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by HarveyM
Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:31 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 660/665
Topic: 660 in endless 'Updating GPS Firmware. 1%' loop
Replies: 11
Views: 5940
Canada

Re: 660 in endless 'Updating GPS Firmware. 1%' loop

Here's a long shot to try (can't hurt!)

To download & install the current firmware 'manually'- https://sites.google.com/site/garmintip ... e-revision
by HarveyM
Sat Oct 26, 2019 2:38 am
Forum: Map Updates
Topic: City Navigator North America NT 2020.2 concerns
Replies: 6
Views: 4068
Canada

Re: City Navigator North America NT 2020.2 concerns

Yes the same map on both on the Mac & the zumo; in the first case (roadtrip) it was a planned route transferred from Basecamp. In the second it was an address entered into the zumo directly.

I'll try a master reset and see if that resolves the issue..
by HarveyM
Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:45 pm
Forum: Map Updates
Topic: City Navigator North America NT 2020.2 concerns
Replies: 6
Views: 4068
Canada

City Navigator North America NT 2020.2 concerns

I’ve noticed a minor annoyance with the most recent update of City navigator NT on my Zumo 660. On a recent road trip it would declare I was off route before my turning point, and on a city address it overshot by 72 metres. While most of the time it’s a minor issue I’ve had the GPS wrong turn me on ...
by HarveyM
Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:58 pm
Forum: Garmin Basecamp for MAC
Topic: Can I use Google Maps to create a route?
Replies: 9
Views: 8340
Canada

Re: Can I use Google Maps to create a route?

The drawack to this solution (in the video) is that he uses Google’s ‘my maps’ which I find more complex than using Google maps; ‘Maps’ suggests alternate routes and allows you drag way points which are features I didn’t find in ‘my maps’.
by HarveyM
Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 590/595
Topic: Zumo 595 lost the maps whilst on holiday
Replies: 6
Views: 3013
Canada

Re: Zumo 595 lost the maps whilst on holiday

I keep an 'Open Street Maps' map as a backup (on a SD card) for my zumo 660. http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ Open Street Maps doesn't have the features of the garmin maps (speed limits, 3d buildings, lane assist) but the maps and points of interest are good (at least in my experience). Another optio...
by HarveyM
Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: Garmin Basecamp for MAC
Topic: Can I use Google Maps to create a route?
Replies: 9
Views: 8340
Canada

Re: Can I use Google Maps to create a route?

There's a Maps to GPX website that seems to work; https://mapstogpx.com/ Rather than 'opening in basecamp' I had better luck saving the file in GPX format and opening that in basecamp. Another way is described here; https://www.bedsforcyclists.co.uk/articles/2014/04/13/how-to-plan-a-route-in-google-...
by HarveyM
Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:00 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo 660/665
Topic: Problems routing with Garmin North America 2019.20 maps?
Replies: 5
Views: 3124
Canada

Re: Problems routing with Garmin North America 2019.20 maps?

Thanks for the advice! I did the master reset and tried my first route again. Watching closely, the Zumo indicated stay left to avoid a double lane offramp, and immediately after keep right at the highway split. So, although confusing, more or less the correct directions.
by HarveyM
Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:50 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 660/665
Topic: Problems routing with Garmin North America 2019.20 maps?
Replies: 5
Views: 3124
Canada

Re: Problems routing with Garmin North America 2019.20 maps?

It was using the CN North America NT 2019.20 maps. I had downloaded them just before my trip. In the first case I used the Zumo's find recent to calculate the 244 kilometer route, in the second I used the POI to find the closest fast food place for lunch (about 20 kilometers). So it wasn't an issue ...
by HarveyM
Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:26 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo 660/665
Topic: Problems routing with Garmin North America 2019.20 maps?
Replies: 5
Views: 3124
Canada

Problems routing with Garmin North America 2019.20 maps?

I did a 4 day road trip last week using my Zumo 660 with the current Garmin map. I noticed a couple times it routed me incorrectly, then told me I was off route. First time it routed me on the wrong highway at a split (both map and voice wrong), in the second instance it showed the correct route on ...
by HarveyM
Tue May 15, 2018 8:17 pm
Forum: Map Updates
Topic: Current versions.
Replies: 14
Views: 8601
Canada

Re: Current versions.

I agree that Garmin Express says 2019.11 is available, and other users have reported downloading 2019.11, however what downloaded to my Zumo 660 is listed as 2019.10 on the unit, so that's what I used.