Garmin talk

I have a new Nuvi 680. When I do a seach for POIs using "search near current route" using Garmins built in POI data base, the found items always fall right along the route as they should, but when I do the same using a custom POI (*.csv) file, the found items seem to have to relation to the current route. Is there a way to modify the custom POI ??

I just noticed today (while listening to mp3s) that my right speaker is much much louder then the left (the left may not even be working, can't really tell). I only noticed it today, so I am wondering if the 5.0 update (which delt with sound) had anything to do with it.

Can you test yours and let me know.

I have been noticing recently that it takes longer to acquire signal on Nuvi 680! Tried reset, does not seem to do much. It had worked in the past. Anyone else having similar problems?

why can't I transfer map and tracks from my nuvi350 to Mapsourse?Who can help me ?Thank you!

I intalled the cracker barrel poi from this site and using the poi loader in the manual mode set the alarm to sound at 1 mile.Maybe I have got this all wrong but is the alarm suppose to sound when I come in contact with any cracker barrel location within that 1 mile setting?I just traveled down i95/i75 and passed many of the cracker barrels within the set distance and the alarm did not go off.If I

Now that I am waiting with baited breath for my new nuvi 750, I am trying to figure out if I (we) can set up an Excel file for routes. I drive deliver truck to different locations every day and would like to load the addresses into a file on the computer then upload to the nuvi. Any ideas?

Hello,
I have Nuvi 200 and have figured out how to use and create and upload poi's to the Garmin but I have a few questions if anyone knows why when the custom pois,icons,bmp in the same file for the pois they are all renamed corectly but the sound file to alert me does not work also how can you get the pois to display on the screen when you get close to there area?
Thanks Merlin

OK you'll - I am definitely computer challenged. I understand the file name .csv has to be the same as the .mp3. Question - how in the world do I find out what the file name looks like for the red light POI? All I can see is Redlight-Cameras.csv. Everything I see you'll talking about is a _ (underscore) instead of a - (dash).

One thing that really bugs me about the nuvi 2xx series is the lack of a User's Manual. The Quick Start Guide is very basic and the user is left to trial and error and websites like this to learn the features.

I did some experimenting with MP3s on SD cards...and had some conversations with a helpful Garmin tech.

Turns out that the MP3s should NOT be put in subfolders (e.g. album names) in the MP3 folder on the SD card. Doing so causes some of the MP3 to not load, sometimes an entire subfolder is skipped. The results seem to be real random.

I had same issue initially updating my Nuvi 350 to with Map Update 2008. The v4.9 Firmware did not allow me to update. After reading this forum, I discovered that I needed to upgrade to v5.0 which worked great.

Map Update got to recognize the unit, but then immediately got an err message:

Keith, did your 750 arrive yet?

In my truck, I have a nice area to mount my Nuvi 350 below my radio. It is easy to use there and not on my dash. At first, I was just using the suction cup. I would make sure the cup was clean and it would have a good grip. After several days, it would eventually lose its suction and fall off. I can reattach it but it will eventually fall off again.

I noticed that the Nuvi 350 cannot be defragmented. That makes, sinse since there would be no way to do this without connecting to your PC. It cannot be done when connected to a PC either. This must be the reason why you cannot simply add a few location to your red light camera list. Your have to replace the whole file.

Still haven't gotten 'proximity alerts' functioning. Downloaded the POI from here on Illinois Rest stops. Reloaded with the POILoader with a 'custom' setting - 1500 feet proximity alert. Went to Northern Illinois over the weekend, must have passed 3 or 4 rest stops and not a single alert. Nor did it show up on my screen. Is this too big of a proximity? Any further suggestions?

I just bought a 660 and then found out that the new model, the 760, is just around the corner for the same price.

I have a bit of time to return the 660 without a penalty, so I'm wondering what others would do in my place? Keep the 660 or return it and get the 760?

After many months of accumulating Favorites in my Garmin C340, I uploaded my one free copy of their map upgrade (2008). I was shocked to find that the upload actually erased all my favorites.

I drive for a living and relied heavily on them. Now they are apparently gone! Has anyone lost theirs this way?

If so, were you able to recover them?

Thanks, mikewins44P

i did back up copy to my comp.(windoms xp home)and after this,my muvi 660 stoped working.It looks like is having problem with finding maps.I did reloaded from back up,but is no good.Maps are still there,map folder holds over 1 1/2 gig. Is it possible, my folders on Nuvi got mixed up.Help Any one PLEASE

I'm hearing a lot about this Mapsource program, and that I may be able to get it free from Garmin. What, exactly, can I do with this program, and do I need it? I have a Nuvi 650 I bought last week, it has the 2008 maps on it.

I am the proud owner of a Nuvi 360. For some reason I have a ton of "favorites", and can't delete them w/o deleting all my custom POI's, or doing them one at a time, which would be a real time burner. Does anyone know how to do this? Is there a way it can be done through getting rid of a certain file?