Garmin talk

I recently recieved a Garmin c330. It's basic but all I need. The only downfall is trip planning. I'm used to using Microsoft Streets and laying out a complete trip. Is the Garmin Waypoint mangager in any way smiliar to this? I'm just looking for something that I can enter waypoints and plot out a trip.

OK I admit I got too techie for my pay rate! The other day I was reading the Posts and found out how to get into the Dianostics in my Novi 660. I was just curious. Today I noticed that both the time and date on my Novi is way off. I guess I pushed something my mistake. How can I correct the time and date?

I remember someone asking how to restore the default pointer. The consensus was that you had to do a reset.

I figured out how to restore the vehicle pointer to the built in one (not the downloadable one).

I have decided to purchase either the Nuvi 660, or the Nuvi 760, just about ready to make the final jump. One of my concerns is it will be used 95% of the time in my daily driver.

Hi:

Does anyone know the voltage output of the Nuvi 650 ac wall charger? I just bought a Nuvi650 costco special and was wondering if my old C340 ac charger (5 volts/1 amp) output would work?

thanks,

Michael

Is there any place to report mapping errors or missing street info?

My brother in law just received an early Christmas present of a Nuvi 650. I helped him get up to speed with it. We put his home into the device and had it calculate a route from my parents.

Does anybody know what different things the different vehicle types avoids? Or what they change in genreal?

I noticed (to my dismay) that if you have the mp3 player going, your alerts will only show on the screen but not play the alert file. Not only that, but it also will either start your mp3 file playing from the beginning again or jump to the next mp3 file.
My mp3 book started over 6 times driving through Ventura, CA. Any ides?

STILL need some help.

I thought I had this figured out and have had much success but I am still stuck.

I have found many custom POI on a couple of different sites. I created category folders such as Fuel, Food, Shopping, etc. I placed each downloaded poi file into a category. Then I placed all these folders into a single folder I labeled CUSTOMPOI.

Has anyone had good success with bluetooth and the Nuvi 7xx series?
I get my Blackberry Pearl paired and it even shows my contact list, last dialed phone number, etc but I keep getting a frequent message saying phone disconnected. It is very annoying and my phone is just within a couple feet of the Nuvi.

I have a Garmin Map Update 2008 that has not been installed. Do I need to use the product key to load it on to my current computer, or is the key used to install the update on an actual GPS?

Can I install it without blowing away the upgrade capability to a GPS when I need it?

Does the installation put a copy of Map Source on the local computer?

I learned two things on my first long trip with the nuvi.

1. Pick faster route for long trips or it will avoid the interstate like the plague (at least it did on this trip). I was getting real frustrated with it before I realized I had it set for shorter distance.

Hi everyone.

I have a Garmin US Topo mapset. Does anyone know how to install parts of it on the Nuvi? Once on, can you switch from street maps to the topo maps, or do you have to install one or the other.

TIA

Paul

I just installed my NUVI 200 and have a quick question:

Can I leave the unit turned on in my car all the time (ie. does it have a sleep mode) or do I need to turn it off everytime I get out of the car?

Looking to find way to back up saved favorites and to be able to transfer them to a new Garmin GPS

Does anyone know if the Nuvi 7xx will save it's last position if you are using the beanbag mount instead of the windshield mount?

I uploaded today’s track to Mapsource (v 6.13.6) from my nuvi 750. I started looking at the various data points when viewing the track properties and noticed that on one leg of my journey I had attained a speed of 141 mph. I thought to myself if only my 2008 Jeep could go that fast. Further analysis of the track properties revealed a few more bogus speed readings.