Oregon Series

[azmanzainal]

im interested with the 3-axis compass in oregon 550. what's the difference between 550 3-axis compass and 300 compass? still cant get it..

A tri-axial compass advantage over a regular compass is that you don’t have to hold it level when navigating.

that's great! but why the price is same with oregon 300? .. i read a review from gpsfix, it only can be used with nimh battery, no alkaline battery type is mentioned on garmin page.

[silverbeauty]

IMHO, may be a marketing decision to phase out the 300 as the 550 address the problem of the poor screen readability Besides the screen, 3 axis compass, camera, 10x more saved tracks capability, they are identical.

Compare the Oregon 300 vs 550 Link : https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do? ... duct=26875

[norwadi]

Oregon with startup message for latest FW.
at (device):/Garmin/startup.txt

Do we have similar file or setting for Nuvi?
I want to adjust the message display time.

[silverbeauty]

Oregon with startup message for latest FW.
at (device):/Garmin/startup.txt

Do we have similar file or setting for Nuvi?
I want to adjust the message display time.

Nuvi does not have ability to provide a start up message but you can change the startup wall paper screen. You can create a JPEG picture with a custom wordings and use this as startup.

Time is preset by GPS. You can only change the time zone.

[norwadi]

Nuvi does not have ability to provide a start up message but you can change the startup wall paper screen. You can create a JPEG picture with a custom wordings and use this as startup.

Time is preset by GPS. You can only change the time zone.

Thanks for your reply. Sorry for the misunderstanding. But what I meant is the time taken to display the welcome message. Can we make it shorter or disable it on Nuvi unit?

[tlchuan]

Oregon 300 software version 2.98 Beta
as of May 15, 2009

Download (3.81 MB) http://www8.garmin.com/software/Oregon300_298Beta.exe
View installation instructions and system requirements

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

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Change History
Changes made from version 2.97 to 2.98:
◦Report problems with beta software to OregonBeta@garmin.com
◦Fixed not acquiring signal from all satellites in view
◦Changed EPE to be more dynamic in changing conditions

[hornet]

Bro tlchuan, thank you for your info.

[azmanzainal]

Oregon 300 software version 2.98 Beta
as of May 15, 2009

Download (3.81 MB) http://www8.garmin.com/software/Oregon300_298Beta.exe
View installation instructions and system requirements

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

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Change History
Changes made from version 2.97 to 2.98:
◦Report problems with beta software to OregonBeta@garmin.com
◦Fixed not acquiring signal from all satellites in view
◦Changed EPE to be more dynamic in changing conditions

Bro

[tlchuan]

Oregon 300 software version 2.99 Beta
as of June 22, 2009

Download (3.81 MB) http://www8.garmin.com/software/Oregon300_299Beta.exe
View installation instructions and system requirements

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

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Change History
Changes made from version 2.98 to 2.99:
◦Added ability to load maps from any img file in the Garmin directory
◦Improved display of numeric degrees and mills
◦Improved Wherigo stability
◦Fixed elevation errors when reviewing a point other than a waypoint

[hornet]

Oregon 300 software version 2.99 Beta
as of June 22, 2009

bro, tested really whatever img name, it can read.