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Hi, i brought my unit at 2008. During this 2 years i used my unit a lot and for that reason i have lost my serial number (scratch). Is there any option that i can update my unit with new maps of Canada without serial number? I just bought the usb cable.

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If the serial number isn't present on the outer case then you can find it another way.

Turn on the machine and press and hold the battery icon until the screen goes into diagnostic mode. The data displayed on the 1st screen will include the serial number. CAUTION: don't fiddle with any settings unless you know exactly what you're doing, but there are a few useful items on some screens including the facility to set the headphone output to line output. It's really useful if you want to stream music from the machine into an audio head unit.

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