Garmin 760 Help!!!

sorry should say CANT be done

Hello - Unfortunately you cant unlock Nuvis - they dont have windows mobile operating system but some special one of their own creation. If you have a Nuvi you are stuck with whatever maps are availble in Garmin format. Shonkymaps are in Garmin format and have the same info as the Natmaps ..and they're free.

Cheers
Greg

do you have info on these shonky maps and how to load them? I have a nuvi 260

Shonkymaps - Garmin Version of "Natmap"

aha so thats what the scroll down buttin is for

OK can I put these maps on a micro SD and load them to my Nuvi from that??

Hello
I think the instructions are on the shonkymaps webpage plus its been discussed on this forum many times - do a search (not always best option as many unrelated posts as well..but)

Basically you need to load the maps to the PC and have a program such as Mapsource or Trip and waypoint Manager also loaded. Using one of these programs your then compile the maps you want (i.e. you dont have to load all of Australia). The maps are compile into a single file and sent to your GPS or SD card. On the device you then use the menu sytem to load which particular mapset you want to view eg city navigator or Shonky.

Good luck - I dont have a Nuvi but many others do so you will not be short of assistance if you get stuck.

Cheers
Greg

right - took just under an hour to download
dont have those programs so i will look on the net

Hello again

I am sorry but I didnt realise there was a ready to go "datacard version" of shonky - just create a folder called Garmin on your sd card and copy it into that

ShonkyMaps ready to go Garmion img file

Keep in mind that if another file of the same name exist in the folder it will be overwritten.

Cheers
Greg

Note it has T4A, Contours Australia 2.1 & Shonkymaps 3.51 combined into one. It is 435MB in size

Why is it broken already ?

Hi - Mapsource is not a map - it is a program for viewing maps. Are you refering to the maps that come with the Nuvi 760 (City Navigator?)...or some other map set?

Cheers
Greg

City Navigator isn't made for the City Slickers to visit the High Country with their Ford Laser . You should have brought the Nuvi that came with The Hi Country Navigator V3.1 instead

Cruel but fair (and funny)

well skippy, I'm not a city slicker and nor have I ever owned a Ford Laser but if I was a smart-ar$e like you, perhaps I would've seen through the sales hype and ignored the advice to buy V2.1. Then again, it's an occasional hobby for me and not something to occupy an otherwise dull existance with a bit of smart-arsery to make me feel clever.

Steve
If you are after good detailed maps for your Nuvi from Garmin, purchase the new Topo Australia that will drop straight into the Nuvi.

Cheers

Stephen

Well then Steve you should have know that no company isn't going to produce a Map or directory so good that will put their competitors out of business. Why did you think City Navigator would have ALL the tracks in the high country in the first place or anywhere else around Australia

I'm not sure how big the DiscoverAus CD is but and Oztopo v2.1 is about 1.3 GB's City navigator is only about 130 MB

I think you are the smart arse in in the first place and also v2.1 didn't have as many tracks as v3.1

Ok I got a bit carried away with the Ford Laser but I did see plenty soft roader driving to Craig Hut many years ago

Steve
Make sure you have the unit set to MOST.
Press Tools/Settings/Map/...Map Detail.

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