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I downloaded Starbucks and Flying J POIs. They both had .bmp graphics. I noticed my POI file on the 660 has two entries for each POI. Is one of the entries the .bmp file or do I actually have duplicate files?

I have a 680 and can't find my yellow sheet. I posted on another board and was answered with the ID, registration number, and unloc code should be in a Garmin xml file. I looked at my file last night and it only has an ID number. I bought the 680 0n 4/21/2007. How will I be able to get a map update?

Does anyone know how I get the map to display gas stations, restaurants etc? All these are all displayed in the search menu, so why can't it show you an icon on the map to represent these?

Secondly, for a brief moment, when browsing the map, these icons actually appeared on the map, but when I restarted the device, they disappeared.

I would like to be able to run POIs directly from my SD card in my Zumo 450. It works, but every time I boot the unit, it prompts me to Manage new data. If I say no thank you, it goes ahead and comes up, and the POIs are available to me. It's just annoying to answer no every time it comes on.

I just purchased the GARMIN Nuvi 650 and been trying to find an icon of a semi truck.

I found this websites but accident but it seems to have exactly what I'm looking for not to mention a lot of useful information.

My problem right now though is that I looked at the semi truck icon and it appears to be in bmp format. The GARMIN unit under vehicles has a SRF ext.

my garmin c320 takes too long to locate and acquire satellite.. it used to be a 5 sec process... but ever since i took a trip to washington it has started taking 2-3 mins to acquire satellite..

any idea of what i can do .. i have tried to reset the unit but with no luck ...

thank you

I have downloaded custom POIs to my Nuvi 660. How can I confirm that they actually loaded?

Just purchased a nuvi 650 and discovered this website. I downloaded WebUpdater and ran it for updates. Next, I downloaded POI Loader, but haven't figured out how to transfer the information to my nuvi. Where can I find the step by step procedures to begin downloading files? (Be easy, I only have basic computer knowledge)

I have a c340 and am trying to download some POI's into it. I downloaded the installer from garmin and loaded in to my laptop. When I plug in my GPS it tells me I plugrd it in but when I run POI loader.exe I can see the files i want to dwonload but how do I send them to the GPS unit?

I know Favourites are stored in the .gpx file, but is anything else...like recent Selections? I want to copy this file to the SD card in case the Favourites get wiped out. At least I can restore them just by hooking up to any PC/Mac while on our driving trip in Ireland. I spent a lot of time creating and saving them to the Nuvi.

This may be a dumb question but when I am driving down a street that has many intersecting streets my Nuvi displays the upcoming streets but not the street I am driving on. Many streets signs in my area only mark the intersecting street but not the main travel road. Is there a way to get the Nuvi to display the street you are currently driving on?

Hi All,

I'm the proud owner of a nuvi 680 (my first GPS) and the thing is awesome! I have a question about functionality:

Is there a way to download the speed limits on the road that I'm on? It would be interesting to be alerted if I'm driving about a set threshold for the speed on that road.

If this isn't possible no worries... just curious!

Stevo

If you've had your Garmin for a while, go online and update your unit software. There's alot of new data that will improve your accuracy.

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?