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Can anyone confirm that they have that same symbol or graphical thing at the same location. I ask because i honestly don't remember ever seeing that before. pete

Well i just got done with the laptop and the transfer actually completed successfully the first time around, i am gonna guess my PCs USB is not agreeing with the larger files. My next issue is that it seems that i have an odd character/image while i was panning around on the map. Can someone check to see if they have the same weird thing or maybe explain what it is ? Zooming in or out doesn't get it to go away. Thanks again guys, pete

Yes i do have all the updates from the link that strumble posted. Also the link posted by NeoGeo basically talks about a few things which it seems i have covered. 1. Have USB cable plugged directly to PC with no extensions and or hubs. 2. MicroSD card firmly seated properly. 3. Software and Drivers (USB ver 2.1 and Mapsource ver 6.116), Updated Currently i am going to try this all over on my Laptop and see how that goes. I will let you guys know how it goes. pete

Here is an update to my problem. I verified that i have the latest version of mapsource manager and indeed i do. After that i proceeded to try copying the maps thru my card reader and a similar error occurred. At this point i though it was solved and my new 1gb card was bad, i remembered that my phone has a 1gb microsd card also, so i removed it and tried to copy maps on it using mapsource and the same error occured. I am guessing that there is an error with my usb cable or ports at this point. I try another port and remove the usb extension i use and nothing changes. On the other hand if i use the 64mb card it came with the transfer runs fine. Is thier some setting on my PC or driver for larger drives or something any ideas would be great. Thanks pete

I agree you a 100% thats its a lot to transfer using itself, but technically it should work. I just tried to use the mapsource update and it says i am up to date and i have additionally tried the web update software. I have also tried it with and without batteries and it always fails with the same msg. Any other ideas would be appreciated ? pete

Yesterday i purchased a corsair 1gb micro SD card at frys and am in the process of trying to transfer maps to my gps unit (gpsmap 60cx). I opened mapsource and selected the maps i wanted to send on city navigator 8 and on the west top map. The total size was about 800mb with less than 600 map sets. I click send and it finds the device and does three things. First it says building index files which it actually completes in 15min then it proceeds to build map sets and that also completes in about 10 min , the third step is what always fails sending map set. The process halts and i get this error msg (please see pic below). I tried using different batteries and it seems to always fail during that third process. If i select smaller areas (<500mb ) it sometimes works. Any ideas would be appreciated. pete

So with the garmin auto mount i will have to have to use the adhesive disc to have it work well on the dash right ? Dragon master you suggested the suction mount, would that be the windshield mount ? How well does it stay on the windshield ? pete

I am in the process of trying to purchase a mount to use my new 60cx in my jeep cherokee. I am a bit confused between the auto vs marine mount offered by garmin ? I am guessing the difference is between the mounting system but i cant tell bc the pictures look alike. Garmins website has no detailed information regarding both types ? Any other mount types suggested would be appreciated as long as their under 50$, lol..i have spent quite a bit already. Thanks pete

Even tho this may not pertain directly, usually you can go tot he site of purchase and print a sales reciept/invoice. pete

Thanks for those who helped me with the map address problem. For those who are interested , I ordered and received city navigator 8 the other day and after loading the maps onto my 60cx , the address function worked like a charm. This proves that the older metroguide maps do not work nicely with the newer gps units. Thanks pete

Well then i guess i should invest in the new ver8 software. What exactly is the difference between the regular and NT versions of the ver8 city navigator software, they seem to be the same price ? From my reading it seems the map portions are smaller on NT but other than that they are the same , is this true or is there more to it ? thanks pete

So you guys are saying that the software is a bit old for my gps unit ? I find that a bit strange since it can find the address on the PC within mapsource but not on the gps , can anyone give me an explanation for this ? pete

I did use the mapsource manager software to send the maps to my gps unit. I selected the area i wanted (Los angeles and the valley CA) using the yellow tool which made them purple/pink on the software. After i finished making my selction the territories were added to the left side list. I downloaded them to my gps which took about 10 or so minutes (58mbs). If for example i try to find the staples center which has an address of 1111 Figueroa St. I click find- address-3 fields to fill (number, st name, city). For number i enter "1111" For St name i enter "Figueroa" Right after i enter figueroa it brings up 1 match as 30300 figueroa St Val Verde, CA 91384 And further entering the city as Los angeles, CA makes the matches list goes to Zero. This seems to occur with almost any address i enter i have found a few address but maybe 1 in 20. I have read the link you suggested to make sure the maps are selected and defaulted which i have done. I have also re-sent the maps to the GPS with the same results and i ahve made sure the autoroute tab was checked? Thanks pete

I just got this GPS (60cx) device and loaded its drivers and software on my PC. I am using metroguide USA ver3 and mapsourcev6 (mg-4). I have successfully downloaded a portion of CA to the GPS unit but cant seem to find addresses. I can find them within the software but for some reason no matter how i try it, i cant find the addresses within the unit itself. Is this because the software is a bit old ? Any help would be appreciated for a newbie. THanks Pete