Garmin talk
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17 years
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my nuvi 350 has a personality!
My garmin is haunted!
Sometimes (not always) when I am driving on the roads (not highways), I get a "Turn left on Washington Boulevard". Once I turn left, instead of "Drive 0.8 Miles and turn left on Figueroa Street", it just says "Continue 0.8 miles and turn left". It completely neglects to name the street, and I have to hit the top green navigation menu to see what street to turn on.
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17 years
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POI's not working - Why?
Hey guys,
I keep trying to install the futureshop POI (for Canada), as well as the best buy ones - but for some reason, when i go to my nuvi350 and search either name, nothing in my city comes up, even though i have verified that the poi files contain the locations here in town...
So, what am I doing wrong?
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17 years
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Nuvi 350 lock-on times?
Hi everyone - new member here.
I recently picked up a nuvi 350 and I am concerned about how long it takes to lock on a signal upon startup. I turn it on in my underground parking, and when i leave, it takes 3-4 blocks to get a signal and then a few more to remove that 'awaiting better accuracy' signal. .. is this normal? Should I be starting it up after i get out from underground?
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 18 years
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NOTL - Jack vs experience
Well, the wife and I are off to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a little culture and R and R. We'll be using Jack to get us there...perhaps. When I programmed in the address of where we're staying, I used the simulation feature to see the suggested route. I'm in Cleveland, so I expected Jack to take us all the way on I-90 to Buffalo and then north on I-190 over the Lewiston Bridge and on to NOTL.
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  18 years
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Official support for Custom Voices ...
It seems Garmin have added 'Custom Voice' creation to their "Content Toolkit".
Voice Creator
Voice Creator allows developers to create recorded, non-text-to-speech (TTS) voices for navigation prompts. Developers can offer this content to Garmin customers as free or paid downloads. Voice Creator supports the following features:
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17 years
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Garmin shipped 2008 CNNT NA and not 2009
What the......
Well, I don't know if anyone else has in hand an actual DVD of the CNNTNA2009 maps? Or do they send EVERYBODY a year old DVD? Does this disk labelled 2008 have the 2009 updates in it? Is it a patchup or a real new edition?
I paid full price for this old DVD, when my Nuvi 880 has the 2009 PRELOADED on it.
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17 years
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Route View
Is there a way that I can see/read the whole route on a Garmin Nuvi 360? I'd be interested to see which way it's going to take me to certain places.
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17 years
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660 started freezing!
Hey all. I just updated my nuvi 660 to ver 4.50, blue tooth is at 3.10, gps software version is at 3.00, and audio is at 1.90.
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17 years
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C550 start-up time?
Hi all,
My new Garmin C550 took anywhere from 5-10 minutes to acquire the satellites outdoor when it was powered on after being powered off for 10 hours or overnight. Is this normal?
I thought the SiRF III chip set is much better than the older generation in my Navman iCN 510 and the NavMan came up usually less than 5 min in similar circumstances (powered off for overnight).
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18 years
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Dropped Nuvi Nightmare
Well, walking out of my apartment the other day, my girlfriend dropped my nuvi 350. Woops. That was a costly one.
Screen display all wacked out (not cracked) -- the screen turns on, but its all scrambly. Sounds like it powers up fine, finds the satellites, etc, but no way to input directions.
So, what are my options?
1: Pay Garmin $175 to fix it (maybe includes the new map upgrade).
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  18 years
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Free Garmin nüvi 200
There is a very long thread going regarding the price of the nüvi. I was going to post this there but figured I'd start a new thread so that, perhaps, more folks might see it. Anyway.......
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17 years
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Displaying custom POIs on a Nuvi 760
I have put numerous POIs on my &60, but they do not display when I am driving (I have to really zoom in to see them). Is there a way I can set them to display during normal driving?
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17 years
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nuvi 660 sound files
I have downloaded my sound poi files to my nuvi 66o but how can i use the voice over the tones warning like at redlight cameras and seep cameras ? i call garmin they told me i could only use the tones for alerts ! if anyone can help me please do thanks guys .
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17 years
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Proximity Points Menu missing on my SP c550
Hi all;
New to the site (which is great). Anyone know how to get the proximity points menu on my Garmin to show up? I have the latest software and have the POI loader for mac.
Also: will proximity alerts work with csv files or do I need gpx files? thanks
Carl
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17 years
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Included POI file.
I purchased a nuvi 200w approximately 9 months ago. I scanned the included POI that came in the unit, and noticed that more than a third in my area were obsolete or incorrect. Does Garmin ever update these files for download, or is the only option to purchase the new map with hopefully an updated POI file?
Thanks, Bob
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18 years
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Nuvi 660 QWERTY?
Anyone know any way to change the keypad to QWERTY on the Nuvi 660?
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17 years
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Garmin's customer service experience
Hi guys: I just wanted to share my recent negative experience with Garmin, and am looking forward to your suggestions and/or feedback.
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18 years
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Software update for 650
On Saturday, I upgraded the software on my 650. Now, when in navigation mode, the green information bar does not use control cities or the word Exit when giving information. For example, I used to receive information that said: "2 mi: Exit 20, Rt 85, Hopkinton, Milford" Now I get "2 mi, 20: rt 85"
c330 users and red light cams
anyone here use this model? my uncle DLed the red light files.. he said it just beeped... but no mp3 voice audio which we downloaded. or is this just for voice activated models (like the nuvi 660 that i use)?
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