can 595 firmware be loaded on a 590 ?

[oldwobbler]

Thanks for the help John, lkraus, that has worked fine. I now have two units running the 595 version.

[jfheath]

Thanks for the help John, lkraus, that has worked fine. I now have two units running the 595 version.

Well done ! It is quite daunting the first time that you do it, isn't it ? Make sure you know which one was the original 590 - in case you ever wish to restore it - because you cannot use this procedure to change an original 595 to a 590.

Just curious - Do you have the option to change the screen orientation on your 590 that is now a 595 ?

[oldwobbler]

Only just got chance to check this - no, I don't have the option to change the screen orientation.
Also, the converted 590 does not get the "proximity alerts" that I have on the original 595.

[jfheath]

Only just got chance to check this - no, I don't have the option to change the screen orientation.
Also, the converted 590 does not get the "proximity alerts" that I have on the original 595.

Thanks for that. I think that must be a hardware issue. I got a 595 and wondered if it would take the 590 software - it does, but it doesn't work ! When I put it back to a 595 - it was now called Zumo, not Zumo 595. And the screen orientation worked.

Proximity alerts - do you mean for Via Points , or do you mean those assigned to Garmin's POI files - that play your own sound when you get within the specified distance whether or not you have a route running ?

I never checked for that when I was using my 590 converted to a 595 on a regular basis. But normal alerts were definitely there.

[Oop North John]

I'm looking for a list of the differences between the 590 and 595. The links in this thread to the Dutch forum aren't working for me so any help would be appreciated.

[biz]

I'm looking for a list of the differences between the 590 and 595. The links in this thread to the Dutch forum aren't working for me so any help would be appreciated.

Mine have been converted so long I can't recall all the differences, sorry John!

[Oop North John]

I'm looking for a list of the differences between the 590 and 595. The links in this thread to the Dutch forum aren't working for me so any help would be appreciated.

Mine have been converted so long I can't recall all the differences, sorry John!

After googling Garmin 590 vs 595 this is one of the threads on this forum which details the changes:

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