Garmin talk

On my first try of loading new POIs into my Garmin, the unit crashed. I cannot turn it off and the computer will not recognize it. It thinks it's still connected via the USB cable. Any ideas on how to unlock it?

Improvements I'd like to see

> Improve user interface, better logic flow and reduced lag
> Separate volume for touch response (beep), not the master volume
> When USB is plugged in, ask user to go into mass storage mode
> Better routing and/or more routing control options
> Longer battery life or option to buy larger battery that still fits in case

I was just in NYC and found difficulty in using my GPS due to the Red Light Camera Alerts. Alerts were showing every few blocks, and the alert covered the bar at the top which shows the next turn. I was driving "blind", and at the earliest convenience had to pull over and turn off the alerts. Works great at home, but in a heavy concentration of cameras, it was terrible.

I have a Garmin 255WT, when the unit's internal memory becomes full, will it start automatically putting data on my 2 GB Micro SD card?

Hello everybody,

I'm trying to find a SRF file for a Mazda 3 2010 (silver) but just can't get one.

I'm about to change my car for this model ans I would like to add it on my Garmin.

I looked over many sites but no luck. Any clues or address ???

Thanks to you all !!!
Go POI Factory, Go !!!!!

Seeing that a firmware downgrade just deleted all my favorites..... It begs to ask:

Once I re-enter favorites again, is there a file that I can backup in order to save favorites so that they don't have to be re-entered manually in the future, if I encounter an issue that deletes favorites?????

Nuvi 660

Thanks...

Hello, hope you can help me add sound files to the red light cameras. I've heard that you can make it say " caution red light camera ahead". Pleas give step by step. I'm new to the GPS thing.

I need to send a route to my 765T but after setting it up in Mapquest I get "Garmin device not detected". I have tried it on an XP and a Vista PC with exact same results using Firefox 3.5.3.

Now I just tried it using IE 7 under Vista and it works. I'm pretty sure I used the same Firefox browser just this past Sat. night and it worked then. I haven't made any system changes since Sat..

Not sure if this is the right forum but I have a question. I downloaded the POI loader and a POI file from Garmin. My usual download site is D:\Downloads. When I launch POI downloader and point to my directory I am told there are no files there although they are. Question: Do these files have to be in the Garmin directory? I have downloaded the files in the correct format.

Can someone tell me how to activate the free lifetime traffic on my 1490T? It told me that I have to go online to obtain a code before I can activate, but I can't find it... Thanks!

I've a Nuvi 285w. This past weekend I discovered this wonderful site and downloaded a bunch of POI files, their associated icons and a few sounds. I made sure the filenames of the associated POI, icon and sound files are exactly the same (excepting the file extension, of course). Some of my POI sets don't display their icon. Some do.

Replacing battery in NUVI - step by step

Nice article to share with the Nuvi owners:

http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2010/02/how_to_replace_the_intern...

Well, my replacement 855 is going to get an RMA number today but the question I need to figure out is, do I ask for an exchange (again) or a refund?

The second 855's operation was much better than the first, which didn't last long before it totally froze up, but I started seeing issues after 3 days of use with the replacement.

My Nuvi 660 has the traffic receiver built in, but I've never subscribed to this feature. Can I use the free traffic (with ads) and if so, how do I add this feature?

Just updated lifetime maps on my Nuvi 660. Now I have 2 map files on the device:
2009 and also 2010:40. Can I/Should I delete the old file? If so, how? When the Nuvi is connected to my Mac, I see the files, but nothing with the names of the particular map files.

I recently updated the software on my nuvi 660 (maybe about a month ago). Well after the upgrade, my traffic map seemed to stop working. It no longer shows as green or red depending on traffic. My gps did not come with lifetime traffic, but I have paid to have it for lifetime. After sending an e-mail to garmin, they are simply saying to upgrade the software again. The software IS up to date.

New to Garmin had other GPS I couldn't mess with. I have a new garmin 1390T when I connected it to my PC I got in there and started removing files. I did make backups but i think I missed one or 2 files or folders.

Is there a way to get it back to its defualt base load (Like my other 2 GPS's) With all the defualt languages, and cars, and Voices?

Hey everyone,

First post at POI Factory, but I'm hoping someone can help me out regarding multiple maps on my Vista HCx.

I have 2 issues, both regarding the same problem, but one needs to happen before the other.

I'm trying to do the initial free map update for a Nuvi 285W I just bought. I downloaded the file using the Garmin downloader. The file made it OK (garmin_rmu_cnnant2010_40.dmg.dlm is on my mac with a size of 2.4GB). The download program froze however but strangely downloaded the entire file despite being frozen at 31%. I shut down the frozen downloader.

I got the new 1390T and when I try to see if it is the latest I do not know how to check on the unit and at Garmin. can you walk me through the process?
tks