Garmin 296 -- backing it up?

It dawned on me that my 296 is three years old and that I ought to
update the software. (I have 2.6, and 4 Something is available.) The
Garmin website tells me to back up my waypoints and routes before
installing the new software.

Fine. I look in the index, but there's nothing under backup. I search
the website, and there's nothing about backing up data, at least not
for the 296.

Does anyone have a clue as to how this is done?


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new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com

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It dawned on me that my 296 is three years old and that I ought to
update the software. (I have 2.6, and 4 Something is available.) The
Garmin website tells me to back up my waypoints and routes before
installing the new software.

Fine. I look in the index, but there's nothing under backup. I search
the website, and there's nothing about backing up data, at least not
for the 296.

Does anyone have a clue as to how this is done?



Just do the update. It's 5.x nowadays, VERY well behaved updates.

http://www.easygps.com/





Cubdriver wrote:

It dawned on me that my 296 is three years old and that I ought to
update the software. (I have 2.6, and 4 Something is available.) The
Garmin website tells me to back up my waypoints and routes before
installing the new software.

Fine. I look in the index, but there's nothing under backup. I search
the website, and there's nothing about backing up data, at least not
for the 296.

Does anyone have a clue as to how this is done?


Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com

Easy GPS is a lot easier and it's free. Plus you can transfer the
waypoints, routes, etc, to and from any other brand of GPS.




Bill Zaleski wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:17:18 -0400, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT
net wrote:



It dawned on me that my 296 is three years old and that I ought to
update the software. (I have 2.6, and 4 Something is available.) The
Garmin website tells me to back up my waypoints and routes before
installing the new software.

Fine. I look in the index, but there's nothing under backup. I search
the website, and there's nothing about backing up data, at least not
for the 296.

Does anyone have a clue as to how this is done?


Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com



Backing up waypoints and routes are done through the Mapsource PC
software. The latest operating software for the 296 is 5.1, I think.
It fixes a few of the glitches.

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:20:17 -0400, Bill Zaleski
wrote:

Backing up waypoints and routes are done through the Mapsource PC
software.

Oh!

(What great instructions those Garmin lads write!)

Many thanks to all of you.

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com