Garmin talk

I will be visiting the store Monday (12/11) and will report back here on my findings. Supposed to have fully working displays of all their products. It will be very difficult getting out of there without buying a new toy!

663 N. Michigan Ave. (@ Erie St.)
312-787-3221
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Fri-Sat | 10-8
Sun | 10-6

I have a Garmin Nuvi 350 and recently purchased a Nuvi 360. Is it possible to copy all of the entries in My Locations-Favorites to my new Nuvi 360? Since I have quite an extensive list it will take quite some time to re-enter each favorite location separately. Can the entries be copied to my PC and then transfered to the new 360 or to the SD card and loaded onto the 360?

I just purchased myself an early Christmas present - the Garmin 2720. This is my third generation of GPS. I bought my first a long time ago, a Lowrance GM100. This was the first GPS which had downloadable moving maps. It was great and I used it a lot for several years.

Next, I upgraded to the Magellan Meridiam Gold. This one had a lot more memory, an SD card slot, easier on batteries, larger screen. And I used it a lot. In fact, I still use it a lot and plan to continue to do so for hiking.

Are there any other language guide's available that will work with the Nuvi other than the one that Garmin provides?

i seems like i dont have coverage in the tulsa area but im interested in peoples opinion on the Traffic Receiver
for the c530 or Traffic Receivers in general.

I have been trying to enter coordinates into my 660 without any success. The Owner's Manual leaves a little to be desired. I cannot get it to work as the Manual spells it out. Can someone tell me in simple terms what I am doing wrong? I can't get the decimal point to come up. It must be something simple that I can't see.

It is my understanding that the SD card should be formatted before use.
Question: 1. Do I put it in Nuvi,with Nuvi connected to the USB port, and format or,
2. Do I put it in Nuvi, not connected to the USB
port, and format it in Nuvi using the Format
button?
You guys are working with an old man here, so excuse the dumb questions please. Nuvi is working,

Is it better to download and update each time a new version comes out, even though nothing in the update pertains to you, or wait until a update version comes out that has updates that affect you? That is, 1 small download vs. one large download that may have 2 or 3 versions in it. I'm thinking it may not be good to push Nuvi with too much info. (download) at one time?

Well, I know I'm pretty full of questions, but I figured out how to sort of get a better answer to my dilemna of wanting a GPS unit that's portable, but suitable for both auto and marine navigation.

Finally waking up, I figured I could go to a Marine dealer web site and see what GPS units they are offering. One that West Marine offers is the Quest 2. This unit looks to be highly portable, much more affordable, and works for both auto and marine.

Based on my earlier comments, and my wish list, I may need to step back one level and consider this unit. I'm posting this here in case anyone has experience on one of these units. They aren't too terribly expensive, but the thing that I truly like is that they have both Auto and Marine functions. That's what I've been looking for, rather than buying an expensive chart plotter for the boat and a separate GPS receiver for the car.

just wondering, i loaded more than 1 poi file to my gps Nuvi 360) but i can only see the latest one i loaded. can you load more than 1 file? if not, should i combine the 2 files together?

I have been searching for maps that I can load on the SD card in my unit with out spending several hundred dollars. There is a Garmin Mapsource CD for World Maps on EBAY that according to the Garmin compatibility chart, will work on the C550.

If I got one of these, would I be able to copy map sections, like for example the Pacific Coast of Mexico, and load that on the SD card? Then would the

I just purchased a Garmin C320 and haven't taken it out the box yet (it is suppose to be a Christmas gift to myself but don't know if I can wait another 26 days).

Does anyone know if the Garmin's have a password option on it?

Bought a new c330 garmin for my first GPS and what a mistake.(SD card is non functional in this unit) After looking at the POI Factory site I found that my GPS does not have all the ammeneties that a unit that cost about $100 dollars more has. I think if you really want to be able to utilize the GPS and POI Factory to its fullest extent (UP GRADE). I am sure you will not be unhappy with your purchase.

Hello All,

Great website. Lots of great info.

I have recently purchased a new c550 on sale during the mad rush of black friday. I think I have figured out how to use and enter information into the unit pretty good, but it seems to be very time consuming to do. I travel alot for sales and engineering for my employer and would like to put a list of customers in the gps in order to have reference to them when I am in a certian location.

My brother came down to FL. for Turkey Day.
He lives in NC, and travels alot, all over the world.
I used my van to take everybody out one day, And he MADE me stop at a store, and ran in and bought a C330.
I spent the next day showing him everything I learned about it.
He used it going home, and learned a few new roads, and was VERY impressed.

That makes my Mom, and now my Brother, who have seen mine, and were impressed enough to run out and buy one.

The recent Mexico maps post by rcpeters made me recall an article I once read that describes how to make your own maps for Garmin GPS. The process sounds pretty complicated, so I haven't ever taken the time to try it.

The end result produces a "background map", which is just an image that scrolls behind your position on the GPS display. It doesn't contain any road data, so it can't be used for routing. Still, there's a lot of interesting info that you might find helpful in understanding what goes into making GPS maps.

I cannot figure out how to DL to the 1GB SD card I have installed on my Garmin c340. Please help or direct me to where it has been discussed. Thanks for any help.

I was at a Fry's Electronics after Thanksgiving sale this a.m. intending to look at the Garmin Street Pilot that was being sold at $300. off the regular price. When they showed me the size of the box, I immediately bought one... my first GPS device. I used one a few months ago in a rented car and was really impressed, this little Garmin was a WOW! I got it working in the parking lot and it directed me home nicely even though I chose to ignore the directions to the freeway, preferring a street route. It did not scream at me like the rental car did, just kept quiet as long as my route was proper, then gave me instructions when significant turns were important.

I just bought a C530 and was reading this thread with interest. Here is what I have discovered on my unit.

The SD card is seen in the diagnostics screen. The only card I have is one I have previously used in my Kodak camera and Kodak had initialized it giving it a drive label (Kodak) and a few directories with a couple of files in some. I didn't want to erase these files since I believe they contain the sync information for the camera picture (file) numbering.