Oregon 450 mapsfrom gps file depot

[+oldmower]

Hello I just purchased an Oregon 450 and I have been trying to put maps on it from GPS filedepot. I can put the maps on the gps but even when I select highest detail the maps have no small streets or contour lines on the gps. The fine details are in mapsource and basecamp but when I put the maps onto the gps they disappear.

 

thanks for any help

[snowfleurys]

With the detail level set to normal, most mapsets will display the full range of features when the GPSr display is zoomed in to the 500-800' level.

 

Unlike MS/BC the GPSr will not center on an enabled mapset(s); you need to pan to the area you uploaded if you are not actually in that area.

 

Some info on which mapset(s) would be helpful to someone responding - also consider asking on the gpsfiledepot forums.

[+oldmower]

The maps are pa topo northeast topo 3 nad osm world routable that i have for part of the east coast. I live in pa.

[+splashy]

Did you actually 'select' these maps on the gps?

They must be in the \Garmin folder either internally or on a Sd card.

You can rename them as you wish WITH a .img extension.

[+quadsinthemudd]

also you must enable and disable the different maps for your different profiles. It doesn't work to have streets and topo on at the same time since neither is a transparent overlay. Choose one map set at a time to enable. and in order for your gps to see the maps they must be in the Garmin folder as a .img file.

[+oldmower]

I added the maps with basecamp. I selected only one map at a time on the GPS. I disabled basemap and only slected one of the maps. My pa topo shows streams rivers nad railroad tracks but no streets. I was going to use the maps at different times.

[+quadsinthemudd]

try to download just topo to your GPS if it works rename the file and do the other map and rename that one. It cant hurt

[+oldmower]

I opened the folder and I dont see any maps in garmin but they are on the gps. How do you rename the maps.

[+splashy]

If you transfer maps with mapsource or basecamp they will be named gmapsupp.img, every time you transfer a new map the old get overwritten.

That's why I said to rename the map in the Or 450, because this gps can handle custom names.

 

Connect the gps to the computer, wait until it sees it.

With windows explorer goto the garmin folder.

There you find the gmapsupp.img file

right click and select rename, give the new name and close.

 

Eg Pa-Topo.img or Pa-streets.img Pa-custom.img

 

Be sure to select the right file and do not edit other files then the gmapsupp.img or you own rename files.

[+oldmower]

thanks for every-bodies help I changed the profile to recreation and it finally showed the whole map. not sure what it was set to before.