Garmin talk

I have a Garmin C530. Is there a way that I can set the Schools POI file so that it gives me a speed warning only at certain times during the day? That way I can have it warn me only during school hours, when the lower speed limit usually applies.

Is there some way to adjust the response time for a turn say about 400 feet away vs. 200' or less. I found while traveling in Las Vegas this weekend there was many a time too late to turn

I have a nuvi 660, i have gone to the garmin website and dounloaded the mapsource and the mapsource beta. When i try to open an error say can not fine insatlled map. any ideas.

thanks

jim

Do you guys think it would be a waste of money to buy a GPS ( streetpilot C330) just to mess around and have fun with? I don't travel or anything, so I would just be buying it for fun. Do most of you guys use it for actual directions, or mostly just because its cool and fun to have? thanks, I'm just curious.

I recently downloaded POIs, which I now want to delete from my unit, as there seems to be thousands in my favorites list that I do not want. I haven't been able to figure out how to delete selected addresses from my favorites. Does someone out there know how?

Hi,

I'm new to the forum.

Could someone tell where/what to look for the serial number of the Zumo 550. I've had the chance to try the unit out for a few hours. I love it so far. I'd like to register it, but I can't locate the S/N.

Thanks!

I just bought a C340 and used it everyday for work. I have to set the volume at the last two settings because I can't hear the voice when it announces. Is there a volume problem with this type of unit?

My Nuvi 360 is not booting up any more: Stuck on "Loading Maps". Here's what I did, maybe someone has run into this and can help me out:

1) I created a bitmap file (Starbucks.bmp) to associate with a custome POI file that I had previously loaded (Starbucks.csv). I put the bmp file in the same directory as the csv file so POI loader would load the bmp.

NOTE: Many weeks ago I had loaded several custom POI files and used POI Loader to get them into the Nuvi. No problems with these.

I downloaded nRoute and tried to use it with my c530. The software doesn't recognize the c530 on the USB. This is the same thing that happens with gStart. I'm now assumming that the USB connection with the c530 is only as a drive (garmin c530 or memory card) and that you can not utilize the actual GPS functions on a PC. Can anyone confirm this?

I currently have poi loader 2.3.2 on my system
I know there is a new beta version 2.4.0.0 out
and was wondering if there is really any difference.
Any comments on the new beta would be great.

Anyone had this problem? Bluetooth worked for a couple days and loved it but when I updated firmware to 3.30 it no longer works. When I go to enable it it just shows the spinning blue icon and "Enabling Bluetooth". It doesn't even get to the screen where it attempts to locate phones. I have reverted back to 3.10, restored defaults, removed user data, hard restart..the works. nada. Any ideas? Sent e-mail to Garmin, haven't heard back.

Here is the following on my GPS. I was hoping if anyone can tell me if software needs to be upgraded. I got this for christmas, and have found that on a recent business trip, while making contacts in a new city, several businesses were no longer open. After speaking to other shop owners I was suprised to find that several stores had been gone for 2-3 years. Please review and let me know if I need to upgrade, if so how do I do it, and what will it change in the GPS. Your help is appreciated as I am new, and have attempted to contact Garmin but could not get through on two occassions, and have waited two days for email.

Do you keep the cigarette lighter / DC adapter plugged into the car, even when you remove the unit?

I was just curious. Will unplugging help prolong the life of the adapter, etc?

Today Garmin put the latest beta version of Mapsource on their website. version 6.12.0.2

Received the City Navigator DVD today from Garmin and I will be installing it tonight. Would like to ask few questions from those who have already gone through the process.

1. How did you unlock the software? Using myGarmin or getting unlock code from GPS. I didn't register my c330 in myGarmin yet, since some advise not to register until the next map update is released. Hope I can unlock it only using my c330.

Hi,

can anyone point me to resources for creating POI files for the 340?

thanks!

should i be worried if my GPS doesn't come with a SiRF Star III receiver?

This update was made Jan. 9, 2007. (My apologies if its a duplicate post but I don't recall seeing it on the boards.)

Changes made from version 3.30 to 3.40:

Increased hands-free volume
Updated text translations
Added support for Russian, Turkish, Slovak, and Estonian Pre-recorded voices
Added Russian locale

http://www.tiny.cc/xebjV

Changes made from version 2.70 to 3.20:

* New Traffic Interface
* Fixed Memory Full message
* Removed + when dialing POI's in the United States
* High power FM support for Australia

Currently:
From the home menu, I click on traffic alerts. If I am on the navigating map, it only allows me to click what is on route.

I will give feedback regarding the Traffic in DC when I run the GPS tomorrow. We'll see if anything changes.

From http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2007/01/ces_coverage_garmin_annou...

Also announced at CES, the entire nüvi product line will soon accept Garmin’s U.S. Topo and BlueChart cartography. The U.S. Topo cartography will provide basic information such as terrain contours, elevation information, trails, and rivers. BlueChart will show shaded depth contours, intertidal zones, spot soundings, port plans, and navaids with view range and coverage. The cartography will be available from Garmin’s website.