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Old 01-11-2017, 08:45 AM
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.....Please note that we will not have any details on this solution until it is announced (so don't ask ).

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LOL...thanks Steve, I'll continue to patiently hold my breath!! 🤢
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Old 01-12-2017, 05:54 AM
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I was just updating my area 660 Pilots Guide to Rev B. Page 30 of this new rev describes the CONNEXT feature using either Bluetooth or RS-242. Is the RS-242 a typo? Should this be RS-232? I was unable to find any info (google search) for the -242 electrical interface or protocols. Just curious.
Hello Noel,

Yes, just a typo. As shown everywhere else, the Aera 660 has two RS-232 interfaces.

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Old 01-12-2017, 04:12 PM
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Soooo if y'all ever do get SXM available for the 660 will you announce it here in this thread or a new one? Looking to replace my 496 but not willing to give up the SXM stuff.
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Old 01-13-2017, 05:33 AM
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Soooo if y'all ever do get SXM available for the 660 will you announce it here in this thread or a new one? Looking to replace my 496 but not willing to give up the SXM stuff.
Hello N64GH,

You can bet we will announce it on VAF when a SXM weather/music solution becomes available for the Aera 660.

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Old 01-14-2017, 10:42 AM
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I picked up my 660 this morning, which has been turned off and sitting on my desk for a week, turned it on, and it popped up a "Battery Low" box as soon as it could. I plugged it in, updated firmware to 2.90 (I really like how easy it is to keep this unit up-to-date!) and then rebooted to see if I could find the Charging screen again.

After a number of power cycles I was able to figure out what the manual was saying. It says to put it in charging mode to connect an external power supply and hold the power button. It does not say that you need to do this *while the unit is turned on*. If you plug it in and hold the power button while it's turned off, it won't do anything interesting (other than say "READY" on the screen at some point.

If you turn the unit off while it is plugged into external power, it will go into charging mode. To confirm this, you can tap the touchscreen and you will see the battery symbol, and a battery charging message.

What i'm wondering now is how it went from a full battery to an empty battery when it's been turned off, and sitting in a heated office for a week. I hope it won't run down when it's installed in my panel, in an unheated hangar, and left for a week or two.
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Old 01-16-2017, 04:01 PM
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Not sure what happened to yours but mine keeps its full charge while sitting in my hangar. I flew for the first time in 2 weeks on Saturday and it was still at 100%.
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Old 01-20-2017, 05:09 PM
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Next software update request the font size increase by 2 points the, "Airspace Segment Altitude Limit Labeling"! Love the extra User selectable data Fields and the ability to show the current winds and altimeter for your destination in them if you have ADSB in capability. Great Job!
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Old 01-21-2017, 02:53 PM
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Update: This week it seems to be holding a charge just fine. I left it alone during the week and now this AM it still shows full charge when I turn it on. I'm still wondering how it discharged, but it seems to be okay now, anyway.

One thing I do notice is that the power button is *very* sensitive. You barely need to brush it and the unit starts turning on, which means you have to stand there and wait 30 seconds before you can turn it off again. This wasn't an issue with the older Aera 500 I had, you needed to hold the power button before anything would happen with it.
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Old 01-25-2017, 09:51 PM
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Does anyone know how to do a full factory reset ? Nothing in the manual that I can find. I'm selling my unit and just want to put it back to defaults. Thanks.
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Old 02-01-2017, 07:58 AM
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Default Aera 660 and Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 camera

Finally got around to getting a Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 camera mounted to replace the GO Pro. I think Garmin has broken the code with this one. Why do I have comments here in the Aera 660 you ask? Because not only is the 660 an awesome and capable GPS, is has a VIRB button in the menu to control the VIRB camera.

You are gonna love this- the best part is you can plug the camera into an onboard USB port and never have to worry about batteries again! I have mine plugged into a USB port for power, use Bluetooth from my headset to simultaneously record audio and stop and start recording with the 660 VIRB button. Don't know if the 660 shows a preview like you can get with the Garmin VIRB app on a phone but it does have Wifi so I'm going to try it and see. I can use the IPhone and Wifi with the app to see what the camera is recording though I don't know if you can do all this at once.

For those of you with a Go Pro, this was always my biggest complaint- the sh***y battery life. If I had an external audio source plugged in and tried to use Wifi (with the IPhone Go Pro app) as well, the battery would be lucky to last 20-30 minutes. And on top of that, the Wifi was very unstable and would kick off and the camera would freeze after only a couple minutes of use. If I didn't use the Wifi and pressed the record button before climbing in it would work fine but the battery never lasted more than 30-40 minutes.

Way to go Garmin- you hit this one out of the park. BTW- the video is much better than Go Pro in my opinion. Will try to get some video and post here on the forum soon.
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