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ROADMATE 1470 2.05 POSTED
superdave592
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2.05 posted on Magellan site.. I have installed it and it works so far so good thank you to PND4ME and the other beta testers and Magellan.. I hope this cures the 1440 1470 1475 problems
Comments
* 2nd Page of OneTouch offers more personalization.
* Optimized interface for faster POI search.
* Improved address search performance for addresses starting with N, S, E, W.
* Added QWERTY keyboard.
* Added SmartDetour
* Enhancements made to improve GPS acquisition time
P.S. I already returned mine when the 1.16 update bricked it. I was hoping to buy a new one when an update came out.
Magellan RoadMate 1340
Question:
Your unit displayed the following message "Your device needs to be restarted to increase performance. Please wait while your data is saved."
Answer:
We have received isolated reports of this issue and are currently working on a firmware update solution due to be released by the end of September. Please check back with our website at www.magellangps.com/support at that time, enter your model number in the downloads/updates section and check for the latest software update.
And instead say return it while you can.
Improvements:
- night mode affects menus now, so it doesn't destroy your night vision when you switch from a map to look through the menus
- 3d view looks much more 3d
- QWERTY keyboard, YESSSSS!
- address book much easier to deal with
New Bugs:
- If you are already in a trip, the AAA tourbook stuff doesn't work as it normally does giving restaurant descriptions and discounts. It simply goes to the route screen when you choose a location. I would expect you should still be able to browse the tourbook info the same whether you are in a trip or not.
-In the screen where it shows the 4 routes possible on a map, clicking one of the 4 buttons like "mostly freeway" should choose it, however it goes to the next screen with "fastest time" or whatever was the choice before entering the map screen. I think this used to work.
- Local info button vanished. Where do you get that stuff now?
- Onetouch is all messed up - try to use it and you'll see. I can't even explain how broken it is, in many many ways too. Trying to add new buttons keeps replacing the same one, the ATM icon is there but acts like a blank one, adding address works but adding search replaces the last added button.
Update: if you reset the unit to factory fresh settings (hidden menu) the one touch works fine.
- When looking at the 4 route choices on the map to see how (fastest, shortest, freeway most, freeway least) it will be routed, the color legend is broken. It used to be 4 different colors. Now it sometimes uses the same color for different routes, and that color may not even appear on the map screen. So the legend might use blue for 3 of them, and red for one, but on the map will be a green line and a yellow line.
Update: this also looks to be fixed by the factory reset.
- Volume messed up. Even on quietest mode, certain sounds are extremely loud while others are quiet as they are supposed to be
Update: with the factory reset, this may be taken care of too
Bugs not fixed:
- In the middle of a multi-destination trip. If you turn off the unit and turn it back on, the trip is lost. What good is a multi-destination trip if you can't stop at each location and resume when you start up your car again? I assume this is a bug since this feature worked fine in the 4250
-I always select in the options "2D north up". Then when you go to the map, tap on it, and go to 3d view and back to 2d, you'll see things are fine. However, if you then leave it in 3d view, leave the map screen, and come back later, tapping on the screen shows 2d heading up instead of north up like specified in the options. And if you go to options, it has now changed to 2d heading up.
Improvements I wish for
- Real satellite status screen like on the 4250. This table of numbers is just not usable for a general consumer
- In the 4250, if you search for a POI or address, you can pan around the map around the destination. Then you can plop down a pointer and route to that instead. This helps if you don't have an actual POI in the database or just forgot the name. You can find something you know near it, move around the map to where you know it should be, then route to that location. This capability is missing in this unit and could be helpful.
If they do isolate the cause of these FAE, I'm sure Magellan will post an u pdate for it, but for now, there is no real plan as I understand to support the EOL products. But that's just my opinion and it does not reflect what Magellan may apply towards these EOL products.
So I think there is some problem with the updater dealing with pre-set onetouch settings and it all ends up corrupted. I guess the best thing to do after a firmware update is re-initialize to factory settings, though you end up losing all your addresses. Maybe the backup and restore feature can put back those settings without putting back to corruption. Haven't tried that yet.
I would recommend the best thing to do once you have updated your unit is to perform a master reset, this usually takes care of most the issues.
If you would clarify your concern, I can help you get an answer or have Magellan look at it if we can duplicate it.
Thanks for your help
In NY most small towns or villages belong to a township. The township is a political group of smaller towns and villagesl The township has absolutely nothing to do with postal addresses or routing a gps. You would never give someone your township name when giving them directions to your home and once you leave your own town, you probably would never know the township name of where you are going.
Yet, the 1470 insists on saving address book favorites with township names rather than city/town names. In the case of my address, it even saves the wrong township name. I can enter the address by the town but it saves the township name instead.
I think though that on POIs it now displays the correct town with the township name in parentheses.
No other gps does this so Magellan can't blame the maps on navteq.
Can you please offer specific township names and cities/Counties they are in that you have concerns with, the more the better.
I will do what I can to past the word to Magellan MDC regarding your concern.
Not sure if it is a concern with everyone since I don't hear much about it here in West Coast, but your feed back is important so please provide as much details along with State, County, City, Township, street and number you are looking for.
Thanks
Almost all towns on Long Island or in Westchester. Any address.
Wantagh, NY Town of Hempstead
Bellmore. NY Town of Hempstead
Copiague, NY Town of Babylon
Medford, NY Town of Brookhaven
Blauvelt, NY Town of Orangetown
The list goes on and on. the Townships are saved in the address book not the village.
Also, if I do a where am it will, tell me the township not the village. If I asked someone to pick me up in the Town of Orangetown, they wouldn't have any idea where that is but Blauvelt they could find.
For my home address, it lets me enter the town, Chappaqua but saves it as Town of Mt Pleasant. In reality, it is the Town of New Castle!
Not sure what GPS / PND shows villages? Are you trying to say Cities? and I'm just wondering why there are not more people concern about this issue you are questioning?
I will pass on your concern, but please make clear as to what you mean by villages?
http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/025536.php
So as I said it does not make a whole lot of sense to be abandoning the 1340 and it should make people with a 1340 very unhappy.
The township names are just plain wrong. Nobody who is not from the immediate area would know or care about them. Nobody can find you based on a township.
Does this make it any clearer?
Thanks for your input
What version are you running in which Magellan model? I guess by the sound of it, you must own a Magellan RoadMate 1470 that have version 2.05 software loaded correct?
Also provide were you indoors or outdoors when this shut down occured? Did you have GPS receiption when the unit rebooted.
Did it pvoide a message regarding needing to shut down due to memory issue?
The more information you can supply us, the better chance Magellan will be able to duplicate your concern and fix the bug.
If you wish, you can PM me with your information.
Thanks for your help
My operation manager just checked our RoadMate 1470 with version 2.05 update and an older version 1.23 and we confirmed your issue with the township name on the older version software.
Here is the good news and strange part about all this, in the version 2.05 software/firmware that just have been released, the township and town/City is now listed and saved in address book, it shows the City than the Township in brackets.
Are you sure you updated your unit correctly? and if you did, do a master reset to see if it helps.
I have taken pictures of the difference but there is no way for us to post pictures on this forum as I know of.
So please try to update your unit again and check it, you may have to erase your old memory and reload the new update with fresh addresses.
Good Luck, but it appears Magellan have listen and fix what you are concern with.
Next....
I will try doing an update a again and master reset too. But it looks as if the issue is half fixed which is good. I think the POI fix is actually more important as when I save a favorite, I know the city. Its when I am in a strange area the city is very important.
The only things that don't work are HOME and WHERE AM I. These still revert to the township.
Overall though, I am pleased with this update. My apologies again for speaking too soon!
When I turn the unit back on I get the rotating circle? It goes on for ever. Does this mean it is "bricked"
I followed the instructions and I have done an update in the past without incident.
Help/Suggestions
Thoughts anyone?
P.S. Had been fine with 1.10 that it came with in May '09, guess I shouldn't of messed with it!
Actually, I don't think "bricked" is the right term to use for this, but rather looped.
Did you have to pay for shipping? What was the turn around time expected? I live in Canada but assume the location to send them the unit is in the US?
I'm out of town and can not send them the unit back for a couple days but i will give them a call to prepare.
Thanks for the info. OK I will now call it a "looped brick"
Good luck!
How can I "remove" 2.05 and "reinstall" 1.15.... PLEASE HELP....!!!!