Updates & Downloads
StreetPilot 2620 software version 4.80
as of October 20, 2006
View installation instructions and system requirements
Notes:
- Reverting to previous software revisions will clear all user data.
Change History
Changes made from version 4.70 to 4.80:
- Corrected a problem that could skip via points and go straight to the destination when using City Navigator North America v8.0.
- Corrected a problem that could cause a shutdown when doing a POI find-by-name with City Navigator North America v8.0.
- Corrected a problem with the odometer field on the main map that caused the mileage number to blank when over 9,999 miles or kilometers.
- Corrected a problem that prevented the search results page from updating while moving.
Changes made from version 4.60 to 4.70:
- Corrected '11' and '1' in the French and French Canadian voices.
- Allow trip log distance to wrap back to zero when it overflows.
- Improved consistency between trip log and odometer distances.
Changes made from version 4.50 to 4.60:
- Improved WAAS search and selection process to be smarter in its handling of multiple SBAS service providers, overlapping service volumes, and exceptional conditions.
- Corrected a problem that could cause the Mileage Log distance to become corrupted, resulting in a distance that is displayed as all underscores.
Changes made from version 4.40 to 4.50:
- Corrected loss of route after Route Recalculation when the 'Ask My Preference' routing option is set to 'No'.
- Corrected loss of mileage data between power cycles.
Changes made from version 4.30 to 4.40:
- Improved route transfers from MapSource with multiple via points.
- Added ability to disable remote control input: From any page, press the 'Menu' key, then select 'Options'. Select the 'General' tab, then press the 'Menu' key. Select 'Disable Remote'.
- Added support for Portuguese and Canadian French audio languages.
Changes made from version 4.20 to 4.30:
- Changing a saved route's name no longer causes a possible reboot.
- Find Exit feature now shows the complete list of services for a given exit.
- Removed extra text that was shown in some rare situations after the end of textual turn instructions.
- 'None Found' is no longer returned when searching for an intersection of two identically named streets.
- Corrected Italian translation of 'Public Sport Airport'.
- Odometer value no longer displays an incorrect value when configured to small narrow tabs if the odometer value exceeds 999.
- The small address overlay tab now wraps to two lines.
Changes made from version 3.90 to 4.20:
- Improved synchronization of spoken and displayed turn distance.
- Corrected shutdown problem that occurred when saved route names contained the ß (ss) character.
- The 'Allow U-Turns' setting sometimes resulted in unnecessary u-turns.
- Improved Dutch translation of the word 'Minor'.
- Seasonally closed roads are now used if the road is open during the date that the route is created. Previously, all seasonal roads were avoided.
Changes made from version 3.80 to 3.90:
- Corrected routing within the central London toll area when using European City Navigator v6 cartography.
- Added additional support for updates to pre-loaded maps.
Changes made from version 3.70 to 3.80:
- Problems Corrected:
- Address searches which were limited to a city could fail if the map consisted of exactly 32 cities.
- The minutes symbol (') was sometimes omitted on latitude / longitude displays.
- In some rare conditions, an extra route section was shown on the Turn Review page.
- Slightly increased maximum backlight brightness.
- Corrected compatibility issue with Kingston compact flash cards.
- Features Added:
- Added support for updates to pre-loaded maps.
Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70:
- Problems Corrected:
- The HOME waypoint's altitude was incorrect when viewed in MapSource.
- Via points within a route were sometimes removed from the route during an off-route recalculation.
- The unit could become unresponsive for several seconds when calculating very long routes.
Changes made from version 3.50 to 3.60:
- Problems Corrected:
- Detail indicator under zoom scale on turn review pages was not always correct.
- Reviewing map features near the end of a search results list could cause the wrong information to be displayed.
- Short power interruptions could cause the unit to report 'Required Maps Missing'.
Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:
- Problems Corrected:
- Improved compatibility with certain CF cards.
- Deleting a waypoint could leave an empty item in the Recent Finds list.
- The distance and bearing shown while using the 'Measure Distance' and 'Show Map' functions were sometimes incorrect.
- Nearest City searches defaulted to the basemap in Europe.
- Nearest search results were sometimes sorted incorrectly.
- Failure to prompt for an unlock code when one was required.
- Avoid Highways/Toll Roads didn't work for some long routes.
- Find, Services, Auto Fuel, by Name sometimes did not allow text entry.
- Detour function would not create an alternate route.
- Find, Exits could sometimes display exits behind the vehicle.
- Route recalculations activated from the 'This Route Does Not Match Available Maps' prompt removed vias from the route.
- Routes calculated or recalculated while moving did not always evaluate turns that were near the vehicle.
- Features Added:
- Added support for new features in future MapSource City Navigator releases.
Changes made from version 3.20 to 3.40:
- Problems Corrected:
- Recalculating a route didn't prompt for calculation method.
- Certain finds along a route did not return complete results.
- The previous route could not be saved.
- The unit could become unresponsive when using the remote control on the Route page while moving with safe mode enabled.
- The route page could show an incorrect destination after activating a saved route.
- POI and waypoint symbols with a red cross were changed to use a blue cross to avoid confusion.
- Detours did not always function properly.
- Route preview pages didn't center correctly on the route when using the 'Prev' and 'Next' buttons.
- The unit could restart in certain cases after transferring a large number of routes from MapSource.
- New or Changed Features:
- Improved Safe Mode user notification.
- Increased number of via points allowed per route to 250.
- Notify user if detail maps might be outdated.
- Changed appearance of map overlay tabs.
Changes made from version 3.00 to 3.20:
- Problems Corrected:
- Waypoints with spaces in their name could not always be found correctly.
- Convenience stores and truck stops were not included when searching for Services... Auto Fuel.
- When switching from an off-road route to an along-road route, the off-road route could still be shown as the active route.
- When refining a street name, the body of the street name would sometimes not be displayed.
- Daylight Savings Time incorrectly interacted with UTC time.
- Features Added:
- Updated text translations.
Installation Instructions
- It is recommended that you disable screen savers or other programs running on your PC while you go through the update process. Disruptions to the update process may render your GPS inoperable. If the transfer is interrupted, turn off the GPS and then turn it back on. Reboot your PC, go to step #6 and attempt the download again. GARMIN is not responsible for failed downloads of operating software to the GPS and factory resetting the GPS unit will fall under our Flat Rate Repair Policy.
- Power your GPS using the power adapter that came with your device. Next, connect your GPS to your computer using a GARMIN PC Interface cable to an open USB port. Turn the GPS on.
- If your GPS supports configuration of the USB format, verify that the USB Format is set to GARMIN (refer to your owner's manual for instructions).
- If a program called gStart launches during this update, please ignore it. gStart is not required to complete this update process.
- If your computer asks for a driver, you need to install the Garmin USB driver. Please see the software and installation instructions that came with your device, or download and install the USB driver from Garmin's website.
- Click on 'Download' at the top of this web page, and choose to run the file on your computer. Select Run.
- Select OK, then select Setup.
System requirements
- IBM-compatible PC running Windows 7 SP1 or later operating system and an available USB port.