Garmin Livescope: Does The 37.01 Update Fix My Calibration Issue And What To Do If It Fails To!!!

[@jasonsloan7968]

Love your videos. Was having stabilization issues with my 1022 and lsv 34 after August update. Updated 1022 to 37.10 and black box to 2.79 last week. According to Garmin, the 2.79 black box update improves stabilization behavior. Tested latest update this past weekend for approximately 3 hours. Stabilization worked perfectly and everything was back to normal.

[@gregorydoerfler7681]

Have same problem. Received new transducer with no effect other than clearer images. Agree that rather than bounce around I would be home watching your channel and find some nice crappie like you showed.

[@chrisshaffer9572]

Hey bubba don't let all the debbie downers get to you. There seems to be a lot of randy blockheads out there. I watch and appreciate all the videos you do. Thank you

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I appreciate that

[@coltraindontworryboutit9990]

@@The_Garmin_Guru so is this update 2.79 for the live scope? I just updated it and on my ActiveCaptain. It says that it’s on firmware 2.79 previously it was 2.74.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@coltraindontworryboutit9990 I think so

[@coltraindontworryboutit9990]

@@The_Garmin_Guru okay cool, I was worried that I destroyed my scope somehow but thankfully you showed me a quick fix.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@coltraindontworryboutit9990 yes sir. There’s always a way to keep fishing

[@Dieseldan444]

Always appreciate your update videos. What is on the top of the Garmin Force head?

[@larrymarek9571]

Thanks! Just downloaded the software myself. I'm usually one guys that always updates my unit... but if this doesn't fix the problem, not sure what the point is. While you said many times you weren't going to do another update video - can you please do at least one more for the next update to see if that fixes the problem?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@larrymarek9571 there’s so much hate nowadays it just wears me down. I’m getting close to just stopping altogether. It’s not fun anymore

[@larrymarek9571]

@@The_Garmin_Guru I'm sorry they're piling on. To show you there are still good people I was recently in a very bad car accident. Not only was my truck bad smashed, it caught fire - big time. Three complete strangers came and pulled me and my dog out of the wreck. I'm quite certain I'd wouldn't be here if they hadn't. So there are good people still out there. Don't let the haters get you down. You've got some good content here.

[@patshively6094]

That was a great video Randy. Thanks bud.

[@PMantle]

Just downloaded the update. Hope to know if it's fixed soon. I have started a conversation with Garmin and defaults plus new update are last two before getting transducer replaced.

[@quintriggins6557]

My auto setting on pitch didn't work after the update. I had to manually set it. Never had that happen before after an update. I was sitting on a very large school of black crappie, and I didn't want to do a factory reset while out on the water. I may try that before my next trip. I did not try to re-calibrate. LVS 34 & GPS Map 1222.

[@garrybegoon5129]

I had the same problem with calibration for several outings. I had never had a problem setting the compass with the Force for the 1 1/2 years I’ve had it. I tried using the Force as I always had and I tried using the outboard, no success. We were camped at the lake for several weeks and I tried the process many, many times. I changed my heading sensor from Force to compass before I tried it and it worked the first time. I don’t know if this had always been my problem or if I just got lucky. Others could be doing the same thing.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Glad to hear you got it figured out! It’s crazy how sometimes the simplest things will solve the problem.

[@markkroeger4207]

Just FYI, I have never been able to calibrate with my trolling motor. I used the big motor to turn circles and it calibrated. However, the beam compass tends to lag quite a bit

[@chuckknight2339]

Hey guru thanks for all your videos. My graph is doing exactly what yours is. Update did not help me either.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

It’s a transducer problem brother.

[@rueust]

I have a nitroZ7 18 ft bass boat and tried many ways to calibrate my unit while on the trolling motor pole. Most failed. The one way that works every time for ME is as follows. Have calibration ready to start. Place trolling motor in the water pointing straight. Turn off the power to the trolling motor. With the big engine running, place it in reverse while cutting the motor all the way left or right. Start the Cal The lower in the water the big engine is trimmed the wider the circle will be. Trim it up to get a tighter circle.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I’ll try that on a video. Good info

[@mattjones9584]

I had same issue with my 34. It was still under warranty and Dusty, at Hooked Up Marine, sent it back to Garmin. It’s back to working like it supposed to. It’s something in the 34 transducer, not the unit or GLS 10. Dusty had a fancy word for what’s been going out in em, but I can’t remember what he called it.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I’ve got 2. Same issue.

[@mattjones9584]

Dusty says he sees it all the time. Couldn’t tell you how many he’s sent back. Says Garmin is well aware of the problem and swaps em out without questions.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@mattjones9584 I got two transducers and it doesn’t bother me at all.

[@zacharycampbell532]

worked for me! 🙏

[@JonR35]

Mine has worked on every update. I have echomapsv73 with lvs34 on my yak. Weird

[@eddyparrott3621]

Randy I run the 1022xsv where can I purchase the best update for the 32 transducer and my unit thanks

[@billmcarthur2012]

I've had mine for 2 yrs. Never been able to calibrate it.

[@billynoble9053]

Hey Guru, if you were giving away money someone would say you should have handed it out with your left hand instead of your right, stay SAFE 😊

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@billynoble9053 true story. 😂

[@TXschultz]

Any thoughts on the 2.79 update to the GLS?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@TXschultz I’ll test on it a little bit more.

[@Owensutty]

Do you take your other SD cards out of the devices? Map cards, extra storage, etc. Meaning the only card in the unit when powered on is your update card. I normally do it through active captain.. refuse to update as I have no issues 99% of the time. Thanks!

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Yea I do bud

[@mikebrown2634]

Doesn’t it say to calibrate turn off your trolling motor if the lvs is mounted on it. Meaning you turn with big motor? I did it to day and got 93 and 97%

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I’ve calibrated since the beginning with the trolling motor. It doesn’t even start as you can see on the progress bar. If it was a magnetic problem it would start and fail. I’m glad yours worked.

[@dougmaust4928]

I thought you were supposed to calibrate with the big motor? Magnetic field can interfere with calibration.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@dougmaust4928 there’s no magnetic field with the Garmin force.

[@dougmaust4928]

@@The_Garmin_Guru From what I have looked into that sensor is a chip the size of your pinky fingernail with little fins that make a connection in a certain position like your phone knows which way it is flipped. Maybe the vibration. Heck I don’t know just guessing.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@dougmaust4928 I’ve calibrated with my trolling motor. It’s not magnetic if you notice it doesn’t even start the process

[@jcnopenny4725]

Im having the same issue

[@AZAngling]

I never calibrate either...too busy catching fish 😎

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

You got that right!

[@davidraguse2106]

So where to go from here ? Is it a transducer problem?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@davidraguse2106 I showed what I do at the end. I don’t use it anyway

[@davidraguse2106]

@@The_Garmin_Guru appreciate your honesty.but you pay for a fully functional unit so Garmin still need to come up with a solution ..if it can't be fixed with an update the part causing the issue needs to be replaced

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@davidraguse2106 that has nothing to do with me. I stated at the beginning that I was simply seeing of the update fixed my problem. Your grievance shouldn’t be directed at me

[@davidraguse2106]

@@The_Garmin_Guru not directed at you directly .. just stating my opinion that Garmin should rectify

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@davidraguse2106 no doubt brother.

[@clockworkstellar]

The problem may have been fixed already. If so, I apologize. What worked for me >>>>>>>> ReCalibrate by way of the remote, and it will work. Hope this helps.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@clockworkstellar explain this to me bud. Sounds interesting and I may have to try that

[@clockworkstellar]

@@The_Garmin_Guru Calibrating the Trolling Motor You must calibrate the compass in the trolling motor before you can use the autopilot features. For the best results, you should calibrate the motor on a day with little or no wind on calm water. You can repeat the calibration process if the autopilot features are not performing as expected. Drive the boat to an open area of calm water and stop moving. The boat must be stationary to begin the calibration process. Make sure the trolling motor is deployed (Deploying the Motor from the Stowed Position). On the remote control, select Menu button > Settings > Trolling Motor > Calibrate > Compass. Using the foot pedal or outboard motor to steer, follow the on-screen instructions. This is from the owner's manual bc it explains it better than I can. What is comical is that this stuff feels like going down a wormhole to reach one's goal then you forget the turns you took in the wormhole. lol

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@clockworkstellar oh I know how to do that. I thought you were speaking of something else

[@gregorylemoine7153]

New update did not work for me

[@DaleTomazin-i3j]

You’re not supposed to use your trolling motor. Use the big motor and it should work.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@DaleTomazin-i3j not true. Notice how the progress bar didn’t even start. I’ve been calibrating for years with the Livescope. Now it it failed due to magnetic or spin quality that would be different.