Garmin talk

I am trying to download POIS for red cameras from speed camerapoi but when I download the file I cannot open it or save in the file format!!!Please help me!!!!

Has anyone tried to DIY a silver coating on 765T or other Garmin devices? I have a feeling that the rubberized black coating of 765T absorbs a lot of sunlight under the windshield and the unit can get very hot easily. If the exterior of 765T were silver it should be better on this.

I installed this update but haven't actively used the program. Changes are:

Improved handling of invalid gpx files from devices.

Improved handling of missing components, MapSource will now display a message indicating the missing component.

Changed number of most recently used files from 4 to 10.

Fixed some untranslated strings.

I have a 2009 Zagat file from my Delphi Nav 300 that just died and I have replaced with the Garmin 1350T. Anybody know if and how I can load the Zagat on the Garmin and access it easy?? Thanks JQC

I have been following with interest the latest fragments of information about the forthcoming new Nuvi 3790 (part of the 3700 series), partly out of curiosity for what new features it might contain, but also due to my perverse wondering of whether Garmin will simply continue to produce another new, inadequate product.

Hi. I have a Nuvi 1490T. I've done a lot of searching for information on what you can do with POIs, and it would seem that what I want to do cannot be done. If anyone has thoughts on this I would love to hear them.

Greeting to All;

I had checked previous post to try and prevent starting a new post that had already been addressed. If per chance I missed it, I apologize beforehand for doing so. This just happened to me and I hope I can give you a heads up in time so this doesn't happen to any of you.

Since I'm dying to exploit my nuvi 500, I have been trying for days to get audio to work on it instead of the useless "bings" when approaching notification points. I have done my research, albeit the posts were close to 2 years old when written. They did state though that sox v14.0.1 worked and that sox v14.2.0 did not.

While waiting for my 1490T to arrive I'm reading the user manual. The Bluetooth section has me wondering...

If I wanted to upload a Track Log file from a Garmin Aera 500 or Zumo 660 and then edit the file how can it be done?

Can the Track Log file be viewed in a text editor, edited and then reloaded into the Garmin?

Will the Garmin device detect that the file has been edited and reject it?

My 1490T should be here in a few days and I've been thinking about a protective case.

Two years ago there was a thread about cases for the 2x5 series and someone here suggested a case at Radio Shack that fit perfectly even though it was designed for another piece of electronics. I went to a local store and picked one up on clearance for $5.

For those interested Costco has dropped the price on the Nuvi 1490T in their stores to $229.95. Seems like a pretty good deal. With their excellent return policy I don't think you can go wrong. Not available online....

Is there any way to change the name of each POI entry to something other than "Custom POI"? I tried hacking into the GPI file, but I missed, and it failed well (or worked miserably). No sense reinventing the wheel if someone has already been down this road. I would like to see something other than just the Route 66 sample file in there.

Thanks in advance

While in the middle of a 3,500 mile trip to the Rocky Mts (from Illinois) the cord that powers the Garmin 255W broke. (the cord that plugs into the cigeratte lighter) This meant that, after the battery was run down, I had no Garmin. Bad news. Can I get a replacement somewhere? I don't know what happened to the cord.

On my way home today I turned my 885 on and it wanted to take me by way of china, it never did this before. I checked all my settings and they all seemed right. I removed the battery but still the same,any ideas out there?

Requires Webupdater.

Changes made from version 6.40 to 6.60:
Improvements in touchscreen calibration.
Improvements to Location Based Advertisements.

Also, improvements to American English Samantha version 1.1 to 1.2.

I'm sure somebody will advise if this is old news I've missed. Been on the road and off the net for a few days.

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For what it's worth, I slammed an 8 GB card in and it's totally happy. Now to find me a whole-lotta POIs!

Well after my nuvi 500 took a couple tumbles from my bike, I decided to use the second bike mount that didn't see action on my bike on my back pack's frame.

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The only way that it's going to see dirt now is if I go down, and if I'm going down, screw the nuvi!

Greetings,

I see that Garmin voices British Daniel and Emily have been updated: Daniel to 1.70 and Emily to 2.00.

Added normalization of Singapore street names.

I don't think I'll update since I don't use Singaporese (or whatever the language is there) and if I updated, then I'd need to re-hex-edit the volumes to be louder again.