Every time I turn mine on, it reverts back to factory settings, does this happen every time I unhook it from the battery or is there a way to save?
1332530
Try Turning the unit off first before disconnecting from the battery. I had the same problem but it was caused by a bad transducer
1332531
I had the same issue before and contacted Garmin customer service. I was advised that I was connecting the wires incorrectly to the unit before turning it on. I followed what was recommended and it worked. I connect all the wires to the unit first. Ensure all the connecting wires are completely and positively inserted into the unit. Then connect the battery wires to the battery. Then turn on the unit. I use to do it in reverse. That's how the issue was resolved. I use the Echo 300 in my fishing kayak. Hope this helps. T...
1415864
You are not the only one...mine started freezing up right after it did some factory updates. Had to reboot it :(
1710515
There is a tiny on/off switch. If you forget to switch it off, when you're finished with it, the battery will be dead by morning :(
1786862
This happened to me once, too. It'll come back. I unplugged mine for a while, then tried again (like, the next day) and it was fine. It still occasionally gets stuck in limbo, but it usually only takes a few minutes without power, then plugging it back in. Also, I've noticed it does this less often if I take out the Bluetooth thingy in back. There's a little cover you can remove on the back with a little USB Bluetooth receiver in it. It's tricky to get your fingers in there, but once I pulled this out, my unit started working more reliably.
808995
It's supposed to do it automatically. You may have to reset to OEM settings, then download the latest firmware update for it, depending on how old it is. If you are not comfortable with that, send it back to SPOTs repair and support center listed in the owners manual and give them a detailed letter as to what it is and is not doing. I know of two isolated cases where the owners got newer and improved models, but that is very rare.
837727
I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that.
1568683
I lost the instructions as well, but i always kept mine at medium, seems to work great. If you pull the battery out leave it unplugged for 10 seconds and plug it back in it will reset to factory settings and the factory sensitivity level is medium.
873333
No it does not save the setting so every time I unplug the unit I have to thumb thru the settings to get to the one I had set prior to unplugging it
2033166
You probably have it set for zero after changing your battery. You need to fool around with it a bit and will probably discover it was off. Of course unless it's actually defective but both mine have worked without a problem but I too had to replace a battery and it turns off. Hope this helps.
989161
I have had yo reset it to factory settings I think there are apps that can allow you to do such a thing.
885785
Hold down the power button and at the same time alternate between the up and down volume for 30 seconds each...give it a rest ...if nothing restarts it..retry..it takes time to restart when you get it back on it will be at factory default.
230667
I beleave if you hold down the power button for a few seconds it resets. Something like that. In settings there may be a sensitivity mode you can adjust. Read owners manual. If you don't have one google it .....I haven't used mine in years. Did enjoy it while I was using it though. But there is a way to rest it if that isnt it.
237999
I'm having the same problem. The manual says to hold the reset button to go back to the factory settings and then you should be able to open the GUI again. However, this doesn't seem to do anything. I've pushed the reset button and held it for up to 50 seconds and it doesn't reset. Anyone else out there figure out how to reconfigure these things? Their customer service is not responding to my emails.
370000
I have experienced the save thing ever since I've had mine over a year now. Also viewing your shots on the screen of your camera while the power is turned to the on position on your grip you will not have all operations of your camera work properly.
270382
I found all this quite reassuring . The display stays on and the logo in the bottom right hand corner continually flashes because i haven't downloaded the data. I'm still pleased with mine, but I would have thought todays technology would be able to provide a 'stand by' mode . 1st battery relaced after 3 months - because i thought the flashing logo was a low battery indicator ! - perhaps i'll update you in a few months !
1100303
Mine remembers the last used temp. I don't change that much. I altered one of the presets slightly for my favorite temp, although don't recall that I made it the startup default. But it pops up to that temp everytime I turn it on. Just checked it again for you simply altering it on the fly, turned off, and it popped right back to the new (last set) temp. Fine unit; don't know what I did without it.
1917093
Manufacturer indicated the design was changed so batteries no longer run down when unit looks like it is off. This change happened May 2015. Also, the unit has two modes. If you turn it on and just tap the power button it goes through the cycle of different light patterns. You could leave it in this mode and batteries most likely will run down. If you hold power button down until lights go out, and tapping the button does not change light patterns, then the unit is really off. This is what I learned from manufacturer and from testing the unit.