Tips & Tricks To Use Garmin Nuvi GPS Device To Its Full Potential If you are using the Garmin Nuvi series GPS device and looking to know how to use it to its full potential, then you will really like the information down below. 1. Charge a Garmin with the USB connection and a computer: disconnect the USB drive from the workstation. Hold the USB button until you hear a beep. Press Power again and wait for the beep. The GPS should display charging. 2. If the GPS does not receive the satellite,you will have to access the Web Updater and “Hard Reset” your device to start getting satellite signal again. 3. There is a problem with the firmware of the 7 × 5 series, 8 × 5 series, Zumo 660, GPSMAP 620, GPSMAP 640. This firmware when installed caused one of the following problems: the GPS thought that 'a new firmware had to be installed (in an endless loop: Updating GPS Firmware or GPS Update Complete) or the GPS no longer received the satellite. Garmin has created new firmware to be installed. If your GPS no longer opens, you will need to return it. 4. Hard Reset - Of course, there is a Reset button on the back of the GPS, but this button does not erase user data. Press the lower right corner of the touch screen and at the same time press Power. Release Power. Choose to delete user data, when requested.If there are no Reset buttons, slide the “Power” button to the position to open the GPS and hold it there for about ten seconds. 5. Your Garmin does not say the names of the streets and it is compatible with detailed voice indications: Choose a TTS or text to speech voice. 6. No matter the address or point of interest you are looking for, your Garmin will tell you that there are no results: try going to the “tools” menu, then choose the “settings” option, the “card” option, the “Info” option. In this menu, you can see the version of the cards installed. Be sure to check with a small hook at least one map, otherwise, you will not find anything at all with your GPS!
7. If your GPS is frozen, try the Reset button, which is tiny and can only be pressed using a pointed object such as a paperclip or pin. 8. If you want to copy your favorites to another Garmin GPS, copy the file\Garmin\gpx\current.gpx, which is on your GPS in the same directory on the other GPS.
9. If you want to improve the battery life, decrease the screen brightness (especially during periods of sunshine). The LCD screen is what consumes more energy on electronic devices. 10. If your GPS overheats, there may be a problem with the battery. Your Nuvi 200W, 250W, 260W, or 7XX may have been recalled. Check the site for an RMA on Garmin with a battery problem. https://mygarminmapupdates.com/garmin-nuvi-gps-maps-update/ +1 888 905 2331