Garmin talk

I just got my first GPS (Nuvi660). I apologize for these basic questions, but I cannot find answers browsing other posts or FAQ's.

1. Can I associate new icons with the "pre-loaded" POI's? For example, my local Starbucks uses a generic "diner" icon. Target shows a generic "shopping bag" icon.

Last night I was running diagnostics on my C330. At the same time I had it connected to my laptop charging. When I was done I turned it off and unplugged it, along with shutting down the laptop. A few minutes later I noticed that it said "Charging Battery" "Press the Power....etc." It was no longer plugged into anything at the time. I tried to power it up, but it will not turn on.

I think my c550 keeps all files old and new ones, because whe i get to the camrea it rings 8 times, it used to do it once

(Admin note -- originally posted under "replacing old poi files" topic)

I got an SD card for Italy/Greece and used it in June in Italy. (I note that someone else posted a message on this board that they were going to Italy in June, too.) I drove from Rome to a small hamlet in a remote part of Abruzzo to visit relatives(about 3 hours' travel). It took me right there with no problem. From previous information I had from family here in the U.

When I touch the map and save the location to favorites, it also saves the altitude. I am viewing this in both mapsource and easy GPS. How is it getting the altitude info?

I loaded some custom POI's on my NUVI 680 using the POI loader. I can not seem to get them to be cleared out or deleted and some of them have been duplicated. I have used the POI loader to clear them out and I have deleted the \garmin\poi\poi.gpi file, still no luck. Currently the poi.gpi file is zero byte size. Has any one resolved this issue?

Great website! Just bought my first GPS, the Nuvi 660. I'm thinking about getting the Language Guide, since I have some friends coming to visit from Germany later this year, and when we get together, it helps to have a handy translator. I see that it comes on SD card. Does anyone know if you copy the files off the SD and onto the unit?

This might have already been discussed, but I did not find it in a search.

Does having an SD card in the nuvi affect system performance, screen refresh, calculation speed, battery life ...?

I don't know if this is already known. But it is new to me, so here are my recent findings. I was messing around on my 660 and I went to turn it off and I quickly hit the power button and quick setting came up. It was just audio settings but it was something that I knew nothing about. Regardless of what screen you are in it will activate.

Is there a way to the coordinates of a favorite or POI including home off the Nuvi 680 without connecting it to a computer?

I'm a newbie to both GPS and this forum but thought I'd pass on some information from Garmin that I just received. I want to preface this information as it comes from one of their Senior Vice Presidents and is someone I have been conversing with over the last few weeks.

What's the correct way to enter street addresses into my C530 when the address contains something like 1401 Highway 70 East? Does it want to see Route 70 or Hwy 70 or Rt 70 or what. This occurs even for long standing addresses that have been there for years.
Dave

Well, just back from a long week of camping. The 7200 did it's usual yeoman's duty.

However, on the trip home it got pretty hot in the cab. (I don't normally run the A/C until it's so hot my teeth sweat!) At the end of the trip I noticed that the screen brightness was way down. I checked the display settings and all was normal.

When I look at the POI places that I put on the GPS the distance is listed with the direction. When I search along routes the distance is given with an arrow. Is there anyway to switch between the two?

Hello, All.

I have a nuvi 660, and I love it, but have a couple of questions about how it tracks on roads...and things.

1) When I'm on a calculated route, and am in the left turn lane, often, the nuvi will get ahead of me, and give me the next instruction before I've actually turned. What gives?

What would be the proper procedure for backing up a Nuvi 660 to my PC. Should I just copy all the directories and files to my PC? If at some time I needed to restore my 660 would the procedure be nothing more than copying the directories back to the 660?

How about this idea for a firmware upgrade: under "avoidances", include a sub-heading of "custom POI's". Then one could choose to use routing that would avoid a set of POI's (like Dunkin' Donuts).

Or more seriously, choosing a route that would bypass any intersections with red light cameras.

-Tom

Hi,

I've got an opportunity to sell my C550 for about as much as I paid for it to a friend. I'm debating as to what I'll replace it with...another C550, a Nuvi 360, a Nuvi 660? Generally, I like the C550 but I find its form factor to be bulky. So I've got some questions about the Nuvi series. Maybe someone can chime in with an opinion.

How do you add bitmaps and sounds to POI files? I don't see where this is done.

I am currently using the GTM 12 traffic reciver on two deifferent (work and home) nuvis.
Will the receiver work on a different model besides the 350 and the 350? Basically, can I take it out fo the 350 use it on a modle that supports it and then return it to the 350?