Garmin talk
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17 years
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GPX Converter Program
I found a GPX Converter Program to turn .csv files into .gpx files. This was mentioned on GeoTourGuide.com. Does anyone have expereince with this converter? Please, if you have used it, let readers know your thoughts about it. Thanks.
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17 years
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Street Names
I have a Garmin 760 and have noticed that the name of the street I am on is now showing since the update to 3.1
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17 years
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Getting POIs to show up on the "Where To" menu
So i got my first GPS, nuvi 360. I love it. IT's a great little gadget. One thing i noticed though was that it is missing a bunch of places. Like if you go to the "Where To" menu and select entertainment and then movies, it wouldn't list a Century 25 that is the nearest theater next to my house. Similar, with some stores so i started researching...
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17 years
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Customizable Splash Screens
There are other threads discussing splash screens, but I thought I'd mention this is a new thread. I found a very nice website which allows you to create a personalized splash screen for your Garmin. This is especially useful if you use the Lock feature and your Garmin is stolen or lost. Here is the link: http://www.mynuvi.it/auto_splash/auto_splash_EN.html
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17 years
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Nuvi 660
My Nuvi 660 just up and quit on me this past week. Fortunately it is still under warranty. I am interested if anyone else has had issues with the 660 not being able to link up with satellites.
GoDolphs
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17 years
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Nuvi 360 POI Alerts
Hi,
I had loaded the POI's red light and Bank of America on the 360 with POI Loader it worked before now when I was sitting across the street at a light it didn't alert me, I have deleted it, is there something I did wrong?
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17 years
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No street name while navigating?
Hi all,
This morning was the 1st time I took my brand new Garmin C550 with me to drive to work and tested it. While everything worked pretty much as I expected, it didn't display any street names (even when I zoomed all the way in) when an active route is being navigated (I set it to go from my home to work.)
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18 years
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European maps
We are planning a trip to England and Hertz charges about 165 dollars a week for their GPS system. I can get the Garmin maps of Europe for $150. My question is, how does that work? Do you put the maps on an SD card or do they overwrite your US maps and then would you have to put your US maps back on.
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17 years
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getting coords for POI
Hey all - I had thought I could save a waypoint on my 660 and retrieve the coords later, but I can't seem to do that. Is there a way to get the coords of a saved waypoint so I can use them to create a POI with an alarm?
Thanks.
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18 years
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Free Worldwide Basemap Available from Garmin
It appears that Garmin has a free Worldwide Basemap available for download. It is an older version than what comes on nüvis, but might still be useful for travellers. Just backup the "Americas Lite Basemap" Ver 4.0 file "gmapbmap.img" before overwriting.
Here is the discussion link:
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=64350
Here is the Garmin link:
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17 years
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Nuvi 880 what makes it different?
Right now, I'm trying to find a good mount for the car, but the 880 is not listed in sellers' descriptions.
I want a vent mount, preferably removable, since I won't leave the 880 in the car during summer down south, or during winter up north. I simply refuse to use the suction mount, but ordered from Garmin a beanbag mount which showed compatable with the 880.
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17 years
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TourGuide no longer works with nuvi250W
After I used WebUpdater 18July which brought my software version to 3.60 TourGuide no longer works. I had done a successful local trial of TourGuide previously with the alert point off my simulated route. It no longer works when I repeat the identical scenario or even if I locate the alert on route. The alert POI is on an SD card and is shown in POI
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17 years
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Does updating map make sense?
I have a nuvi 750 which I bought last January, missing the free map update. I started to think, does it make sense to update the map over the life of the unit?
If you pay $500.00 for the unit and the map is current at the time you buy it I don’t think it makes any sense to update the map. Here is an example.
Purchase price $500.00
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17 years
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Loading POI's to a nuvi 350
Hello, I am new and not up to date on how to download and install poi's including icon's and sounds that are downloaded from this site. I have a Nuvi 350. Could someone give me step by step instructions on how to do this. Thanks in advance for any help.
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17 years
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New Zealand Map for Garmin C550
I will be in New Zealand this fall and am seeking a copy of the map. Garmin sells it for $150 which is too much for a one time trip. If anyone wants to sell a copy I am interested. Please contact me at my email address:
Thanks
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17 years
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POIs ON Garmin NUVI 680
After I loaded Poi to my gps, working seems to me only red-light cameras. When I passing a Home Depot, Best Buy or other, I cannot see them on display, as I can see red-light cameras. However all files were downloaded to poi folder and rename the same:
1)Folder (HOME_DEPOT)
2)CSV files (HOME_DEPOT)
3)Icon (HOME_DEPOT)
4)Voice alert (HOME_DEPOT)
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17 years
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alerts
can some please help i'm new to this i need help making my alerts work
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17 years
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Slower air speed and no elevation
I just flew from Boston to Florida on US Air. The max speed that I recorded on my 260 was 545 mph. Once it locked on I was able to use it on my table. The plane was a 757 and I had a window seat. At one point the Flight Attendent ask me for our location. I tried to get our elevation, by pressing the blue arrow and it always read around 22 to 38 ft.
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17 years
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POIs are loaded - AREN'T SHOWING on map
I've followed the instructions to a "T". The POIs are on my GPS - yet the logos nor the sounds appear on the map as I drive - WHY????
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750 Startup Screen
Does anyone know which file contains the startup screen image for the Garmin 750.
I was playing around with splash screens and something got corrupted. When I start my 750 the Garmin logo is distorted and then the splash screen is blank. Also, when I plug the 750 into my computer the screen is blank.
I tried deleting all of my jpeg files but that didn't work.