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How to Import Icons (BaseCamp)

I see with the various lists for businesses, and icon file is included. How do I add this to my BaseCamp?

TIA

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Garmin GPSMAP64 Garmin Montana 700

Variable speed limits & Garmin's

OK.. as I've been wandering around the country, in several heographies I've encountered "Variable" speed limits.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/let-me-help/let-me-help-ho...

I've found them in the:

• Quantico area on I-95 in Virginia

• El Paso area on I-10 in Texas

• the boarder area of I-5 going into Oregon

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Garmin Express Updater (???)

I happened to notice that in my Win10 Task Scheduler I have a defined task named GarminUpdaterTask. The description is "Keeps your Garmin Software up to date".

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John from PA

Garmin Express 7.17.3.0

Garmin Express 7.17.3.0 now ready to install.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Since Indiana rest areas are being torn down..

Indiana rest areas are being torn down and replaced.
Because of this we changed to using love’s Truck Stops as rest areas until the rebuilding is completed.

Have yet to look. If there is a Loves POI, and if so what is your suggestions? Anything better?

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A 2689LMT in both our cars that we love... and a Nuvi 660 with Lifetime Maps that we have had literally forever.... And a 2011 Ford Escape with Nav System that is totally ignored!

Live Traffic Question (Is "Here WeGo" App required?)

Do I need to have "Here WeGo" Map app running on my phone, if I'm using Live Traffic?

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DriveSmart 65, NUVI2555LMT, (NUVI350 is Now Retired)

Nuvi Traffic info

My Nuvi 1490 picks up the INRIX(UK) fm signal, but the subscription list still insists that Trafficmaster is the provider, so i don't get any information. I can see from garmin's site that the traffic list should have been updated, but it hasn't been. Is there any way of forcing the list to do so?
The garmin site has a page for downloading the file, but the file isn't there.

Garmin TopoActive Maps on the Zūmo XT GPS Navigator Vs. Garmin TOPO U.S. 24K North Central

I have a Garmin Zumo XT. It comes with Garmin TopoActive PS NA Maps preloaded on it. Garmin also offers TOPO U.S. 24K maps for sale. What does Garmin TOPO U.S. 24K maps have that Garmin TopoActive PS NA Maps doesn't have?

Drivesmart 65 With Alexa Locked Up

I have been using my Drivesmart 65 with Alexa trouble free for a couple years. I did not connect it to the Garmin Drive app during this time because I wanted to save the battery drain on my smartphone, plus I wanted all the audio to come out of the Drivesmart rather than use bluetooth to send audio to the vehicle speakers. I hate having music interrupted by the turn directions.

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Four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan

Drivesmart 71 EX or Drivesmart 76

I am going to add another Garmin for my second car.
I am finding it impossible to see a direct comparison between the Drivesmart 71 and 76! Has anyone had both or had problems with one or the other?

The only differences I see so far is the 76 has a traffic cable. That would account for the $69 difference.

Garmin Custom Maps

Has anybody here created or downloaded Custom Maps onto their Garmin GPS?

If so, is GPX the correct format that Garmin will accept?

Garmin Express 7.17.2.0 is now available at least for Windows users

This version may have fixed the fact the GE was in that Startup group of some Windows versions, in spite of "running in the background" being disabled."

I did the update, trouble free, and the running in the background was NOT checked after the installation!

User notes say the update accomplishes the following:

Fixed an issue with ANT devices not being detected.

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John from PA

custom shortcut for poi in Where To page

Years ago I made a Harley Davidson short cut in the main menu (where to) of my Zumo 660 to access the harley poi. I have a new Garmin and for the life of me I can't remember how to do it, I've tried everything I can think of. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
John

Bike Maps For Garmin Zumo XT

This is the second year with the e-bikes that I bought for my wife and I. I have tried an old cell phone and Google Maps for bicycle trails. I really prefer the look of maps on my Garmin Zumo XT.

So, with that in mind, can anybody here recommend any free bike maps that can be downloaded onto the Garmin Zumo XT?

Emergency Info Screen

My car died this weekend when I came back to it in a grass parking lot. (still don't know what happened to it, it's only 8 months old and the dealer still can't figure out why it just went kaput). This grass lot is used one week out of the year for a large event. It doesn't have an address. Well, AAA works on addresses alone and doesn't do GPS coordinates.

Garmin Express Windows 7.17.1.0 issue — glitch or by design?

I installed GE 7.17.1 on my Win 11 desktop and as always, immediately went to Settings and unchecked "Always keep Garmin Express running in background" and confirmed that the Auto Launch box was unchecked. Most of us here do this with every update.

DriveSmart 65 Voice Command Menu

My DriveSmart 65 does not show a voice command menu. My DriveSmart 55 does show a voice command menu. Is there a option to turn the voice command menu on/off?

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Four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan

Garmin Drive Android Battery Consumption

My Android Pixel 6a lately has been telling me (great conversationalist that it is) that Garmin Drive has been registering between 11% and 14% of it’s battery consumption. The most recent circumstances were during a three day period when I never cranked up the truck and yet it consumed 12% of the total battery usage.

How to load a route onto a 3597

I want to create a route in Google maps and load it onto my 3597.
I have done this before on a different Nuvi and I have been struggling for DAYS to figure out how to do this on the 3597.
Can anyone tell me?

Removing old POI's from RV760 and then how to put new ones in. Grandson not here to help

I have a RV760 Garmin and I have updated the maps and other info.
However,I had some help a few years back in installing a group of POI's we use in our travels.
I noticed most have been updated and I am trying to remove just the ones we put in and replace with some updated ones.
I seem not able to do either.
Thanks

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