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C330 SD CARD INACTIVE
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| atostes 2006-11-11, 12:33 pm |
| Please, I bought a brand new C330 from Amazon on July 2006. The unit
works very well when i=B4m in the us using the preloaded maps. The
problem is that the unit seens to be not recognizing any SD card
inserted on it. Just bought from Amazon 7 days ago a fresh copy of
Mapsource European navigator version 8 DVD, unlocked the product with
success, used a card reader to program the card (it=B4s impossible to
use the unit to tranfer the maps to the SD card) and nothing happens.
I=B4m going to europe, i spent a lot of money and nothing happens. There
are no information at all at garmin=B4s web site on how to use a
diferent mapset in the unit=B4s sd card slot, in the product manual,
nothing. I have the lastest firmware version installed (5.30). Using
the diagnostic screen i can see that the unit is not detecting the SD
card ("no card inserted"). tried to use different card size, tried to
transfer just a few maps, tried to format again the card but nothing
happens. I was in NYC this monday and inserted the card preprogramed
with the map of Lyon (France) on a Best Buy=B4s c330 display unit and
also a Nuvi. They both startup with the message "cannot unlock maps".
Of course they can=B4t because i unlocked the mapsource software to my
gps serial number. But this message shows that these units are working
well. When i entered the diagnostic page in the Best Buy unit it does
recgonize the SD card (size, etc, etc.). I saw on the internet people
talking about problems to load POI=B4s to C330 SD cards. I=B4m starting
to figure out that Garmin sold many many units with defective SD card
interface or firmware or just the slot but no hardware interface at
all. It seen an absurd to me, it seens unbelivable. Does anybody know
something about this issue?
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| JohnFL 2007-02-06, 4:33 am |
| "atostes" <atostes@gmail.com> wrote in news:1163263175.575412.273960
@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> Please, I bought a brand new C330 from Amazon on July 2006. The unit
> works very well when iīm in the us using the preloaded maps. The
> problem is that the unit seens to be not recognizing any SD card
> inserted on it. Just bought from Amazon 7 days ago a fresh copy of
> Mapsource European navigator version 8 DVD, unlocked the product with
> success, used a card reader to program the card (itīs impossible to
> use the unit to tranfer the maps to the SD card) and nothing happens.
> Iīm going to europe, i spent a lot of money and nothing happens. There
> are no information at all at garminīs web site on how to use a
> diferent mapset in the unitīs sd card slot, in the product manual,
> nothing. I have the lastest firmware version installed (5.30). Using
> the diagnostic screen i can see that the unit is not detecting the SD
> card ("no card inserted"). tried to use different card size, tried to
> transfer just a few maps, tried to format again the card but nothing
> happens. I was in NYC this monday and inserted the card preprogramed
> with the map of Lyon (France) on a Best Buyīs c330 display unit and
> also a Nuvi. They both startup with the message "cannot unlock maps".
> Of course they canīt because i unlocked the mapsource software to my
> gps serial number.
>
>
I don't have the European disk, but when I received the NA disk, I
loaded Utah and South Florida Region onto the card. I didn't notice
anything at first when I inserted the card. But when I went to browse
the map or select an address, I got a selection screen to show with a
selection of either North America (internal map) or Utah and South
Florida (the ones I loaded on the SD).
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