Magellan GPS - SD-card map update

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SD-card map update

David Emerling

2007-03-28, 10:33 am

I have a Magellan Roadmate 300. All the map information resides on an
SD-card. However, it is a little out of date.

When I visit the Magellan website to see if there are any updates, there
doesn't seem to be any information about replacing/updating this memory
card.

How is this done? Do you purchase a new SD-card or update the present
one via software?

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

dontbother@junk.com

2007-03-28, 10:33 pm

David,
Sorry to tell you but Magellan has all but abandoned support for the
300, I have one also and have the same issue. My son has a 360 and
the maps seem a little more up to date, but not much. I intend to
copy the card and firmware in it and load it into the 300 when I get a
chance. Beyond that, we're out of luck.
Don
Bartlett TN

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:45:32 -0500, David Emerling
< davidemerlingDELETE@
gmail.com> wrote:

>I have a Magellan Roadmate 300. All the map information resides on an
>SD-card. However, it is a little out of date.
>
>When I visit the Magellan website to see if there are any updates, there
>doesn't seem to be any information about replacing/updating this memory
>card.
>
>How is this done? Do you purchase a new SD-card or update the present
>one via software?
>
>David Emerling
>Memphis, TN

David Emerling

2007-03-28, 10:33 pm

dontbother@junk.com wrote:
> David,
> Sorry to tell you but Magellan has all but abandoned support for the
> 300, I have one also and have the same issue. My son has a 360 and
> the maps seem a little more up to date, but not much. I intend to
> copy the card and firmware in it and load it into the 300 when I get a
> chance. Beyond that, we're out of luck.
> Don
> Bartlett TN

Well, that sucks!

I'm wondering what the USB cable that came with the 300 was for. In the
documentation, it is never mentioned.

How hard can it be to update a silly SD card?

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

Greasy Rider

2007-03-29, 7:33 am

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:45:32 -0500, David Emerling
< davidemerlingDELETE@
gmail.com> postulated :

>When I visit the Magellan website to see if there are any updates, there
>doesn't seem to be any information about replacing/updating this memory
>card.

Magellan leaves a lot of orphans along the way....welcome to the
flock.

Jack Erbes

2007-03-29, 10:33 am

Greasy Rider wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:45:32 -0500, David Emerling
> < davidemerlingDELETE@
gmail.com> postulated :
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> Magellan leaves a lot of orphans along the way....welcome to the
> flock.

Sob! You got that right!

I moved on to a Garmin 76Cx handheld and StreetPilot 2610 for the
motorcycle/car last year. But every time I use the 76Cx I still
remember things that I miss about my Meridian Marine and Meridian Color.

In fact, I can't bring myself to sell them. I got them out a couple of
weeks ago, fired them up, checked the batteries. Gave them a fond
caress, and put them away. I ain't done with them yet...

GPS, it's like an addiction.

Jack

--
Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

Alan White

2007-03-29, 10:33 am

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:41:03 -0500, Jack Erbes <jackerbes@adelphia.net>
wrote:

>In fact, I can't bring myself to sell them. I got them out a couple of
>weeks ago, fired them up, checked the batteries. Gave them a fond
>caress, and put them away. I ain't done with them yet...
>
>GPS, it's like an addiction.

I've still got the GPS40 that I bought in 1996...

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

Greasy Rider

2007-03-29, 3:33 pm

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:41:03 -0500, Jack Erbes
<jackerbes@adelphia.net> postulated :

>I moved on to a Garmin 76Cx handheld and StreetPilot 2610 for the
>motorcycle/car last year. But every time I use the 76Cx I still
>remember things that I miss about my Meridian Marine and Meridian Color.

I've got a Garman GPS III that is way out of date but still rugged
enough to use on my Harley. It takes care of the basic stuff and a
paper road map serves as an auxiliary data source.

Earl F. Parrish

2007-03-29, 10:33 pm

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> dontbother@junk.com wrote:
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> Well, that sucks!
>
> I'm wondering what the USB cable that came with the 300 was for. In the
> documentation, it is never mentioned.
>
> How hard can it be to update a silly SD card?
>
> David Emerling
> Memphis, TN

The original RoadMate 300 came with no maps. You had to use the USB cable
to add maps either to the internal memory or to the SD card. The Roadmate
Manager software does not recognize an SD card in a Card reader/writer and
you cannot load maps directly that way. You would also use the USB cable to
change the language or from male to female voices. You can save your
address book on the PC and use the RoadMate Manager software to copy it to
the device.

The 300R and 360 came with pre-loaded SD cards and presumably updated SD
cards could be purchased if Magellan decided to offer them. The maps
themselves appear to be the same as DirectRoute maps. I have no idea what
would happen if you copied the DirectRoute map subdirectories into the
corresponding locations in the RoadMate Manager software on the hard drive.
Someday I might create a hybrid set of folders to se what would happen. I
have not figured out the registry changes I would need to make.

--
Earl F. Parrish

Duke

2007-03-30, 7:33 am

I am not sure what type of support you are lookin for but RoadMate 300
is still on their list. http://www.magellangps.com/support/...s/mrm_300NA.asp

On Mar 29, 5:02 pm, "Earl F. Parrish" <efpa...@nozirev.ten> wrote:
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> The original RoadMate 300 came with no maps. You had to use the USB cable
> to add maps either to the internal memory or to the SD card. The Roadmate
> Manager software does not recognize an SD card in a Card reader/writer and
> you cannot load maps directly that way. You would also use the USB cable to
> change the language or from male to female voices. You can save your
> address book on the PC and use the RoadMate Manager software to copy it to
> the device.
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> The 300R and 360 came with pre-loaded SD cards and presumably updated SD
> cards could be purchased if Magellan decided to offer them. The maps
> themselves appear to be the same as DirectRoute maps. I have no idea what
> would happen if you copied the DirectRoute map subdirectories into the
> corresponding locations in the RoadMate Manager software on the hard drive.
> Someday I might create a hybrid set of folders to se what would happen. I
> have not figured out the registry changes I would need to make.
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Ed Andrascik

2007-04-05, 4:33 am

Dave,

You now have asked this question numerous tiimes. If you have the Roadmate
300 you update your maps using the USB cable or a card reader using the
Mapsend software. So if your Mapsend Software is not updated you need to
get updated software. If you need to update the maps on the Roadmate 360
which is a newer model than you will have to use an update from Magellan if
they ever come out with one. the main difference between the Roadmate 300
and the 360 was that the 300 came with a smaller SD card and the Mapsend
software. The 360 came with newer firmware and the maps preloaded on a
larger SD Card.

SO WHAT UNIT DO YU HAVE AND CAN YOU STOP ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.
"David Emerling" < davidemerlingDELETE@
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>I have a Magellan Roadmate 300. All the map information resides on an
>SD-card. However, it is a little out of date.
>
> When I visit the Magellan website to see if there are any updates, there
> doesn't seem to be any information about replacing/updating this memory
> card.
>
> How is this done? Do you purchase a new SD-card or update the present one
> via software?
>
> David Emerling
> Memphis, TN

David Emerling

2007-04-20, 12:33 pm

>> The original RoadMate 300 came with no maps. You had to use the USB cable[color=darkred]

Yes, but this does not update the maps - does it?

I want to update the map database for the Roadmate 300. I have not
figured out how to do that. The USB cable doesn't seem to download
updated maps, nor does it seem Magellan offers and updated SD card.

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

David Emerling

2007-04-20, 12:33 pm

Ed Andrascik wrote:
> Dave,
>
> You now have asked this question numerous tiimes. If you have the Roadmate
> 300 you update your maps using the USB cable or a card reader using the
> Mapsend software. So if your Mapsend Software is not updated you need to
> get updated software. If you need to update the maps on the Roadmate 360
> which is a newer model than you will have to use an update from Magellan if
> they ever come out with one. the main difference between the Roadmate 300
> and the 360 was that the 300 came with a smaller SD card and the Mapsend
> software. The 360 came with newer firmware and the maps preloaded on a
> larger SD Card.
>
> SO WHAT UNIT DO YU HAVE AND CAN YOU STOP ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.

I have the Roadmate 300.

The reason I keep asking the same question (since you seem to have been
following is so closely) is that I keep getting different answers. If
your answer is correct - that's great! But, I also got other answers like:

1) You need to purchase an updated SD card.
2) Magellan doesn't support the Roadmate 300 anymore.
3) You can download updated map files.
4) You have to use the USB cable to download the updated maps.
5) You have to use the USB cable along with the MapSend software to
update the maps.

Your answer was #5. And yet, nowhere in the documentation of the
Roadmate 300 does it mention how the USB cable is to be used, nor is
there any mention of the MapSend software.

Further, I called Magellan support one time on this issue. Despite the
language barrier between myself and the technical support guy, he seemed
very confused as to how the Roadmate 300 maps are to be updated. He was
absolutely no help.

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

David Emerling

2007-04-20, 12:33 pm

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