Garmin talk

I would like to make a mp3/wav file to use on my nuvi 255w that says something like..

Rest area 2 miles ahead, then says again Rest area 1 mile ahead.

IS THIS POSSIBLE? With a car full of females while travelling i would like to have PLENTY of notice for something like this?

If possible how do i go about making this and working with poi loader

Nuvi 200 has only about 2g internal memory built in without SD Card.

To get my 2009 map updates I had to get with tech support as it was going to be slightly more than 2G on the internal memory.

We had to erase some of the voice and instruction files for foreign countries to gain enough room.

I recently bought a 760 and really enjoy using it. The only complaint about the unit is that is gives the ETA to my destination point, but not the number of miles - I've looked through all the menus/settings options and cannot find a way to change it to miles. Does anyone know how this can be done - if at all?

Thanks!

Would this be overkill,

Backing up (copying) your GPS to a DVD as it just looks like another drive when I plug it in to my computer (E: drive). This would be in case I ever had a massive failure of the unit.

Or would it not be as simple as just copying the dvd of the entire system of the unit.

I thought that I had finally gotten past the reboot issue with my 765T when I upgraded to firmware 3.0, but yesterday while playing a 25 minute mp3, it happened again.

And unlike the times in the past when it restarted itself, and resumed the route, this time I was not on a route, only in map mode.

Just tip how to control battery charging in Nuvi 750:

1. Switch to diagnostic mode by keep pressing the battery icon for about 8 sec
2. Connect USB charging cable from PC or wall outlet.
3. Observe charging process on a first diagnostic screen with % charging completed.

PS. The advantages of this mode:

I want to change the default beep sound that is on the menu screen (not in the map).

Can this be done or is it hard coded into the Nuvi 205W?

I know where the sounds are for the English_American and i have gone through it but cannot find one that sounds like the one i want to change.

Thanks,
Tommy

What model is your personal favorite & why. What makes this model the best. I am a Garmin guy I really love there app I use an old C330 street pilot and wonder what people have and why they like it.

Just curious.. Flip

I have a 260 and downloaded the rest areas combined into it last week in Biloxi, MS. While traveling to central Illinois on I55 the program didn't work as I had anticipated. It beeped twice at 3000 ft from the rest area as I had programmed. However, it past lots of rest areas and didn't make a sound. Am I doint something wrong? Why did it work twice and fail to work many more?

I am new here and am trying to load poi's to my garmin nuvi. I have no idea how to do it. I am using Garmin's POI loader, but when I search for the files downloaded to my computer I can't find them and when I search the computer and find them and then try to go to the same place to upload them they aren't there.

Question for anyone. Is it possible to replace the Garmin default, rather ugly, tour guide icon ? I would prefer having my preselected POI icons appear when I enter a tour guide zone. The POI icons do appear as expected in their designated locations.

Hey there folks I just got my Nuvi 760 & d/led the app for the red light cameras.Works great. My wife has a Garmin 255 (about 1-2 years old) & I was wondering if I can put tha red light app on the 255? Thanx

I was at Costco today and saw the NUVI 260 on sale for $169. Sounds like a good price for someone to get their first GPS.

Hello all!! Extreme newbie here. Have had my nuvi 200 for less than a month and am thrilled with all I am able to do with it so far. But I need some help adding a new vehicle and voice. I have downloaded them directly to the device, and also to my PC poi files and then loaded them from that location.

I have about 300 or so songs on my SD card and I have the shuffle and repeat set on the Nuvi player. At times I have had the same song played several times within minutes of each other. I have checked for duplicate files...I guess the player does not eliminate the file from its shuffle once it plays?

anyone have a guess?

I have been looking at the csv files (POIs) to be downloaded for Garmin. It seems to me that the content of the individual wps only is a row with comma separated data in an Excel file and saved as a csv file. Or are there anything more "special" about the Garmin csv format?

Ever since I updated to 3.30 I had noticed that about every 3rd time I put my 765t in the cradle the voice was the non TTS "American English". I would go to settings to change the voice back to "Jack" and all TTS voices were missing but after turning off the unit and turning it back on only Jack & Jill had returned. I looked at the files on the GPSr and all the voices are there.

Garmin nuvi 780 will be on sale for $249.99 at costco.com 3/2/09 thru 3/22/09. It's the lowest price I've seen so far.

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I was surprised that I couldn't find a forum for site related issues, but, Miss POI, if I overlooked it, please move this there.