Garmin talk

 

customize audio turn notification?

Is there any way to slightly extend the amount of distance the audio turn notifications are provided? My nuvi 350 sometimes tells me to turn at the last minute - to the point that there is no way to prepare for the turn. Sure this woudn't be much of a problem if I had one of those dash board holder thingies - but for right now my nuvi site in the passenger seat.

Replacement GPS recommendations

I will be getting a replacement for my Garmin 550c sometime soon. I may even get another 550. I have a few considerations, but I would like recommendations from the pros.

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If you wanted to play fair, why are you playing with me?

Good hard case for the Nuvi 760?

I am probably going to start traveling with my nuvi 760. Is there a good hard case I can get for it? The beer kuzi probably won't cut it anymore for a case smile

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-Nuvi 760 owner

Seeing POI on screen of 200w

I have a 200W and can not see any POI on screen while I am driving. I read somewhere that you have to be in 2D mode and zoomed in quite a bit. But, even then, I don't see any. If I touch the map and drag to a new location, the POI all show on screen, but if I select one it tries to direct me to that location. Am I doing something wrong?! Thanks!

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Nuvi 265WT, 200W

eTrex firmware update available

Changes made from version 2.60 to 2.70:
Improve distance calculation in odometer.
Fix system freeze issue.
Fix shutdown issue when browse detail map.
Correct user grid.
Disable route calculation icon when GPS is off.

Truck Routes

It would be really helpful if Canadian and US truck routes were marked.
(and maybe the more flirtatious truck stop waitresses?)
wink
Also places like malls and big box retailers who allow us to park for an hour or two.
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Hints when starting out walking

Hi

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Nuvi 255W/European SD card

when do bmp's show up on garmins?

I am just curious, I have loaded some csv files successfully with the associated bmp files onto my garmin nuvi 350. The only problem is I'd like to see them in the map mode when it's navigating to it instead of only when I look up the custom poi and then click "Map".

Emergency Vehicle Mode: Is this the only way to route along part-time roads?

In the Washington DC area, there are many roads that change configuration at various times of day. For instance, Interstate 66 in Virginia inside the beltway is HOV-3 during rush hours, Beach Drive in DC is closed on weekends, and Research Road between Beltsville and Greenbelt, Maryland closes at 6pm weekdays.

built-in POI's on a Garmin 260W

Anyone find any answers on this? I can't even find my built-in icons when in "MAP" or navagation. I can only see them if I pan the map. Then when I go back to "MAP" there gone again???? I've tried 2D and zoom.....WAZUP???? I'd like to try to load some custom POI's but....GEEE I'd like to master this obsticle first. Can anyone help or direct me to a thread. I've tried to no avail to find one.

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'Does this rag smell like chloroform to you? Nuvi 260W

Do you enable Traffic avoidence?

I disable mine, its annoying it keeps recalculating to take local, or service road, not realising theres traffic there as well, as it only reports highways, and main roads.

It also messes up my arrival time, thinking its avoiding traffic, I like to see a realistic arrival time, its usually pretty good, been getting better, it used to be very off (traffic time).

Confused on POIs for nuvi 750

Bought a nuvi 750 Tuesday and downloaded some POI's that evening along with the POI Loader. Went through the exercise and expected that I could then see the downloaded POIs by accessing the POI screen in the nuvi. For instance if I wanted to go to dunkin donuts, while traveling, I could find it on the screen and have nuvi take me there. Is this not how it works?

Nuvi 880 has software update, no installation instructions

I downloaded the latest software update for my 880 the other day, but they did not have installation instructions.

If I am wrong, please correct me before I mess up something.

First, I connect my Garmin to the computer and put it in mass storage mode with the USB cable. Then I double click on the software update, and follow instructions.

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"Making tracks..." {:)-<=| Nuvi 880

now THAT is service [ Garmin ]

i had my Jack TTS do alot of stuttering and asked my contact to send me a link to the latest files - Voila, i got in the mail the link with the latest voices.
just thought to share with every one what a great company Garmin really is
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marnoldi Nuvi 680 & Nuvi 2797LMT

Schools

I just got a Garmin 750 and there are no schools in the POI, we travel alot for Fooball. Any idea where I could find the schools?

Nüvi 750 sometimes has a different return route?

Does anyone know what causes the nüvi to select an often significantly different route from point B to point A than it took to get from A to B? This is not due to one-way roads and I've even seen it sandwich the different section of the route between segments that use the same road/interstate in the opposite direction.

Is the NUVI 200 able to read POIs from the SD card

I was about to buy a C330 but read on this forum that it cannot utilize the POI data from the SD card. To me the ability to access all of this data is one of the greatest features to have. My question is : can the Nuv 200 utilize POIs that I download from this site (or others)? TIA Ken

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Nuvi 260 Battery Life

I have had my Nuvi 260 for less than 1 year and have noticed the battery life is now very poor. I will charge it, then use it until the low battery signal then charge it again. I never leave it plugged in all the time. At first it would slowly drain & now it seems to drain very quickly (2 hours).

Any one else have this issue?

Nuvi 200 newbie

Hello all, my name is Doug. I just ordered my garmin nuvi 200. It will be delivered to my doorstep on 8/25, just in time for my trip to MD. I did alot of reasearching before buying. All the reviews I read, people had nothing but good things to say about the nuvi 200. Staples.com had it on sale, bestbuy.com had the nuvi 250w on sale. I decided to go with the cheaper 200, since I am a new GPS user.

NUVI 780 MSN ADAPTER

my msn adapter quite working thank i spilled soda on it any way to fix it? also if i buy a new one can i transfer my msn to the new adapter?