Garmin talk

Is the Garmin speed alarm supposed to sound when driving
through a shopping center parking lot at 5 mph?

How do I get the custom POI's and my custom maps I downloaded from garmin into mapsource. I purchsed a few madmaps downloads and would like to get them into my mapsouce software. I would also like to be able to get many of the Custom POI's from this site into mapsource.

Please help
I have the Zumo 550 with the 2009 maps with a few madmaps add ons

I cranked up a new computer, and do not have a Mapsource disk. I send an e-mail to Garmin and asked for Mapsource to develop routes and manage my favorites on my Nuvi 750. I get a reply that they are sending me Mapsource.

I use the Linux operating system on most of my computers. Linux has an environment called Wine within which you can run many Windows programs. I usually boot into Windows to use POI Loader but this morning I decided to try it using Linux and Wine. It installed just fine and runs great. So, I am just sharing this for anyone who might be running or considering running Linux as an OS.

Used POILoader and put my custom POIs on the same SD card where I had already copied the 2008 maps. (I have another post that described that process using some great instructions from another thread). POILoader did not overwrite the entire garmin folder. Does anyone know if the POI Loader simply overwrites the poi.gpi file on the SD card?

Are there any available? If so, can they be loaded on an SD card? Thanks in advance.

Am I the only one or am I crazy. Is there anyway to have the unit reset the trip every time I turn off the unit? I cannot believe that they expect us to do this manually everytime.

I have been using my 760 for sometime and absolutly love the unit. But I am having an issue with the bluetooth. For some reason, on some calls there is no audio. I have to hit the transfer audio to phone button and then the transfer audio to unit button and then I can hear the call. Anyone have any idea what the problem may be?

There is a E85 gast station next to the town that I am in... However, that service is not listed in the nationwide E85 listing.. How do I list it?

Sorry if this has been covered already - I did search but didn't find the info I needed.

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and new to Garmin GPS.
I show that there are different downloads for POI.
1. GPX - with Garmin extension (phone dial support)
2. Garmin CSV - regular line breaks
3. Garmin CSV - nuvi 350/360 line breaks
4. Garmin CSV - no line breaks (easier to import)

Not sure which one to donwload? Sorry if this has been asked before as I could not find it.

Just purchased Nuvi 255W. Seems great so far. Worth the money in my opinion. Would like to get some discussion going on this particular model. I'll post my observations & issues as well.

Is there an easy to use software to edit the current.gpx files and then save them back to my favorites. Righ now I am either using Microsoft word and sometimes notepad or wordpad

i see these options:

1O Garmin Device
2O MapSource (Advanced)
3O Custom Folder (Advanced)

i used to download from my POI folder on my computer to the garmin SD card ( say K- drive)

now which option would i use here ?
1 or 3 ?

Currently I am traveling from Portland, OR to the Napa Valley in CA. I am using a Garmin StreetPilot C550. Is there a way to just input a city without putting in a street number an street name? When I return to New Jersey, July 5th I will post my travels and the use of my Garmin StreetPilot C550 as I have used a lot out West.

Help me understand this:

At the end of July, I have to go to Rockville, MD. So on my Nuvi 750, went under settings and created a route from Dulles airport to my hotel. Cool...so far.

What I'm failing to understand is:
A: How do I use that "route" created vs. just arriving at the airport, get my rental car, acquire signal, goto my "favorite" hotel.

Am I the only one that's noticed that the mileage (well at least my) c340 tells me a poi is away is way off of what it winds up being?

Has anyone had trouble finding a signal after rebooting their Nuvi (660)?

Is there a setting in the Nuvi 660 to not take you down dirt roads when trying to go to an address?

I have a 1gig SD card but I can not get the POI loader to reconize it to store POI files, can any one help?