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Garmin has released a new firmware update for the Garmin Dezl 560 in January 2012. A few details about previous versions and the firmware update process.
Garmin Dezl V2.70 firmware update
It took about 15 minutes for the download to complete. The installation took about 5 minutes - it seemed the Dezl 560 needed several soft restarts to complete this update taking about 3-4 minutes of waiting.
During the process you get to see this screen several times - between several black screens showing no activity.
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| Garmin Dezl 560 software update screen too V2.70 |
The result - Garmin Dezl 560 Firmware version V2.70:
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| Garmin Dezl 560 V2.70 software version information |
Garmin also released Garmin Dezl V2.80 firmware update
Garmin Dezl firmware update 2.50 to 2.70
First of all official Garmin release notes doesn't mention a GPS firmware update from V2.70 to V2.89. Unfortunately no mention of improvement of route guidance for trucks.
The changes according to Garmin are:
Garmin Dezl Bug fixes:
- Fixed some issues with GPX importing
- Fixed some issues in Custom Avoidances feature
- Fixed issues with alerts when unit is in charging mode
New functions:
- Updated to comply with France Safety Camera decree
- Added Support for Yandex Traffic Service in Russia
- Support for RDS based live Parking information update
- Added display exit name along with the exit number
- Added Truck Parking subcategory for Trucking POIs
- Default to AZERTY keyboard in Belgian locale
Garmin Dezl Improvements
- Improved the delay time in Traffic Map drawing
- Improved the HOS module
- Improved several Map drawing features
- Improved the Truck Speed Limits at roundabouts
- Improves along route searching for POIs for NTTS
- Several other cosmetic improvements added in UI
- Routing improvements with Historic Traffic
- Added cosmetic improvements to FMI features
The previous software version was V2.50:
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| Garmin Dezl 560LT V2.50 version information |
More release notes for the Garmin Dezl 560:
