Garmin talk

 

Topo Maps on c550

Hi, guys just got my C550 SUnday and loaded some stuff off the net, and was wondering can I load Topo maps on here as well? On a side not what's the best way about asking them to send me the 2008 updated roads as I checked my serial number and it say it can be updated? mention I had it 3 days and found it has an updated CD already and don't want to exchange it in 25 days ?

Rest Area/Stop POI's files for Ireland and Great Britain

We're doing a road trip around the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in August. I've been trying to find POI (.csv) files for rest areas/stops to load into my Nuvi 350. Does anyone know where to find these?

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Garmin Nuvi 350, v6.2, City Navigator North America NT 2012, City Navigator Europe NT v9

nuvi 2x0 software update available

Garmin released the first software update for the 2x0 series nuvis.

Ver. 2.90 as of Jul 18, 2007

Is is recommended (or possible) to backup the software prior to doing the update?

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><> Glenn <>< Garmin nüvi 2598

Route Vehicle Type

What is the purpose or significance of the routes for Automobiles vs. Emergency vs. Bus? How would the routes for Emergency vehicles be different than the ones for regular civilian vehicles? Also, I've noticed that if you select bicycle, then all street names are displayed. How would I enable that feature but in vehicle mode?

MetroGuide North America v.8 and C530

I own a Garmin C530 and I am very satisfied with it. The only issue is the fact that we can not download Routes to it. Reading on the Garmin site today I saw the MetroGuide North America v.8 is available.

It says "MetroGuide offers automatic route capability on the PC, and is compatible with Garmin units that do not have automatic route calculation themselves."

680 voice prompt truncating

About 4 days ago my 680 started only speaking the first 3 or 4 words of a prompt. What gives?

gamin350 driving on it's own.while i am at home????

hi, we have had our garmin 350 since feb of this year. we have never had a problem until today. it seems my garmin gps is in new york while i am at home in ct.

it is right here with me but says it it traveling through new york and the little car is moving on the little road. i don't know what to do.

i have looked every where to rprogram it but i can't find anything.

How do I delete POIs on my Nuvi 660?

I inadvertently loaded duplicate Starbucks POIs on my Nuvi 660. How do I delete them?

Fun - while it lasted.

We had a very severe thunder storm and the power was out for some time
during the night. My NUVI was plugged in to the wall charger and would not
turn on this morning. I've tried the reset button and nothing seems to
work.

I think it's "fried". The screen was warm this morning when I touched it.

I've notified Garmin and hopefully they'll cover this.

More to follow I'm certain.

Available Space on Nuvi 660

How do I determine what available space on my Nuvi 660? Space for custom POIs, etc.?

Altitude on Nuvi 660?

How do I find the altitude on my NUVI 660?

Streetpilot 2720 owners

Not sure if this has been posted before but don't remember seeing it. V 7.10 is available.

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=1005#...

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Ed - Garmin Zumo 550 (have 2)

POI Update

I have a Streetpilot 340c. Does Garmin provide updates for the POI files in the various categories such as food, fuel, shopping and a way to load them on my unit? I would like to add new locations and delete obsolete.

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Zuma314

Garmin Stock

Has anyone noticed the stock market for Garmin?!!

About 2 months ago it was around $23 a share. Today it's $82.00 a share!

Wish I had the money to invest 2 months ago. sad

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America Moves By Truck --- Streetpilot 7200 & OOIDA --- www.accutracking.com userid= poifactory password= guest; "Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it."

Charging C550 via USB

Hi,

Does anyone know if the battery in the Garmin C550 can be charged via its USB port? It'd be nice if I could use my 120 VAC to USB adapter (or my laptop) to charge it up in the house.

Also, I'm curious to know if the Nuvis will charge in this manner as well (especially the 600 series Nuvis).

Thanks,
Dave

Nuvi 660 waypoints

The specs for the 660 on the Garmin webpage says that it has 500 waypoints. On my 660 I only see the capability of having one waypoint on a route in addition to the destination. Am I confused on what Garmin considers a waypoint?

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Barry - Nuvi 660 and 2 Nuvi 765's

Turning off AutoZoom on the StreetPilot c340

I just purchased a c340. I'm quite sure that it did not autozoom the two days I had it. But now, everytime I make a turn it zooms out to .5 to 1 mile. It zooms back in as I get closer to the next turn but it's annoying. Is there anyway to change this behavior? Does anyone else have this problem?
Thanks.

Garmin 660 and MapSource

Hey guys, I just purchased a Garmin 660 and once I registered I see a unlock code for MapSource... Where is mapsource? I dont have a CD or anything.

Where to buy map updates?

Does anyone know if there is anywhere else that I can buy the v2008 NT update disc? Preferably in a store, or at least another website with better shipping options?

Lateral accuracy

When travelling on a route my c340 seems to put me on the map where it thinks i should be instead of where I really am.