Anyone else having issues with the date & time on their Goldwing? 4/5 months ago I noticed the time was wrong, tried adjusting the time and noticed the date was October 1999!! If you try adjusting the time/date they both revert back to October 1999…
I have 2012 C
This issue is affecting lots of older model GPS units. The Navi unit in the Goldwing is an older unit made for Honda by Garmin.
Heres what Garmin say about it –
“Support Center
GPS 15 Date is Incorrect
We’ve identified an issue with this product that causes the date to be wrong after the GPS Rollover on April 6th, 2019. However, all functions not dependent on date and/or time will continue to work normally. Due to the age of the device we have determined we will not fix this issue.
What does that mean for my Garmin?
o The date determined by the GPS will be wrong
o Position, velocity, navigation, and all other functionality not dependent on date and/or time will continue to work normally
What is GPS Week Rollover?
The GPS satellite system communicates the date via a week number that is limited to 1024 weeks (about 20 years). On April 6th, 2019 the week numbers broadcast by the satellites will “rollover” to zero. If GPS receivers don’t account for this rollover in their software, it will calculate the wrong date and/or time.”
Michael James Issitt
Happily I have a new (old) Wing … Sadly I no longer have an onboard Sat Nav 🙁
I never had date Issues on my 2013 Bike but did have the instructions and display regularly turning to Dutch !!
It was amusing / entertaining the first time and then really flippin annoying ! I was going to phone Nettie for translations 🙂
I deleted all the languages on the system apart from UK English which cured it 🙂
IanC
Garmin say –
We’ve identified an issue with this product that causes the date to be wrong after the GPS Rollover on April 6th, 2019. However, all functions not dependent on date and/or time will continue to work normally. Due to the age of the device we have determined we will not fix this issue.
What does that mean for my Garmin?
o The date determined by the GPS will be wrong
o Position, velocity, navigation, and all other functionality not dependent on date and/or time will continue to work normally
What is GPS Week Rollover?
The GPS satellite system communicates the date via a week number that is limited to 1024 weeks (about 20 years). On April 6th, 2019 the week numbers broadcast by the satellites will “rollover” to zero. If GPS receivers don’t account for this rollover in their software, it will calculate the wrong date and/or time.
IanC
This means you may notice the screen switching to night time mode (darker background etc) at the wrong time of day because even though the time may display correctly the date of the time clock is out of sync. eg it thinks its autumn when its still summer months.
Otherwise the Navi should work OK 🙂
Richard Chatham
My 660 had the wrong time etc which I sorted but each morning last weekend on a trip in Scotland the sat nav set off when attached to the bike in night mode which in sunlight is impossible to read but after about 15 minutes it went ok to day time mode ! I have now changed the setting to day time mode only so I hope this will sort it.!! . Ian do you think that will work.
Hope you all had a great trip.
Richard
IanC
Hi Richard, yes we had a great time on the France Spain tour, some great riding, I’m sure you’d have loved it 🙂
Setting to Daytime Mode may well work OK as it over rides the auto function for the screen dimming.
Hope we get to catch up with you & Christine sometime soon.
Best wishes,
I&D x
IanC
The 660 is now quite old tech. I must have had mine for 10 years or more and it was a really good bit of kit, BUT, technology has moved on and the 660 is now very dated when compared to the newer units.
My Navigator6 is absolutely brilliant, its VERY quick, has loads of useful functions, its easy to use, and it works fine with all the latest mapping and route making software.
Its about time you 660 owners started thinking about upgrading if you still want to use Custom Routes.
There is still a market for used 660’s and if I still had one I’d be thinking of selling it and putting the dosh towards a newer model 🙂
Richard Chatham
Hi Ian
Switching to daytime mode sorted the problem but I will not be able to update the Garmin for the new model even though it works through the XR handlebar wheel system as I don’t do enough touring.
Lorenzo my old touring buddy has sold his FJR1300 and bought a new S1000XR with the new compatible Garmin and has just done 3,000 miles in Europe two up and confirms that it is a great system and works through the bikes information set up perfectly.
When I say I don’t do enough touring I mean I have been told !!! I don’t do enough touring to justify the cost !!!
Cheers
Richard
Gren
We all know where you are coming from! 😉