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Author Garmin GPSMAP60CSx, Metroguide 6.5 Europe, auto routing?
rolf

2006-07-24, 10:33 pm

Hi

Sorry for posting a n00b question, I'm very new to handheld GPS and
I've been playing around with my new Garmin GPSMAP60CSx since I got it
and I can't figure out how to get it to auto-route. I've set all the
parameters I can find on the GPS to choose car, and follow roads, etc,
but it still just draws a straight line between wherever I am and the
destination, which obviously isn't feasible in a car! I've tried
emailing Garmin a few times last week, but they are not the best at
coming back to you within any sort of reasonable time frame.

I was just wondering if this was because the software isn't adequate
(I've got Metroguide Europe 6.5 installed as the Mapsource at the mo),
or whether I have to do something I'm not doing on the GPS itself? If
it is the software, can anyone advise what software I would need to buy
to get auto-navigation to work with this GPS?

Any advice naturally gratefully received. Thanks in advance.

Phil Wheeler

2006-07-24, 10:33 pm

rolf wrote:
> Hi
>
> Sorry for posting a n00b question, I'm very new to handheld GPS and
> I've been playing around with my new Garmin GPSMAP60CSx since I got it
> and I can't figure out how to get it to auto-route. I've set all the
> parameters I can find on the GPS to choose car, and follow roads, etc,
> but it still just draws a straight line between wherever I am and the
> destination, which obviously isn't feasible in a car! I've tried
> emailing Garmin a few times last week, but they are not the best at
> coming back to you within any sort of reasonable time frame.
>
> I was just wondering if this was because the software isn't adequate
> (I've got Metroguide Europe 6.5 installed as the Mapsource at the mo),
> or whether I have to do something I'm not doing on the GPS itself? If
> it is the software, can anyone advise what software I would need to buy
> to get auto-navigation to work with this GPS?
>
> Any advice naturally gratefully received. Thanks in advance.
>


You need either City Navigator or City Select.

Metroguide Europe will not autoroute in a GPS. So any routes you get
use the basemap.

BTW .. make sure your options are "Follow Road". Otherwise, you will
get straight line route no matter what maps are installed.

Phil
Bergzot

2006-07-28, 10:33 am


"Phil Wheeler" <wt6uh-ng7@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
news:0Ibxg.32058$uy3.16348@tornado.socal.rr.com...

>
> You need either City Navigator or City Select.
>
> Metroguide Europe will not autoroute in a GPS. So any routes you get use
> the basemap.


I use MG EU 7 and MG USA 6 with no problems with my 60CSx. I use the
procedure outlined
in

http://hws.webhosting.gs/ anleitung...
eng.html


"Find" function and autorouting both work very well!

Bergzot



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