Garmin talk

 

Replacing the body of a Nuvi 660

Does anyone if it is possible to replace the housing of a 660?

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Garmin 660; Nintendo DS soft carry case, YM, rd1chaos, Blackberry PIN 30154995, way too many gadgets to list here.

Mapsource Issues - creating routes

Is it just me or is the mapsource program extremely counter intuitive? I have been playing around with it for a few weeks now and, for the life of me, cannot get it to create a route that I tell it to create. Is there an EASY set of directions somewhere because the manual is of little use to me.

TIA, Ted

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"You can't get there from here"

Is Garmin StreetPilot 2720 connected as a USB storage device Possible?

I Would like to get my computer to recognise my 2720 as a usb storage device, (extra hard drive), like the Nuvi and other, newer units. Is there any way to do this? Anyone?

Streetpilot Category Question

Hi, I just got my C320 today so I'm a little new at this still. I got all of the maps loaded up and I've also loaded the Walmart POI files. I would like them to show up when I use the WHERE TO Shopping GENERAL MERCHANDISE category feature. Is there anyway to make this happen?

Thanks
Ryan

GPS Antenna / Manhattan

Did anybody try using a GPS antenna in Manhattan NY? Because Im planning to buy one because the reception is not that good everytime i go to manhattan.

Memory Capacity of Garmin StreetPilot 2730

I have a Garmin StreetPilot 2730 and I have several questions:

-how many favorites can I store (one place listed 500, another place listed 2000 does anyone know for certain)

-how many Cutom POIs can I store

-is there a way to see how much memory I have left

NUVI 360/Streetpilot i3

Just bought the Garmin Nuvi 360 for $399 + tax (free shipping) from Frys.com(also Outpost.com). Next cheapest I seen it for $449 on few websites including Samsclub.com. I also have the Streetpilot i3 which I bought a couple of months ago and used about a half a dozen times. I will be selling the i3 for $175 plus shipping. So if anybody is in the market for good gps, let me know.

C530 Owners Question after Firmware upgrade

Hi C530,
Just upgraded my 530 to 5.4 from 4.1
1) Can I delete the GUPDATE.GCD file that the update copied to the unit

2)Noticed I have lost a menu item since the upgrade
in the Tools Menu (the Traffic ICON went missing)
I am assuming that it only appears if you connect the
traffic reciever

And it looks like they made the restore button HUGE

C3 vs C5 Hardware

Just curious, Is the Hardware in the Street Pilots c3's the sames as the c5's...... If the hardwares the same Couldn't you just Flash the Firmware and have better graphics on the screen? Just a thought, I figured Garmin would do this to save production cost.

I've done this with other products that offer their firmware for free and saved a few hundred dollars.

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Orbital

New MapSource

Changes made from version 6.12.2 to 6.12.3:

Fixed an issue transferring routes to the Zumo.
Fixed an issue with the integration of Google Earth and MapSource.
Fixed an issue with the size estimate of selected map sets.

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"Internet: As Yogi Berra would say, "Don't believe 90% of what you read, and verify the other half."

NEW 5.6 firmware for C5X0

New firmware for streetpilot C5x0 5.6 is available.

c340 Mount Stuck

I find myself taking my c340 mount on and off daily because I have read several people having issues with the suction cup getting stuck to the windshield. Well today this happen to me. For the 1st time I left it on for about a week ( My car is Garage keep )and low and behold, I had a time getting the Suction Cup to release from the windshield.

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Orbital

Exporting Favorites from 660

I'm trying to export waypoints (favorites) that I have stored in my Nuvi 660 so I can import them into Google Earth. I don't see a way to export a list of stored favorites, or even view the coordinates on the 660.

Am I missing something? Any ideas?

GPSMap 60CSx locks up after custom POIs loaded

Has anyone else experienced this? My 60CSx always worked fine until I found out about custom POIs and loaded some on it.

After loading them my gps started locking up. After driving for about 10 minutes, the unit becomes unresponsive. Pushing buttons does nothing. The only thing to do is turn it off (the screen fades out slowly, unlike the usual beep and switch off behavior).

Replacing Battery in Nuvi

Has anyone opened the case of their Nuvi series? I am wondering about battery replacement. It seems this could be done if instructions were available. This series has been out long enough now that soon a battery is going to go dead.

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Garmin 660

Unlock Codes

Does anyone know what this unlock code is for if the i5 unit come preloaded with city navigator nt v8?

c330 and Missing info button

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody who owns a StreetPilot c330 could answer a question I have. I also wrote Garin about this but have not got a reply from them.

I just purchased the c330 and while playing around with all buttons I notice one thing it did not have and should according to everything I read.

c3xx tips/hints (some work for the c5xx as well)

Access the Debug/Diagnostic Pages:
1. Turn GPS on
2. Click View Map
3. Click the Speed section in the left lower corner
4. Press and Hold the Moving Avg box for several seconds
5. The Diagnostic Screen will appear.
6. Press Next to cycle through them all.

Perform a Hard Reset to Clear Your GPS:
1. Turn GPS off
2. Press and hold the bottom right hand corner of the screen

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Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -

Garmin map update Release Date vs. Ship Date

What's the difference between their Release Date vs. Ship Date? For some versions there are 3-4 months lag between the dates! Which is the date you can actually order the update?

Nuvi 350 poi.gpi

I have downloaded 3 poi files. I see them on my pc, and I used the poi loader to put them on my sd card. I get a congratulation when ir's through saying I succeded and when I look at the card there is one file on it. Its named poi.gpi, but I cant see it when I try to open it on my device. Anyone have an idea why? I would sure appreciate some help.

Thanks