GARMIN StreetPilot III Software Upgrade Information
Software Version 2.80
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 StreetPilot III using
Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT:
1. Download the appropriate self-extracting archive file for your SteetPilot
III onto your hard drive.
2. Unzip the files in the archive by running the downloaded executable file.
3. Connect your StreetPilot III to a free serial port (Com 1, 2, 3, or 4) on
your PC with a PC interface cable.
4. Turn on your StreetPilot III and ensure the Serial Data Format is set to
"GARMIN". You can find this setting in the Main Menu under "System Setup".
5. !!!NOTE: All saved routes in your StreetPilot III will be deleted after the
software is updated, if your current software version is less than 2.31.
If you wish to save them, use Mapsource to upload the routes to your PC.
They may be downloaded back to the StreetPilot III after step 6 is
completed.
6. 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 StreetPilot's display will indicate "Software
Loading...." The upload process should take 3-10 minutes to complete.
When the upload is completed, the StreePilot will reset itself and turn on
normally.
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Changes from 2.70 to 2.80:
1) Corrected routing within the central London toll area when using European
City Navigator v6 cartography.
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Changes from 2.60 to 2.70:
Problems Corrected:
1) Recalculating a route didn't prompt for calculation method.
2) POI and waypoint symbols with a red cross were changed to use a blue cross
to avoid confusion.
3) Corrected operation of the detour function, which was broken in version 2.50.
Features Added:
1) Added support for new features in the upcoming CityNavigator release.
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Changes from 2.50 to 2.60:
1. Corrected a problem where the wrong destination could sometimes be displayed
after activating a saved route.
2. Corrected a problem where the serial communication format settings were not
saved after resetting to defaults.
3. Corrected a problem that caused via points to be deleted when a route was
recalculated using the route menu.
4. Corrected a problem where via points were indicated to be on the wrong side
of the road.
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Changes from 2.40 to 2.50:
1. Added partial route recalculation support.
2. Replaced French strings with new translations.
3. Fixed problem with MapSource halting when a route is transferred from the
unit with the destination point deleted.
4. Fixed problem with Date field not showing second digit of year on time tab.
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Changes from 2.32 to 2.40:
1. Added support for adding and removing via points.
The Routes menu now contains a "Via Point" entry for adding and removing
via points to/from the active route. Via points are intermediate
destinations that will be reached on the way to the final destination. They
may also be used to modify the active route to select an alternate path.
New via points are selected from the map or the Find menus. A route can
have up to 100 via points in it. Only the last via point in the route can
be added or removed. In other words, removing a via point always deletes
the last via point, and via points are always inserted after any existing
via points.
After adding or removing a via point, the active route is immediately
recalculated.
2. Preserve via points when recalculating a route.
3. Added the ability to select the turn shown on the Next Turn page by using
the UP and DOWN direction keys during route navigation.
When the page showing turn information is displayed by selecting a turn from
the Current Route page or pressing the SPEAK key, the DOWN key will change
the screen to show the following turn. Similarly, the UP key will show the
previous turn.
4. Fix drawing of topographic lines in parks.
5. Improved the "Turn Review" page map processing to update the
next turn quicker when turns are close together.
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Changes from 2.31 to 2.32:
1. Changed guidance text when leaving roundabout to agree with voice prompt
( exit instead of right/left ) when the unit's language is set to English.
2. Increased number of supported vias in AutoRoute from 20 to 100.
3. Enable Attention Tone for route guidance when Voice is set to
"SPEAK key only".
4. Always display the Data Card Information page when the unit ispowered on.
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Changes from 2.22 to 2.31:
1. Maximum AutoRoute points increased from 254 to 1200.
2. Australian map support.
3. Added support for finding multiple exit roads with the same name.
4. Fixed intermittent nearest POI shutdown/lockup.
5. Fixed missing duplicate cities when finding cities by name.
6. Added support for Danish, Swedish, and Dutch voices.
7. Made minor correction when speaking with the German voice.
8. Modified voice to fix French numbers.
9. Improved guidance through roundabouts.
10. Modified Roundabout voice behavior to indicate the leaving of the
roundabout by the word Exit for the English language.
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Changes from 2.21 to 2.22:
1. Fixed problems related to left/right maneuvers when leaving/joining roads.
2. Fixed problem preventing abbreviation of cardinal directions in some
instances.
3. Made corrections to all text translations.
4. Made changes for German voice.
5. Added support for extended roundabout maneuvers.
6. Fixed problem preventing next street from being shown on map page in some
instances.
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Changes from 2.20 to 2.21:
1. Added support for diacritic characters in map data.
2. Added the ability to find streets by each word in the name when supported
by the map data
3. Added keep left or right prompts for ramps that split at angles between 67.5
and 90 degrees.
4. Removed guidance prompts when traveling on a major road that turns when
meeting a residential road that continues straight.
5. Improved ETEs for shortest distance routes.
6. Fixed a problem that would sometimes cause routes to start off or end on a
seemingly odd end of the street.
7. Eliminated possible shutoffs when determining next street.
8. Fixed problem of sign text and exit numbers occasionally not appearing in map
page guidance text.
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Changes from 2.13 to 2.20:
1. Improved route guidance text. During route guidance, the instruction text
now includes road sign data such as exit numbers, highway names, and
landmark names.
2. Added Detour feature to Routes menu. This feature is available from the
Routes menu when a route is being navigated. This will calculate a new
route to your destination and will avoid the current road (and possibly
subsequent roads) in your current route. You may select from a range of
distances to detour depending on your situation. The result of any detour
is that you will be guided off of the active route as soon as it is possible
to take on an alternate route. Keep in mind that your new route will not
use ANY portions of the previous route which are within the selected detour
distance from where you started the detour.
After doing a detour, the roads that you avoided will be remembered
throughout your navigation to the current destination. So, if you
recalculate your route (either manually or automatically) after doing a
detour, you will not be re-routed through the originally avoided roads.
Once you stop navigation (with the Stop function on the Routes menu) or turn
the StreetPilot III off, the list of avoided roads will be cleared. HINT:
if you want to "un-detour", you can Stop, Resume, and then Recalculate.
3. Added 13 foreign text languages.
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Changes from 2.12 to 2.13:
1. Added new Safety Feature:
Safe Mode encourages attentive driving by disabling certain interactive
features while your vehicle is moving. You may disable Safe Mode (to allow
a passenger to use these features) on the Safety Tab of the System Setup
page.
2. Improved guidance in the presence of roads that only deviate by a very
small angle.
3. Improved card access times, resulting in faster map drawing and route
calculation.
4. Improved projection of the start position for route calculation.
5. Added recalculating feature that executes if the start position was not
projected far enough and the first turn is behind the current position or
the user turned before the initial calculation was complete.
6. Modified behavior of disabled maps on the MapSource Info page. Any maps
that are disabled cannot be used for routing.
7. Modified off-route detection to not declare off-route if satellite reception
is lost for brief periods of time.
8. Corrected roundabout guidance. In some situations the wrong turn guidance
was given.
9. Corrected route guidance for ramps that connect to high speed roads at steep
angles.
10. Corrected a possible problem with map drawing after uploading maps from
MapSource.
11. Added Language tab on the System Setup page to support foreign languages
when available.
12. Corrected page update when canceling the delete waypoint confirmation page.
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Changes from 2.11 to 2.12:
1. Corrected route calculation problem that could cause the unit to cancel the
calculation and leave the unit without an active route.
2. Corrected display of track log recording mode when using indoors mode.
3. Increased off-route detection distance.
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Changes from 2.10 to 2.11:
1. Improved speed of searches on big cards when used with MapSource 4.01 or
greater.
2. Improved guidance for basemap routes by displaying and saying Turn West
instead of Turn Left because the basemap does not contain exit ramps.
3. Improved basemap route calculation.
4. Added learning capability to the estimated time to destination for saved
routes. As you drive the route, it adjusts the estimated time according to
how long it actually took you to drive that part of the route last time.
5. Added support for NMEA IN serial communication to the NMEA interface
selection which was previously NMEA OUT only.
6. Corrected route navigation problem that could have caused bad directions if
the destination point or via point was located at an intersection.
7. Corrected problem that caused the Take Ramp voice instruction to report the
incorrect turn direction in rare situations.
8. Modified Find nearest lists (nearest businesses, cities, waypoints, and
exits) to update continuously.
Note: The yellow highlight is no longer visible when a nearest list is
initially displayed. The highlight can be introduced by pressing ENTER or
any direction on the rocker keypad. Introducing the highlight allows you
to scroll through and select any of the nearest items listed and it also
freezes the list in its current order. To remove the highlight and resume
continuous searching for nearest items, press the QUIT key.
9. Corrected the number of duplicate named POI items displayed if it is 4
digits long.
10. Corrected problem with the address and intersection search that could cause
them to return none found with a single map loaded.
11. Corrected problem that causes the cursor to disappear if panning on the map
page and then selecting map setup from the menu.
12. Reduced distance before detecting off route condition.
13. Corrected value for type of position in PVT Data output protocol.
14. Corrected routing so it does not violate turn restrictions in some specific
situations.
15. Corrected Battery Saver mode so it stays on the correct setting when power
cycled.
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.