Garmin talk

What should i do first? have not turned it on yet
1. update firmware?
2. accure sat ?
3. download map update?

Although I personally don't use vehicles (default blue arrow for me, please), I know many others out there do. The newest is Giddyup!

http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2009/10/garmin-garage-gidd...

I have been playing with adding text color to GPX files to highlight certain text. But in every case the color is on a white background which I would like to change for some text. I tried "background-color=" and "background=" which is used by several XML standards, but that does seem to work. Does anyone know the GML keyword for changing the background? Can it even be changed?

Thanks

How do I load icons to my Garmin Nuvi200W? I downloaded the custom POI's to the device as well as the icons, but the icons will not show up on the map!?!?

If anyone has been looking for a nuvi 885t, their top of the line speech recognition GPS... Buy.Com has refurb units for $220 with FREE shipping.

It's a heck of a bargain....

http://www.buy.com/prod/garmin-nuvi-885t-4-3-gps-w-tts-bluet...

I'm going to give my Nuvi 660 to my wife and purchase a new unit for myself. I'll be sticking with a Garmin and was considering the 765T. I'll be buying it online and my actual purchase price won't be anywhere near the MSRP they have listed for this.

I have a Nuvi 200 issue that has only occurred a few times, and only when on my on motorcycle, never in the car. I know the Nuvi 200 isn't the gps of choice for a bike, but I keep it dry, and it was cheap

Hey,

I downloaded some POI files and also created one of my own for my trip to Europe. They were there, and with the Europe SD card in my nuvi 260w I was easily able togo to Custom POIs and see them. They would show up on the map when in that view. All was right with the world...

Can anyone tell me what I need to do after downloading the rest area files to my laptop, is it difficult to install these files on my Garmin 670? Thanks
fanman

Hi all, My Nuvi 650s touch screen stopped working. Any advice would be appricaited. I did reset the unit with no impact.

Thank you again Miss POI & Mr. John for the excellent Web Site!! I do not know what we all would do without your dedication! Thanks again, DWH

Garmin Released The New Update
MapSource software version 6.15.7
as of October 9, 2009

I have a Nuvi 765t. We used it on a 1200 mile trip from NC to MN and back recently. During the trip up and back, it locked up 4 times. As in, the screen froze. No reaction to screen touch inputs or anything. Turning the gps on and off got it working again. Anyone else experiencing this with this unit, or similar units by Garmin? Everything else works ok.

One one occasion, it never picked up a satellite for an entire 15 min. trip. Next time I went to use it, same thing. The garmin website says one should not worry if it takes up to 20 min. (which sounds kind of hokey to me). It used to take only 1-2 min.

Hi all, don't know if this is the correct place to ask this, but i need some help !! I have just bought a brand new Garmin Nuvi 1490t but it does not support mp3 files and i wish to install voice alerts. The only way i can do this is to tx the files to WAV format and use POILoader Beta 2.4.0 to do this. Has anyone got access to the file and if so, can i have a copy.

Many thanks in advance.

Bought many items here and never had a problem.

http://www.buy.com/prod/Garmin-n-vi-755T-Automobile-Navigato...

Changes made from version 2.5.3 to 2.5.4:

* Fixed issue with handling commas in CSV files.
* Fixed issue with file paths including non-English characters.

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=927

Where can I buy a road map for Argentina for my Nuvi 250?

Does anyone know how to take a track and turn it into a route? Yes, I did actually read the manual and couldn't find an answer (MM, I have a 755t.)

Pardon the newbie question here, but I'm a little confused about the speed alerts and would like to be sure that things will behave as I expect.