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Internal loading of new garmin maps

Recently purchased a 1350. Initially had difficulty (2 days) trying to load on sd card. Got quick simple instructions and it was easy as pie. Tutorials confused me. Can someone please write simple steps to install new map internally to Garmin GPS. ie do you use an image or regular download? and then simple prcedures please. thanking you beforehand for your responses.
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Failed to set Favourites

I turn on Garmin > Where To > Point Of Interest > Pick any places > try to set it as favourites places and the problem is when I click at the option button, the system going back to opening windows. Can anyone here guide me to solve this problem?
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Garmin JCX File ?

Can someone tell me what the Garmin File "JCX" is or does ?

Thanks.
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What am I missing here...?

Downloaded a topo map, loaded it into BaseCamp and made sure it was OK. Then I built it with MapBuilder and sent it over to the Garmin where it created a gmapsup.img in the right directory. It was recognized by the 255w...meaning it was listed under maps, but...

I see no difference in what is displayed. Whether I select the topo map (gmapsup) or not I can't for the life of me see a difference. ...
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new and need help

Hi guys.

First of all sorry if these questions makes anybody angry and sorry if my question falls into the wrong category...moderators please move it to someother category if this doesn't belong here... i am all new to this and i am totally lost..i know there allot of posts on this forum that should solve my problem and answer all my questions. But i just don't understand what software to install and what to do..if ...
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HELP!!!!Garmin for 3.5inch wince 5.0 PND

Hello,anybody has a garmin workable on 3.5 inch GPS wince 5.0 OS?GPS resolution is 320*240.

Thanks very much !
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Many questions from a novice

Hello,

i'm a new Montana 650 owner and i have many questions about this device and use.
I would like to plan road and offroad (4x4)trips in Europe and others. Also hiking in France, Spain,...
So, i'll ask my questions in a telegraphical style :
- how to download maps and install them on my device ?
- wich type of file must i download ?
- wich software do i have to use to ...
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Monolingual & Topo

I know you shouldn't ask two questions at once as you'll probably get the answer to the one less important but here goes.

1) In a Nuvi 255w, can I sanitize the Voice directory and get rid of Ancient Aramaic, Middle Kingdom hieroglyphic (modern) etc. to save space and just keep the language I am interested in? I assume that will speed it up and also free up oodles of space.

2) According to what ...
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How to Retrieve Lat and Long on 215W

I have tried every way (I think), but I can't find a way to retrieve Lat and Long after I save it. For instance, once I have a location, and want to give it to a friend, I can't get it. What am I missing?
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Newbie, problem unlocking map in Basecamp

I have installed Basecamp and then replaced the patched .exe. I have installed the Topo Spain V4.0 and I can see the map with all the detail. When I try to send the map to my Garmin 76CS using the MapInstall the Wizard tells me the following map products are locked Topo Espana V4 so I click on Unlock Maps and then click on Unlock regions, hit Add and enter in the 25 characters that ...
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