It refers to the internal temperature of the navigator, not to the atmospheric one.

The latest software version to update your Geosat is available, free of charge, from the support section
Each Software update is an executable file with an intuitive user interface that makes the updating operation easier.

Check whether your Geosat  needs to be updated:

How to check the software version in your Geosat:

1. Press the MENU key
2. Touch the Settings button twice
3. Touch the System info button
The software version is indicated in the first line as V1.xx.xxxR (dd-mm-yy), while the chart version
is indicated in the second to last line as T-EUQ-xxx.xx
The next step is to check whether there are updates available from the Support section

How to install the drivers on your PC:

1. If this is the first time that you have updated the software, you first need to register your product . 
Select Product registration and fill out all the required fields. After completing the form, you will receive an email with your login and password details.

2. After registering the product, visit the download section
select the model of the navigator to be updated, then click on drivers (this is necessary just the first time you update the software ).

3. In the drivers page click on download, you will be asked to enter your login and password details and then the download will start.

4. Once the drivers have been saved, launch the set up (USB_Geosat_Drivers-Setup) and follow the instructions without connecting your AvMap Geosat to the PC. Once the setup is finished, restart your PC. If the drivers have been correctly installed, they will be displayed in the Control Panel under Add/Remove Programs as ‘Chart Plotter USB drivers’. This driver will let your PC communicate with your navigator.

GsUpdate:
Once you have downloaded the drivers, you can download the Software update - called “gsupdate”. http://www.avmap.it/index.php?swt=0309
1.  click on Software Update. Find the latest release of the software, which will incorporate all the most recent improvements
(and all the previous ones).
2. Once you have downloaded the new software on your PC, you can connect your AvMap Geosat to the USB port, using the cable provided. If your unit is correctly linked, it will emit an audible signal. It should also display the ‘Found New Hardware’ message. Confirm the installation
3. Open the downloaded file. This will launch the Software update utility and your AvMap Geosat will emit two audible signals and will display the current version of the software and the new one.
Choose one (or more) languages from the menu and click on ‘SOFTWARE UPDATE’. Once you have completed the update click on ‘EXIT’ and wait for the audible signal to disconnect your AvMap Geosat from the PC.

Minimum PC requirements for drivers
Microsoft ® Windows®
ME / 2000 / XP o 2003 Server.
Processor 486 DX2
64 Mb RAM
64 Mb free space on Hard Disc
256 colours (800*600 resolution)
USB port

The Ram Clear is a memory reset that can be carried out in case of fatal error or to reset the memory in order to restore the default
settings. Attention: this operation will delete your Marks if they have not been saved with the File Manager.
1. Connect the power supply of your AvMap navigator. The unit has to be turned off at that time.
2. Power on the navigator with the PAGE button pressing at the same time the FIND button. Hold both keys until the ‘System Test’ window is displayed.
3. Select Ram Clear with the JOYSTICK, then press the + button to confirm.
4. You will then see a message “Are you sure?” press the + key to confirm. ‘Ram Cleared’ will be displayed.
5. When the Ram is cleared, you can turn off the unit with the PAGE button.

This may be because countries are in written the database with their native language name:

ALBANIA

ANDORRA,

BALGARIJA (Bulgaria),

BELARUS,

BELGIË (Belgium),

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA,

CESKÁ REPUBLIKA (Czech republic),

CITTA DEL VATICANO (vatican City),

CRNA GORA  (Montenegro)

DANMARK (Denmark),

DEUTSCHLAND (Germany),

ESPAÑA (Spain),

EESTI (Estonia)

FRANCE (France),

GIBRALTAR (Gibraltar),

HELLAS (Greece),

HRVATSKA (Croatia),

IRELAND,

ITALIA (Italy),

LATVJIA (Latvia),

LIECHTENSTEIN,

LIETUVA (Lithuania),

LUXEMBOURG,

MAGYARORSZÁG (Hungary),

MALTA,

MONACO,

NEDERLAND (Netherlands),

NORGE (Norway),

ÖSTERREICH (Austria),

POLSKA (Poland),

PORTUGAL (Portugal),

 

ROSSIYA (Russia),

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (Moldova),

ROMANIA (Romania),

SAN MARINO,

SCHWEIZ (Switzerland),

SRBIJA (Serbia)

SLOVENIJA (Slovenia)

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA (Slovakia),SUOMI (Finlandia),SVERIGE (Svezia),

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC  (FYROM),

TÜRKIYE (Turkey),

UKRAINE,

UNITED KINGDOM.

No,  there are no aeronautical or marine charts available for AvMap terrestrial navigators.

The duration of the battery at full bright is about 30 minutes. The duration can be extended by decreasing the brightness of the LCD up to 80-90 minutes

You can buy a new  AvMap SD card peloaded with new software and maps, directly on our Shop Online.
 
Ho to know your map version:
To know whether your map needs to be updated or not, you need to know its version and then check whether that is the latest one available on the AvMap web site.
1. Press twice the MENU button to open the Main Menu.
2. Select ABOUT and confirm by pressing +.
3. The about page contains all the info related to software and cartography. The cartography version is detailed in the
bottom: Map Name and Version (V.x)
The next step is to verify whether there is a newer version available in the shop online http://www.avmap.it/index.php?swt=0505

How to buy a new map:
In the Map shop, choose your navigator and click on  'Buy new memory card' , then choose the desired area / special map. The new memory card will be delivered to you.

How to save your personal data:
Before inserting in the navigator the new memory card, make sure you save your personal data with the 'file management' function. Updating the map data may cause the loss of your user Marks. To avoid this inconvenience it is recommended that you save the Marks and tracks that you have created.
1. Press the MENU button twice, select File manager and press the + button to confirm.
The memory is initialised automatically and prepared for saving the data. The space already used on the Secure Digital is shown in the lower part of the display.
2. Press the MENU button. The File menu will open.
3. Select Save and press the + button to confirm.
4. The Save to disc window will open. The Name field is outlined with a dotted line, Press the + button to open the virtual keyboard.
5. Insert the name for the file using the JOYSTICK to select the letters. After each letter, press the + button. When the name is completed select ENT on the virtual keyboard and confirm by pressing the + button.
6. Move the JOYSTICK to select Type, press the + button and select the type of data to be saved – i.e. Marks or Tracks. Press the + button to confirm.
7. Move the JOYSTICK to select OK and press the + button to confirm.
8. A warning message will be displayed. Press the + button to save the Marks. It is possible to save up to 1000 Marks.

Insert the new memory card and reload your personal data:
1. Press the MENU button twice, select File manager and press the + button to confirm.
2. Select the saved file that contains the Mark to be reloaded. Press the MENU button. The File menu will open.
3. Select Load and press the + button. A warning message will open. To load the Marks select OK and press the + button to
confirm.

How to delete the user data:
To permanently delete a file containing user data (your Marks/Tracks):
1. Press the MENU button twice, select File manager and press the + button to confirm.
2. Select the file to be deleted. Press the MENU button. The File menu will open.
3. Select Delete and press the + button. A warning message will be displayed. To delete the Marks/Tracks select OK and
press the + button to confirm. It is not possible to overwrite the content of an existing file. The refresh option is used to read the content of the Secure Digital card again when the saved marks folder(s) have been updated.

Read Also:

 

 I bought a new SD card, but I get the error "Device not present" after inserting it in the device.

 

• Which version is my map, and when was it released?

 

The AvMap navigation software only works with AvMap original memory cards. AvMap Memory cards cannot be duplicated or modified, if your memory card is damaged, please contact AvMap technical support.

 

 

The battery is not available as an external spare part, the navigator must be sent in for repair, you will get a estimate of the intervention as soon as the device is tested in the lab.

Send an email to [email protected] requesting an RMA (return Authorization Service) for "battery without any autonomy."

 

 

Changing the welcome picture is simple!

1. Save the image you would like to have as a welcome on your PC. The optimal format is : jpeg, resolution 72dpi, sized 320x240 pixels.

2. Connect the Navigator to the PC

3. Open the GSUpdate and select "Create and send Welcome"

4. Browse for the desired image and click "open". A preview will be shown. Click  OK to transfer  the image to the navigator.

 

For this operation you need a memory card reader.

1. Download the worldwide background here
This background is only compatible with Geosat 5 series OR other Geosat 2 or 4 with software version 2.50 or higher.

2.    Read the  Geosat memory card with a Card reader

3.    Copy and paste the downloaded file as it is  into the CHARTS folder of the Navigator. If the CHARTS folder  it already contains a .TAB file, delete it

4. Reinsert the card inside the navigator
 

The Off-Road routing option allows you  setting an off road route in a straight line, from a waypoint to another one, out of the street netwrok. 

AvMap Geosat products absorb 600 mA.

AvMap Geosat2serial number is written in a silver label on the unitbox or on the back of your product. It is a code made up of 7 numbers, like the following one: 503 4978.

In order to avoid your marks and tracks during a software update or a ram clear, you need to save them in FILE MANAGER. Press twice the MENU key, select FILE MANAGER and press the ENT key. Then press the ENT key again. The File Save To Disk window is displayed. Once you have edited the name and the type fields select OK and press the ENT key to confirm. A Warning message is displayed. Select OK and press the ENT key to save your marks or tracks.
To restore the mark rescued, enter FILE MANAGER press once the MENU key and select LOAD.  A Warning message is displayed. Select OK and press the ENT key to restore your marks on the map.