Nuvi 13XX and 14XX series Firmware 5.80 released 6th Jan

BAVC10 · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 351

Garmin have released 5.80 to replace 5.70 which was issued in early November 2011.

Changes from version 5.70 to version 5.80:
Updated to comply with France Safety Camera decree.
Fixed an error that caused a restart message to frequently appear on nuvi 1300 and 1400 series devices.
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allan125

Thanks for the news - what exactly changes on the screen to reflect "updated to comply with France Safety Camera decree" please?

cheers

Allan

sussamb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 590

Don't think anything will change on the screen, it simply won't show or alert you to speed cameras in France anymore Twisted Evil

Kremmen · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:40 am Post subject:

Not even our own 'home brew' one's ?

If not then they have disabled all advance POI warnings ?

I don't go over there anyway.
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sussamb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 590

Apologies, should have been clearer, I meant the Garmin ones. Garmin have now released a 'Dangerous zones' warning product for use in France, which is apparently allowable ... some of these zones will have cameras, others won't Rolling Eyes

allan125 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:32 am Post subject: Garmin 5.80 update

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:15 am Post subject:

I struggle to understand how the manufacturers will get away with just renaming their camera batabase as a dangerous area database. If they include all the fremch dangerous areas, from where do they get the data and can PGPSW get the same data for inclusion in our database?

sussamb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 590

My take on the Garmin chages is that it's more than simply renaming the camera sites, as that would still be illegal. They are though it seems allowed to warn of 'all' danger zones, see here from Garmins page:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=287&pID=68100

and this quote:

Danger zone updates will link your device to the Cyclops traffic safety database, which is updated daily with information about known accident black spots. As you approach one of these hazardous areas, your navigator sounds an alert to warn you. The Cyclops driver safety system is powered by smart GPS software, which recognizes the road and direction of travel to provide route-relevant alerts.

allan125 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:58 pm Post subject:

Hi Sussamb

Seems like a bit of a con to me - first they remove the warnings from the already supplied mapping system, then for £13.99 they will sell you a one year subscription to give you the same warnings that you already had in your system before they "updated" it!! Mad

cheers

Allan

sussamb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 590

I guess they will argue they're simply complying with the law Wink

Course you don't HAVE to update from 5.70 to 5.80 Smile

then it's your problem.

allan125 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject:

Hi Sussamb

I agree you don't have to update from 5.70 to 5.80 (and any others that come along), but they have cleverly mixed A) Updated to comply with France Safety Camera decree and B) Fixed an error that caused a restart message to frequently appear on nuvi 1300 and 1400 series devices.

So, to resolve B) you have to accept A) Mad

cheers

Allan

sussamb · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 590

True, although I've never experienced B)

But anyway, would only have been a matter of time before you needed to upgrade, so I agree with you. I guess if you want to stay the right side of the law, no matter how ridiculous you feel it might be, you have to accept it.

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