Magellan RoadMate 1700-LM

[hombre]

This is my first posting here. The way it's being going for me, there will be many more.

Here's my problem(s). I have a new 1700-LM as of last Friday 7th. I charged the GPS battery for four hours, only to have it last some 20 minutes at most. When I turned on the unit the screen shows..the WARNING info regarding working with the gps while driving, etc. I understand all that. According to the User Manual, I'm to see a pop-up screen showing two Icons...GO TO and VIEW MAP. I don't get any of those. Also, the manual is completely different from what pops up on the GPS and what's the manual shows.

Does anyone know what I can do to get the screen to show.... GO TO and VIEW MAP.?

Thanks for the help.

Best to all.

 

[hombre]

It is always best to answer your own post here.

I sent email to Magellan Tech Support on the above questions. That was Monday, 10th, and today some 24 hours later I received a reply from Magellan. It seems the 1700-LM unit comes with different working /screen software, and when I downloaded the 2012 Maps updates this changed the whole workings on how the gps now works. The User Manual is now out-dated due to this update.

So, being somewhat a electronic wizard, I have played with the GPS and now have it running up to speed the way it should. I have tested this 1700-LM by adding several destinations into the address file, and driven to all these locations. The unit performed very well and right to the exact spot.