New to GPS

 

Hi everyone,

Just got my first GPS and I love it. I got a Garmin Nuvi 200W. I have been adding POI's and did the "webupdater" so far, but am trying to figure out what the "Mapsource Unlock"??? I have registered and gotten my unlock code but I dont know what to do after that. What does "unlocking" even do? Also I downloaded the mapsource software but when I try to run the program it says "MapSource could not find any installed MapSource map Products. Please install one or more MapSource map products and start MaprSource again." Someone please help me out. Im new to this. Thanks.

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You can't use the MapSource update (which is what the file that you can download from Garmin's site is) unless you already have the full MapSource program installed on your computer. MapSource does not come with the nuvi line of GPS units. If you want/need MapSource on your computer, you would need to call Garmin and ask them to send it you. Bear in mind that your GPS unit does not support stored routes so you can't send routes from MapSource and the maps are already preloaded, but many people have gotten Garmin to send them the MapSource disk in order to manage their Favorites.

Having said all that, you don't need MapSource in order to use your nuvi.