Nuvi 260
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15 years
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Just purchased the Nuvi 260. Started with Tom Tom One 125. Kept finding map inaccuracies. Also, the window mount constanly fell off the window. It was an ok unit, but I like the Garmin much better. Problem: I drive many miles for my job, and I use the unit to see upcoming cross streets. After a couple of days with the Garmin, I find that I can go for many many blocks with out any cross streets being named. It may also name only the cross streets on one side, even if there are different names on the other side. Or, it will name one, leave one off then name the next. Then while driving in the county, the road disappeared and only my car icon was left on the screen. Other problem: is there a way to set the POI's on the map and leave them there. The Tom Tom showed every cross street and left the POI's on the map. Am i doing something wrong with the set up on the Garmin?
Bare bone screen information
It appears your Nuvi 260 offers bare bone no frills screen information.
Naviagting?
Are you navigating to a destination or just driving with the unit on?
If you are navigating you won't see every cross street, just the next one you need to make a turn. If you just have the unit running without being in navigation mode, it will show you the names of the cross streets, on your side of the road...
Built in icons are only visible when you are zoomed in to 300 feet or closer.
Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195
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Built in icons are only visible when you are zoomed in to 300 feet or closer.
I have found this to be true also that the unit has to be zoomed in for things to show when you are not navigating.
If you dont know where you're going, any road will get you there!!
Might also try
setting the map to the highest Map detail. System Wrench >Map >Map detail >Most. That might give more details, like each cross road. Haven't tried it, but it's worth a try!
Custom POIs
The Garmin supplied built-in POIs can only be seen SAFELY when you are NOT driving and you zoom in really close.
The custom POIs that you can download from this wonderful www.poi-factory.com website have icons (in .bmp format) that have been created (to a certain size) to appear on your map screen without you having to zoom in when you are driving within your specified proximity for each category of POIs.
Not on the 255W
Are you navigating to a destination or just driving with the unit on?
If you are navigating you won't see every cross street, just the next one you need to make a turn. If you just have the unit running without being in navigation mode, it will show you the names of the cross streets, on your side of the road...
Built in icons are only visible when you are zoomed in to 300 feet or closer.
I used to have a streepilot 340 that showed upcoming cross streets in the green banner at the top of the screen when you are not in navigation mode, but the 255W does not. It only now shows you the street you are DRIVING on, and not upcoming cross streets. It is not a huge problem, but it is kind of annoying to not have it once you are used to having it.
I will also say that this is the ONLY thing I don't like about the 255W.
Driving a planded route or not
Just purchased the Nuvi 260. Started with Tom Tom One 125. Kept finding map inaccuracies. Also, the window mount constanly fell off the window. It was an ok unit, but I like the Garmin much better. Problem: I drive many miles for my job, and I use the unit to see upcoming cross streets. After a couple of days with the Garmin, I find that I can go for many many blocks with out any cross streets being named. It may also name only the cross streets on one side, even if there are different names on the other side. Or, it will name one, leave one off then name the next. Then while driving in the county, the road disappeared and only my car icon was left on the screen. Other problem: is there a way to set the POI's on the map and leave them there. The Tom Tom showed every cross street and left the POI's on the map. Am i doing something wrong with the set up on the Garmin?
If you are driving a planned route you only see occasional cross streets named. If you are driving with no destination input, then each upcoming street will be displayed in the green bar at the top of the screen (at least that's how it works in my Nuvi 260). I use the 2D track up, and I haven't used 3D in quite some time so I don't know if that works the same way. Also not familiar with other models.
I guess that the thinking is that if you are navigating to a destination, it isn't necessary to know every cross street.
Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC
3D too
I use the 2D track up, and I haven't used 3D in quite some time so I don't know if that works the same way.
I do. It does display the upcoming intersections in 3D mode too
Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195