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660 backlit screen fading....

Used our 660 yesterday... Bright day... In past few months I noticed that the Screen didn't seem as bright as it had been before.....
I'm guessing the backlight panel is fading over time... I see it going slightly red as well, which is another symptom I used to see on screens at work that had lots of hours on them.....

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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!

Garmin Express v5.2.0.0 Is Out

Garmin Express v5.2.0.0 for Windows is available.

NUVI 2595 LM "memory full"

My 2595 keeps telling me "Memory Full". Internal memory is almost full. I have a 4 GB SD card that has over 2GB free inserted.
I assume that it's favourites taking up memory, so I've deleted GC (geocache) favourites and numbered (012 for example) favourites from the unit's memory.
My question is ...

Incorrect Garmin Routing

Hi all. I am a bit frustrated why my Garmin lm58 would take me the long way around to a poi. I have a poi about 2 miles off a main highway but instead it will take me 70 km around then in.. i have tried to (check, uncheck) every possible navigation option like aviod toll roads or unpaved or uturns or ferries. Tried everything'..

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Robert Tschetter

nuvi 855 battery - amazing.

I bought my nuvi 855 as a factory refurb in 2010. Later that year I bought a spare battery for it on eBay (they are no longer available, but were readily available at that time). I always carried the spare in the nuvi case. To keep the two batteries both fully charged, every few days I would swap between the two for normal daily use of my 855.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon

File compare program for Windows 10

For the last many years I've been running Examdiff to do file compares on my Windows 7 system. I've recently moved over to a Windows 10 system and when I went to download Examdiff I found out it's not supported under 10. There is a new version that is, but it's very expensive for my purposes.

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"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

NUVI 2460

i HAVE A NUVI 2460,NO REACTION ON SCREEN.
There is three plug in points one on the cradle at the bottom of the unit is numerous little contacts.At the left bottom a small adapter and a larger one on the left hand side.
Which one do I use for charging and for updating unit.

Is WebUpdater coming back?

I ran across this when attempting to update my FAQ on Garmin Software change logs. I found the link for the new Drive 51 and DriveSmart 51 and it reads:

Quote:

Drive and DriveSmart 51 software version 2.60

as of January 24, 2017
Use WebUpdater to install this file.

Use WebUpdater? Does that mean Don't use Garmin Express? Garmin never fails to surprise me. Go figure!

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon

Garmin Drive x0 series 5.10 software update (2016 models)

It appears that Garmin has issued a software update for the entire Drive x0 series.

Changes made from version 4.10 to 5.10:

Added a feature to view the device battery level when it is connected to a computer.
Fixed an issue that prevented traffic events from appearing in Italy.
Fixed an issue that prevented postal code searches from working in Canada.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon

Added SD Card when 2689LMT was new, and never used it...

Only because the 2689LMT had a SD Slot, and my 660 was already using the SD card for maps... I added a 16Gb card when the 2689LMT was purchased....
I've yet to use it for anything....

Question to others who ARE using SD slots.. (Other than you're out of space on internal memory)...

WHAT are you using the SD space on?

considering using it for something else.... Thanks!

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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!

Nuvi 2589 Battery Won't Hold A Charge

Has anyone experienced and battery problems with Garmin GPS units in general or Nuvi 2589's in particular? I've has two 2589's I've had to return because the battery depletes after a short period in storage.

Inconsistent information displayed with 2018.1 maps

Since upgrading it seems there is more inconsistent map displays on the screen. If I have a route displayed and subsequently cancel it cross streets do not always show, or show on the map itself. And, in the information bar it (occasionally) shows "driving on road".

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Lives in Edmonton AB A volunteer driver for Drive Happiness.ca and now (since June 20 2021) uses a DS65 to find his clients.

Garmin help

I noticed some time back Garmin started a new help page that deals more with model number . Lots of information can be found there when dealing with problems you may be having. Just put the model number or serial number in the required space. Next page will give topic choice or a search option. https://support.garmin.com/en-US/

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

Garmin dezl 770 custom avoidances for toll roads

I've tried to add the 407 as a custom avoidance but my 770 refuses to accept it. As a truck driver, my company does not allow driving on the 407, but we do use toll bridges and toll roads in the US.

Dezl 760LM

I have a new Dezl 760LM and will not take the SD card with a GPI file on it. Any suggestions will help thanks

Purchasing Garmin maps from a third party

Hello All,

Improving Navigation With a Nuvi 3597

I posted parts of this in another thread a few days ago and decided it deserved a topic of its own.

Garmin USA / North America iPhone Map Update 2017.30

Upon launching my Garmin USA app on my iPhone, I noticed that there was a much needed update released for the maps (and presumably POIs also) - at last. Settings, My Maps is showing 2017.30 rather than 2018.10, the latest on the physical Garmins, but hey, that's a lot better than what it was 2016.something. Download the update today - but do it over WIFI as it's a gig or more.

nuvi 50 status display on map screen

My brother has a nuvi 50 and it has a status display that takes up about 1/3rd of the map on the right side of the display. He can't seem to find any way to disable that or turn it off.

I have an image of that screen but I guess I cannot attach or post it here?

Thanks for any help!

Jack

POIs Found With Nothing In The Search Box

On my older GPS units, specifically the Garmin Nuvi 350, 360, and 500, if I go to Where To, and enter nothing, it will display preloaded POIs near me. I have actually found that to be quite handy a number of times.

With my Garmin Nuvi 3597, if I don't enter anything in Where To, it will not display anything. Has anybody noticed this and do you ever use your Garmin this way?

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