Garmin's eTrex Venture is a mobile GPS device that allows users to find their destination almost anywhere, whether they are camping, hiking or boating. Software updates are occasionally needed to get the best performance from the Venture. Updates may add features, such as new languages, and fix problems such as freezing or glitches. After downloading the software update from the Garmin website, it can be loaded onto the Venture using a brief application process.
Instructions
1. Disable your computer's screen saver to avoid interruption of the update process. Disrupting the process may permanently damage the Venture.
2. Double-click the update file folder that you have downloaded to your computer. Click "Un-Zip." When you are notified that the unzipping process is complete, click "Close." Open the folder containing the update, and click "Updater."
3. Connect the Venture to the computer using a Garmin PC interface cable. Turn on the Venture, and place it in Demo mode. Go to the "System Setup Page" from the Venture's main menu, and select "GPS," then "Demo mode."
4. Select "Interface mode" from the Venture's main menu. Change this setting to either "GARMIN," "GMRN/GMRN" or "Data Transfer/Host mode."
5. Click "OK" on the Garmin Updater. The software update is transferred to the Venture.
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