How to Fix a Garmin GPS Screen Error Issues

For easy use, Garmin GPS devices come with touch screens (where you select a function by a simple touch). If your Garmin touch screen isn’t responding properly to your touch or stops responding altogether, you can simply follow Garmin's troubleshooting steps to fix your GPS screen without any issue.

Garmin Touch Screen Not Working Properly

Remember, you will need to calibrate the screen if the Garmin touchscreen isn't working properly. On the other hand, calibration resets and repositions of the screen for optimal performance without any delay in saved settings. Prior to calibrating the screen, you have to take care of this point that your device isn’t overheated and are up-to-date. Moreover, pressing and holding the Power button on your Garmin device for few minutes will display the calibration screen automatically. Conversely, pressing the dot on the white screen automatically calibrates the touchscreen.

Step 1:

First of all, select Settings from the main-menu Page. The settings tab might show a wrench icon to the right-hand side of the main screen or at the bottom of the model of your Garmin device.

Step 2:

From the settings menu, you have to touch on the display icon.

Step 3:

Now, from the display menu, click on Touch Screen and hit on Recalibrate.

Step 4:

After that, follow the prompts to realign your touch screen so it responds properly to your touch.

New Garmin won't turn on? Try this out

If your Garmin Screen isn’t functioning properly, then:

Step 1:

Disconnect your device from the electrical outlet and turn it off for some time. Note down that external power can come from your wall charger, car or a computer.

Step 2:

Now, flip up the antennas of your GPS device (if there is one). Nowadays, mostly all Garmin devices arrive with additional antennas that fold down easily for storage.

Step 3:

Next, press the reset button on your GPS unit (situated at the back side). In case your Garmin device consists of an antenna, then the reset button supposed to be underneath the location where the antenna of your device folds.

Step 4:

After that, reconnect your Garmin device to a damage-free power source using the wall charger, car computer or a laptop. The GPS supposed to be turned on automatically and operate normally without giving trouble.

Ask us for Garmin help if the resetting process of your Garmin device doesn’t fix the error screen issue. Not only you can also ask us if you are facing garmin map error.

Know How to Update Garmin Marine Software (Optional)

Here, you will have three (3) options to pick from – ECHOMAP, GPSMAP, OTHER. You are supposed to select your device and scroll down. Now, find the device you have on-board and after that, consider downloading the bundle.

Note down that this will download an.EXE File to download folder on your PC or laptop. Open the download folder on your device - locate the file and double click on it in order to run the application. After that, follow the Garmin Wizard. It will walk you through extracting the software on SD card.

As soon as the Software is on the SD card, take it to the Garmin unit - insert it into the card reader and your Garmin device will recognize automatically that there is a software update card. Moreover, it will ask you if you wanna update the unit or not.

Hit on yes and the update process will take over safely and securely without any trouble. This process will update numerous units on the Garmin network and also on the NMEA 2000 Backbone.

For more information, ask us for Garmin marine tech support on toll-free number 1-844-742-9742.

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