Garmin talk

My 765T crashed without warning. I entered a security code the night before and it worked the next day for approx. 18 miles and than the screen went blank and the unit could not be restarted. It was under warranty and a replacement is being obtained from Garmin. The unit was connected to satellites on 11/27/08. I am disappointed.

I've had my Garmin 350 for about 3-4 years now (i think). Friends and family made fun of me for having one. Others, make fun of me because they just think it's too difficult to use.

i charge my garmin through my laptop. How do i know if it is fully charged? All i see on the screen while it is charging is the garmin logo with a picture of the garmin hooked up to a computer.

Hi, there is a traffic junction which Garmin GPS will not allow me to make left turn. Instead it routes to another junction for U turn. Is it possible to make left turn possible in Mapsource? If yes, how?

Thanks,

I had a StreetPilot 2610 for a few years and was very happy with the customizing it allowed. When I was driving it told me; the time, my speed, the street I was driving on, the address I was passing etc.

I've loaded the POI file for Oregon rest stops and cannot seem to get the proximity alert to work correctly. I added "redlight" to the file name and used POI Loader in manual mode. The settings in manual mode are the same as for the redlight camera file I have except for the distance. I do not get an alert nor see an icon when I approach a rest stop.

I just discovered that the EXE file that one downloads for the map update is in 7zip format and can be opened, explored, and extracted with PeaZip.

Just thought you all might like to know.

I just shipped my second 765t back to Garmin. The first one kept shutting off when going down the road. One time it went off for 16 hours on a trip. It came back on the next morning. I also had problems with it's directions. Instead of putting me back on a freeway about a mile away it kept trying to route me cross country on secondary roads about thirty miles out of my way.

Buy.com Nuvi 255W ($149.00) Not bad at all- Refurb is just like new, got my 780 Refurb no problems, with full warranty.

http://www.buy.com/prod/garmin-010-n0718-20-refurbished-n-vi...

Help how do you reset the trip log.
I turned it on 1 time 1 month ago then turned it off after 1 trip. I turned it in again today and the blue line showing me where I have been looks like it is everywhere I have been in the last month. Can't you reset it for each trip?

Hi,

I'm interested in the nuvi 885t. While checking it out on Garmin's web site, I saw VIB 11 under accessories. I wonder if it does any good?

Thanks,

Anthony

Can someone tell me or point me a post where it explains how to add announcement to routes I make using Mapsourse. I am trying to use custom announcements like "sharp curve" "eating spot" ect. to my routes.

Looks like Garmin couldn't pull it off on their own; Asus is now in the mix.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/02/garmin-asus-pho.html

I just bought a garmin nuvi 310 second hand. Im not rich and just seen the new map price £99.99... ouch. also do i need a special speaker as the voice is soooo quiet, an yes the voll is up to max.only the unit and screen mount was on sale in the shop. do i need to register anywhere ?? It was the best i could afford, and would be gratefull for any HELP. cheers. Oldshep..

I have noticed that many of POI icons are not showing up properly on Nuvi 765 screen. All I see is green box on top of picture. Some icons are fine. I will appreciate your help.

My Garmin 250W came with a plug in charger for the car, but I did not get anything to charge it while in a house. If I plug it into the computer wit the USB cable, does that also charge the battery?
Thanks.

Mike

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4357

Change History
Changes made from version 3.00 to 3.10:

* Corrected issue that caused some map areas to draw on top of the roads.

I have a nuvi 350 and installed two TourGuide POI's - McDonalds.csv with a distance of 3 miles and NP _towers.csv with a distance parameter of 15 miles. When they overlap, I only get the prompt for McDonalds which is the nearer one. What is happening to the alerts for NPR?
If they are "active" how do I "see" them.

With Appreciation

John

Maybe this is a dumb question but I have searched and can't seem to find the answer. I let my traffic expire, actually I thought it was lifetime but Garmin says it was only 90 days. It's a 770. So, I thought I would purchase the lifetime deal but I can't find the unit id.

OK - I'm heading for Miami to catch a cruise ship going to Caribbean. I've got a nuvi 750. Why can't I plot a route from Miami to Barbados using pedestrian mode?? It tries to calculate and says it runs out of memory.
Can I track the ship, at least, and see where we are located. Maybe I can help the captain navigate!! What about the tracklog feature. Does it work over water.