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Garmin Nuvi 660 - Bluetooth

Had the unit 2 days- Enabled bluetooth yesterday, but switched of unit. When trying to enable bluetooth today press bluetooth disabled tab and go to enabled then OK, it flashes up a screen for a split second then just enabling bluetooth frozen on screen and have to switch unit of and back on again . Have tried reset etc but they didnt work. ANY ideas - Many thanks.

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  • mhklein Dec 07, 2007

    Also having problem with Nuvi 660 and LG VX8700.   Phone pairs, and I have occasionally gotten sound, but most times, the call cannot be heard by either party.

  • Falcondvr Apr 01, 2008

    I had identical problem with Garmin 660. Worked fine for three months. Then trying to Enable Bluetooth, the screen froze with "enabling bluetooth". Reset did not work dozens of times and PWR OFF and ON did not work. As long as I don't try to use Bluetooth it works fine. All worked, even Bluetooth, at first. What's UP?

    Falcondvr

  • Steve777 Apr 04, 2008

    Same bluetooth disabled problem occurred after 3 months of use, on the same day the 3 month trial FM Traffic subscription expired. Is it coincidence or are they possibly related?

  • shog Jun 10, 2008

    Sent a support request to Garmin regarding the phone disconnect issue and they responded quickly with an effective fix - hope it helps you as well.  BTW, the final step is very important.   At first I didn't think the fix was working but after a little time I noticed a bluetooth update being applied.



    The master reset is as follows:
     
      1.  With the device off put your fingertip on the UPPER LEFT hand corner of the TOUCHSCREEN and press down.
      2.  While pressing down on the screen go ahead and power the unit ON and continue pressing the screen until you see
          a message that says DO YOU WANT TO START UP IN MAINTENANCE MODE.    
      3.  Touch yes.
      4.  Now choose the selection that says “clear waypoints.”
      5.  Now you will see a message that says DO YOU WANT TO CLEAR USER DATA AND WAYPOINTS.
      6.  You will then click YES.
    7.  You will then go through the set up steps again. (language, time zone, etc…)


    Once you have completed these steps, let the unit sit outside for about 15 to 20 minutes so that it can acquire satellites.

  • Anonymous Jul 09, 2008

    Had the unit 1 month- Enabled bluetooth yesterday, but switched of unit.
    When
    trying to enable bluetooth today press bluetooth disabled tab and go to
    enabled then OK, it flashes up a screen for a split second then just
    enabling bluetooth try to add phone to pair keep searching, can not find a phone
    any help outhere.
    Thanks

  • vette C6 Oct 11, 2008

    Same problem - unit was working fine then when I turned it next on bluetooth was disabled. Hit the enable button and screen freezes with the "Enabling Bluetooth" words. Tried reloading lastest system fireware - did not fix the problem. Rang Garmin support - no idea how to fix the problem said that would "research it and comeback to me" - that was a week ago now and no contact. Now don't know what else to do??

  • Anonymous Dec 07, 2008

    "Enabling bluetooth" screen freezes on my "new" refurbished Nuvi 660 (warranty replacement device for prior 14-months' old model). Rob

  • Anonymous Mar 07, 2009

    purchase garmin gps from friend and pushed restore.The enabling bluetooth popped up and won't go away. please help...

  • Anonymous Mar 22, 2014

    traffic feature on garmin nuvi 2497lmt has stopped working how do you enable this feature to work again

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I fix this problem for my Nuvi 660 Europe. I found resources in Italian language only: 1 - go to http://www.garmin.it 2 - in the search texbotx (i the up left corner of the page) type bluetooth and press enter 3 - click on the 1st faq that will appear 4 - download the file FileBluetooth.zip 5 - unzip the file 6 - copy 006B055301.GCD in X:\Garmin\RemoteSW directory 7 - reboot your nuvi At this poin bluettoth would be ok newly. Bye

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I am having a problem with my Garmin Nuvi 660 that I hope someone can help with. The voice sounds hoarse or gravelly and cuts out before the final directions are given. I would appreciate some help here as I have not yet called Garmin and I depend on this unit for accuracy. Thanks everyone.

Posted on Jul 04, 2008

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This is a great site. I was having the same problem with the screen locking in the bluetooth enable screen. First line support wanted me to send the unit in. Software support sent me a file and I installed in, all in about 5 minutes. Thank you much! Power to the people!

Posted on Nov 10, 2007

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Thank you for this post - solved my problem 

Posted on Oct 26, 2007

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I had trouble finding the FAQ and linked file. I called Garmin support. The level one tech walked me through a master reset and a few other things without effect. He was going to have me send the unit in for service, but I asked whether they could replace the file via the web. He said that they couldn't do that, but software support could. I got shifted to software support and they were aware of the problem. Within a minute they offered to email me the appropriate file to fix the problem. Although it would make sense for Garmin to post this as an FAQ with the linked file, calling them does work as long as you don't waste too much time with level one support.

Posted on Sep 27, 2007

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If you check solutions by Ozzy Glenn under "bluetooth enable" he tells you how to fix it and it actually works. It was posted 11-19-07

Posted on Dec 27, 2007

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