Garmin talk

I couldn't find this anywhere. Thanks.

I am missing something. I have tried over and over to download and install new vehicles from the garage and no luck. I can go into my computer and e drive is the garmin and I drag and click them into the garminvehicle folder. I can't seem to get them to show up on the GPS unit. Help what am I doing wrong?

I searched and didn't come up with anything.

I'm trying to view elevation/altitude on my Nuvi 200. I did it once, and can't figure out how I did it now.

I read somewhere to touch the satellite 'bars', but that doesn't seem to do anything on mine.

Is there a Garmin product the will accept routes with waypoints? If not Garmin any other brands? Pretty much committed to Garmin but numerous stops are now being uploaded to favorites which works but is somewhat cumbersome.

I received a Nuvi260 for Christmas. I am new to GPS so please bear with me. I figured out most of the features on the unit, but the Custom POI lists are giving me trouble.
When I access the Nuvi under /my computer/ L drive displays Garmin GPS, M drives shows the memory card.

Just bought a nuvi 660 - thinking about returning it for a 650 ($150 cheaper than the 660).

Asked a question earlier about the 660 but still did not get the answer that I needed. Maybe I wasn't clear on my question.

I understand that the only difference between 650 and 660 is that the 650 does not have bluetooth and the fm transmitter - all other features are identical to the 660.

Has anyone else gotten an annoying startup message that states your Garmin Map is over year old?

How do we get rid of this message without updating the map?

Thanks.

Long time aquiring satelites.
And poor reception
not just mine either friends MIO too
Down in Texas Corpus, Houston, and East Texas.

Here is a cool web site that lets you convert a street address to latitude and longitude. It uses several sources and it is interesting to see the slightly different results. Maybe people could verify results and report which source is the most accurate. Enjoy.

http://stevemorse.org/jcal/latlon.php

I compared the TomTom 920 with the Nuvi 770 and chose the Garmin based on good experience with a prior Garmin model. However, I found that the Nuvi 770, unlike the 600 series Nuvis, does not offer truck routing. This is a pain when driving an RV and having to avoid parkways, etc.

Hi all,

I'm new to GPS and I find my 650 sending me on routes I have never used and would never think of using. So far when I know the route, I've ignored the GPS and gone with local knowledge; but I'm wondering, are the GPS's routes actually faster? Has anyone made time comparisons and do you find the Fastest faster than the Shortest Distance?

I loaded a WalMart POI file onto my Nuvi 260 and they ended up in the favorites instead of custom POIs. How do I remove them without doing them one at a time? There are hundreds of them..... And how did they get in there? lol

Thanks

Just bought a new nuvi 660

Read in various forums that there seems to be an issue with underpowered fm transmission causing static when listening to the unit in your stereo system.

Since the nuvi 660 has an earphone jack - would it be possible to connect the gps unit directly to the stereo using an auxilary connection on the stereo itself.

something like this setup:

Is there a way to manually enter (by way of POI, I assume) my home location?

My C340 is not finding the correct location for my home.

Other than that, I am most pleased with the product.

Pete

What is the SD slot used for on the C340 ??
Thanks

Is there a max size SD card the Nuvi will accept? Before I go out and buy a card, I want to make sure I dont get too big of one. I know some electronics, like cameras will only support up to a certain size. I cant find any info posted on this from Garmin.

I have been experimenting successfully with adding Custom POI to my Quest2. In doing so, I have maxed out the memory.

There are MANY POIs that came with the unit and I wonder if anyone knows if it is possible to remove those original POI and totally customize the unit?

Thanks,

Jim

Garmin lovers, any of you using external antenna?
What is the experience like? Is it worth it?
Does it give you better reception in bad places like heavy woods or indoors (in a garage)?

I updated to version 3 somewhere around 21st of December. I paired two cell phones to the Nuvi. Pairing is a real b***ch but once paired, both cell phones work great. (I use bluetooth headset and wife uses Nuvi, if wife is not around, I turn off headset and Nuvi automatically links to my phone).