Garmin talk

Here is the link:http://garmin.blogs.com/softwareupdates/2009/10/index.html

Garmin is supporting PDF maps for Colorado, Oregon, and Dakota devices.

I've had a Garmin Nuvi 760 for about 16 months and the battery no longer holds a charge. Garmin will replace the gps unit for $99. This is a real disappointment, as it makes the cost of operating the unit ridiculous. I've seen videos on self serve battery replacement, but the battery numbers don't match.

I need a lesson and some advice! I'm full of questions...

Here is what I want to do: I want the CRACKER BARREL POI to alert me from 2 miles away as I travel close-by on the Interstate highways (but not on the actual address road of the restaurants). I also want to use a .wav file for the alert notice. And the .bmp icon if possible.

Have had my nuvi 255w for a yr. now and am very dissatisfied with performance. Makes mistakes on the road, and says "recalculating". Can't find my church in my hometown,that has been there for years. Coming home from Shelby N.Carolina and out of the clear blue says "recalculating", and the map shows highlighted route straight ahead.

I just got a replacement 755T and it's new not refirbed. I'm told I get one free map update so if anyone knows what is the newest and/or when is a new one due out?

I also got a new power cord so I think my old one may be of use for someone. Can anyone enlighten me?

Hi,

I recently got a nuvi 260W and bought the 2010 Europe city navigator on SD. Up until a few minutes ago it was happily recognizing the map (I could see it listed under Settings->Map->Map Info), and now my nuvi is behaving weirdly and not recognizing it.

I downloaded the trial version last night and today created a route and used the supposed function to send the route to my 465T and all it sent was the waypoints. Big deal! I guess I'll continue using GPSBabel to convert the route to a *.gpx and then load it into the GPX folder in the 465T.

What is the socket on the side of the car adapter/ speaker used for on the 27XX series Streetpilots? I can find no documentation of what might go into the socket. I opened the case and it is two wires that go back to the plug at the GPS end.

It seems that many people here have a lot of experience with garmins, and editing files, etc., so I have a few questions for you all:

1. If I purchase a map on an SD card can I use it on more than one nuvi? (Obviously I can't use one card in both at the same time)

Does anyone know how far off the route will a Garmin show as a POI?

While driving home on I-75, I selected a food POI on my 255W with the Search Near set for "MY CURRENT ROUTE". The restraunt selected did not have the same road name as the exit and when I got off at the exit, I pulled into another that was close.

Anyone else using Windows 7 Ultimate having a problem with Windows wanting to format their Garmin device?

I've been getting the error lately. It pops up on the screen saying "This device is formated improperly. Do you want to format it now?" Of course I don't. But I'm worried that one day I'll be clicking through the screens and click on the format button.

I have a Garmin Nuvi 200 that suddenly started acting up.
Initially, it said that something I attached was not an appropriate accessory.. That didn't sound good since it was plugged in to the car power plug

I have lost the SDHC card from my Garmin nuvi 255w. What should I do ????

Firmware 3.10 has been out since August 28 for the eTrex Legend HCx and several other eTrexes have similarly dated firmware updates:

Changes from version 3.00 to version 3.10:
Fix potential lock up when SD card installed.
Fix the contour data intermittently drawing over interstates of Topo Map.
Improve the blue shading color when using the setting 'Marine colors' in Daytime display mode.

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4665

Changes made from version 2.20 to 2.30:

* Added code to prevent a shutdown that could occasionally happen while scanning for files on the device.
* Fixed a situation where driving through certain map border regions could cause the unit to restart.

I did a reset and lost all my POIs I had entered. I noticed a folder of archived gpx files. I moved one to the the top folder and renamed it to current and moved the original current file..anyways it did not work..anyway I can recover my old Favorites list?

I went on a road trip with my KNA-G510. Which has worked great! However this weekend it was sending me the wrong way to my destinations? Sent me over ramps from the freeway just to have make a u-turn using the ramp to go in the direction I had just came from.

Hi,

I just got a brand new Nuvi 260W. The only cable it came with was for the car, but I had a compatible USB cable on hand and was able to use the POI Loader to put a couple POI files on it. Will it charge while attached to the computer? I didn't see anything in the manual speaking about how to charge it at all.

Thanks,
Steve

Anyway I get this mode to speed up to test my redlight POIs..the closest to home is 30 miles. Using a Nuvi 205.

I went to the trouble to put a 12vdc to 5vdc regulator in my motorcycle so I could charge my Phone and Garmin 260W GPS. No surprise that when the phone is plugged in the phone charges. Disconnect the phone and plug the 206W in and BIG SURPRISE... It thinks it's connected to a computer. It does charge, but I can't use it while it charges.