Problems with my new Garmin 450 GPS ( I am a computer idiot)

Hi Willie

I have the Garmin Oregon 450 and use it most weeks, mostly for recording.

From my limited understanding the Garmin should be able to read both the sd card and the internal memory at the same time.

To find out which maps you Garmin is able to read go to SETUP then MAP then MAP INFORMATION SELECT MAP. This should list all maps that are available to chose from.

Don't use those maps that you have mentioned.

For transferring waypoints From computer to GPS, I use Garmin Basecamp.

Hope this info is of use

Cheers
Gary

It depends on where you got the entire set of maps , and it depends on how you loaded them onto the SD Card.
Garmin have a tutorial and I have a link to it, hope it works , if not I'll work around it somehow.
This is for older units but the basics are the same .

TUTORIAL




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Here's another clue....Oh and never, never be disappointed with JA, they are brilliant and will every thing possible to help you.

OK now in the GPS settings look for a setting about showing LESS...MORE...MOST, if you find it set it to show MOST.

Also if you can find the map settings and turn the main map OFF , if it works like a Nuvi the main CN map will over-ride the 2nd installed mapping software, turn one off, turn the other on,

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Basecamp can't read the ozi .wpt format so you need to use ozi and export them in a .gpx format.

Gary, Doug and Mr Mud,

I will try all these things you suggest and report back here.

Thanks a lot,

Willie.

Hello Mike

The 5m "maps" from JA are just contours - the data sets doesn’t include any other features. The idea is that you have the 5m contours loaded and turned on (“enabled”) as well as another maps set (e.g. Garmin topo Australia or Oztopo). The contours are then overlain over the top of the other map set so you end up with a Topo map of sorts.

You can actually download a similar product for free from here (Contours Australia).

I personally wouldnt bother with either of these 5m products (especially the one for $100) as they are grossly inaccurate. If you have any need for 5m contours you are kidding yourself if you use these. Both 5m contour products are based on 90m spaced spot heights (generally speaking..some are closer). Even 10m contours based on this data are inaccurate so 5m is a bit of a joke, They also take up way to much space as you have found out.

Anyway. thats my opinion....if you want to persevere you will have to go into Setup - Map - Select Map and turn on and off (enable/disable) the various map sets you have loaded. Leave the 5m one enabled and choose one of the other map sets you want to view and enable that as well – disable all others (you don’t say what other map sets you have so I have no idea what you have to choose from other than the 5m set).

You can confirm you have the full 5m product loaded in the Select Map page as it should list the names of the areas available. If it doesnt show this information you will just have to pan around the screen to see what coverage you have loaded.

The unit will look at the SD card if you have one inserted ...there is no setting to make it look there...it does it automatically. You do however have to create a folder called Garmin on the SD card - put your maps in here otherwise they wont be seen.

Use Garmins free Basecamp Software for waypoints and tracks. You can import/export Google Earth files (kml/kmz) in Basecamp and then send to you GPS as GPX format (all waypoint and track data on your unit is in gpx format). GPX format which can obviously be opened with Basecamp and also imported/exported out of OziExplorer.

Cheers
Greg