MP3 on Garmin 2820

[Romeo]

Ive tried to download the MP3 file to my 2820 but I cant play it and cant find it. The instructions arent very user friendly. Anybody know how to install my songs on it? I would be very grateful for any information.

PS Ive just bought my 2820. If anyone has any tips of any kind please can you share them!

 

[Nick Marshall]

help!

hi, may be able to talk you through it tomorrow, put mp3`s on my nuvi, and also done it on a few 2820`s together with poi`s and speed camera database. regards nick 01869 346186

 

[beemerboy9]

There are various sorts of .mp3 formats. You have to use the "real", original .mp3 format and it is the least compressed of the various options. Check on your software which formats are available.

 

[CON]

Ive tried to download the MP3 file to my 2820 but I cant play it and cant find it. The instructions arent very user friendly. Anybody know how to install my songs on it? I would be very grateful for any information.

PS Ive just bought my 2820. If anyone has any tips of any kind please can you share them!

Hi I had the same problem and I had to down load Switch - This is a mp3 converter and then drag them to 2820 mp3 file their not great in mono sound anything to keep ya from going mad on long trip
CON

 

[EasySushi]

Ive tried to download the MP3 file to my 2820 but I cant play it and cant find it. The instructions arent very user friendly. Anybody know how to install my songs on it? I would be very grateful for any information.

PS Ive just bought my 2820. If anyone has any tips of any kind please can you share them!

Make sure it is MP3's your transfering across and not WMA (Windows Media Audio file) as these will not play on the 2820


Cheers


ty

 

[EasySushi]

PS Ive just bought my 2820. If anyone has any tips of any kind please can you share them!

Never transfer maps directly to the 2820 using map source, it will over write the base maps and you will be stuffed. Always send them to a USB memory stick and then copy to the 2820 when in storage mode.


Cheers


ty

 

[araspitfire]

In the case of the 2820, it has a base map that doesn't get overwriten when you download extra map content with Mapsource.

(caught me out too... takes years but Garmin do stop doing some of the dumb stuff they do... =)

Al...

 

[Romeo]

thankyou

Thank you everyone . I managed to download the mp3 music with iTune. I 'm enjoying listening to my italian music while I ride my bike! By the way, I'm very pleased with my 2820 - very good machine!

 

[EasySushi]

In the case of the 2820, it has a base map that doesn't get overwriten when you download extra map content with Mapsource.

(caught me out too... takes years but Garmin do stop doing some of the dumb stuff they do... =)

Al...

Araspitfire,

If you send any maps form Mapsource to 2820 in will currupt the base map. I had the unfortunate way of finding this out 2 weeks ago, which screwed my GPS and had to send it back to Garmin for a replaement. You will get the message Maps Locked

Cheers


Ty

 

[araspitfire]

Araspitfire,

If you send any maps form Mapsource to 2820 in will corrupt the base map.

Sorry to hear of your misfortune.... but when I sent maps from mapsource to my 2820, it did NOT corrupt the base map...

I've been using Garmin for so long, that I selected all of the Netherlands when I wanted to add some Norway TOPO to my new unit... took me a bit to figure out that it wasn't necessary and that the basemap was still there... Now when I want to add extra map data, I just add it as I did before with my other Garmin GPS's... the Basemap stays (and works) just fine. The new map data goes into a file with a different name... (as seen when looking at the Garmin in Hard-disk mode)

Al...