updt_doc.txt Driver File Contents (eMap_290.exe)

GARMIN eMap Software Upgrade Information
Software Version 2.90

http://www.garmin.com

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WARNINGS:
    If this software is uploaded to a GPS unit other than the product for
    which it is designed, you will not be able to operate that unit.

    If the upload software fails, verify that you have good batteries installed
    and try again.  If repeated upload attempts fail, you may need to return
    the unit to GARMIN for service.

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Instructions for uploading the new software to your eMap using Microsoft
Windows 95/98/NT:

1.  Download the appropriate self-extracting archive file for your eMap onto
    your hard drive.

2.  Unzip the files in the archive by running the downloaded executable file.

3.  Connect your eMap to a free serial port (Com 1, 2, 3, or 4) on your PC with
    a PC interface cable.

4.  Turn on your eMap and ensure the Serial Data Format is set to "GARMIN". You
    can find this setting in the Main Menu under "Setup".

5.  Change to the directory in which you unzipped the files, (i.e., C:\GARMIN),
    and run the update program, updater.exe.  Select the appropriate serial
    port and click "OK" to begin the software upload.
    
    During the upload, the eMap's display will indicate "Software Loading...."
    The upload process should take 3-10 minutes to complete. When the upload
    is completed, the eMap will reset itself and turn on normally.


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Changes Made from Versions 2.80 to 2.90:

1.  Corrected problem with the General Setup page when German was the previously selected
    language.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.75 to 2.80:

1.  Remove French translations.

2.  Fixed the NEAREST EXIT screens so the MENU key appears in all supported languages. 

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Changes Made from Versions 2.74 to 2.75:

1.  Restored transmission of satellites used information in GGA and GSV NMEA
    sentences.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.73 to 2.74:

1.  Eliminated possible shutoffs and lockups when selecting a street for finding
    addresses using newer maps.

2.  Eliminated possible lockups when saving a track back through midnight or
    noon.

3.  Eliminated possible shutoffs when repeatedly finding Cities or Points of
    Interest.

4.  Improved responsiveness of positioning in shaded conditions.

5.  Added geocaching user waypoint symbols.

6.  Allowed entering and finding addresses with alpha-numeric street numbers 
    when supported by the map data.

7.  Added controlling GEO points and Navaids with the map setup Points of
    Interest setting.

8.  Added new Point of Interest types when supported by the map data.

9.  Display approaching waypoint messages longer when based on distance.

10. Always show street number and street name in correct order based on map
    data.

11. Allowed finding duplicately-named cities by name across multiple maps of the
    same type if supported by the map data.

12. Prevented possible corruption of time in GARMIN output format.

13. Output correct week number in NMEA output format when operating through the
    end of a week.

14. Added Croatian map datum.

15. Changed Taiwan grid title from T67 to TM2.

16. Added new Swedish RT 90 location format.

17. Changed Swedish and RT 90 location formats to have the northing on top and
    easting below and to use 'X' and 'Y' to indicate northing and easting
    instead of 'N' and 'O'.

18. Map datums automatically associated with location formats can no longer be
    changed; only change the map datum when changing to or from a location
    format that has an automatically associated datum.

19. Re-sort waypoint symbol selection list after changing the language.

20. Removed displaying the hotel & motel reservation number when reviewing exit
    services.

21. Corrected Spanish translations for Map and Movie Theater.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.72 to 2.73:

1.  Correctly display the navigation information when navigating.

2.  Eliminated possible shutoffs when turning unit on after navigating.

3.  Remember the Serial Data Format between power cycles.

4.  Corrected the Longitude Origin field of the User Grid Setup.

5.  Corrected the display of the position field on the GPS Info page.

6.  Correctly indicate the services present at Fishing Hotspot facilities.

7.  Added the ability to find streets by each word in the name when supported by
    the map data.
    
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Changes Made from Versions 2.71 to 2.72:

1.  Eliminated possible shutoffs when determining next street.

2.  Eliminated possible shutoffs when computing moon rise and set times for
    extreme latitudes.

3.  Eliminated repeated resetting of reference when measuring distance after the
    menu was exited with the ESC key.

4.  Eliminated display of unusual symbol after the yards unit symbol in distance
    fields.

5.  Eliminated occasional blanks at the end of lists when finding Points of
    Interest by name.

6.  Consistently showed either exit or cross road data regardless of the
    direction of travel on a road.

7.  Improved appearance of Fishing Hotspots maps.

8.  Used user-entered magnetic variation if north reference is set to user when
    transmitting RMC and BOD NMEA sentences.

9.  Transferred more points to saved tracks when saving short track logs.

10. Added indication of datum used by transmitting PGRMM NMEA sentence.

11. Added support for Addresses and intersections to have more than one city
    associated with them when finding.

12. Added support for diacritic characters in map data.

13. Smoothed positioning when operating in areas of heavy shading when user has
    not entered an altitude.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.70 to 2.71:

1.  Allowed software to run on new revision processor.

2.  Assigned a valid unit ID to units with a unit ID of zero.

3.  Improved handling "None Found" message when there are no user waypoints
    found.

4.  Showed "Goto" and "Map" buttons instead of "Goto Exit" button when
    reviewing Fishing Hotspots Facilities.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.64 to 2.70:

1.  Increased the number of map sections that can be drawn simultaneously.

2.  Supported using maps that require an unlock code.

3.  Supported finding exits and cities on maps other than the basemap.

4.  Supported finding nearest cities and points of interest across multiple
    maps of the same type.

5.  Supported finding cities and points of interest by name across multiple
    maps of the same type if supported by the map type.

6.  Supported finding Manmade Places, Water Features, and Land Features Points
    of Interest when available in map data.

7.  Allowed user to turn route lines off.

8.  Allowed user to turn Lock to Roads off.

9.  Allowed the GPS Info page to be displayed even when the GPS is turned off.

10. Only displayed maps that were not completely covered by other maps. 

11. Reported actual available space for maps to MapSource.

12. Allowed the unit to automatically choose the map to use for finding.

13. Added a menu item to select the map to use for finding when displaying the
    list of found items.

14. Associated Map Datums with Position Formats

15. Added india location formats.

16. Changed name of Hu-Tzu-Shan datum to Taiwan.

17. Added a new datum named Hu-Tzu-Shan which conforms to the published Taiwan
    map datum definition.

18. Changed to D109 waypoint format.

19. Showed unit id on system info page.

20. Changed "...moved hundreds of miles|kilometers" to "...moved to another
    state or country" on the Poor Satellite Reception page.

21. Displayed TracBack points as "BEGIN, TURN 1, TURN 2...END" instead of
    "TURN, TURN...".

22. Stored map setup changes when exiting map setup instead of when turning
    unit off. 

23. Added highlight timeout when panning on maps. 

24. Stored Normal or Battery Saver mode when selected after Simulator mode. 

25. Stored all the track log points specified when saving a track. 


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Changes Made from Versions 2.63 to 2.64:

1. Corrected flash device compatibility problem introduced in
   version 2.63 when used with certain older flash devices.

2. Corrected map drawing when a large number of maps are loaded in
   one area and the map detail is set to more or most.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.62 to 2.63:

1. Allowed units to be manufactured with a new flash device.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.61 to 2.62:

1. Reduced map drawing delays when showing next street in areas of dense map
   data.

2. Eliminated route corruption in routes received through the serial data
   interface due to duplicately-named waypoints within the route being
   received.

3. Eliminated storing trailing spaces in waypoint names.

4. Fixed highlight movement on time setup page when restoring defaults.

5. Increased bad block limit to support 64 MB and 128 MB data cards.

6. Changed a few German translations.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.60 to 2.61:

1. Corrected problem in version 2.60 that resulted in loss of bad block
   information when saving maps from MapSource to a data card.

2. Improved saving tracks so first and last points are now saved.

3. Added minimum speed to turning criteria to prevent track space waste at
   slow speeds.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.52 to 2.60:

1.  Added Spanish, Italian, French, and German Languages.

2.  Direction to go arrow points correctly for all north reference
    configurations.

3.  Next exits are now displayed with all types of map data.

4.  Approaching turn indication time increases as speed increases.

5.  Improved handling of aborted map transfers.

6.  Display railroads out to larger zoom scales.

7.  In NMEA output, put GSA sat PRN's in same "slots" as they are in GSV.

8.  Output All NMEA locations in the configured datum.

9.  Increased number of maps that can be accessed on a data card from 99 to
    525.

10. Improve slow speed performance when S/A is off or when differential data
    is available.

11. Updated magnetic variation tables based on the new IGRF 2000 model.

12. Trip computer changes: Improved computation of distance and time in weak
    or shaded environments; reduced moving speed threshold to zero; accumulate
    trip distance and time while shaded.

13. Correctly report to MapSource when there is no data card.

14. Restore default waypoints when user erases all user data on power-up.

15. Reduced occurrences of premature arrival alarms.

16. Incorporate re-initialization capability when an unreasonable position fix
    is detected.

17. Added a nearest exits page option menu item to choose the road on which to
    search for exits.

18. Ensure that times & dates presented in the 'Save Back Through' list are
    always in reverse chronological order.

19. When there are more addresses or intersections found than can be displayed,
    present the user with a message suggesting they use the city or postal code
    fields.

20. Transmit routes back to MapSource with the same route waypoint names that
    were received from MapSource.

21. Display scroll bar on Select Map page if there are more than 5 maps from 
    which to choose.

22. Added Dutch map datum.

23. Improved scroll bar function on MapSource info page.

24. Changed units symbol from 'mt' to 'm' to conform to international
    standards.

25. In setup pages, move the highlight to the tab when the left or right cursor
    key is pressed and there is no other field to which the highlight can move,
    and remember last highlighted field.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.51 to 2.52:

1.  Correct reporting of maximum speed and improve track log recording when
    in shaded or weak signal environments. 

2.  Eliminated minimum speed requirement for storing track points. 

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Changes Made from Versions 2.50 to 2.51:

1.  Display directions using the North Reference and Magnetic Variation settings
    from the Advanced Setup Page, instead of always using True North.

2.  The Points of Interest settings no longer control the display of minor
    contour lines.

3.  Reduced park symbol clutter (trees) on displayed maps.

4.  Display the exit description and distance to the exit, instead of the exit
    number only, when showing next street on an Interstate.

5.  Display expanded descriptions for Navaids and Obstructions.

6.  Added yards units, which are identical to Statute units except that
    distances from 100 feet to 1000 yards are displayed in yards.

7.  Store waypoints received through NMEA input WPL sentence.

8.  Improved synchronization between name and list fields on various pages.

9.  Increased the breadth of waypoint symbols stored when transferring waypoints
    into the unit in GARMIN format.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.05 to 2.50:

1.  Multiple location formats (including user UTM grid).

2.  Multiple map datums (including user).

3.  Multiple north references (True, Magnetic, Grid, and User).

4.  Multiple direction formats (Cardinal Letters and Numeric Degrees).

5.  Multiple routes (1000 map points and 500 user waypoints in up to 50 routes
    with up to 50 points each).

    NOTE: THE CURRENT ROUTE IN THE EMAP WILL BE DELETED! To save the current
    route, transfer the route to a PC before performing the upgrade, then
    transfer back to the emap after performing the upgrade.

6.  Sun and Moon page.

7.  Removed position pinning.

8.  Points of Interest with the same name can be listed by distance.

9.  Seconds in Time To Go field has smaller digits than hours and minutes.

10. Show Next Street option.

11. Review map pages have "Measure Distance" and "Setup Map" options.

12. MapSource Info page has options to show only specific types of maps if
    multiple types are present.

13. Address and Intersection search results include match quality.

14. Track review map labels the begin and end of the track.

15. Holding the Find Key displays active goto waypoint, TracBack track, or
    active route.

16. Lists scroll by page when left and right rocker keys are pressed.

17. Pressing the left rocker key when editing the left character clears a
    number field.

18. Memory gauge on the main menu page.

19. Increased number of maps that can be accessed on a data card from 50 to 99.

20. Added A800 PVT data output capability.

21. The Tracks and Routes pages now indicate which, if any, track or route is
    active.

22. Limit waypoint identifier names so that the NMEA sentence lengths are not
    exceeded.

23. Added Stored Without Batteries option on the Poor Satellite Reception page.

24. Removed matching current location to roads on the basemap.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.04 to 2.05:

1.  Improved map drawing performance.

2.  Improved performance of the Find feature.

3.  Improved performance of the "Save Back Through" feature with a full track
    log.

4.  Added a Save As Waypoint option to the map data review pages.

    NOTE:  This option can be found by pressing the MENU key when viewing the
    information page about a city, business, or other map feature.

5.  Added support for receiving routes and waypoints in older formats.

    NOTE:  This allows the eMap to receive waypoints and routes from PC
    programs that can transfer data to other GARMIN units (such as the GPS 45,
    GPS III, and GPS 12).

6.  Added ability to review street addresses from the map page.

7.  Improved the Find Points of Interest category/subcategory selection to
    offer only those options that are truly available in the map being
    searched.

8.  Improved the Find Exits list to be ordered by direction of travel when on
    the interstate.

9.  Changed direction-to-go arrow displayed on the map page during navigation
    to cardinal direction text when not moving.

10. Changed to prevent the initialize position request during Autolocate mode.

11. Changed terminology for a Serial Data Format option from "GARMIN Bcn Rcvr"
    to "GARMIN DGPS".

12. Corrected a problem with satellite acquisition after returning to Normal
    mode after being in GPS Off mode.

13. Corrected the Find Addresses feature to use the city and postal code
    specified for limiting and sorting the search results.

14. Corrected rare 'extra lines' problem in map drawing.

15. Corrected a problem with nearest city searches in Alaska.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.03 to 2.04:

1.  Changed the Track Truncated and Route Truncated messages to require an
    enter key press to clear them.

2.  Added support for manufacturing and testing.

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Changes Made from Versions 2.02 to 2.03:

1.  Improved map drawing speed.

2.  Added a confirmation page for removal of all waypoints from the route.

3.  Added saving of the Map Page's data fields on/off setting.

4.  Reordered the Trip Computer page options so Reset Trip is first.

5.  Changed the time-to-go used for approaching and arrival messages from 30 to
    15 seconds.

6.  Corrected a problem with selecting the Stop Navigation option immediately
    after starting navigation.

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Changes Made From Versions 2.01 to 2.02:

1.  Corrected a potential for problems during extremely poor satellite
    visibility.

2.  Corrected the display of service icons for interstate exits on the map.

3.  Corrected the direction displayed for labels of one-way streets on the map.

4.  Corrected the map selection in the Find feature for use with data cards
    containing multiple MetroGuide maps along with other types of maps.

5.  Changed labeling of topographic map data to give elevations in the
    user-selected units.

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