Oregon Series

[silverbeauty]

just got myself a 450 (prev use etrex hcx) and loving it except for some minor quirks
1. my nuvi1350 got waypoints category - but found there is no category in the Ore450
All handhelds do not have category feature

2. no night mode? even my etrex prev got night mode
This is new to me

my unit bought thru mail order (local) - im a bit puzzle on some things
1. no sirim cert?? dealer cert??
IMHO this is a business decision by Garmin... to be certified or not

2. no plastic protector on the screen??
All Garmin do not come with one ... you could have negotiate with seller to provide one.

3. no warranty card - seller said no warranty card in all garmin product??
Garmin is international warranty. Service center for this region is via Garmin Taiwan. Warranty card should come unless yours is used / refurbished etc...

[unit preloaded with MFM in main memory, and software version 4.31, yesterday i updated to 4.32 beta]
maybe someone can enlighten me on things i post above - thx in advance

[kimi]

thx bro
what i meant by night mode is even my etrex can set auto mode, auto change the color background etc when come dawn or dusk , im surprise coz the oregon supposed to be dual function in a way for auto navi too

on the screen protector what i meant was temporary plastic protector when u buy new item

[docsamcruz]

this is my observation re handheld mapping units like oregon, 6ocsx, colorado, etc. they don't have voice guidance but only beeps, unlike nuvi or navigational devices.

with regards to 6ocsx superior to oregon, i dont think so. the resolution, user friendly feeatures of oregon is far more superior to 60csx. even colorado series of garmin can not match with the oregon in terms of being user friendly.

[tlchuan]

Oregon 300 version 4.16 Beta as of March 16, 2011
http://www.garmin.com/software/Oregon_416Beta.exe

Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk.
Change History

Changes made from version 4.12 to 4.16:
Improved GPS performance
Improved JNX file handling
Improved the usability of the main menu setup page
Increased maximum number of supported JNX files to 250 from 200
Fixed shutdown when unit had more than the maximum number of JNX files on it
Fixed shutdown related to topographical maps and land cover text size
Fixed shutdown associated with certain custom POI files
Fixed Glide Ratio to Destination field
Fixed an issue related to adding a geocache as a point in a route
Problems with the software may be reported to OregonBeta@garmin.com

[tlchuan]

Oregon 300 version 4.16 Beta as of April 8, 2011
http://www.garmin.com/software/Oregon_417Beta.exe

Software 4.17 (beta)
Fixed shutdown when selecting an option on the 'Where To?' page that was introduced with 4.16 beta
Fixed ANT connectivity issues that were introduced with 4.16 beta
Fixed the slow rendering time of the 'About' page that was introduced with 4.16 beta
Fixed a bug introduced in 4.16 beta where JNX settings were not being saved for each profile
Fixed an issue with magnetic north reference and waypoint headings

[myababil]

tnlim
Post subject: Re: Oregon Series
PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:14 pm

Bro dvpro,
Roads reappear on my unit today, I had did numerous edit on GarminDevice.xml.
Thank you very much for your kind assistant.
Best Regards,

Hello and hi to both of you Bros.
The same thing happened to my Oregon 300 last year but Its appear by itself and I dont remember what I've done but its happened again last week, and I follow all the instruction and discussion from both of you, but I still unable to recover my road. And I would like to know how you manage to get your road back bro lim? Please show me the way how to get back my road..... hehehe. I already updated my sofware to teh latest version yesterday using web updater .

Thank You

[tlchuan]

what happen bro may be i can help

[myababil]

Thanks for your respond Bro chuan,

My oregon 300 road disappear but the rest ok,I can see point and everything but road, same thing happened like bro lim's oregon, I already done everything as advised by bro dvpro and updated to latest Software including latest 4.17 beta. But still doesnt work.

Please help me


Thanks

[tlchuan]

Oregon 300 software version 4.18 Beta as of May 6, 2011
http://www.garmin.com/software/Oregon_418Beta.exe

Changes made from version 4.17 to 4.18:
Fixed issues relating to WAAS performance.
Fixed issue where the device would not regain a GPS signal after losing the GPS signal in a tunnel.
Fixed an issue where the enabled/disabled option for custom maps could not be changed when two or more BirdsEye™ Satellite Imagery providers were on the device.

[myababil]

Hahaha, Oregon 300 really mad. My road came back again today. I'm doing nothing just leave it off for 3 day and today it's appear again. anyway thanks to you all. Actually I don't use my Oregon on the road , I'm using it for fishing and doing my work, I use Nuvi on the road.

Thanks