Garmin talk

Hi all,

FYI:
I just used my web updater and found out there is a new software update Changes from version 2.90 to 3.10.

"Fixed display to resolve some incorrect settings"

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3725#...

I know this question has been asked before and i have read the forums on it.I am trying this out for the first time, i may be slow or doing something wrong but please bear with me.What i am trying to do is add the street address and telephone numbers to the list of poi's.I am compiling a list of computer stores in Winnipeg and so far this is what i have learned.I searched for locations on google

I recently purchased a nuvi 680 from Costco to replace my aging Garmin iQue M5.

So far, here are my issues with the 680:

1. lack of quick volume control - to increase/decrease the volume, you have to navigate through the on-screen menus (or, as I've discovered, click the power button to bring up the quick volume screen)

Has anyone had a problem with your Garmin GPS not being recognized by your computer when plugged into the USB port? I've had the GPS attached to my computer for 45 minutes and it was not recognized until just now. I didn't do anything, just let it sit, and it took 45 minutes to get recognized.

Anyone use their Garmin on their bicycle?

I recently moved to CA and have gone on a couple of rides where I needed directions. I set my 660 to bicycle mode, set the route and put it in my pocket and listen to the directions. "ride 500 feet and turn" on such and such. Worked like a charm.

i have downloaded a couple icons from here and renamed them according to my custom poi file. when i look at them on my nuvi 360. all i see is a square of jumbled colors as opposed to the icon pic it should be, any idea why?

i have a nuvi 360 with the fm traffic adapter, i have come upon several traffic delays that havent shown up on my screen (i understand about lag time and all) but on the other hand i wonder if the traffic people even know about the delay. this leads me to wonder if there is a way of contacting them to tell them of the delay i am sitting in.

I have recently been inching my way towards developing some TourGuide files, and my recent learning step was specifying custom icons and custom proximity alert sounds in Mapsource and saving the gpx.

Hi, On the c530 the only alert sound that comes up is just a beeping sound. I know that the c530 cannot play mp3 files, but is this beep alert sound a wav file? If so can this wav file be overwritten to play another sound or possibily a short sentence in wav. format?

For those that need it and can't get a free one (but you should try!) from Garmin, the Garmin map/POI update CD is $49.99 in the Sunday ads at both Best Buy and Circuit City.

No rebates, that is a $30 discount off the "regular" price of $79.99.

Cheaper than buying it from Garmin online!

i made a couple poi files now for my 360 (and uploaded them to poi factory). i noticed that when i use poi loader that certain poi files have a default proximity alert distance allready entered. is there any place i can go to change this distance to what i want it to be?

all;

I saw an add in the Washington Post for the Baltimore area Best Buy locations. They have the MapSource 2008 update for $50.00

Should I keep the unit with a full charge or with a empty charge?

I did a search, but have not found comments or bugs relating to V5.30 for the Nuvi 350.

Changes made from version 5.20 to 5.30:
Updated translations

If all they did was diddle with tranlations, I think I'll wait for something significant.

Hi Everyone,

I have a Nuvi 660 with the 2008 maps loaded and for SOME REASON this address won't show up.

Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1651
7011 Main Street
American Canyon, CA 94503
(707) 557-4393

When I try searching for Main Street it can't find it YET Google Maps shows it clear as day. Any guess as to why the Nuvi can't find it?

Clint

Ive saved two new speed camera locations in Star Valley AZ (next to Payson), but I cant seem to be able to bring up the coordinates for them after I got back home in Phoenix. I can "go" to the cameras, just cant seem to find the lat/long for them...
any suggestions?

Does a garmin c330 make mp3 sounds

Does anyone have an alert sound for Dunkin' Donuts?
I can't find one on the web, not even a "Time to make the donuts.mp3"

Not sure the best forum to ask this one in. My Garmin has tried to route me through some dead end/permanently closed road areas. Is there a POI set that deals with this issue?

How do you guys who submit so many POI files in one file. have you gone to all of these places