Garmin talk

 

660 Battery

I just installed a new after market battery in my old 660. I had it charging for about 30 min from my PC, when i turned it on there was still only 1 bar lit, how long should it take for a full charge. I now have it hooked up in the car charging.

Loading POI's on NUVI3795LMTHD

I'm considering upgrading from a NUVI750 to the 3795 and wondering if loading POI's I created from the POI Factory is the same as for my 750?

Mini Cooper dealer installed GARMIN

Saw this product on the GARMIN website today:

http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2013/05/garmin-provides-new-integ...

I'm still happy with the 260 I'm using in our 2005 Mini, but if any Cooper owners out there have a little too much disposable income, this might appeal.

New Casino

New Casino Opening 5-24 in Flagstaff Arizona. grin

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Don Duke aka Joe Casino

Cannot update Garmin with New Maps

Since I have the lifetime maps, I am trying to update my Garmin to the latest maps. When I try to update, I get a message indicating that I do not have enough space on my Garmin for the updated map. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can to the update? I do not want to call Garmin because I do not have 2 hours to spare by waiting for one of their technicians to answer my question.

Garmin Nuvi AMPS Adapter Mount

I had posted recently that I was looking at using the vehicle specific mount in my Chevrolet Silverado for a Garmin Nuvi 350/360, but didn't realize until tonight that Garmin themselves have a https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/prod8556.html Nuvi AMPS Adapter Mount!

New Firmware Update for Nuvi 2597

Garmin just released a new firmware update for the Nuvi 2597. It is version 2.80. Sure hope that this corrects some of the issues that I've been having like the route turning right when the gps tells me that I need to turn left.

Garmin Base Camp

Is Garmin Base Camp really worth the time? I'm going nuts trying to use it..

Nuvi255W files corrupt

I have an old Nuvi 255W.
Somehow (don’t ask, I don’t know) two files are corrupt.
(gmapprom.img and gmaptz.img)
I believe it is because it was left on and the battery ran all the way down.
It works with the exception that most streets are missing.
Garmin no longer has the files on their server to update this unit.

Bad routing at the Grand Canyon - North Rim

Just got back from a 1300 mile round trip through Las Vegas and the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

I have "Unpaved Roads" checked as an avoidance on my 2595LMT. Navigation is set to "Faster Time".

We arrived from the west on AZ-89A and my Garmin routed us past AZ 67, the paved road to the entrance of the north rim of the park, to Brahma Road, a dirt road well east of AZ-67.

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Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195

Garmin 2797 LMT

If this has been covered forgive me & point me there. I ordered the big 7 inch garmin 2797 LMT saturday at Best Buy , should be in wednesday. Anybody else using this nuvi...any issues? ..thanks Stan393

2595LMT Review

So far I can't say that I am thrilled with the 2595LMT. the 8 million POIs have already proven to be way off in actual location. The other complaint is that steering off the suggested path doesn't get a renewed path on the LMT. The old 660 seems niftier in these regards. I expected a little more for the money. ,artin

The Ambiguity of 20 MPH When Children Are Present

My wife and I discussed this weekend about the ambiguity of the school zone signs that read, "20 MPH when children are present." My understanding had been that if there are children actually visible that means 20 mph but otherwise the speed is the posted 35 mph for that street--even during regular school hours, Monday through Friday.

Garmin Opens User Idea Portal

Garmin has opened a portal on their website which allows users to submit ideas for changes and/or new features to their GPS devices.

Currently the wording of the terms of use may need a little work smile but the fact that Garmin is even making the effort to hear what their users would like to see is encouraging.

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Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.

A question about power draw from the 2595LMT

I have the 2595LMT and a 12v USB dual charger for my vehicle, I was wondering if there is any difference in charging rate if I plug the Garmin into the 2.1A port or the 1.0A port.

I tried to look up info for the Garmin accessories as to what their outputs were but wasn't able to locate the specs.

Battery

I need a new battery for my old 660, where would be the best place to order from online?

2595LMT

I got a new 2595LMT. Works great.

I have one issue though. I have the Portable Friction Mount. This unit does not have the anything in the back to attach on the friction mount.

Did others get this along with the unit? Should i contact Garmin?

Garmin 3597MTHD | Setting Current Time

When I go in to set the GPS current time via "Settings / Units & Time / Current Time", the "Automatic" checkbox below it is always not clickable. Does anyone who owns this unit have the same issue?

Battery life Garmin 2300

How long should the battery life for a Nuvi 2300 be? I seem to only get about 2 hours.

Zumo 550 hard start

My Zumo 550 has started to time out while acquiring satellites sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to boot.