New Garmin Montana

[TowPro]

Originally Posted by Rick001

It only humms when the GPs talks, and keeps humming until it switches back. does not hum if ear buds are plugged directly into GPS, GPS is plugged directly into the Sena mounting bracket. It only humms when it goes through the SR10.

I don't recall if mine makes any noise. Its not going to be the quality sound you hear when you plug in ear buds, because the SR10 to SMH10 bluetooth connection is low quality audio like used in a phone connection. I can't check mine now, but the GPS only talks while I am moving, then I have wind noise in the helmet and if the noise is there, I don't hear it. but I do hear that Garmin lady tell me when to turn

[Rick001]

I now its only going to be mono coming out, but it has a very strong background noise that is audible at 100kmh when the GPS talks. Not too bad when there is instructions coming through, but is really annoying when the instructions stop, and you have that delay before the GPS audio disconnects. Will try moving the SR10 to a different location and see if that helps.

Just figured out that the noise is caused by the power cable to it. Run it off the internal battery and it is fine. Plug the power cable in and it gets the humm. Looks like i need a 12v power filter of some kind.

Think Ive fixed it.. Need a Ground Loop isolator...... get one in the morning and pray.............

[cablebandit]

Snap a ferrite choke on the cable and see if that helps. Sounds like you have some RF interference.

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by cablebandit

Snap a ferrite choke on the cable and see if that helps. Sounds like you have some RF interference.

'Ferrite Choke' would be a great name for a band.

Sorry, nothing to report in the gps world today.

[TowPro]

Originally Posted by Emmbeedee

'Ferrite Choke' would be a great name for a band.

Sorry, nothing to report in the gps world today.

He actually needs a 1:1 transformer that stops a "ground loop" which can be caused when you have 2 devices, both running off the same power source that are talking to each other.

[Bill Murray]

I just finished a three-day trip to ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway and my Montana 650 performed well. I cannot say enough about how much I like navigating using Tracks versus Routes.

I saw an interesting behavior while using the Track Manager. (I was using the v4.60 firmware.)

I had the Montana in its mount, and my bike was powered off (the CANBus power circuit to the mount was not powered at the time). I started the Montana manually, using its on/off button. I went to the Track Manager, selected an existing Track, and then pressed the Delete button to delete the Track. The unit immediately shot down. I restarted the Montana and returned to the Track Manager. Repeated the deletion sequence with another (different) Track and the Montana powered off once again. I repeated the sequence (powered up the Montana on its battery and entered Track Manager) again and selected a third Track for deletion. The third Track was deleted without the unit shutting down on its own. All three Tracks were created in BaseCamp (converted from Routes) and sent to the Montana's internal storage.

Has anyone seen this Track Manager behavior before?

Otherwise, my Montana performed flawlessly.

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by Bill Murray

Has anyone seen this Track Manager behavior before?

I have - I've reported recently how my Montana shut down repeatedly as I tried to delete tracks. Otherwise, mine works perfectly the rest of the time. I never have lockups/white screens etc at any time while using it. In fact it's been many months since I've had a lockup.

[Timmer]

On my just completed month long ride in Europe, I had the unit lock up on me 3 times. It took a battery removal to in-freeze it. I'm only on software version 4.4 so an update is probably necessary.


Tim in Burien, WA

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by Timmer

On my just completed month long ride in Europe, I had the unit lock up on me 3 times. It took a battery removal to in-freeze it. I'm only on software version 4.4 so an update is probably necessary.


Tim in Burien, WA

Removing the battery to unfreeze it is likely to allow it to lock the same way again. The best way to unfreeze it is to hold the power button in for 20 seconds when you have the gps off a powered mount. This seems to clear out caches or something, and is much more reliable.

[Timmer]

Thanks for the tip. I think I tried that with no success, but I'll be more conscious about it going forward. I do really like the unit especially after fighting with my 2720 which has a failing touch screen today on a 250 mile rain ride in Western WA.

Originally Posted by Emmbeedee

Removing the battery to unfreeze it is likely to allow it to lock the same way again. The best way to unfreeze it is to hold the power button in for 20 seconds when you have the gps off a powered mount. This seems to clear out caches or something, and is much more reliable.

[hanksmybuddy]

Help before I throw this thing. Here's my problem. I have the Montana 600 and am using BaseCamp. I purchased the Topo US 24K yesterday. Loaded it on my computer but can't seem to get the maps to load up to the Montana. I've disabled everything on the Montana Map wise and tried again but still no new maps. WTF? Just noticed on the back of the packaging where it list compatible Garmin units. The Montana is not listed but I can't imagine they are selling software that won't work on their new units. Thanks in advance for any help.

[calltrex]

There was a problem with some of the batteries. Mine kept shutting off

They sent me a new one and is all good now

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by hanksmybuddy

Help before I throw this thing. Here's my problem. I have the Montana 600 and am using BaseCamp. I purchased the Topo US 24K yesterday. Loaded it on my computer but can't seem to get the maps to load up to the Montana. I've disabled everything on the Montana Map wise and tried again but still no new maps. WTF? Just noticed on the back of the packaging where it list compatible Garmin units. The Montana is not listed but I can't imagine they are selling software that won't work on their new units. Thanks in advance for any help.

You need to use MapInstall. Make sure you have the most recent version by checking here: Windows Version

Or if you have a Mac, go here instead:

[atlas cached]

Originally Posted by hanksmybuddy

Help before I throw this thing. Here's my problem. I have the Montana 600 and am using BaseCamp. I purchased the Topo US 24K yesterday. Loaded it on my computer but can't seem to get the maps to load up to the Montana. I've disabled everything on the Montana Map wise and tried again but still no new maps. WTF? Just noticed on the back of the packaging where it list compatible Garmin units. The Montana is not listed but I can't imagine they are selling software that won't work on their new units. Thanks in advance for any help.

Which version of Topo US 24k did you purchase? They should all be compatible with your Montana :)

Nearly everything you need to know about sending maps to your Montana can be found here.

[scotty69]

Got my new Montana to replace my piece of #hit one I got first off. The new one, I am tickled to say, stayed on the bike all day (150 ish miles) without ever shutting off or giving me the white screen! Maybe Garmin fixed the problem.