GPSMAP 162/168 Software Version 3.60
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To view the software version, complete the following steps:
1.Press the MENU key to access the Main Menu.
2.Press the DOWN ARROW key until the System tab is selected.
3.Press the MENU key to access the Option Menu.
4.Select "Software Version".
5.The software version will be displayed on the screen.
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Warnings:
If this software is uploaded to a unit other than the product for
which it is designed, you will not be able to operate that unit.
If repeated software upload attempts fail, you may need to return
the unit to GARMIN for service.
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Notes:
Version 2.00 is the initial release version, and is intended
for use on the GPSMAP 162 ONLY. Version 2.10 is the first
release for the GPSMAP 168 Sounder.
Version 2.12 will change all map configurations back to
factory defaults when upgrading from earlier software
versions.
Version 2.50 will erase all stored supplemental map data
when upgrading from earlier software versions.
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Tide Station Notes:
This update no longer allows for permanent retention of tide
data when used in conjunction with MapSource products. In
order to provide more memory for use of new MapSource
BlueChart data, the tide data has been moved to a portion of
memory where it may be overwritten.
If you are upgrading from version 2.61 or earlier, and have
MapSource data loaded in your unit, the detailed maps will be
protected, but you will lose your tide data.
The tide data can be replaced by downloading the free
MapSource US Tides product from GARMIN's website at
http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap162/download.html.
This will allow you to select the location of the tide
stations you use in conjunction with your other MapSource
maps. Also, the MapSource BlueChart product includes
tide station coverage.
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Change History:
Version 3.50 to 3.60:
1. Added Croation map datum.
2. Corrected an error when computing tides that would cause the calculations to be wrong
for Canadian tide stations on the second day of the month.
3. Corrected potential error when using WAAS in Europe.
4. Corrected a problem with UPS grid conversions in zones B and Z.
5. Reduced size of Blue Chart building symbol.
6. Enhanced first fix processing.
7. Fixed problem with potential shutdown when using really old Almanac data.
8. Corrected problem with Australian celestial moon phase calculations.
9. Changed symbol for non dangerous rocks.
10. Changes text displayed for "non-dangerous rock" to "underwater rock" and changed
"submerged wreck, non-dangerous" to "submerged wreck".
11. Changed Austrian datum transformation parameters to dx = 594, dy = 84, & dz = 471.
12. Modified "Place of Worship" and cemetery symbols.
13. Changed software version number to 3.60.
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Version 3.40 to 3.50:
1. Changed to protect non-volatile memory corruption in
areas with multiple WAAS satellites visible.
2. Changed to prevent delays when using differential GPS.
3. Added support for Canadian tides.
4. Changed software version number to 3.50.
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Version 3.30 to 3.40:
1. Fixed a problem that could cause the product to take much longer than expected
to determine its internal temperature.
2. Changed software version number to 3.40.
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Version 3.20 to 3.30:
1. Added new translations for the French language.
2. Improved WAAS/EGNOS satellite selection algorithm to select the satellite with
the most beneficial corrections given the unit's current position. Units will
not use a WAAS/EGNOS satellite if the unit's current position is outside of a
given WAAS/EGNOS satellite's service volume.
3. Fixed a problem that caused the unit to incorrectly draw the time values on
the Tide page when the unit was set to a 24-hour time format.
4. Fixed a problem with drawing names of maps on the Map Information page when
the maps had long names.
5. Fixed a problem that caused the NMEA GPGSV sentence to not be compliant with
the NMEA 0183 v3.01 Standard.
6. Changed software version number to 3.30.
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Version 3.10 to 3.20:
1. Corrected potential problem, introduced in software version 3.10, that
could occur when closing the Software Version page.
2. The NMEA output of the GSV message now consists of up to three sequential
GSV sentences that will be transmitted in each NMEA data burst.
3. The GPSmap 162 will no longer output sounder related NMEA sentences.
4. Fixed problem with occasional corrupted data display on some BlueChart
point review pages.
5. Corrected data corruption problem on Light Sector review page that could
occur if the reviewed Light has a large number of Sectors.
6. Changed software version number to 3.20.
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Version 3.05 to 3.10:
1. Implemented position Auto Averaging support.
2. Added support for Australian and European tides.
3. "Track Log Full" message is now displayed when the Track Recording Mode is
set to "Fill" and there is no more space left to record track points.
4. Added support for extended (non-English language) character display on the
map.
5. Added new metric version of Nautical units that underflows distance
measurements to meters instead of feet.
6. Elevation units no longer overflow to a larger unit of measure when the value
gets large. For example, if you are using Statute units and your elevation
rolls over from 999 ft to 1000 ft, the unit will now display 1000 ft,
rather than 1.0 kft.
7. Corrected problem on the Tide page where the Find position reference is always
set to "Other Position" when the Find key is pressed when the "At" station field
is highlighted. The reference is now based on the position of the station if
a valid station has been selected.
8. Changed software version number to 3.10.
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Version 3.04 to 3.05:
1. Improved EPE calculations when using WAAS.
2. Adjusted how map drawing order is determined for maps with similar
resolutions.
3. Improved sonar noise rejector some. Now less likely to reject weak signals when
rejection isn't necessary.
4. Modified waypoint review page to display maximum depth when
entered depth is greater than maximum allowed.
5. Corrected the case usage in map setup page.
6. Corrected blanking during sonar history rescaling.
7. Corrected possible invalid Go-From position on powerup.
8. Corrected the set year page so it forces the year to 2000 if year less than 2000 is entered.
9. Added ability to change "Find From" position on nearest waypoint find page.
10. Fixed GPS page Signal-to-Noise Ratio update problem that occurred
if the unit was receiving RTCM signal while the protocol was
switched from RTCM to some other protocol not supporting RTCM.
11. Corrected drawing order when displaying both Bluecharts and Waterways & lights.
12. TracBack route renaming is no longer allowed.
13. Corrected problem that caused RTCM related value defaults to not be
restored properly when system-wide or comm-specific defaults were restored.
14. Corrected ability to create waypoint when on Bluechart.
15. Changed "Emergency & Governmental" and "Marina/Boat Repair and Storage"
find category strings to "Emergency & Government" and
"Marina/Repair & Storage" respectively.
16. Modified spar buoy colors.
17. Changed software version number to 3.05.
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Version 3.03 to 3.04:
1. Fixed a problem that could cause the unit to lock up if
'Midnight' or 'Noon' options are selected when saving a
track if the track memory is full and contains a single
continuous track.
2. Fixed a problem where route lines were not being
clipped properly on the edge of the screen when the
route waypoints were close together.
3. Corrected a potential problem when adding the last
available point to a route.
4. Improved behavior of the Anchor Drag Alarm in cases
where the vessel moves out of the alarm radius and then
back in.
5. Corrected time axis values on tide chart for stations
with UTC offsets of +/- 10 hours or more.
6. Fixed problem where the approaching waypoint message
was getting cleared too soon when distance based alarms
were being used.
7. Do not display poor GPS coverage icon in sounder only
mode.
8. Implemented new Advanced NMEA setup item for setting
the Waypoint ID output format. This should allow for
backwards compatibility with a wider range of NMEA
driven products, including older AutoPilots.
9. Enhanced NMEA depth capability to support both DBT and
DPT sentences.
10. Corrected problem with sonar column positions for sonar
windows less than full screen width.
11. Fixed potential lockup problem on backlight and
disclaimer pages.
12. Corrected error that could occur when deleting all
waypoints.
13. Removed invalid hotel reservations telephone number.
14. Corrected an error where the map could be drawn
incorrectly if leaving the map page in pointer mode and
then returning to it.
15. When the sonar field is in pointer mode and the nav key
is pushed, a "Go To MAP Point" option is available.
16. Corrected a problem where adjusting the Sonar/Map split
on the map page could affect the split on the sonar
page.
17. Fixed possible highway page lockup problem.
18. Improved validation of the real-time clock.
19. Maps that don't have expiring unlocks are shown
regardless of date and time.
20. Corrected the Danish translation for "Back Light".
21. Changed software version number to 3.04.
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Version 2.61 to 3.03:
1. Added support for GARMIN BlueChart Cartography.
2. Changed the 'Diver Down' waypoint symbol to use the
international symbol.
3. Changed the appearance of the 'poor coverage' symbol.
4. Changed 'Off Course' indicator to include R or L to
indicate direction.
5. Changed map-based route editing to be consistent with
other GARMIN marine products.
6. Changed 'Go to Point' operation to use generic Find
interface as done in other GARMIN marine products.
Also changed proximity waypoint selection, route
waypoint selection and Celestial Page position
selection to use this interface.
7. Changed to use tide station data from the internal
map area in the product. This allows tide stations
to be visible on the map, as well as allowing
future updates.
8. Allow individual classes of NMEA sentences to be
disabled.
9. Added support for BWC, XTE and VTG NMEA sentences.
10. Added generation of 'Datum' NMEA sentence.
11. Changed 'Altitude' to 'Elevation'.
12. Added 'Point to on Map Page' option to map-based
map feature review page.
13. Re-named map 'Bearing Line' to 'Heading Line'; Added
a new map feature called 'Bearing Line' which is a line
from the vessel to the next waypoint. Re-named
'Active Route' line to 'Course Line' to be consistent
with other GARMIN marine products.
14. Pressing the 'Left' or 'Right' cursor keys in most
lists now scrolls the list a page at a time.
15. Don't show 'Basic Fishfinder' as an option menu choice
on the 'Pages' tab for GPSmap162.
16. Reduced the amount of path smoothing done when saving
tracks.
17. Corrected a track saving problem that could cause unit
lock-up when the active track is full in wrap mode,
after staying in the same location for the full track
history.
18. Restore Celestial Page time & position to current time
and current location at power-on.
19. Always update a waypoint's data upon return to the user
waypoint review page. This corrects a problem where a
waypoint's position, distance, and bearing was not
updated after 'Show on Map' was selected and the
waypoint was moved on the map.
20. Corrected a map drawing problem which caused country
names to not be centered on their anchor point.
21. Go-From position is now properly remembered when the
unit is turned off then on again.
22. Added a status indicator that appears at power-on and
persists until position is determined.
23. Improve collection of WAAS data when tracking more than
one WAAS satellite.
24. Update the map when transitioning to the next leg in a
route.
25. Corrected Danish translation for the month of May.
26. Fixed possible lockup when calculating sun/moon rise and
set times for extreme latitudes.
27. When editing a non-active route on the map, don't
automatically initiate navigation of that route.
28. Added RT-90 Grid.
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Version 2.60 to 2.61:
1. Corrected ae character in title font.
2. Improved Perspective Highway performance.
3. When a waypoint is moved using the map on the waypoint
review page, the waypoint no longer disappears at high
zoom levels.
4. Corrected ETE displays for extremely long ETE times.
5. Corrected display of negative UTC time offsets that are
less than one hour.
6. Corrected some hilight movement / list scrolling issues
on the exit services page.
7. Corrected hilight position 'remembering' when
Configure Map / Configure Sonar menu items are selected.
8. Show the route name on the map route edit page.
9. Corrected the layering order for Fishing Hot Spots™ maps
when combined with other uploadable map types.
10. Always draw the map boundaries for Fishing Hot Spots™
maps.
11. Don't review objects on the map that are obscured by a
different map.
12. Corrected "Nearest Waypoint" operation to work correctly
in the presence of many near wayoints.
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Version 2.52 to 2.60:
1. Added Fishing Hot Spots™ map support.
2. Improved map feature review support.
3. Added ability to review multiple map items.
4. Added WAAS support.
5. Map datum now automatically changes to the most
appropriate datum when a new position format/grid is
selected.
6. Corrected NAV key behavior on the Proximity Waypoint tab.
7. Changed to correctly handle waypoint display attributes
from MapSource.
8. Allow small lakes, rivers and parks to be reviewed on the
map.
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Version 2.51 to 2.52:
Changes which affect both the GPSMAP 162 and the GPSMAP 168:
1. Added support for Sharp equivalent flash devices (for production
support).
Changes which only affect the GPSMAP 162:
1. Do not allow the user to select a transducer type when in Simulator
Mode.
Changes which only affect the GPSMAP 168:
1. Fixed error that prevented the whiteline from being disabled.
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Version 2.50 to 2.51:
Changes which affect both the GPSMAP 162 and the GPSMAP 168:
1. Added support for Fujitsu equivalent flash devices (for production
support).
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Version 2.13 to 2.50:
Changes which affect both the GPSMAP 162 and the GPSMAP 168:
1. Incorporated use of multiple languages.
2. Corrected digital display of turn / mag var angles of 180.0 degrees.
3. Corrected problem with route point availability count data not being
properly updated when a point is graphically deleted from a route.
4. Corrected Dutch grid conversion arithmetic by using a stereographic
projection.
5. Added new Dutch datum for use while using the Dutch grid format.
6. Fixed Loran TD bug that caused a manually entered TD value to be
incorrectly modified.
7. Reduced occurrences of premature arrival alarms.
8. Improved slow speed performance when selective availability is
turned off or when differential data is available.
9. Incorporated accumulation of trip distance and time when shaded
or in weak signal environments.
10. Updated magnetic variation tables based on the new IGRF 2000 model.
Changes which only affect the GPSMAP 162:
1. Incorporated sonar NMEA input, which includes support for the
DPT, MTW and VHW NMEA sentences.
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Version 2.12 to 2.13:
1. Added support for transferring waypoints, tracks, routes, and
almanac between 162/168's.
2. Align map gridlines to the user's selected datum.
3. Correct reporting of maximum speed and improve track log recording
when in shaded or weak signal environments.
4. Corrected track point position computations for extreme latitudes
(+/- 90 degrees).
5. Changed large text map settings to use a larger font.
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Version 2.11 to 2.12:
Changes which affect both the GPSMAP 162 and the GPSMAP 168:
1. Changed time format to use short digits to indicate seconds.
2. Added NMEA IN capability.
3. Added Bearing Line Feature.
4. Added Course Up map orientation.
5. Added Lat/Lon Grid Line capability.
6. Allow negative user datum parameters.
7. Corrected tide station searches to not miss some stations.
8. Corrected time zone storage for "Other" time zone.
9. Corrected application of North Offsets to displayed angles and
the pointer.
10. Corrected factory default waypoint / tour route generation.
11. Always display route waypoints on the map when editing a route.
12. Apply local datum to all NMEA OUT positions.
13. Added GRMPHX to factory default waypoint list.
14. Topo elevation and depth contour units now always match
selected depth units.
Changes which only affect the GPSMAP 168:
1. Improved the quality of the scrolling sonar image by improving
whiteline thresholds and more consistently dealing with dynamic
range changes.
2. Allowed digital depth to track a little shallower and corrected
some problems which caused digital depths to be lost shallower
than 6 feet.
3. Improved the auto noise rejecter to show more accurate sonar
images in noisy conditions.
4. Increased the speed of transducer detection and made the unit get
digital bottom lock faster.
5. Improved water temperature filtering.
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Version 2.10 to 2.11:
1. Added support for User, Dutch, Finnish KKJ27 and Qatar
National grid formats.
2. Added support for alternatively selecting a Waypoint
from a map instead of the provided list.
3. Fixed bug with the highlight inappropriately moving to
the By Name tab on the Waypoint page in the main menu
when there are no Waypoints.
4. Added support for Depth units configuration on the
GPSMAP 162.
5. Placed Language selection on System tab, but English is
the only available selection at this time.
6. Proximity Waypoints can now be selected from a map.
7. Moved Land Cover to the Topo tab, and added Bearing
Line setup to the Other tab in the Map tab on the main
menu.
8. The Stop Navigation item is now disabled in the NAV key
menu if there is no active navigation taking place.
9. Fixed problem with uploading some address and intersection
information from the unit to MapSource.
10. Added appropriate Easting and Northing limits to some
grid formats.
11. Fixed problem where no NMEA data would be output before the
unit had a satellite fix.
12. Changed map's GOTO line appearance so that the initial position
is fixed at where the GOTO was started from, instead of floating
at the current position.
13. Added improvements to ETE processing.
14. Only restore default Waypoints and Tour Route on a complete
system data clear.
15. Improved moonrise and moonset time calculations, including the
correction of some computational errors for eastern Asia
longitudes.
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Version 2.01 to 2.10:
1. Added support for GPSmap 168 Sounder.
2. Added support for serial transfer of proximity waypoints.
3. Corrected NMEA GPRTE sentence.
4. Improved Proximity Waypoint Sorting.
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Versions 2.00 to 2.01:
1. Corrected sorting problem with auto-named routes.
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Upload Instructions:
Instructions for uploading the new software to your GPSMAP using Microsoft
Windows 95 or later:
1. Download the appropriate self-extracting archive file onto your hard drive.
2. Unzip the files in the archive by running the downloaded executable file.
3. Connect your unit to a free serial port (Com 1, 2, 3, or 4) on your PC with
a PC interface cable.
4. Turn on your unit and ensure the Serial Data Format is set to "Garmin Data
Transfer". You can find this setting in the Main Menu on the "Comm" tab.
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 display will indicate "Software Loading...."
The upload process should take 2-5 minutes to complete. When the upload
is completed, the unit will reset itself and turn on normally.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.