS/EGNOS satellite if the unit's current position is outside of a given WAAS/EGNOS satellite's service volume.
- Added support for RCV_CPO data.
- Improved external power detection.
Firmware Upgrade V3.40 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 996 kB)
To table of contents
- Corrected problem that potentially rounded northing/easting values when entering or editing waypoints in UTM-based grids.
Firmware Upgrade V3.20 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 992 kB)
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- Increased active track log to 10,000 points.
- Increased saved track log to 750 points.
- Increased user waypoints to 1,000 waypoints.
- Increased waypoints per route to 125 waypoints.
- Added option on Map Setup page to specify the number of track points to plot. The most recent points will be plotted up to the specified number, not exceeding the size of the track log.
- Improved South African grid.
- Corrected problem where MapSource would give an error message after transferring a large number of map tiles.
Important notes:
- Reverting back to previously released versions will clear user memory.
- Users are strongly urged to backup any user data they wish to save.
- WARNING: If your current software version is 3.02 or lower, this software will clear all unit data including alamanac information. Backup all user data before upgrading.
- After installation is complete, place unit with a clear view of the sky for 15-30 minutes to re-acquire almanac data.
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Firmware Upgrade V3.10 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 992 kB)
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- Added Jumpmaster accessory.
- Added South African Grid support.
- Added Indian Grid support.
- Added GPS Accuracy as a selectable field accessible from the trip computer, map, and compass pages.
- Corrected problem where a full tracklog could potentially cause lockups and shutdowns.
- Corrected potential calculator lockup or shutdown.
- Added ownership page to be shown at startup. To enter owner data, select “Owner Information” option from the main menu page’s option menu.
- Added “yards” label on trip computer page in big numbers mode.
This Vista firmware now includes a Jumpmaster accessory. This accessory is intended for trained military jumpmasters. For further explanation on this accessory, you may download our supplemental Jumpmaster documentation (PDF, 216 kB)
Firmware Upgrade V2.50 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 1004 kB)
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- Corrected tracklog so it would not segment on transitions from 2-D to 3-D or differential coverage. Tracklog will still segment when switching into or out of satellite coverage and will track elevation data when no coverage is available.
- Corrected potential shutdowns on the calculator page.
- Corrected potential shutdowns when doing find-by-name city searches with multiple maps types loaded.
- Removed ability to enter consecutive decimal points into calculator.
- Improved page layout consistency for units setup and system setup pages.
- Corrected problem when using user north setting that would not remove the "Hold Level" notice.
- Set route list page menu options to an order consistent throughout the unit.
Firmware Upgrade V2.40 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 988 kB)
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- Added battery type selector.
- Added page up and page down capability using zoom in and zoom for most lists.
- Improved accuracy of WAAS EPE.
- General improvements to the Altimeter page.
- Improved error handling for scientific calculator.
- Improved glide ratio to be calculated all the time.
- Corrected display of City Navigator Points of Interest, and runways for some European and Canadian maps.
- Improvements to map selection of city searches.
- Restore defaults on map setup sets map to Land Mode.
- General improvements to fix various shutdowns.
- Changes to support hardware changes. No noticeable change to user.
Firmware Upgrade V2.30 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 988 kB)
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- Added "Glide Ratio", "Glide Ratio to Destination", and "Vertical Speed to Destination" configurable fields.
- Enhanced compass pointer functionality while navigating a route. It now indicates the direction of the turn to the next point in the route in addition to the direction to the current point (when within 15 seconds of the current point).
- Added elevation configurable field to the elevation page.
- Made find by address searches display the street name of the previous search.
- Added ability to do manual waypoint transitioning on routes.
- Added a unit's selector for depth.
- Added a unit's selector for vertical speed.
- Improved responsiveness of vertical speed.
- Added Hungarian Grid.
- Changed operation to continue updating elevation related data when satellite reception has been lost.
- Improved display update on the calculator after pressing the clear button or the clear entry button.
- Improved translations for all languages.
- Added the ability to search specific map sets on find by city searches.
- Improved functionality of user datum.
- Increased stability of firmware uploads and map uploads.
- Corrected NMEA output of user magnetic variance settings.
- Made user memory be cleared when backing up firmware revisions.
- Fixed the use of yards on the horizontal axis zoom scale, on the elevation plot.
- General improvements to the operating system that fixed various shutdowns.
Firmware Upgrade V2.28 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 952 kB)
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- Increased measure distance field on map page to 5 characters instead of 4.
- Fixed shutdown problem with negative elevations on the GPS elevation menu option.
- Resolved diamonds displaying in location and turn configurable field.
- Improved functionality of the yards distance mode.
- Allowed trailing zeros to be entered on the calculator accessory.
- Added GPVTG NMEA sentence.
- Corrected the output of the heading NMEA sentence.
Firmware Upgrade V2.26 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 941 kB)
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- Improved submerged icon visibility in land mode.
- Fixed backspace button on the keyboard.
- Added time zones for Auckland, Katmandu, and Helsinki.
- Made the location field a long small number configurable field and also a big number configurable field.
- Created a latitude/longitude configurable field. This allows for viewing two position formats simultaneously.
- Added supports for yards as a distance.
- Allowed GPS altitude to be viewed from the satellite page.
- Various translation updates.
- Added a calculate area enclosed by route feature.
- Fixed area calculation accessory problem with Hungarian language.
- Added calculator accessory.
- General improvements to operating system that correct system lockups and shutdowns.
Firmware Upgrade V2.25 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 941 kB)
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- Reverted to outputting the GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRTE, GPWPL, and PSLIB sentences via NMEA.
Firmware Upgrade V2.24 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 934 kB)
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- Reverted display of active track log to three pixels.
- Made water mode display map boundaries.
- Added description to some BlueChart features.
- Fixed the moon phase.
- Reverted to outputting the heading sentence via NMEA.
- Fixed Italian translation of nautical miles.
Firmware Upgrade V2.23 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 935 kB)
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- Improve WAAS operation when transitioning from areas of ionospheric data coverage.
- Added a land mode and a water mode for the map.
- Add support for blue chart data.
- Fixed translations of power up warning.
- Added RT-90 map datum and position format.
- Fixed option menu on the MapSource information page to display all subsets of maps to be turned on and off as a set.
- Made the external power down page count down by one and always pop up when external power is lost.
- When saving a waypoint after a find by name, made the waypoint have a meaningful name.
- Fixed shutdown problem related to European road and recreation maps.
- Fixed the route list displaying multiple active routes when more then 15 saved routes existed.
- Fixed auto daylight savings time setting.
- On the trip computer page, when using big numbers, made elevations over 10,000 ft display.
- General improvements to operating system that correct system lockups and shutdowns.
Firmware Upgrade V2.22 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 935 kB)
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- Improve WAAS operation when more than one WAAS satellite is visible.
- Added geocache icons.
- Fixed shutdown problem related to low battery.
- Unit will now save latest altimeter calibration information between power cycles regardless of how much time has elapsed between power cycles.
Firmware Upgrade V2.21 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 909 kB)
To table of contents
- Fixed the pointer field on the compass page.
- Fixed date field so it no longer allows invalid dates on the hunt and fish page.
- Fixed a lock up problem in the track area accessory.
- Saving a point of interest as a waypoint now gives the waypoint a meaningful name.
- Fixed track log so it saves the user setting of on or off after the unit is powered off.
- Fixed problem with overlapping maps where no map detail would be displayed at certain zoom levels.
- Fixed sight and go off course problem where it was not displaying the correct value.
- Added precision to distance fields.
- Improved German translations.
- Fixed appearance of small compass on Navigation page.
Firmware Upgrade V2.20 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 909 kB)
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- Allow negative elevations.
- Changed the compass to displays MILS while the unit is set to MILS.
- Fixed the delete notes on the calendar.
- Fixed problem when activating a goto, where the waypoint is not on the active route. Now the route will be deactivated.
- Added new NMEA sentence, PGRMM, for reporting datum parameters.
- Added the ability to select more choices for the configurable fields on the map page, compass page, and trip computer page.
- Added new accessory for calculating area of a track.
- Display the area of a saved track on the track detail page.
- Added measure distance feature to the map page.
- Improved Swedish and Hungarian translations.
- Fixed sight and go feature to lock in compass headings correctly.
- Made the elevation ranges on the altimeter page more comparable for meters and feet.
Firmware Upgrade V2.18 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 907 kB)
To table of contents
- Correctly determine the date the first time satellites are acquired after the unit has been stored without batteries.
Firmware Upgrade V2.17 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 904 kB)
To table of contents
- 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 support for the Fishing Hot Spots(TM) 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.
Firmware Upgrade V2.16 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 904 kB)
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- Fixed map update anomaly.
- Fixed map not updating after loading new maps.
- Added support for finding Geographic points if they exist on map.
- Fixed irregularities that occurred when switching from pressure plot to elevation plot on the Altimeter Page.
- Backlight can now be turned on/off while changing elevation ranges.
Firmware Upgrade V2.15 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 903 kB)
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- Fixed bug that was introduced in software version 2.13 that caused the unit to freeze for several minutes when the "Poor Satellite Reception" page pops up.
- Moved zoom scale back to the lower left-hand corner of the map where it was originally intended.
Firmware Upgrade V2.14 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 888 kB)
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- Added multi-language support (Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish ).
- Fixed the "Turn" configurable field so it does not apply north reference offset.
- Fixed memory corruption that occurred when clearing all fields on the "Find Address/Intersection" pages.
- Added "Demo Mode" to the "System Setup" page.
- Added search indicator when doing a "Spell 'N Find" search.
- Made cursor movement on keyboard smoother when doing a "Spell 'N Find" search.
- Increased list-scrolling speed when doing a "Spell 'N Find" search.
- Save user grid settings.
- Fixed "Delete All Waypoints" bug that would cause the unit to shut off.
- Added support for the "Fishing Hot Spots" CD.
- Added support for the "Points of Interest" CD.
- Fixed inconsistent elevation values between marked waypoint and current elevation.
- Fixed pressure field on Altimeter Calibration page so all the digits can be entered.
- Fixed bug where elevation plot was not being completely drawn.
Firmware Upgrade V2.13 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 888 kB)
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- WAAS improvement in shaded and reflected signal environment.
- Fixed logging incorrect elevation from altimeter during system mode transition.
Firmware Upgrade V2.12 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 785 kB)
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- The View Points option on the Altimeter page will now be disabled if there are no points logged.
- Fixed bug when loading maps while GPS is turned off.
- Fixed memory bug that causes unit to lock up.
Firmware Upgrade V2.11 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, requires a PC and a connection cable, 785 kB)
To table of contents
