Garmin talk

My brother in law just received an early Christmas present of a Nuvi 650. I helped him get up to speed with it. We put his home into the device and had it calculate a route from my parents.

Does anybody know what different things the different vehicle types avoids? Or what they change in genreal?

I noticed (to my dismay) that if you have the mp3 player going, your alerts will only show on the screen but not play the alert file. Not only that, but it also will either start your mp3 file playing from the beginning again or jump to the next mp3 file.
My mp3 book started over 6 times driving through Ventura, CA. Any ides?

STILL need some help.

I thought I had this figured out and have had much success but I am still stuck.

I have found many custom POI on a couple of different sites. I created category folders such as Fuel, Food, Shopping, etc. I placed each downloaded poi file into a category. Then I placed all these folders into a single folder I labeled CUSTOMPOI.

Has anyone had good success with bluetooth and the Nuvi 7xx series?
I get my Blackberry Pearl paired and it even shows my contact list, last dialed phone number, etc but I keep getting a frequent message saying phone disconnected. It is very annoying and my phone is just within a couple feet of the Nuvi.

I have a Garmin Map Update 2008 that has not been installed. Do I need to use the product key to load it on to my current computer, or is the key used to install the update on an actual GPS?

Can I install it without blowing away the upgrade capability to a GPS when I need it?

Does the installation put a copy of Map Source on the local computer?

I learned two things on my first long trip with the nuvi.

1. Pick faster route for long trips or it will avoid the interstate like the plague (at least it did on this trip). I was getting real frustrated with it before I realized I had it set for shorter distance.

Hi everyone.

I have a Garmin US Topo mapset. Does anyone know how to install parts of it on the Nuvi? Once on, can you switch from street maps to the topo maps, or do you have to install one or the other.

TIA

Paul

I just installed my NUVI 200 and have a quick question:

Can I leave the unit turned on in my car all the time (ie. does it have a sleep mode) or do I need to turn it off everytime I get out of the car?

Looking to find way to back up saved favorites and to be able to transfer them to a new Garmin GPS

Does anyone know if the Nuvi 7xx will save it's last position if you are using the beanbag mount instead of the windshield mount?

I uploaded today’s track to Mapsource (v 6.13.6) from my nuvi 750. I started looking at the various data points when viewing the track properties and noticed that on one leg of my journey I had attained a speed of 141 mph. I thought to myself if only my 2008 Jeep could go that fast. Further analysis of the track properties revealed a few more bogus speed readings.

About a year ago I purchased the MetroGuide Europe v8 for my eTrex Legend (around $200 as I remember which included full coverage of many countries I will never visit.) Now that I also have the much more capable Nuvi 250W I'm wondering if I can use the MetroGuide series with my Nuvi in some fashion or do I have to purchase the City Navigator NT Europe for my next vacation over there.

Hi All,

I posted in here a few months ago about a stolen Nuvi 350. It was stolen from my work place and I made a police report thinking that I'd never see it again. Yesterday the detective called me on my cell phone and told me that she had recovered my Nuvi and that I would have it back in less than a week!

Real newbie here to this stuff with a new Nuvi 650.
Quick learner, though, so that may help LOL!

When it comes to charging, I do not have the AC option. Instead I am using the USB (worked fine). Now, when in the vehicle using the power there, I noticed the level of charge decreasing. Does the unit not charge except for when using the USB?

Thanks!

I travel to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Sonora Mexico and have not found any electonic maps of this area for my Garmin Nuvi 680. Does anyone know if there are maps of this area available and compatible with Garmin? I have searched in vain. Thanks.

I received an update alert when attempting to run the Garmin Web Updater this morning. It's apparently for PPC Macs but it still updated mine - which is for a 24" Intel iMac.
The download is 27.7 MB and takes your version to 2.0.2 which is an actual release, not a Beta.

Is there a way to download the GPS software update for the Nuvi 350 without installing the updated unit software?
The only way I have been able to figure out to get the new GPS software is to use webupdater and this seems to require installation of the unit software before listing additional updates.

I created a file called it McDonalds that says" #2 with coffee, no cream, no sugar"

When I leave home, click favorites, Mcdonalds and hit go.
When I pull up the drive thru, I hit again and click dial, and it spits you "#2 with coffee, no cream, no sugar".
Pisses off the girl at the drive thru that she has to speak to a machine to take the order.

Fact/