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Bluetooth GPS

Last post by dasilvarsa « 2013-11-23T19:29:09+02:00
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by greenleader » 2013-11-18T20:02:22+02:00
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I have a Nuvi 500 which I use on my 1200GS. It is a very good GPS and I use it in my car also.
As I have a Bluetooth microphone through which I can...

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CN and CN PAN AFRICA are the only Two that are officially supported.
As a matter of interest Can you get a Lifetime Maps Deal for the Zumo ?
The...
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Last post by dasilvarsa
2013-11-23T19:29:09+02:00
Nuvi 2495 LT koppel nie

Last post by Jan Horn « 2013-10-23T16:28:33+02:00
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by Robsan » 2013-10-19T21:32:12+02:00

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Hi,
Kan iemand raad gee ek het n nuvi 2495 aangeskaf maar dit wil nie op my rekenaar koppel nie, ek kan nie my waypoints laai nie ook nir RHD nie,...

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Ek het so `n bietjie rond gesoek op Google. In sekere gevalle en op sekere maak PC's laai MTP drivers nie altyd nie. MTP staan vir Media Transfer...

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Last post by Jan Horn
2013-10-23T16:28:33+02:00
Nuvi 3490 not recognized by Mac

Last post by Montana « 2013-10-03T09:58:10+02:00
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by Montana » 2013-10-01T12:16:41+02:00

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The Nuvi 3490 does not show in the Mac''s Finder. I have connected it by USB cable direct (no hub) to the Mac. The SD card however, in the Nuvi does...

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Thanks Jan. Will try that one. The old Nuvi's always came with a installation CD to install the various USB ports. Nowadays that CD is lacking.

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Last post by Montana
2013-10-03T09:58:10+02:00
Maps on Garmin unit and memory card?

Last post by fugglefeet « 2013-09-21T17:49:03+02:00
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by raycomp » 2013-09-21T14:23:02+02:00

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I have loaded Garmap SSA streetmaps om memory card and show as gmapsupp.img

Also wanted to load City Navigator on the unit itself but noticed the...

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I have loaded Garmap SSA streetmaps om memory card and show as gmapsupp.img

Also wanted to load City Navigator on the unit itself but noticed the...

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Last post by fugglefeet
2013-09-21T17:49:03+02:00
Getting the best out of ecoRoute (Part 2)

Last post by Jan Horn « 2013-09-03T20:49:57+02:00
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by fugglefeet » 2013-09-01T13:32:29+02:00

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Hi and welcome to Part2,

Now that we have programmed the motorway/highway fuel consumption values into ecoRoute, we now need to enter the fuel price...

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That sound good to me. The discussion regarding changing speed limits is off topic. I will move it tomorrow when I am back in Welkom under a new...

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Last post by Jan Horn
2013-09-03T20:49:57+02:00
Updating Speed limits

Last post by Jan Horn « 2013-09-03T19:02:05+02:00
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by Jan Horn » 2013-09-03T13:42:11+02:00

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While searching for something else in the 34xx users manual I came across the information that you can change the speed limit display when you are...

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That is better than I expected. I was worried that the correction might be lost after the first power down. Obviously when you update your map set...

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Last post by Jan Horn
2013-09-03T19:02:05+02:00
Getting the best out of ecoRoute (Part 1)

Last post by fugglefeet « 2013-09-01T13:07:47+02:00

by fugglefeet » 2013-09-01T13:07:47+02:00

Hi all,

Not sure where to exactly put this topic, I decided to put it under Technical discussions (as the ecoRoute feature is somewhat universal...

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Last post by fugglefeet
2013-09-01T13:07:47+02:00
Resets and Restarts

Last post by fugglefeet « 2013-05-11T13:21:17+02:00
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by dasilvarsa » 2013-05-10T19:00:50+02:00

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The use of Certain third party Maps has been causing Certain of the Newer Nuvi's to restart for no reason at all. (Generic)
Cure:
Remove all...

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Hi Joe,

Thanks for that heads up. You don't know of specific models exhibiting this anomaly? Hopefully forum members will give this a try first,...

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Last post by fugglefeet
2013-05-11T13:21:17+02:00
Custom GPS Hardware

Last post by Jan Horn « 2013-04-18T16:57:18+02:00
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by andylupp » 2013-04-16T13:30:04+02:00

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Hi guys,

I need a cost effective GPS unit that I can load a customized map onto. Basically we are filming in the bush and the GPS unit will feature...

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have you considered using an IPad? see this app

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Last post by Jan Horn
2013-04-18T16:57:18+02:00
Garmin Nuvi 200 Road safety data

Last post by fugglefeet « 2013-02-19T17:55:49+02:00
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by firebladeash69 » 2013-02-19T15:30:04+02:00

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Hi all.

Please can you point me into the right direction here.
I have a Garmin Nuvi 200 and would like to update the road safety data as I used to...

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Hi firebladeash,

Here is a link to the RHD that has now taken the place of the Road Safety Data from Garmap (that was community based).

This...

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Last post by fugglefeet
2013-02-19T17:55:49+02:00
Map Themes

Last post by dasilvarsa « 2013-01-22T22:42:14+02:00
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by dasilvarsa » 2013-01-07T21:54:20+02:00

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Some Newish Nuvis Support Map Themes .

It's possible to change the Colour of the roads etc.

I made 2 Themes to change the Navigation Line from Pink...

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Make your City Navigator Maps look More like Garmap.

(Only for Nuvi's that support Map Themes)

3 Themes with Yellow Background (Day) and Mauve...

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Last post by dasilvarsa
2013-01-22T22:42:14+02:00
GPS Restarting by itself...

Last post by craigcul « 2012-12-25T12:11:01+02:00
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by Melwin » 2012-10-15T20:21:36+02:00

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I bought a Garmin 3760LT middle last year. The GPS works great exept for the times that I am in Gauteng area.
Every time I drive into that area the...

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Hi there a coleage of mine had that same problem with his nuvi3760 he took it to garmin and they exchanged it, the tech said they had several units...

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Last post by craigcul
2012-12-25T12:11:01+02:00
Using trip vs route planner on the New LMT Series GPS

Last post by JohnJohn « 2012-11-12T18:43:54+02:00
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by Montana » 2012-11-01T13:22:44+02:00
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I'm in the dark about the new LMT series Garmin models (2495/2595 LMT). Can Basecamp route planning still be used on these models. They all have City...

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Hi Joe and Silver Fox.

Silver Fox Wrote:
I have used WinGDB3 to remove the alerts but, as mentioned, the downside is if the unit recalculates, it...
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Last post by JohnJohn
2012-11-12T18:43:54+02:00
Garmin vs TomTom as Vervanging

Last post by Montana « 2012-10-13T08:46:10+02:00
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by Montana » 2012-10-12T09:10:08+02:00

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Ek is in die proses om my ou Garmin GPS te vervang. Het iemand al die TomToms oorweeg as 'n vervanging? Ek is heeltemal onbekend met TomTom modelle....

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Baie dankie vir julle insette. Ek gaan nog bietjie wag om te sien of daar ander lede op die forum is wat ook kommentaar kan lewer oor die TomTom. Dis...

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Last post by Montana
2012-10-13T08:46:10+02:00
Analysing distance of a lot of points to a central point

Last post by otto_roth « 2012-10-11T08:37:58+02:00
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by otto_roth » 2012-10-03T15:02:24+02:00
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Analysing / optimising distance of a lot of points to a central point???

Thought this will be appropriate place to ask this question!

Say I have (I...

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Aa Ha! The plot thickens!

Thanks

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Last post by otto_roth
2012-10-11T08:37:58+02:00
Directional POI

Last post by dasilvarsa « 2012-09-05T18:15:11+02:00
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by dasilvarsa » 2012-08-29T13:28:57+02:00

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poitest.rar

Directional POI and POI Corridor Triggered by Speed (Similar to Cyclops) is Possible.
Creation is done by using Extra POI Editor by...

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Bidirectional 2 beeps.JPG
This is the technique for bidirectional poi corridor 2 beeps in each direction.
Stops alerts on nearby roads.

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Last post by dasilvarsa
2012-09-05T18:15:11+02:00
JAVAWA GPS Tools

Last post by Jan Horn « 2012-09-04T20:57:54+02:00
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by Silver Fox » 2012-09-04T12:11:04+02:00

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Has anyone had any experience with JaVaWa Device Manager software?

It seems to be a free program to manage Garmin GPS,r devices.

Details are on...

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I had a look at the site. It seem to be a useful tool. Lets see if someone had any experience with it.

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Last post by Jan Horn
2012-09-04T20:57:54+02:00
Image file

Last post by Robsan « 2012-08-21T19:39:09+02:00
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by Robsan » 2012-08-17T18:59:27+02:00

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Hi,
Can anybody tell me the image file does is it an importent file?
thanks :?:

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:razz: Thanks to all for information I recieved :grin:

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Last post by Robsan
2012-08-21T19:39:09+02:00
Coordinates formats

Last post by Jan Horn « 2012-08-14T14:48:36+02:00
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by jvermeulen » 2012-08-14T10:31:53+02:00

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Hi

I don't know where to place this.

My question is as follows:

On some Websites the coordinates are represented by a Minus (-) sign eg -22.29672...

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That Co ords will be for the Dusternbrook Guest Farm
S22 16 12.8 E16 54 04.1

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2012-08-14T14:48:36+02:00

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