Garmin GPS Tricks, Tips, Work Arounds, Hints, Secrets and Ideas for the Garmin nüvi GPS (and others) [many ideas may also apply to various nüvi 200, 300, 500, 600, 700, 800, 2X5, 7X5, 8X5, 1200, 1300, 1400 series units, the nüvi 1690, & 5000 and possibly other Garmin road GPSs. A nüvi 650 was used for testing. As of 12/12/08 a nüvi 755T is also being used for testing. A separate section for 7X5/8X5 devices has been established. Other articles are being updated, where necessary, to include 7X5/8X5 instructions.] -- a continuing instructional and comment Blog -- [there are currently 22 pages containing well over 100 help articles in this project] Presented by: Gary Hayman [This site has been constructed to be best viewed with Display Properties set for Screen Display at 800x600 pixels but can be easily viewed with other settings. Why?]

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-- This is the start of Recent Additions Page -- CLICK FOR OTHER PAGES or use TOC/Menu General: Pg 1, Pg 2, Pg 3, Pg 4, Pg 5, Pg 6, Pg 7, Pg 8, Pg 9, Pg 10 Custom POI Page 1, POI Page 2, POI Page 3, POI Page 4, POI Page 5, POI Page 6 7/8X5 Page 1, 7/8X5 Page 2, 7/8X5 Page 3 Info Page, TOC/Menu, Recent Additions RECENT ARTICLES & READERS' FAVORITES [including Revised and Updated] [most recent at top] COWABUNGA, IT'S CALIBRATION TIME, DUDE -           Calibrating The nüvi Screen FUN WITH NÜVI TRACK LOGS -          Uses You May Not Have Thought Of          [Revised][Added Info] DRIVING WITH A JAPANESE VOICE -           (Old Japanese Saying) (7/8X5) TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATING AND CHARGING UNIT AT THE SAME TIME -           3 Work-Arounds That Make This Possible At Your Computer [Added Info] A ROUTE'S LONG DISTANCE SPEED ALERT -           You Can Have Your Nüvi Alert You Over A Distance Rather Than A Point 'SET LOC.' INTERMITTENT PROBLEM -           Trick/Work Around To Solve Problem ZIP A DEE DON'T DAH -           Can't Use A Zip Code Search In The US WHEN THE CITY ISN'T THERE -           Searching All To Find A Destination NEW GOOGLE MAPS WAY OF GETTING LAT/LON COORDINATES -          Developer Tools or Mapplets of Great Aid         [Added Info] CRACKING THE CRACKER BARREL CODE -           The TourGuide Sez It's Lunchtime POI LOADER, POI LOADER, EVERYWHERE -           Let's Get Rid Of Those Extra POI Loader Copies            [Note Added] MY VIA DRIVES ME LOCO -           Via Point Woes YES I CON -           Seeing Built In, Favorites, Custom & Other Icons SEARCH ME? -           Web Site Search Engine Installed MAPQUEST IMPROVES SOFTWARE -           Route Setting For Your Nüvi Now Even Easier DON'T MAKE A .WAV -           Now nüvi Series 200 Can Have Music, Sound & Voice Alerts           [Revised] (7/8X5) LOIS, CAN YOU ASSIST ME WITH THIS LANE -          Seeing Your Lane Assists (Junction Views) HONEY LEARNS YOUR INTENTIONS -           Tip For A Quick Way Of Seeing Your Route CREATING ROUTES ON YOUR GARMIN -           Using MapQuest May Make It Easy         [Notice Added] AN ALTERNATE TECHNIQUE FOR PLACING CUSTOM POIs IN YOUR NÜVI -           Employing A Little Used Method SORRY, HONEY, YOU ARE NO LONGER MY VALENTINE -           Severing Relationships With Your a Favorite(s) BADA BING DOT COM -           Using BING Maps To Send A Favorite To Your Nüvi         [Added Info] LOWRANCE? NO! GARMIN OF ARABIA -           Sun Shielding Your Nüvi         [Added Info] LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION -           Using 'Set Loc' and Why        [Addendum] PUMP UP THE VOLUME -           Jack, Speak A Little Bit Louder Now I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE UNDER MY FEET -           The Location Isn't Where My GPS Sez It Should Be YOUR TRIP IS AT YOUR COMMAND -          Better Spoken Commands For The nüvi 800 Series WEBUPDATER/GARMIN COMMUNICATOR FAILURES -           A Tail Of Woe -- Then Success FINDING THE COORDINATES OF A FAVORITE -           It's Fairly Easy With A Multitude Of Methods YOUR NÜVI AND CUSTOM POI .CSV FILE ON THE GOLF COURSE -           A Follow-on Article For Using Your nüvi On The Fairway          [Added Info] THE OFF ROAD MYSTERY -           Unsolved MY WATERING HOLE AT THE STRIP CLUB -           Hiding A Custom POI HOW FAR IS IT OVER THAT LAKE ANYWAY? -           Using Your nüvi On The Golf Course OHH NOOO!!!, MR. BILL -           Why I Don't Do It That Way BUT I WANT CREOLE FOOD/TO SEE VERMILIONVILLE -           An Extension Of The Previous Article GETTING FED ON THE ZYDECO ROAD -           Setting Your Via Point While 'En Route' WHAT JUST ONE NÜVI USER CAN ACCOMPLISH -           Correcting a Where Am I? IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL NÜVI OWNERS -           Use All Three Information Areas HOW TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF YOUR NÜVI BATTERY -           I'm Ever Ready With Hints To Conserve Your Energy SENDING A CHARGE TO YOUR NÜVI -           Using the AC Charger To Add Juice          [Added Info] CUSTOM AND NON-CUSTOM ROUTES -          For Nuvis With Route Capability (7/8X5) UNLV - USING NÜVIS IN LAS VEGAS -          The Bare Facts of the Strip (7/8X5) WEBUPDATER PROBLEM -           After v.3.0 Upload (7/8X5) UN-PILING THE ICONS -           Spreading Out The Garmin Icons (7/8X5) HOW GREEN IS MY GARMIN -           ecoRoute To The Rescue YAKATY YAK -- TAKE OUT THE TRASH -           Notice for Mac Users KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL -           And Leave The Driving To Your nüvi [version for 300/600 and some others] (7/8X5) KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL -           And Leave The Driving To Your nüvi (7/8X5) SPECIAL NÜVI SCREENS -           7X5 Series (7/8X5) MOVE YOUR VEHICLE PLEASE -           A Quick Technique For 'Set Loc.' Using 'Where To?' (7/8X5) WHERE AM I? BY THE NUMBERS -           Coordinates of Your PRESENT Position (7/8X5) I WALK THE 'STRAIGHT' LINE -           Direct Distance For The 7X5 NÜVI PROTECTIVE CASE IDEA -          Does The NFL Know? (7/8X5) DISTANCE TO AND TIME TO AT THE SAME TIME? -           Also, A Simple Saved Route (7/8X5) DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE -- FROM CHICAGO? -           From Where You're Not to Another Place You're Not          [7X5 version] (7/8X5) NOW TESTING WITH 650 & 755T           Expanding My Coverage (7X5) VIVA LA DIFFERENCE -- I HOPE           650/755T New Features, Changed Features, Removed Features (7/8X5) 7X5T SPLASH SCREEN SIZE           There Is A Difference THE AUSTRALIAN BICYCLER'S DILEMMA -           The Magic Targeted Alert On/Off Switch DID YOU PUT ON THE RIGHT SOX.EXE THIS MORNING? -           Getting Your .WAV Sound Back ALERT! GEOCACHE POINT NEAR -          On And Off-Road Geocache Point Alerts With Map Icons For nüvis GROOVY! WITH MY NÜVI ON A SEA CRUISE-IE -          Taking Your nüvi On A Sea Cruise THE POI'S THE THING -           Seeing Custom POIs At Various Zooms -- Yes You Can! THE .CSV FOURTH ELEMENT -           Expanding The Information In The .CSV File           [Revised] MOVING A GOOGLE MAP FIND TO A BETTER PLACE -          Putting That Favorite On The Road For Your Garmin           [Revised] THE WHITE SOLUTION FOR THE GOOGLE per-PLEX -          Another Technique For Sending Google Locations To Your nüvi A TECHNIQUE FOR TESTING A CUSTOM POI ALERT -           You Don't Have To Be In Your Car ARE YOU COORDINATED? -           Obtaining and Using Coordinates in Your GPS          [Revised] THE 'PROXEMICS' OF THE TourGuide -           Hakuna Matata! The Circle Of ... Alert THE SECRET (?) SPEED NUMBERS THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT -           Surprise Settings and How To Take Advantage of Them I GAVE A NÜVI AS A GIFT TO MY 16 YEAR OLD. REALLY? -          A GPS Gift to a Young New Driver HAS YOUR NÜVI BEEN DISCONTINUED? -          Oh Where, Oh Where Did My nüvi Go? FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE GPS (part of the above article)         ----- OLYMPIC GOLD MAKES A BIG SPLASH ON THE NÜVI -          A Simple Splash Screen For Lost/Stolen Nüvis I'M TIRED OF USING MANUAL, "TIME AFTER TIME", WRITES CYNDI -           Cut Down On POI Loader's Manual Processing ABBA SINGS "WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT FILE" -           A File Rename That Does Wonders SUB-FOLDERS THAT JARED DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT -           Organization Technique That Many Like USING THE NÜVI TO DISPLAY INDEX CARDS -          Novel Trip Information Display Aid BUT I WANT BOTH SPEED AND DISTANCE IN AN ALERT-           Can This Be Accomplished Using .CSV Files? Yes! As If By Magic! POI LOADER IN MANUAL MODE -           Setting Speed or Distance RUN SILENT -- RUN NO-PEEP -           Silent and Semi-Silent Alerts LOADING YOUR CUSTOM POIs -           Facts You Know, Probably Know & Might Know CUSTOM POI RESOURCES -           Where To Go To Get Information MY POIs -           Custom POI Favorites CUSTOM POIs - TO SD CARD OR GARMIN'S MEMORY -           You Have a Choice FAST CARS AT RIDGEMONT HIGH -           Souped-up Speed Alerts IMPORTING FAVORITES FROM GOOGLE/MAPQUEST INTO YOUR NÜVI -           'How To' Techniques For On-Line Imports WAYS TO VIEW FUTURE TRIP TURNS -           Your Garmin Offers Several Ways OH, GIVE ME A HOME -           Fun Use of a Proximity Alert GETTING READY FOR CUSTOM POIs -           Initial steps CUSTOM POINTS OF INTEREST (POI)           Intro WHAT'Z YA PHONE # -           While Driving to Your Garmin POI WHEN YOU GOT TO GO YOU GOT TO GO -           Finding a Rest Area I'DE WALK A MILLION MILES .... -           Your nüvi as a Pedometer SHOW ME THE ROUTE -           Seeing The Whole Route CHARGE 2! -           What a nüvi 750 (Maybe More) Can Do REPORTING MAP ERRORS -           Do Your Bit NÜVI NEWBEE PROBLEMS -           Maybe It's Your Settings HERE'S THE SKINNY -           A Screen Protector For Your Garmin CHARGE! -           Automatic Recharging of Your GPS Go W, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW! YOUNG MAN -           Your Driving Direction NONG, YOU'RE GONNA BACK OF BOURKE, MATE -           Alternate Voice For Your nüvi THE NÜVI MEETS THE MATRIX -           Nüvi Comparison Table ON THE WRONG TRACK -           The Responsibility Rests With You HOW HIGH AM I? -           Altitude Please I CAN'T SEE THE ICONS -           Zoom In Please YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS MORE THAN ONE VIA POINT AVAILABLE -           Sort of ... I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD -- BUT I CAN'T FIND IT -           Too Many POIs for Your List GARMIN AREA 51 - EVEN MORE -           The Secret Area MY TIME'S NOT YOUR TIME -           In The Right Time Zone DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE -- FROM CHICAGO? -           From Where You're Not to Another Place You're Not CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? -           Finding my Car at the Shopping Mall/Stadium/Disneyland/Airports/Mustang Ranch LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO EAT - AND MORE -           Scrolling Restaurant Menus Pg. 10 Pg. 6 Pg. 10 7X5 Pg.1 POI6 Pg. 10 Pg. 10 Pg. 10 Pg. 4 POI6 POI6 Pg. 10 Pg. 9 Pg. 9 Pg. 10 POI2 7X5 Pg.3 Pg. 9 Pg. 9 POI6 Pg. 9 Pg. 8 Pg. 8 Pg. 3 Pg. 8 Pg. 8 7X5 Pg.2 Pg. 7 Pg. 7 POI5 Pg. 7 POI6 Pg.7 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 Pg. 6 7X5 Pg.2 7X5 Pg.2 7X5 Pg.2 7X5 Pg.2 Pg.6 Pg.6 7X5 Pg.2 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 Pg.5 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 7X5 Pg.1 POI5 POI5 POI5 Pg.5 POI5 POI2 Pg.4 Pg.5 POI4 Pg.2 POI4 POI4 Pg.5 Pg.5 Pg.5 Pg.5 POI3 POI3 POI3 Pg.5 POI3 POI3 POI2 POI2 POI2 POI1 POI1 POI1 Pg.4 Pg.4 POI1 POI1 POI1 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.2 Pg.4 Pg.4 Pg.3 Pg.3 Pg.3 Pg.3 Pg.2 Pg.3 Pg.1 Pg.1 Pg.2 11/09 11/09 11/09 11/09 11/09 11/09 11/09 11/09 11/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 09/09 09/09 08/09 08/09 08/09 08/09 07/09 07/09 06/09 06/09 06/09 06/09 05/09 05/09 05/09 05/09 05/09 04/09 04/09 11/09 04/09 04/09 04/09 02/09 01/09 01/09 01/09 01/09 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 12/08 11/08 11/08 10/08 10/08 10/08 10/08 09/08 09/08 09/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 08/08 07/08 07/08 07/08 06/08 05/08 05/08 05/08 04/08 04/08 04/08 03/08 03/08 03/08 03/08 03/08 03/08 02/08 02/08 02/08 02/08 02/08 01/08 01/08 01/08 01/08 12/07 12/07 10/07 11/07 10/07 10/07 10/07 10/07 CLICK FOR OTHER PAGES or use TOC/Menu General: Pg 1, Pg 2, Pg 3, Pg 4, Pg 5, Pg 6, Pg 7, Pg 8, Pg 9, Pg 10 Custom POI Page 1, POI Page 2, POI Page 3, POI Page 4, POI Page 5, POI Page 6 7/8X5 Page 1, 7/8X5 Page 2, 7/8X5 Page 3 Info Page, TOC/Menu, Recent Additions