Garmin talk

 

Problem with Montgomery County Liquor Stores

No, they haven't rejected me as a customer yet. The problem is:
when I try to load this particular *.csv file (Montgomery County MD) dated 4/9/2009 with the POI Loader 2.5.3.0 I get an error during the load. It terminates loading all POI's in the the file beyond the first one.

SD card recommendations?

Hey Folks,

I am going to get a 4 gig SD card for my Garmin Nuvi 260 GPS today.

Question about SD cards:

Do SD Micro Cards (with adapter) work just as well as full size SD cards?

I have the choice to get either - but don't know if one is better (more stable?) than the other.

Any suggestions for brands to consider (or avoid) would be great help too.

cheers from Portland.

SD card recommendations?

Hey Folks,

I am going to get a 4 gig SD card for my Garmin Nuvi 260 GPS today.

Question about SD cards:

Do SD Micro Cards (with adapter) work just as well as full size SD cards?

I have the choice to get either - but don't know if one is better (more stable?) than the other.

Any suggestions for brands to consider (or avoid) would be great help too.

cheers from Portland.

Routes

Can anyone please tell me what nuvi devices support routes created with Mapsource? Is that info avalable on the Garmin page?
Thanks, Jon

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nüvi 680, 265t, 295W, iFinder H2o

nuvi changelog links updated 03/02/2011

This list covers the nuvi line and other related downloads. Links may be changed by Garmin at any time. Also, links to certain new series may not yet be in the list. If I have missed a series or a unit within a series, please point it out and it will be added if available and I can locate it.

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nuvi 760, nuvi 765T, nuvi 855, nuvi 3790LMT, nuvi 3490LMT - SoCal area

Nuvi 265WT, roads disappeared

Anyone else seen this problem?

It started with my 265 randomly locking up and requiring a restart. Then it got so bad that the maps wouldn't load at all and hung at the loading maps screen.

I reloaded the maps and it was fine for about a day, then it just stopped showing any roads, it was as if the color for the roads turned white on the white background.

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natemc.com - artistic misfit

Exporting the favorites data on a nuvi

I'm tyring to figure out how to export my favorites on my Nuvi 660 and how my father can export his on the Nuvi 265wt.

I've read about mapsource in some posts and checked the Garmin site. But it looks like that software only works on a PC, not on a Mac, which we both use (most of the time).

Question on Mexico Map on SD Card

Hi guys,
I have a quick question:
I will be traveling to Mexico soon(prices are CHEAP now)
and was thinking about buying a Mexico map for my Nuvi 260w and putting it on an SD card. I have some questions that I hope someone knows the answer to:
1) are points of interest (gas, restaurants, hospitals) included in the City Navigator Mexico maps or is it just the map only?

How to re-organize favorites on 465T?

One of the favorites I use the most often is the the last page. It is a major pain to scrow through page after page to get to it,especially while driving. Is there a way to re-organize the favorites so that the ones I use most often is of the first page?

SRF viewer added to SRF Builder

Finally got around to adding a SRF file viewer to the
SRF Builder as requested.

Also moved the installation from VB to InstallShield so it should work better now.

Let me know if you have any issues!

One issue I have seen, is that a couple of the Garmin SRFs came in to the viewer kinda strange..... Let me know if you see it too...

Please do a complete install with this one.

No U Turn Instruction

I was on a road yesterday and punched in an address that was surprisingly off the same road I was on but in the opposite direction. Rather than instructing me to turn around or make a U turn my Nuvi navigated me in the direction I was originally in on to a high way then exit taking me back on the same road. I immediatemy checked if I had U Turns checked in the avoidance menu but it wasn't.

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Garmin Nuvi 260W Garmin Nuvi 1490T If you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance.

2010 map update

Can someone tell me where can I preview the new 2010 NT map update?

SD Card Transfer Rate

I have the 2009 maps installed on my nuvi 650 at the present time.

If I get the 2010 maps and then install that map on the SD card (4GB) along with all my mp3s and POIs, and then select the 2010 maps for use, will the GPS performance lag being as my unit is transferring mp3s, the map data, and the pois all at the same time?

kenwood KNA-G510

looking to buy new 2009 updates for my kenwood KNA-G510..will buy them for a resonable price...

Map Corrections

My friend bought a new house so I took a trip from Philadelphia route 76 via King of Prussia to route 422. The problem is that the 2009 maps doesn't seem to have the recent reconstruction of the clover interchange junction of 76 to 202 leading to 422.

Does anybody know the procedure to get Garmin to update that area? Does the 2010 maps have that area remapped?

Backing up 765T

I'm a newbie here and just got a 765t. I have been reading your forums and see that most if not all of you back up you GPS unit. How do you do that? Reading all the things you guys are doing on your GPS I can't wait to try some of them.
Thanks
Robin

Garmin traffic now displays ads?

I own a Garmin 660 GPS. It's one of those models with the flip up antenna. My father-in-law purchased a 760, which is the new form factor that has no flip up antenna. Both of us have the lifetime traffic subscription.

Using Your Nuvi On The Golf Course

New Article

re: Using your nüvi on the golf course idea

-See what tricks are employed surprised
-Do you have golf buddies like that? wink
-The yardage technique question
-At home planning redface

It's on the
GARMIN NUVI TRICKS, TIPS, WORK AROUNDS ETC.
WEB site.

arrow http://bit.ly/garmin_gps_tricks

See RECENT ADDITIONS or go directly to Page 7

Gary Hayman

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Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S, Prev.GPSs: Drive61 LM, nuvi 3790LMT, 755T & 650, GPSIII+, SP 2610, 250W; Magellan 2200T; Originator of GARMIN NUVI TRICKS, TIPS, WORKAROUNDS, HINTS, SECRETS & IDEAS http://bit.ly/GARMIN-TNT

How To help

I need ideas on how to change the low clearance POI file to allow it to load in express with warnings. Anyone have ideas how to do this easily? TIA

cd album to 550 sd card as album

Feeling very stupid. When I got my 550 about two yrs ago I was able to xfr whole albums as such to my 550 sd card. Now when I try, all I can do is move the various songs which end up in a folder entitled "unknown". Yes, I know it's pilot error, but for the life of me I can't remember how I did it the first time.

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Jari