Garmin talk

I see Garmin has came out with the Nuvi 285.A Nuvi 265 with MSN.Have not seen it at Best Buy yet. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=35118
http://www.gpstracklog.com/gps_tracklog/2008/12/garmin-nuvi-...

Did a search here, in POI Factory, but didn't come up with any hits.

Have a Nuvi 650, and am off to NYC for a few days of touring. I have downloaded some NYC POI from the library here and set the GPS to "Pedestrian".

My question is this. I have loaded POI's onto a micro sd card for use on my 265t unit. Everytime I power it on I am aked if I want to transfer those POI's to the unit. I have to answer no. My 680 gives me a choice to "not ask again". Is there a way to not be asked each time I power on the 265t? I want to keep them on my micro sd card and access as extras only. Thanks,
Jon

This subject has probably been beaten to death, but I was unable to find anything when I searched the forum. So here goes:

I have a Garmin Nuvi 205. My laptop has a Linux operating system so I can't use POILoader. But, since the Current.gpx file on the Garmin is merely an ASCII file, can I create a properly formatted Current.gpx file on my laptop and copy it onto the Garmin?

I have no experience with a gps.

I am borrowing a friends garmin c330 and hopefully taking it to costa rica.

How do I get a map for costa rica and load it onto the gps?

Is it as easy as finding a file online and putting it on a SD card and popping it in when we land?

Or are there a lot of other things I need to know?

I would appreciate any help and guidance.

Thanks

RN

This will be awesome....Nuvi's with pedestrian mapping.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/3474/284/

Clicked on "Check out the new Nuvi line" in Active Forum Topics. A page came up telling me:

Access denied.

You are not authorized access to this page.

Anyone able to read it or is that a glitch?

Jack j

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Hello,

I am new here, I read the FAQ section and did a search but I could not find an answer to my question.

I have a Nuvi 350 and have added the restareascombined POI file and icons to my GPS. However, there are times that I am not using it as a route and would like to see the rest areas on the map while driving. Just not alerts when getting close.

Is this possible? if so how?

FYI. I was able to connect my 265wt to my computer as a hands free "headset" device and use it as the speaker and microphone for Skype.

Connecting it to the computer was a bit a tricky. I'll detail what I did but all steps may not be necessary.

1. Put the computer in discovery mode.
2. Have the nuvi search for new devices.

I am a complete newbie, so if this is a bonehead question, please forgive me.

When adding a Favorite location, I see no place to enter a comment, eg Suite number, name of a contact person, how well they tip etc.

I do see room for a phone number, but we are limited to numerics.

Is there something I am missing?

thank you!

Hello everyone.

Has anyone else had this symptom? When I attach my 755T to my new ASUS notebook running Vista Home Premium 64 Bit, I get a dialog that reads "Do you want to scan and fix Garmin nuvi (H:)? There might be a problem with some files on this device or disc. This can happen if you remove the device or disc before all files have been written to it."

POIs are loaded and working along with a new icon for rest areas. The owner's manual says "To change the proximity alert setting, touch TOOLS > SETTINGS > PROXIMITY POINTS > PROXIMITY ALERTS. There is no such setting on my unit. The PROXIMITY POINTS setting is missing. What's up with that?

On my 755T I've been adding new POIs and deleting old ones and have one left over in the Garmin/Poi/ directory on the 755 unit called 006D135900.gpi. Is this a system file that needs to stay or can I delete it?

how long does it take to charge the battery and how long does it last?

I downloaded and installed werskin's State Parks / Provincial Parks Combined List for the USA / Canada poi file which contains over 4600 entries. However, when I open the file on my Nuvi 750 I can find only 52 parks, all in Florida where I'm located. What's wrong?

I have a Kenwood DNX7100 and I need to update the MAPS to the latest version. The Garmin Website only lists the SD card as an option, but this is pricey! I'd really like to be able to use the Citynavigator CD.

Two questions for forumers:

Has anyone successfully upgraded the maps in a DNX7100 using the CITYNAVIGATOR CD, and if so can they explain how to do it?

Any experience with the new Garmin friction mount? It looks like an improvement on the old beanbag.

As a new kid on the block, I created my first two csv files by tediously hand typing coordinates, descriptions, info, etc in each spreadsheet cell. THEN, I read the FAQ on how to use Google Earth. (Is there a forehead-slapper Smiley anywhere? There oughta be.)