Is it possible to temporarily disable the display of waypoints?
Yes, for this go to the Settings menu – Map – Advanced map options – Zoom levels
Go to the Custom Waypoints item and select Off. that is, disable. Custom dots will not appear on the navigator screen.
How to enable the diagnostic screen in the Oregon 6xx series navigators?
Remove the microSD card if installed;
Go to the satellites menu;
Press and hold the top right corner of the navigator for more than 5 seconds;
The navigator should turn on the diagnostic screen;
Press → to turn on the next screen;
If the → button is invisible, click on the screen or power button;
To exit the diagnostic mode, press and hold the power button on the navigator.
How do I turn off the display of the waypoint name?
If you want to disable the display of the text name of the waypoint, but leave the display of the point itself or its icon, you need to go to the Settings menu – Map – Advanced map options – Text size.
Go to Custom Waypoints and select No. Now the waypoints will be displayed without the name itself.
How do I reset Garmin Oregon?
Turn off Oregon, press and hold the upper left corner of the screen, turn on the device while holding the upper left corner. If done correctly, you will be prompted to reset the user settings. By pressing “Yes” the device will be reset.
How to reset the Garmin Oregon 6×0 series?
When off, hold the custom button and press the power button.
The Navigator starts to boot.
When prompted to reset all settings and delete data, select [Yes].
All settings and data during the reset process will be deleted.
How to update the firmware in the Garmin navigator?
To update the navigator firm Garmin, Oregon, Dakota, Montana, etc., you will need to download the latest firmware file or the one you want and save it in the navigator to the Garmin folder (the file name should be gupdate.gcd), turn on the navigator, after checking the firmware file will update itself.
You can also update the firmware via WebUpdater, save the program to your computer and follow the instructions.
Is there any diagnostic screen in Garmin Oregon?
Yes. Go to the satellite panel from the main menu. To do this, click the signal level in the main menu. After that, click in the upper left corner of the screen and hold for about 5 seconds, during this time, Oregon should go into diagnostic mode. At the bottom of the screen there will be a button that allows you to scroll through various diagnostic tests of the display. To exit, turn off the device.
Is there a way to repair the damaged (hangs on boot) Oregon without sending it to the Garmin service center?
Note: This recovery procedure can delete information (waypoints, routes, tracks, etc.) from your GPS and the settings will be reset to the default value.
If your Oregon can not boot, it may be due to loading in the navigator not the correct tracks, maps, other data, also if in-memory maps have been loaded with homemade jnx format maps. Use this recovery procedure.
Force USB Mass Storage Mode
If your Oregon hangs during the startup process (for example: Downloading a map), and you just downloaded new maps or new GPX files, this could be the files that cause this problem. This procedure causes the navigator to go into USB drive mode without checking files, after which you can delete the problem files.
To do this you need:
Connect Oregon to computer via USB cable
Oregon will start to boot, immediately turn off the power of the device
Turn on Oregon and without pressing the power button continue to hold it for at least 30 seconds
Oregon must go into USB Mass Storage mode. If the navigator does not enter this mode, the button was not pressed long enough
After that, you can delete the problem files that were downloaded
My computer does not recognize Oregon as a USB storage device. How to fix it?
This is most likely due to the lack of necessary drivers on the PC.
If your navigator is not recognized by the computer as a separate disk, do the following:
Turn off Oregon and disconnect all cables.
Press and hold the power button.
Continue to hold the power button and simultaneously connect the USB cable (already connected to the computer) to Oregon.
The computer should see that the device is connected and offer a wizard for installing new hardware. Click Auto Install. After that, your PC should see Oregon as a separate disk.
What is Garmin BirdsEye Maps?
Subscribing Garmin BirdsEye maps allows users to upload satellite and aerial photos to their Garmin GPS via the BaseCamp program. This procedure is very easy, with the help of the program BaseCamp allocated the necessary area and loaded into the navigator, later the satellite photo of the terrain will display
