Please Help With Legend C

[slammmin72]

i jus tbought a Gamin Legend C. it is super nice, but......i loaded all the maps onto it, but i can seem to get the thing to tell me step by step how to get to a place. it jsut tells me to get on the freeway (on an onramp that doesnt exist) and then get off the freeway (off an exist that doesnt exist) adn hten it draws a straight line to the address, and says u arrive. can someone please help me with this problem. i have read the book, and it is as unhelpfull as a younger brother. thanks again

[+seether106]

"i loaded all the maps onto it"

What do you mean by that statement? Do you have Garmin's City Select software? It's what you'll need to make the routing work.

 

It sounds like you just have the standard basemaps that come with the unit.

[+Renegade Knight]

IF you don't have City Select installed, it will try to route with the basemap. That doesn't help you much unless you only go to places along main roads.

[Neo_Geo]

As is mentioned by others here, you need to install MapSource City Select maps on your computer, and then send the desired map segments to your GPSr from there.

 

CLICK HERE to download Garmin's free MapSource tutorial program. It's as helpful as a Mom & Dad!

[slammmin72]

i installed Map Source U.S. Metro Guide, and selected my area. and it didnt do what it claimed to do..navagate to wayponts using the roads (that is why i started this thread). The Gps shows all of the roads and streets and POI in my area, but when i select "navagate"...it doesnt give me turn by turn directions how to get there (and doesnt even show a line on the map following the roads.) just a straight line to the freeway, and then up or down (even with the destination) and then a perpindicualr line to the destination.

I have a Roads and Recreatio0ns CD aswell, is that equivelent to the "city select program"?

 

thanks everyone for all the help.

[drew]

I'm not familiar with U.S. Metro Guide, as I use City Select for my Legend C, but when you are in the software, and go to Edit/Preferences/Routing (assuming you have those commands in the mapping program), check to see if the parameters are set up the way you want them. Things like "Use Auto-routing" vs. "Use Direct Routes," and the other categories, such as the things to avoid, like U-turns, etc. Again, I don't know if U.S. Metro Guide has these items on their preferences page, but it's worth a look to see if something is not properly configured.

 

Also, if you are specifically referring to Metro Guide North America, I noted the following in their compatibility data:

 

"MetroGuide offers automatic route capability on the PC, and is compatible with Garmin units that do not have automatic route calculation themselves."

 

Since your GPS does have automatic route calculation, I'm wondering if this implies that your software will not accomplish autorouting the way you expected, at street level?

 

Drew

Edited July 8, 2005 by drew

[rickertk]

Metroguide North America will not autoroute on a GPS, only on the computer. You need City Select to do autorouting on the GPS.

 

Keith

[Neo_Geo]

I concur with rickertk's answer. MetroGuide versions 5 and 6 do not include route calculation data for the GPSr. The older MetroGuide version 4 does do autorouting on the GPSr (albeit in a crappy way). Based on the problem you're describing, it sounds like you have the newer version 5 or 6. The GPSr is autorouting using its basemap - and that just doesn't work.

 

Roads and Recreation is NOT equivalent to City Select either. You need THE City Select maps if you want current map data that does autorouting on your GPSr.

 

Now, if you just bought the MetroGuide maps, and the store will NOT give you a refund, then you can sell your MetroGuide maps on eBay and get MOST of what you paid for it back. CLICK HERE to view auction for a used MetroGuide version 6.

Edited July 8, 2005 by Neo_Geo

[+Buddy's Army]

Yes, you do need Garmin's "City Select" in order for your GPS to auto route. We just made the same mistake by purchasing the MetroGuide and couldn't map our routes. Looks like we are not the only ones that spent an unecessary $100. Picked up City Select today at REI and works great!

[slammmin72]

how much was the city select at REI?

[+Miragee]

I just bought City Select, along with the cigarette lighter adapter and the auto mounts for the Legend C or Vista for $145.00 from J&R Music/Computer World .

 

I've seen the City Select by itself for $139.00, so this seemed like a really good deal.

[+briansnat]

Metroguide North America will not autoroute on a GPS, only on the computer. You need City Select to do autorouting on the GPS.

 

Keith

That's your problem. If the salesperson sold you the wrong software, you have a good excuse to take it back and get City Select.

[+Buddy's Army]

It was $130.00 at REI. We're going to San Francisco next week, so we wanted to get it before our trip. If you can wait, Amazon has it for $116.00 with free shipping.

[slammmin72]

bought it today, and it works great. thanks everyone who helped. im going geocaching tomarrow, WOO YA!