Garmin talk

Hello,
Anybod knows if it's possible to upgrade the firmware on the unit itself so it'll become higher model, since on 580 all they added was the weather and msn.

Any thoughts?

I could not see any maps covering Israel for Garmin GPS.
Anyone knows where I can find any?

Is there any easy way I can convert printed maps to MapSource maps?

A week or so ago, there was a brief discussion on this board about updates for the C530 & C550 available on Garmin's website.

At least one person reported updating their C530, which resulted in some routing errors. A C550 user reported similar issues with the new update. But that is where the discussion ended.

My Nuvi 660 shows up as 'G' drive and the SD card as 'H' drive. I have no difficulty with file explorer to see G and can read and write to it. Trying to access H says 'Please insert a disk into H'. I have taken the SD card direct to PC and have no difficulty loading an MP3 to it. I started over and formated the SD as FAT32 and still get same results as above.

Just installed the POI Loader Beta Version on my PC. When I run the program, the POI Loader window opens but it does not have the buttons across the bottom. Therefore I am sort of stuck since it won't allow me to continue (nothing to click on).

Anyone else experiencing this sort of problem? I have re-downloaded the program and reinstalled it several times.

Does any know if the GDB50, MSN Direct Receiver will work on the Nuvi 660? If it will, I am not sure the best place to buy it.

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Does the file need to be in the same folder or have the exact same name? I have duplicates in my garmin nuvi 360, and that goes beyond the redlight POI I installed (twice, in diff folders). In addition, somehow I have duplicate stores like Borders and I don't remember downloading anything. =P

Is it worth buying the FM Traffic receiver with subscription for the 360. Thanks

I just purchased today so quite confused. I downloaded the latest s/w updates for the 360. What benefits does MapSource give you over the standard s/w that comes with the 360. Thanks

does anyone if you can operate off the sd card in a nuvi 660 with out uploading to the unit?
and what wuld be the best siz to buy for the unit?
Thanks

First I am wondering if anyone bought a five pack and has extras that they are not using.

Second I'd like to know if anyone wants to go in on a pack.

Garmin charges $25 per pack of 5. Some would say that's $5 per faceplate. The reality is thats $25 for the one faceplate you will be using. If we could all agree on a specific color we could split the costs.

Hello,

Was just wondering if anybody knew how to do this? I thought the album art would automatically show up if the mp3 file already had the album art within the file. I am using iTunes. If anyone can shed some light on this topic, I'd appreciate it! Thanks.

I do freelance video, and I've been hired by a delivery company to get some shots that will help in the investigation of an accident that happened a few months ago. They want me to set up the camera in a few locations, including inside the truck, to show what the driver could and/or could not have seen.

I know this has been battered back and forth but I just loaded the red light POI file to my unit. Even though the factory told me in an email that new POI's shouldn't eliminate the ones I already have loaded, sure enough they all disappeared. I loaded the Gettysburg with the Red light file and they are the only ones left under my custom POI's. Am I doing something wrong when I load the new files?

I've noticed that on the c340 there is a Vehicle mode.
Several different types are listed such as Taxi,
Car, Truck, ect.

Does anyone know what these different settings do.
Of course you would set it to the type of Vehicle
your driving but technically what does it do...

Thanks

So I've had my first navigation unit for some time now. It's the garmin made Kenwood KNA-G510, I know the SD card will allow me to load POI files. But can the card do more? The manual says nothing about it.

Is there a certian type of sd card that I should have? I have an old 8mb sd card that fits in there but havn't tried anything yet.

Does anyone know where on the Nuvi 660 MY FAVORITES are stored? I have added numerous favorite locations, and I would like to be able to copy them and back them up. I have not benn able to locate them on the Nuvi. Thanks for any help!

I was trying to decide if I wanted to get a Handheld GPS unit. Are there any recommendations. I was looking at a few of the Hi-End Garmin ones.

I would have to research this which takes me a while to do. I think it took me about 2 months to research my 2720 I bought before I made up my mind to get it.

Thanks

Michael

I have been looking for a GPS for a while now. Thanks to a lot of information from this site I was able to decide that the Garmin C330 lacked some of the functionality that I wanted. I have decided to go with the Garmin C530 instead.

Overall the Garmin C530 is a better unit for the following reasons:
SiRF Chip
Better Display
Comes with case
Smaller mount

NEED HELP

We've noticed a linebreak problem with the nuvi 350, and need to determine which Garmin GPS it affects, especially nuvi's. I'd like this information before I again approach Garmin about this issue.

I’ve posted an Iowa Rest Area POI. The admin was nice enough to include a ‘nuvi 350 modified POI' under "Attachments".

Here’s the scoop on the two files:
IA Rest Areas.csv: This is a standard 4 column POI file with a line break in the comments column after the colon (. This line break does not display with the nuvi 350.

_IA Rest Areas.csv (nuvi line breaks): This file is exactly like the previous file except the LF in the comments column is replaced with a HTML coded linebreak (<br>). This displays a line break after the colon with the nuvi 350.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1339

Three questions:
1. Which Garmin GPS do you have?
2. Does the standard file display line breaks correctly?
3. How does the modified file display on your GPS?

(Try several POI's in each file to be sure the break is caused by the forced line break and not caused by word-wrap.)

I sure would appreciate your help. Thanks.