(Although this bulletin was originally released back in November, we wanted to repost for any users who missed it during the busy holiday season)
On November 29 2010, Garmin released a service bulletin detailing a glitch in their software for chartplotters and XM antenna versions. The weather data may not appear on chartplotters that have an XM WX Satellite Weather Subscription.
The affected products include:
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Chartplotter
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Chartplotter Software
Version
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When Used with XM Antenna
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Antenna Software Version
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GPSMAP® 430x/430sx
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4.30 or earlier
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GXM™ 30 or GXM 31
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Any
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GPSMAP 440x/440sx
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4.30 or earlier
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GXM 30 or GXM 31
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Any
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GPSMAP 530/530s
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4.30 or earlier
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GXM 30 or GXM 31
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Any
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GPSMAP 535/535s
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4.30 or earlier
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GXM 30 or GXM 31
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Any
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GPSMAP 540/540s
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4.30 or earlier
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GXM 30 or GXM 31
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Any
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GPSMAP 545/545s
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4.30 or earlier
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GXM 30 or GXM 31
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Any
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GPSMAP 421/421s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 441/441s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 521/521s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 541/541s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 526/526s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 536/536s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 546/546s
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 4008
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 4010
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 4012
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 4208
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 4210
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 4212
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 5008
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 5012
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 5015
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 5208
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 5212
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 5215
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 720
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 740
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 6008
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 6012
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 6208
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 6212
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 7012
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 7015
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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GPSMAP 7212
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Any
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GXM 51
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2.20 or earlier
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Description of Issue
XM radio has discontinued free audio broadcast on channel 247. This channel lineup change may impact graphical weather from being displayed on certain Garmin chartplotters.
Resolution of Issue
If your chartplotter or XM antenna has a software version listed above and you have an XM WX Satellite Weather subscription, update your chartplotter or XM antenna to the latest software. Download the software update for free or purchase it on a pre-programmed SD card at www.garmin.com.
Customer Action
To determine the chartplotter or GXM 30/31 software version, from the chatplotter Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information.
To determine the GXM 51 software version, from the chartplotter Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEA 2000 Setup > Device List > Garmin GXM51.
Compliance
Mandatory only if you have an XM WX Satellite Weather subscription for your chartplotter. Otherwise compliance is optional. - |