Stonker
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I've now plotted 2 routes in basecamp. When I open it, my map shows both routes. How do I only display the route I'm working on?
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Stonker
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I've tried to plot a 'shortest route' from Calais to Ancona. Why is it trying to take me through Annecy? A lovely place but hardly the shortest route I wouln't have thought
I have a 550 and it does exactly the same thing.
Just choose the 'No' option (presumably there is one on the 660) and it recognises where you are and it sets you off on the route from where you are.
Stonker
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I did select no but as I wasn't on the route it seemed to do nothing
Did it not direct you to the nearest point to your chosen route?
I am doing this from memory now as it has been a while since I used it like that.
Stonker
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I don't think it did no. I just set it to take me to the waypoint in the end
I seem to recall that if you select 'No' then set off it realises you want to go to where you initially chose and directs you off in that direction (presumably picking up the originally chosen route when it sees fit).
It is just the same as setting a route and then going off route somewhere and exploring. If the unit is left on it will always try and re-direct you back on route. When at the filling station if you turn the unit off and then back on, because it is interrupted mid route I think it asks you what you want to do. Choosing 'No' is just telling it you want to continue from where you are (because you have interrupted it mid route whilst having had a route running) and it will try and get you back 'on route' again. Mine has never failed.
Having said all that I have never done it when more than a point A to point B are concerned so if more than that ie waypoints are used it MAY work differently, although that wouldn't appear to be intuitive if it did.
It is just the same as setting a route and then going off route somewhere and exploring. If the unit is left on it will always try and re-direct you back on route. When at the filling station if you turn the unit off and then back on, because it is interrupted mid route I think it asks you what you want to do. Choosing 'No' is just telling it you want to continue from where you are (because you have interrupted it mid route whilst having had a route running) and it will try and get you back 'on route' again. Mine has never failed.
Having said all that I have never done it when more than a point A to point B are concerned so if more than that ie waypoints are used it MAY work differently, although that wouldn't appear to be intuitive if it did.
Stonker
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OK, I'll test further.....
Stonker
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If I set up a shortest route from Calais to Ancona, It sets a pretty staight route. However, if I then change the profile to avoid toll roads, it recalculates to take me through Berlin, right across Poland, Romania and Serbia before getting a ferry across to Ancona. Why does it do that?
I think it will only take you back to the original route if you have it set to auto recalculation.
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Same with my 550 last week (I'm new at this game as well), went on a detour of some back roads, stopped the active route then a while later fired it back up again. I chose the 'no' option for starting from the beginning of route, expecting it to then just recalculate me onto the route (unit set for auto recalc) but it wasn't to be, didn't do a recalculate until I was about 1km from the route, just when the purple route started to edge onto the screen.
Happened more than once, can be got round by putting in the name of somewhere on the route, routing to there and then restarting your route once you get there but not sure that's the point of a satnav!
Sure we must be missing something
mike j
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Don't use motorcycle - it sends you everywhere
Set it as automotive.
Put your start and end points in as waypoints. You can edit the image. These should appear in 'my collection'.
Go to create route and drag these in. This creates a route which you can then play with by using the selector tool to drag it around to where you want.
NOTE: Be careful when dragging you get it exactly on the road or you will be sent down the local avenue. Zoom in to make sure.
Just been planning a few routes this morning. The find feature is shite
You dont know how happy that first line makes me feel
I spent hours last night trying to create a route from london to Mid wales with the map sending me down residential streets when the main road ran strieght through even doubling back on itself just to use smaller roads. will now try again with the system set to automobile. thanks againMike
can be got round by putting in the name of somewhere on the route, routing to there and then restarting your route once you get there but not sure that's the point of a satnav!
Sure we must be missing something
Remember how I did it now. With the route running, went to Where To / Routes / Active Route / Edit / Add New Point. You can then touch the green add point icon at the top of the list (places already past have a blue icon, still to come red with a minus sign), go to Browse Map which will show you ‘Area’ where you are. Hit select, this will put where you are on the route. Then go ‘Back’ will you get the ‘Go’ screen, hit that and it will recalculate from where you are..
All very long winded, there must be a better way!
Stonker
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I've downloaded the 2013.10 maps to my laptop. How do I load them on to my memory card? In Mapinstall I select 2013.1 from the dropdown and click continue but it asks me to select the maps to install. What am I doing wrong?
Stonker
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OK, I've sussed it, you have to select the area on the map that you want first.
Do I then need to delete the old maps?
Bumpkin
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Have a look in the internal memory on your GPS. There should be a file called GMAPPROMM.IMG, you need to move this, and any files named GMAPPROM.* (same name different extension) to your PC for safe keeping (until you're happy with your update at least) and then delete these from your Garmin.
There may also be a file named GMAPSUPP.IMG, this is the supplementary mapping file that will have been created if you've used MapInstall before. This will be overwritten by the update you are about to perform. As a precaution back this up to your PC and delete from the GPS. Don't worry if there's no such file.
If you don't delete GMAPPROM.IMG then you will have little room for your update, with it gone you'll have plenty.
HTH and good luck.
You can write your update to an SD card if you prefer but I would tend to place it in the internal memory if you can, it's more secure there.
If you wish, after the update, you can rename GMAPSUPP.IMG to GMAPPROM.IMG, this will prevent accidental overwriting of your new mapping update and allow to add supplementary mapping via MapInstall should you wish to do so.
Stonker
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OK, I've done that. I now have 2012.10 3D and 2013.10 maps. Shouldn't the 3D maps have updated to 2013.10 as well?
I currenty have them on the memory card as I wanted the whole of Europe and I don't think that will fit on the internal memory will it?
I currenty have them on the memory card as I wanted the whole of Europe and I don't think that will fit on the internal memory will it?
Bumpkin
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You'll only get the 3D buildings file if you update the official on-line way. Same for the Junction View file. In the US Garmin release the latter independently as a download. Wish they would wake up and do the same for Europe.
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Stonker
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Sorry, I don't understand.
I phoned Garmin and they gave me my free upgrade. Shouldn't it upgrade everything?
I phoned Garmin and they gave me my free upgrade. Shouldn't it upgrade everything?
Bumpkin
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If you use the on-line updater (option #2 rather than the Lifetime updater) to directly update the mapping on your GPS then yes, it will update everything; mapping, 3D buildings and Junction View file. The problem with this technique is that the updater will query your Garmin and ascertain that there's not enough room for full Europe and just offer you a list of regions. Western Europe is most suitable for the vast majority of UK riders.
If you opt to download the mapping to your PC and update from there you can fit all of Europe onto the internal memory but only if you delete some files first. Updating this way is probably the method that longer term Garmin users are familiar with as this was the way it was done with the likes of the 2610, 2720 StreetPilots, Quest etc. The problem with this method is that it updates the mapping only, not the 3D buildings or Junction View file (neither of which featured on those units, or the 550 for that matter). Both of these supplementary files are tied to the version of mapping installed so older versions of these files won't work with later mapping. If these files are absent the navigation features of your Zumo will function as normal, just without the features that 3D building and Junction View offer.
From what you've written above it appears to me that you're updating your mapping from you PC.
In the US Garmin have woken up to this problem and now release the full Junction View file for each version as a separate download. If only Garmin Europe would do the same
3D buildings, as far as I'm concerned aren't really worth worrying about not having Junction View, on the other hand, is 'mildly' useful but still not an absolute 'must have'.
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