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MapSource, Maps, and eTrex Legend
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| Bob Bailey 2007-09-23, 10:33 am |
| Bought an eTrex and can do what I need to with it. But, of course, me
being me, I'll want to poke at it and fiddle with it.
What maps, if any, can I upload to the Legend? I own NA NT 2008 and the
Topo as a result of owning the nuvi. On the send menu, "Maps" is grayed
out. Does this mean the Legend won't accept this data?
tia... Bob
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| Klatch 2007-09-23, 12:33 pm |
| "Bob Bailey" < bobat@messagebuilder
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> Bought an eTrex and can do what I need to with it. But, of course, me
> being me, I'll want to poke at it and fiddle with it.
>
> What maps, if any, can I upload to the Legend? I own NA NT 2008 and the
> Topo as a result of owning the nuvi. On the send menu, "Maps" is grayed
> out. Does this mean the Legend won't accept this data?
>
> tia... Bob
The original blue Legend will not accept NT versions of City Navigator. You
can upload 8 MB worth of the Topo maps using MapSource.
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| Bob Bailey 2007-09-23, 12:33 pm |
| Klatch wrote:
> "Bob Bailey" < bobat@messagebuilder
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> The original blue Legend will not accept NT versions of City Navigator. You
> can upload 8 MB worth of the Topo maps using MapSource.
OK, I can see that. When I start to do it I get a big warning that I'm
about to overwrite the maps loaded by Garmin. afaics, there's more
detail on the topo so I'm better off with that. Or, am I missing something?
tia... Bob
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| Klatch 2007-09-23, 10:33 pm |
| "Bob Bailey" < bobat@messagebuilder
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> Klatch wrote:
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> OK, I can see that. When I start to do it I get a big warning that I'm
> about to overwrite the maps loaded by Garmin. afaics, there's more detail
> on the topo so I'm better off with that. Or, am I missing something?
>
> tia... Bob
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If no one has ever loaded maps on the unit, I believe that means the marine
point-of-interest database. It is available for free on the Garmin web site
if you ever want to replace it.
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| On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:09:46 -0400, Bob Bailey < bobat@messagebuilder
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wrote:
>Bought an eTrex and can do what I need to with it. But, of course, me
>being me, I'll want to poke at it and fiddle with it.
>
>What maps, if any, can I upload to the Legend? I own NA NT 2008 and the
>Topo as a result of owning the nuvi. On the send menu, "Maps" is grayed
>out. Does this mean the Legend won't accept this data?
>
>tia... Bob
>
The Topo isn't really a good choice for the 'gray scale' Legend as the
secondary roads, small rivers/streams and the contour lines are constructed
using the same line thickness, but with different colors (black, blue, brown).
Works fine in the units with color display, but can be a bit confusing/cluttered
in the gray scale displays. The Metroguide would be a better choice as the
Metroguide and Topo both have the same road/water detail (Canadian versions).
You just wouldn't have the contour lines.
When you load the maps, un-check 'include route calculation data' to
save a bit of space, as the Legend doesn't support this feature.
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| Bob Bailey 2007-09-25, 10:33 pm |
| Klatch wrote:
> "Bob Bailey" < bobat@messagebuilder
sdot.com> wrote in message
> news:evydnZja84nNAWv
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> If no one has ever loaded maps on the unit, I believe that means the marine
> point-of-interest database. It is available for free on the Garmin web site
> if you ever want to replace it.
>
Know where to find this on Garmin's site? It's really gruesome.
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| Bob Bailey 2007-09-25, 10:33 pm |
| Klatch wrote:
> "Bob Bailey" < bobat@messagebuilder
sdot.com> wrote in message
> news:evydnZja84nNAWv
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> If no one has ever loaded maps on the unit, I believe that means the marine
> point-of-interest database. It is available for free on the Garmin web site
> if you ever want to replace it.
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>
Found that one but all it did was reload the software.
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