Susan Otcenas

Slightly related:

I had trouble with my Garmin 800. I was getting an error that said "XM
receiver is not supported". When I plugged it in to the USB port on my
computer, it received power and charged, but the computer would not read
the data.

Although I'd had it more than a year, Garmin warranteed the 800 and sent
me a replacement. They said it is a problem with the storm cap over the
USB port, and that newer production has fixed the problem. Googling
around I could see this was a somewhat common problem, so I guess Garmin
figured they should warrantee regardless, rather than piss off so many
people.

Sooo, if this happens to you, don't despair! Call Garmin.

Oh, and btw, I was able to get the data off the old one by cleaning the
contacts with isopropyl alcohol. It evaporated whatever lingering
moisture was in the unit. I figured I had nothing to lose by trying it,
since they'd already sent me a replacement.

Susan

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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Matt Savage
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 8:14 AM
To: Gil Ormerod
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Garmin froze. Fix?

GPS malfunctions... First sign that the end is near... Three weeks
folks!

Sent from Matt Savage's DynaTac 8000X...

On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Gil Ormerod
wrote:

> I have a Garmin 500... have only had it for five months, so I'm not
used to any quirks these may have.
>
> Anyway, at the end of my commute this morning, in the dark, with
gloves on, I tried to stop the timer. Couldn't really see, so then
pushed on the reset button, I think. Dark. Gloves. You know what I'm
talking about.
>
> When I got to some light I saw the display had frozen right at the
point of the end of the ride. Displays all the numbers right up to the
point where I pushed the Stop button. Pushing the Power button, even in
the light with gloves off, does nothing.
>
> So is there a battery to pop out to reset this thing? Some other fix?
What do I do?
>
> Thanks for any help!
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Leave it a while first. Sometimes they just unfreeze on their own and you
don't lose the data. Otherwise just Google it since there is normally a way
to unlock them without losing all data and all settings. I had this with an
edge 305 and it worked just as the interwebs said.

John

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On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Gil Ormerod wrote:

> I have a Garmin 500... have only had it for five months, so I'm not used
> to any quirks these may have.
>
> Anyway, at the end of my commute this morning, in the dark, with gloves
> on, I tried to stop the timer. Couldn't really see, so then pushed on the
> reset button, I think. Dark. Gloves. You know what I'm talking about.
>
> When I got to some light I saw the display had frozen right at the point
> of the end of the ride. Displays all the numbers right up to the point
> where I pushed the Stop button. Pushing the Power button, even in the
> light with gloves off, does nothing.
>
> So is there a battery to pop out to reset this thing? Some other fix?
> What do I do?
>
> Thanks for any help!
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>

Matt Savage

GPS malfunctions... First sign that the end is near... Three weeks folks!

Sent from Matt Savage's DynaTac 8000X...

On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Gil Ormerod wrote:

> I have a Garmin 500... have only had it for five months, so I'm not used to any quirks these may have.
>
> Anyway, at the end of my commute this morning, in the dark, with gloves on, I tried to stop the timer. Couldn't really see, so then pushed on the reset button, I think. Dark. Gloves. You know what I'm talking about.
>
> When I got to some light I saw the display had frozen right at the point of the end of the ride. Displays all the numbers right up to the point where I pushed the Stop button. Pushing the Power button, even in the light with gloves off, does nothing.
>
> So is there a battery to pop out to reset this thing? Some other fix? What do I do?
>
> Thanks for any help!
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org

Roger Joys (Maillists)

If you get desperate enough, the hard rest is the upper left (power) and lower right (lap) button. Hold them down for a bit and you should hard reset.

This means your settings are all gone however, so it's a last ditch effort to get it unstuck.

-r
On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Gil Ormerod wrote:

> I have a Garmin 500... have only had it for five months, so I'm not used to any quirks these may have.
>
> Anyway, at the end of my commute this morning, in the dark, with gloves on, I tried to stop the timer. Couldn't really see, so then pushed on the reset button, I think. Dark. Gloves. You know what I'm talking about.
>
> When I got to some light I saw the display had frozen right at the point of the end of the ride. Displays all the numbers right up to the point where I pushed the Stop button. Pushing the Power button, even in the light with gloves off, does nothing.
>
> So is there a battery to pop out to reset this thing? Some other fix? What do I do?
>
> Thanks for any help!
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org

Gil Ormerod

I have a Garmin 500... have only had it for five months, so I'm not used to any quirks these may have.

Anyway, at the end of my commute this morning, in the dark, with gloves on, I tried to stop the timer. Couldn't really see, so then pushed on the reset button, I think. Dark. Gloves. You know what I'm talking about.

When I got to some light I saw the display had frozen right at the point of the end of the ride. Displays all the numbers right up to the point where I pushed the Stop button. Pushing the Power button, even in the light with gloves off, does nothing.

So is there a battery to pop out to reset this thing? Some other fix? What do I do?

Thanks for any help!