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NT, according to Garmin is the "New Technology" way of compressing the map data. But beware that the NT maps are only compatible with the more recent GPS units that support NT. The non-NT maps are to be used with older GPS units. The compression method used is different (the non-NT maps take up roughly twice the space as the NT maps) and the map segments are divided into smaller chunks.

Note that I am a long-time Garmin user from way back to the eMap and have owned/used -many- numerous Garmin units since so I have first-hand experience of seeing the most common GPS features being stripped out of the autonav units, starting with the nuvi line. For automotive nav units, I currently own a Quest, a nuvi 350, a nuvi 750 and a nuvi 200. The Quest has a full (and I mean FULL) feature set including custom avoidances (selectable streets and entire selectable areas of the map) along with what zoom level to display/hide waypoints, configurable fields, etc, etc...basically the entire feature set of your 60C plus an auto navigation (including the avoidances I mentioned above) feature set. Personally, I think this dumbing down of units (the newer nuvi series) is bordering on ridiculous. Not having a North Pointer displayed on the moving map on the 2xx/7xx nuvi series is simply dumb. My nuvi 350 has it, it does not get in the way or clutter the screen and gives -useful- information. I simply don't understand why this was removed. It can easily be re-implemented but instead, Garmin choses to dumbify the units even further than they already are dumbed down. As far as the waypoints being displayed on the moving-map (navigation screen), I believe this applies to the 2xx series only. I too have wondered about this omission...in fact, I thought there was something wrong with my unit, either a glitched firmware update or my waypoints being corrupted. I tried re-flashing to lower firmware versions to test, yet it still only displayed waypoints at 300 ft or below. I finally went to a Circuit City this past weekend and tried a display unit there to verify that this is in fact the way the 2xx series operates. My other nuvi units happily display my saved waypoints on the navigation screen at zoom scales up to 120 miles (nuvi 350) and 12 miles (nuvi 750). Another thing you'll find missing on the 2xx series is the map zoom scale indicator (on the moving-map/ navigation screen). Just one more thing Garmin thinks we do not need to see on our autonav units. At the same time, they've added (on the nuvi 5xxx/8xx units) nifty games (http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/services/games) you can play on your GPS. If they are playable while driving/moving, I do not know. I would hope not. I have enough trouble keeping away from the "drivers" here in Los Angeles yapping on their cell phones, text messaging, putting on makeup/shaving (etc, etc), while actually driving the vehicle is almost an afterthought. Your best bet is to write Garmin (as you've done) and let them know. As far as them actually re-implementing some of these most common and rudimentary GPS displays back into the unit(s) is anyone's guess.

There *is* a backup (or secondary) copy of the current.gpx file, but as I've mentioned, it resides in the memory area within the nuvi that is not accessible to the user. Another file that resides in this inaccessible memory area is the default nuvi splash screen. If you replace it with one of your own, your file overwrites the default splash screen (stored in non-user accessible RAM) which is now gone for good. This has been an early gripe of nuvi users since the first 350 was released. Since the original file was overwritten with yours, you can't go back to that truly original splash screen, which is likely a bitmap file. The "default" splash screen that is floating around out there on the web (a JPEG file) is of much lesser quality than the original one that came pre-loaded on the unit.

I agree that it's odd, but I'm pretty sure Garmin did this for the reason that I mentioned in another post above. Users were wanting to send a single waypoint to their GPS using MapSource. With the previous way Garmin did waypoint transfers using MapSource, sending a single waypoint deleted all others on the unit unless the waypoint was added to the existing list within MapSource and set to the GPS in one shot. Imagine being new to GPS, and having a bunch of waypoints you've saved on your unit out in the field. You proceed to use MapSource to send one or two new waypoints to the unit. After the transfer, you discover that all your previous waypoints are now gone, except for the ones you just transferred...and on top of that, you don't have a backup.

Another test... Using the 750's built in "My Data" feature to delete all waypoints from the unit in one shot, I verified that the waypoints were in fact no longer on the unit. Then I checked the x:/Garmin/GPX folder and found current.gpx with a file size of 189k. The file was there but the waypoints were not on the 750's favorites list. This is what makes me believe that the waypoints are indeed stored in a non-user accessible area of memory in the unit. If anyone has a way to actually delete waypoints on the nuvi line by simply deleting a file on the unit, I'd sure like to hear about it.

This does not work on Windows. You can fully delete the file "current.gpx" (not just put it in the recycle bin) on the nuvi and it will be regenerated from it's backup in non-user accessible memory on the nuvi.

I edited my post above...you may want to read the second paragraph I added. I did an experiment just now on my 750...I deleted current.gpx. Using MapSource, I created one waypoint and sent it to the nuvi. All previous waypoints were still on the unit and the single one that I send was added onto those. I'm assuming Garmin is doing the waypoints this way because in previous units (I'm not sure which), I remember that sending a single waypoint to the unit would result in all waypoints being deleted and only the new waypoint being sent. In order to keep all your previous waypoints and add the new, you would have to add the new waypoint to the existing list within MapSource and then send all of them to the unit. Garmin should add a "delete all waypoints" option to *all* of the nuvi line. They just might but then they'd have to create a new nuvi model (currently 32 different nuvis) for this added feature.

The easiest way to clear out the junk you want cleared out is to reset the unit...or erase the user data. Do this by pressing and holding the bottom right corner of the screen while powering up the unit. Hold the corner of the screen until the message window "Do you really want to erase all user data?" pops up and proceed with your choice. Note that this will clear all user waypoints but at the same time, will reset the unit to an "out of box" state where you'll need to let it re-initialize. You'll also need to re-enter all of your user settings. I'm afraid that there's really no other way (at least that I know of) to do a bulk waypoint deletion on the nuvi. The nuvi 750 has a way to do it easily within the menu system ("My Data" lets you -really- delete all waypoints from the unit). Simply deleting the current.gpx file from the nuvi itself does NOT delete the waypoints from the unit. A backup copy is stored in the non-user accessible memory area and is copied back to current.gpx if the file is deleted. To delete waypoints from the nuvi 200 itself, you'd need to delete each one, one at a time (time consuming to say the least). This is the reason why I mentioned the "erase user data" method. I've also recently purchased a nuvi 200 (and a nuvi 750) and found that I actually like the 200 better than my nuvi 350...the screen is much better/brighter and the reception is even better (at least in my testing) than the 350's. For ~$200, the nuvi 200 is a fantastic unit.

Give this a try...rename PTG.dll to ENU.dll so that ENU.dll is actually PTG.dll. Don't know if it will work but it's worth a shot.

Virtually all GPSrs have a compass, but they are GPS based...which won't work when you don't have a GPS fix, when you're standing still or when you're moving very slowly. The compass we are talking about on the Vista HCx is a built-in electronic compass which works without a GPS fix or when standing still.

The Venture HC has the MediaTek chipset but does not have the built-in barometer/electronic compass that the Vista HCx has. Venture HC also does NOT have a micro SD memory card slot. It comes standard with 24MB of internal memory which cannot be upgraded. If 24MB of fixed memory will be enough for you, then this is the model to go with. Note that the current naming of the units follows a pattern: H: High sensitivity chipset C: Color unit x: Expandable memory via built-in MicroSD card slot

Your best choice at this moment would be the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx (or one of the other eTrex's in the H class) which uses the MediaTek chipset, and actually has better sensitivity than the units based on the SiRFstarIII chipset. I have both a nuvi 350 (SiRFstar III) and the Vista HCx and can attest to the better sensitivity of the MediaTek chipset as far as sensitivity & ability to hold a lock in challenging situations.

Yeah, I noticed that too...seems as though Night Parrot is messing with our minds...

That's the first time I've heard about someone doing that... Edit: Now that I think about it a melon is most likely Aussie for a bump. We have plenty of high schools here that are like that but most are not. Yeah...we talk a bit differently here in Los Angeles...when Night Parrot said "sticking a melon on my head", I took it literally and had a vision of him stumbling blindly around the track, arms outstretched with half a watermelon plunked down on his head.

Tim, I would look at one of the eTrex H series units with a click-stick. Navigating through menus and entering coordinates without the click-stick will wear your patience thin in no time.

Same problem here. I'd say the Mapsource internal updater works 25% of the time, if that. I don't know why they implement these "live" updaters if they can't get the software/servers to operate correctly. WebUpdater has been notorious for updating errors (this has been pretty much corrected) but is the only way to update your GPS chipset firmware (different than the unit software). I just stick with the downloadable updates like I've been doing for years now.

Try Main Menu/Setup/Heading/Display. You have a choice of Cardinal Letters, Degrees or Mils.

From what I remember on my old eTrex Vista (it may say so in the user's manual), I think the calibration should hold with each new/freshly recharged set of batteries (depending on which you use). I think the recommendation is to calibrate which each battery change.

I can finally add the compass page back into my page sequence without being "nagged" to calibrate it every time it rolls by.

Try calling Garmin back...you will likely get another tech support person who may just tell you to send it in for a replacement/repair for free. Garmin is good about these kinds of issues and usually one tech will say one thing while another will tell you something else. No guarantees but it's worth a shot. Edit: Don't tell them you already called before...make it sound like it's the first time you're calling about the issue.

You may want to download & check out the Legend Owner's manual from the Garmin website.

I know this won't solve the problem you're having with WebUpdater but you can always download the newest firmware update (a self-extracting .exe file) and do the firmware update manually. If I have the choice, I prefer to use the manual method, bypassing WebUpdater. The link to the latest firmware is here.

I got my replacement shield last week and again, it was NOT the correct size. I don't know what version it was. Like gallet, I had to do some tedious trimming off the sides (with an xacto #11 & straight edge). The length was still off, but not by much. The corners I had to trim with scissors, slowly snipping away at the material. I did the trimming with the backing still on the shield and checked my progress by laying the shield on the screen. Even though I thought I had it just right, my corners were still off by a hair. It looks fine after I applied it but no one should have to be trimming these things to fit, especially with the material being the way it is...hard to cut with any kind of precision. I'd wait for gallet's OK before ordering & see about somehow confirming the fit, maybe via a version number. I don't know if I'm going to send it in again for another exchange...if I get bad shield, I'll have to go through my cutting process all over again. There's no way to verify the fit unless you cut the white paper backing as close as you can to the shield's edge and lay it on the screen or you actually install it on the screen.

First thing I would do would be to re-download (be sure the file is not cached somewhere on your hard drive to get a fresh download) & re-flash the firmware. A bit may have been dropped somewhere in the transfer, either in the download or in the flash process.

You may also want to check to see if your DVD drives (both old and new) have the most recent firmware upgrades installed on them. Check the manufacturer's website for this info.