Rotation

Redboots · Jan 23, 2023

I spent a goodly while installing the mount for the XT on the bike.
To keep the wiring neat and fed into a slot in top of the mounting plate, the Garmin powered mount is upside down so the release tab is on the bottom. Not a problem.
The device is presented with the word "Garmin" on the upper right side.
Therefore, everything is displayed upside down FFS! :blast

Anyway to fix it :nenau

short of reinstalling so the power mount is the "right" way up.

er-minio · Jan 23, 2023

Reinstall.
You can only orientate the screen in portrait or landscape. But it has to be in the correct position.

Wapping · Jan 23, 2023

He’s right.

Garmin logo has to be either bottom left corner (running downwards, vertically) in landscape view or bottom right (running horizontally) in portrait view. Anything else would be upside down.

Ex-Call Centre Chimp · Jan 23, 2023

Or you could move to Orstralia then it would be the right way up.

er-minio · Jan 23, 2023

Fun factoid: the XT's native screen orientation is portrait (vertical).
If you boot it into console mode, text only that is, it's vertical.

Redboots · Jan 23, 2023

Cheers all. I thought as much

Its a bit porous in this day and age and given that its Android based.

er-minio · Jan 23, 2023

I think it has a main "side" for a couple of reasons, like: positioning of the power button that would be easier to reach always on the top-left/top-right position according to orientation and, also, clicking it into the cradle should be easier/safer top to bottom as you'll hold it with your hand if it falls down or doesn't click properly.

Software-wise it would also make it easier & faster for the device to sense orientation when set into "auto".

Redboots · Jan 23, 2023

er-minio said:
Software-wise it would also make it easier & faster for the device to sense orientation when set into "auto".

Even my ancient Montana 600 can do 3 out of 4 orientations.
It just wont let you have "Garmin" upside-down

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