Garmin talk

Can someone tell me where I can find out what the keywords for custom POI are and the correct use for them?

"GATSO," "mobile", "SPECS", "safety", "redlight", "speed", or "camera" and I think there are more.

Can you transfer a route from mapquest or google to a Garmin 660 ?

After using a Street Pilot C330 for a couple of years (and being very happy with it) I decided to upgrade to something with a few more features. Went with the Nuvi 265T. I love it but am hoping some of you who have more experience with the nuvi can answer a couple of questions.

I have a Nuvi750 running V4.2 and 4.5 for the GMT20.

I just got the FM Traffic activated the other day on my trip to Louisville. The only time I saw any traffic indications were when I use MENU >> TOOLS >> TRAFFIC... I see the indicators for accidents on that GREY TRAFFIC MAP and not on the main map used for routes and just driving.

Just want to share some interesting things I encountered:

I can't download GPX files while browsing POI Factory with IE beta 8. But Google chrome works.

Then, the POIs must be saved in for example C:\POIs for POI loader to load them correctly without error. If I save the POIs in a folder created on the "desktop", POI won't load it.

Anyone had the same experience or knows why?

i know you can put pois on a sd card i did it and i was wondering to add more will it add only the new ones or will it erase the ones that are on there and only install the new ones i hope this makes sense,i think when you put them to the unit it erase the ones that are already on there before it installs the new ones,thanks

Hi everyone,

I noticed that there is a dead or stuck pixel on my Nuvi 200w LCD screen. It is noticeable when the background is dark and there is one tiny glowing dot. I know it is not dust because I have cleaned that surface several times.

Sorry if this question is answered somewhere else on the forum but I have a quick question about the traffic subscription.

Does the 255W or the 265W BOTH come with LIFETIME TRAFFIC subscriptions?

Or maybe I should ask... Does the 255W have the same traffic capabilities as the 265WT?

Still learning my 750, most of my best education has come from this site, clearly not the manual. So if I have the process correctly, these are the steps to load a route from Mapsource to 750

Upload route using Mapsource
Import route from file

Just got the 750 and have been doing a lot of reading on this site. Found the thread about using google earth and mapquest to create routes. So create a route in mapquest from point A to point B. Let's say it takes a route that I want to modify. So I drag the route on mapquest to take a couple different roads. I click on update route.

Hi all !!
Is there anyway to make categories from custom poi's ??

Like making a CAMPING categori or a WAL-MART... instead of grouping them in only one place (custom poi)

PS: Sorry for my bad english

Thank you.

I just finished running the Garmin WebUpdater.It show I had the latest software.Continue on to next screen and seen the update called Localization Dat,XML File. Anyone got any info on this and is it a necessary update.I know it was not there when I updated before from 4.50 to 4.60.

I am on my second Nuvi 765T and this suffers from the same problem as the original.

The screen goes blank for a millisecond several times and then powers down after about 80 minutes or so and refuses to restart for up to 15 minutes (On both vehicle and battery power)

Are the links broken to the POI files?

When I click the Garmin download button at the top of a particular POI page and select save or open the in the file dialog window, it disappears and the file is not open or saved. This happens with any file I select.

Any suggestions?

I have a Garmin 760 and have found many great poi's but how many is too much? If you add too many will it make the garmin sluggish?

Custom POI and alerts is there a waay to have them show up when just viewing the map. Sometime I'm out driving and not routing with the GPS but I have the map up. Is there a way to have the Custom POI and the proximity(sp) alerts working during this time.

ok i download poi files and installed them in my unit. i want to see how it works and looks for the new spots i have installed but the simulator says its going to take me 30 min to get there. is there a way to speed up the simulator or get closer to my spot i want to see. i want to see the icon and hear the sound for the new spot i put in.

1st i have been getting alot of help here and its great.

2nd, i downloaded the speedcam and redlight poi files and i want to have sound with them. i see theres alot of sound files for them. are there alot a differant sounds in each file or just 1 sound for each file?

I have semi-permanent mounted my 255W in my primary vehichle, but left it so I easily remove it to use in my secondary vehichle, only I don't want to have to move the power cord adapter as it is threaded behind the dash.

I have a garmin 339C and would like to know if there is a way to change the alert for the speed cameras. My unit does not have mp3 but can I change the sound or tones to be different. I would appreciate any help or referall to some article.

Thanks