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Problem with Garmin nuvi 1390

 
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 9:42am

I had recently started having sporadic problems with my nuvi 1390. It will lock up and not show routing. Once it gave me an error saying out of memory. Now when it is turned on it shows the GARMIN startup graphic but will do nothing else. Has anyone else seen this problem and resolved it short of returning to Garmin. Of course the warranty expired in October.

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Fri, 11/16/2012 - 9:59am

Try resetting the unit

I don't have a 1390, but have had other units act strange at times. Have you tried a hard reset on the unit? This may loose personal data like favorites and such.
Instructions here:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/26136

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Fri, 11/16/2012 - 1:51pm

Hook it to the computer 1st

If it will connect to the computer then pull off your favorites before you do a hard reset.

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Fri, 11/16/2012 - 2:33pm

Tried that

I have tried connection to the PC and it will not connect. I have also tried a hard reset and it will not move past the GARMIN graphic picture at startup.

Fri, 11/16/2012 - 3:18pm

Before returning it to Garmin

Since a hard reset is ineffective, I would try letting it sit at the Garmin graphic if it does not shut off there to drain the battery completely. Perhaps this might get it out of whatever lockup/loop it's in.

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Garmin Nüvi 660 & 3490LMT with ecoRoute HD, Nüvi 855 gone to GPS heaven
Fri, 11/16/2012 - 5:46pm

Hard Reset

I got an out of memory message on my 1390 when I tried loading my custom POI files on it. I moved them to an SD card and deleted them from the unit and never had the message come up again. It did freeze up with the Garmin startup graphic, once, but a hard reset fixed that. Haven't had any problems with it since.

Fri, 11/16/2012 - 7:46pm

If none of that works, you

If none of that works, you may be able to use GarminCure 3 to create a firmware that will bypass whatever is causing the Garmin to hang, so that you can install a fresh copy of the firmware.

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Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:24am

Backup files

I have a friend whose nuvi 1390 has packed a sad when he tried load the latest software, and I was wondering if somebody may have a backup file or the original files for it.

If you do could you please email them to me at shenanigansnz@clear.net.nz

Thanks

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