Nuvi 760 4.6 firmware

 

Has anyone had any problems with the 760 voice stuttering with the new 4.6 firmware upgrade? It was pretty bad yesterday. I didn't have the problem before the upgrade. I applied the upgrade again and it still does it.

Can the previous firmware 4.2 be applied?

Steve

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gpsaccount wrote:

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alokasi wrote:
gpsaccount wrote:

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OK, cool. I don't know when I might need it again but noted. Thanks.

P.S. Apparently the actual signs work in the title?

PCB Version

Just checked mine out as well and it is 4.60 nuvi 760 S S V7 iNAN2 2 GB with a PCB Version 7 as well.

The Voice Checksum (not that I have a clue what that is mind you) is 281122900

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Zeus

Just checked mine.....

zeus33 wrote:

Just checked mine out as well and it is 4.60 nuvi 760 S S V7 iNAN2 2 GB with a PCB Version 7 as well.

The Voice Checksum (not that I have a clue what that is mind you) is 281122900

I have nuvi 760 S S V5 iNAND2 2GB.
I use Jack ver 1.40.
No stutterimg problems here.

Stuttering Awful

When on a two hour drive yesterday and the stuttering got so bad, it rendered the 760 pretty much unusable.

I am going to see if I can find how to downgrade to 4.2.

Garmin 4.6 stutter

Yep I am also now have a stutter problem AFTER updating. Did not have a problem before. The other problems mentioned I have not noticed yet but have not checked that feature yet.
I have not contacted Garmin yet.

My 760 also stutters. Come

My 760 also stutters. Come on Garmin! Two months is long enough to fix this problem.

Garmin 4.6 Stutter

We have (2) 750s and I updated from 4.2 to 4.6 when 4.6 came out. I didn't have 4.2 long enough to notice any stuttering. My experience with 4.6 is that stuttering is a totally random phenomonen. I can go for days (or even weeks) at a time an it's perfect and then one day for no apparent reason, stutter is a disaster. A re-boot usually fixes it. hmmmm...

I'm of the opinion it's a processor horsepower (or priority handling in the firmware) issue with the 7x0 models and in certain situations it just gets oveloaded with tasks. What re-enforces this opinion for me is that it happens far more frequently on the one of my 750's where we also use a GTM-20 for traffic, and particularly when I'm on a route. Also... we pretty much always use the MP3 player when driving.

The other 750 (my wifes, with no traffic receiver) rarely ever has a stutter problem and it may be my imagination but it sure seems like it happens on hers, always when using 2D map display.

I don't think it will ever be "fixed", simply because they don't understand how to reproduce the problem reliably.

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Frank, MA.

That's why everyone with a problem should contact Garmin........

Frank508 wrote:

We have (2) 750s and I updated from 4.2 to 4.6 when 4.6 came out. I didn't have 4.2 long enough to notice any stuttering. My experience with 4.6 is that stuttering is a totally random phenomonen. I can go for days (or even weeks) at a time an it's perfect and then one day for no apparent reason, stutter is a disaster. A re-boot usually fixes it. hmmmm...

I'm of the opinion it's a processor horsepower (or priority handling in the firmware) issue with the 7x0 models and in certain situations it just gets oveloaded with tasks. What re-enforces this opinion for me is that it happens far more frequently on the one of my 750's where we also use a GTM-20 for traffic, and particularly when I'm on a route. Also... we pretty much always use the MP3 player when driving.

The other 750 (my wifes, with no traffic receiver) rarely ever has a stutter problem and it may be my imagination but it sure seems like it happens on hers, always when using 2D map display.

I don't think it will ever be "fixed", simply because they don't understand how to reproduce the problem reliably.

That's the only way they can fix the problems. We all complain about issues with new software, but how many of us actually contact Garmin?
Last Friday I spent an hour talking, to a Garmin Rep. I explained to him about the language problem (with language guide), Custom POI scrolling issue, and asked about the long loading map issues and defragging.
I had my 760 in hand and so did he. I took him step by step through the issues.
He was going to go directly to the software Engineers with the language guide and Custom POI problems. He didn't have an answer for the (defrag?) or long loding map issue, but would try to get an answer. Neither of us could duplicate the stuttering problem, but he said he had a couple calls concerning this.
Also mentioned was that an important person, with Garmin, also owns a 7XX model. So they are definitely working on some issues. They just don't want another 4.00 fiasco, by releasing firmware too early.

Down(Up?) Grade to v4.2

Aconite wrote:

When on a two hour drive yesterday and the stuttering got so bad, it rendered the 760 pretty much unusable.

I am going to see if I can find how to downgrade to 4.2.

Go to this site:

http://www.gpsinformation.org/perry/nuvi/

and download:

nuvi760_420.exe

Run and install. That's what I did and it worked fine. Mind you, I did a total backup to the PC first, if I hadn't backed up it would probably have bricked it! wink

Garmin Reply

I emailed Garmin about the issue. They suggested a hard reset, which made no difference, and to redownload the voices, also making no difference.

I downloaded the 4.2 firmware provided in the message above and downgraded.

No more stutter .... and no more telling me to make a turn after I completed the turn.

I notified Garmin of the results.

I strongly recommend everybody having this issue contact Garmin and let them know. They are not going to fix something if they don't know it's an issue. And if everybody chimes in with their issue and how/when it comes about, maybe Garmin will see a pattern that will help them resolve it.

Anyway, version 4.2 seems to have resolved my stuttering problem in my limited testing so far.

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Aconite - Garmin is well aware of the problems. They are either (1) incapable of fixing the problems or (2) have chosen to disregard the problems and instead concentrate on selling newer models with a higher markup.

Let's not forget. . .

GadgetGuy2008 wrote:

Aconite - Garmin is well aware of the problems. They are either (1) incapable of fixing the problems or (2) have chosen to disregard the problems and instead concentrate on selling newer models with a higher markup.

Let's not forget making the unit obsolete. Yep the 7x0 units are on the discontinued list. This only means that they are no longer manufacturing them, however they should continue to support the firmware. For how long, who knows!

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JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic

760 stutter

This is the response from Garmin on the stutter issue with the latest firmware:

Thank you for contacting Garmin International.
This is a known software issue. The engineers are working on an update to correct.
Thank you for your patience.

With Best Regards,
Christopher L
Product Support Specialist
Automotive Team
Garmin International
913-397-8200
800-800-1020
913-440-8280 (fax) Att: Christopher L

www.garmin.com

RE: 760 Stutter

Toydriver wrote:

This is the response from Garmin on the stutter issue with the latest firmware:

Thank you for contacting Garmin International.
This is a known software issue. The engineers are working on an update to correct.
Thank you for your patience.

With Best Regards,
Christopher L
Product Support Specialist
Automotive Team
Garmin International
913-397-8200
800-800-1020
913-440-8280 (fax) Att: Christopher L

www.garmin.com

Good to know, but I do not put a whole lot of stock in Christopher after my past dealings with him. You got the same canned response that is typical from him.

Joe

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JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic

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jrozsnaki wrote:
Toydriver wrote:

This is the response from Garmin on the stutter issue with the latest firmware:

Thank you for contacting Garmin International.
This is a known software issue. The engineers are working on an update to correct.
Thank you for your patience.

With Best Regards,
Christopher L
Product Support Specialist
Automotive Team
Garmin International
913-397-8200
800-800-1020
913-440-8280 (fax) Att: Christopher L

www.garmin.com

Good to know, but I do not put a whole lot of stock in Christopher after my past dealings with him. You got the same canned response that is typical from him.

Joe

Heck, that's the canned response for every bug reported in 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.1 and 3.0.

I still say ..

I see, so if I understand correctly ...

- don't bother informing Garmin when you have a firmware issues, not sure why, email is pretty expensive and time consuming to do I guess

- just upgrade to the newest and best Garmin every year until they purposely break the firmware so that you can upgrade again the year after?

Personally, I don't think Garmin is that type of company. I think that if they reeive a lot of emails about a particular firmware issue, they would give that issue a higher priority in their list of things to do ... and perhaps even spend a bit more time on a quality fix instead of a possible band-aide solution that may or may not work.

No Stuttering but takes for ever to locate a satellite signal

Hi guys,

I do not have the stuttering problem but lately my nuvi 760 takes forever to lock on a satellite signal. I have the bluetooth enabled, but that shouldn't affect the reception. I am only getting 2 bars.

Any ideas?

THANKS

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Zeus

Windshield interference?

zeus33 wrote:

Hi guys,

I do not have the stuttering problem but lately my nuvi 760 takes forever to lock on a satellite signal. I have the bluetooth enabled, but that shouldn't affect the reception. I am only getting 2 bars.

Any ideas?

THANKS

Does your windshield (or whatever your nuvi needs to see through) have heater coils or a radio antenna or anything else that may impede the GPS signals reaching your GPS? In an open area outside of a vehicle, how many bars do you see? What firmware does your nuvi have?

With these answers, we may have a better idea of what's going on.

No Sat Problem Here

I haven't had any trouble locking onto satellites either. Maybe a reset would help. Just an idea.

Canned response

...Heck, that's the canned response for every bug reported in 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.1 and 3.0.

Maybe but if you don't report a problem you can't expect it to get fixed. Overall I am very satisfied with Garmin products.

You can hope, Don't hold your breath though.

Where is the quality control, why push a product out the door that is not ready?

This is the type of problem that makes me speak out, and this is the type of firmware problem I have spoke of in the past.

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Using Android Based GPS.The above post and my sig reflects my own opinions, expressed for the purpose of informing or inspiring, not commanding. Naturally, you are free to reject or embrace whatever you read.

updating bluetooth

anyone else's unit decide it needs to update (the already updated) bluetooth firmware, if your bluetooth phone is near the GPS when you wake it up and press a button before the bluetooth handshake is completed? i was hoping this firmware would have resolved this, but, nope, happened this morning.

No stuttering yet

On 4.6

Reset has worked - partially

Hi guys,

reset has worked (partially at least), but it still feels slower than before. At least within two minutes last time it seemed to acquire a signal.

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Zeus

I've seen a couple of posts

I've seen a couple of posts on different sites that mention a v4.70 on currently selling retail units. I'm not holding my breath, but after a conversation with my friendly local Costco I'll hang in for a while and see if it appears for download. Of course the question then will be if it fixes the language guide, stutter etc. what will it break instead? smile

Stutter Fixed

gpsaccount wrote:

Of course the question then will be if it fixes the language guide, stutter etc. what will it break instead? smile

According to Garmin revision history, the text to speech stutter issue was fixed in version 4.2. My Nuvi 760 came with version 4.1 firmware. Stuttering problem was very bad that made it difficult to understand what it said.

Stutter problem disappeared after I upgraded it to 4.6

Contact Garmin - YES

I contacted Garmin several weeks ago about the launguage not loading. The told me "no one else has reported this problem" They took a copy of my garmin files and said they would work on this on the next update. They told me not to go back to the last update as it could damage my unit. Has anyone had any damage by going back to an old update?

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Mary, Nuvi 2450, Garmin Viago, Honda Navigation, Nuvi 750 (gave to son)

It started with 4.0

mgarledge wrote:

I contacted Garmin several weeks ago about the launguage not loading. The told me "no one else has reported this problem" They took a copy of my garmin files and said they would work on this on the next update. They told me not to go back to the last update as it could damage my unit. Has anyone had any damage by going back to an old update?

I believe the problem started with 4.0 firmware... If you upgraded to 4.0 and tried to roll back to 'pre' 4.0 firmware, bluetooth stopped working (and could not be fixed unless you return the unit to Garmin). I have not heard of any issues with 4.0 and beyond, but wouldn't want to try it.

Larry

Previous Firmware

I run Firmware 3.0 on my Nuvi 750 and have had none of the issues that some of those with 4.0 + have reported. From postings made by others, if you are above 4.0, you can go back as far as 4.0 with no issues but the process to go back to less than 4.0 (many run 3.0, 3.1 or 3.2 with no problems) is just a bit more technically involved and one would lose Bluetooth as mentioned. But the 750 doesn't have Bluetooth anyway. Garmin's map update process forces a firmware upgrade to the latest version but there is an easy way around that too.

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larelr2003

Motherboard Analogy

In dealing with PC's motherboard manufacturers recommend that you only upgrade the BIOS/firmware if you are having problems with your system. It seems that we keep forgetting that the GPS unit is really a computer as well.

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Zeus

Resolved?

Did this issue get resolved?

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nuvi 200 | lifetime maps

v4.90 resolves the

v4.90 resolves the stuttering issue

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