Garmin talk

For those that don't have the beanbag mount and want to know more, there is a review that theyt just did at GPS Magazine...

http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2007/08/dont_like_the_windshield_...

I would like to know if anyone else has this issue...

I completely discharge my unit before I charge it. I let it tell me when the battery is low, and then I plug it in. I give each charging a full overnight charge.

Garmin just identified the new chipset they will be using in place of SiRF in lower cost units.

http://tinyurl.com/329fz7

I find on my Nuvi 360 if I have the volume set just right for my Bluetooth handsfree that the direction voice (Aussie Karen) is not loud enough. Is there any way to set the Bluetooth volume independently of the directional voice volume?

Jamie

I have had my Nuvi 660 for about two weeks now and it has performed flawlessly. I have no idea why I waited so long to own a gps unit, but now that I have one I can't see myself without one. I look forward to our up and coming vacation to Disneyworld this December. That being said, I have encountered a repeated problem with my Nuvi when on route to work in Arlington Virginia.

GPS Passion Website has a new story stating that Garmin has reinstituted their old update policy. If you bought your GPSr after the new maps were announced you get a free update.

Here is the link to the story.

http://www.gpspassion.com/fr/news.asp?ID=655

Hello everyone! I'm new to posting to the site, and I hope someone can help me with a technical question.

I just downloaded the new 4.30 version of the Garmin software into my C340. It does perform as advertised in doing a faster satellite aquire. However, I was playing with the unit and put it into Simulate a trip mode (GPS receiver off) to let it run through a short trip. This was how I learned on it when I first got it and it worked perfectly then.

What size sd card will the sp 330 hold?

Is it possible to set up the Nuvi 660 so that the direction voice is muted but the custom POI audible alert is not muted?

Is there a method of altering the main screen of the Garmin Nuvi 660? Is it possible to remove the music / media symbol from the main screen? The quality of MP3 playback and audio-book reading is substandard, in my humble opinion. Any ideas as to how to remove it, if possible? I couldn't find anything about it in the full user manual.

New MapSource 6.13.1.

Changes made from version 6.12.4 to 6.13.1:

Improved the View in Google Earth feature.
Improved the Find Nearest Places dialog.
Improved the transfer of user data to removable media drives for marine units.
Added support for transferring user data to Symbian Garmin Mobile XT devices.
Added a temperature field to the tab delimited text output.
Fixed an issue where a track or route vertical profile that spanned a detailed map boundary had an erroneous fissure on the plot.
Fixed an issue with URIs (links) in GPX files that contain non-ASCII characters.
Fixed an issue when opening a GPX file that contains a new-line as the first character of a waypoint comment.
Fixed an issue with adding duplicate link entries in the waypoint dialog.
Fixed an issue with rendering maps in a locked map product that contains terrain shading data.

RT

I have noticed that a temperature is being displayed on the main menu screen (top center). Is this coming from MSN Direct? If so, where?

The Bottom left display on the Garmin Nuvi 680 displays the estimated arrival time. Is there a way to change that to display the number of miles left on the trip?
If one touches the top of the screen it displays the miles on each street/hwy but not the total.
Thanks

new update for MSN direct receiver

Changes from version 2.20 to version 2.30:
Improve reception while driving through areas of intermittent signal.
Acquire data faster when driving into a new coverage area

I've been told (on another forum) that this feature existed in version 7, but I've never had it happen and I have traveled extensively with my Nuvi 350. Anywho - I updated the Nuvi to 2008 map set, and all of a sudden, "Jack" starts informing me that he has found a better route. This was on a 10 hour trip from Arkansas to Georgia.

I am learning how to use my Garmin 2720, and wonder what the 2 small gold plugs on the speaker connect to.

Does anyone have any knowledge of anyone working with the SDK that is available on Garmin's web site? I have a Nuvi 660 and was wondering if there was a way to develop applications for the device and/or improve existing applications. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

Philrobj

Anyone know of any phones that are compatable with the SMS.TEXT messaging function of the nuvi 660

Ok, I have a Samsung Blackjack and am on the verge of purchasing a navigation unit.

I am torn between the Garmin Nuvi 660, and the new TomTom GO 720. Both have similar features, but I do feel that the TomTom is actually a slightly better unit.