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Garmin POS
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:26 am
by Unhappy
Well after 10 years with my old Zumo 550 I upgraded to a 396 it arrived on Thursday and today I,m sending it back. The unit is fully charged and out of the cradle and keeps shutting down. Halfway through typing an address it will shut down,then you have to power it up and start all over again. No it does not go into sleep mode I shut that off. POS I tell you. Tomtom time
Re: Garmin POS
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:51 am
by jfheath
This could happen if you haven't charged it sufficiently.
By 'sufficiently' I mean for 24 hours, using a charger or wall socket that is rated at 2Amps or more.
If you are using the Garmin charger - the one that came with your 550 - it probably isn't enough. Mine (I still have it) is rated at only 1A.
Re: Garmin POS
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:02 am
by Unhappy
Well sir my hats off to you. I read your advise and did exactly was you said. 24 hours plug into my I-Pad charger with the Garmin cable into the wall and it works likes it’s supposed to. Thank you