I have a 76CSx and City Navigator NA 2009. I usually use MapSource on my PC
to generate waypoints and routes which I upload to the receiver and later
download track info if I'm interested.

If I buy a Nuvi or some other GPSR with pre-loaded maps, will Garmin supply
a DVD of the maps to install on my PC for use with MapSource? Will I be
able to upload routes and download tracks as I do with my handheld?

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)

"Bert Hyman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9EB57B71EFAFBVeebleFetzer@216.250.188.140. ..
>I have a 76CSx and City Navigator NA 2009. I usually use MapSource on my PC
> to generate waypoints and routes which I upload to the receiver and later
> download track info if I'm interested.
>
> If I buy a Nuvi or some other GPSR with pre-loaded maps, will Garmin
> supply
> a DVD of the maps to install on my PC for use with MapSource? Will I be
> able to upload routes and download tracks as I do with my handheld?
>
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)

More than likely, the maps on the Nuvi will not be the latest. When you
register the Nuvi on the Garmin web site you will be given the option to
download the latest maps. I think the "Advanced" option gives you the
opportunity to download the maps to the unit and the PC.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:37:35 -0400, "Klatch"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Bert Hyman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:Xns9EB57B71EFAFBVeebleFetzer@216.250.188.140 ...
>>I have a 76CSx and City Navigator NA 2009. I usually use MapSource on my PC
>> to generate waypoints and routes which I upload to the receiver and later
>> download track info if I'm interested.
>>
>> If I buy a Nuvi or some other GPSR with pre-loaded maps, will Garmin
>> supply
>> a DVD of the maps to install on my PC for use with MapSource? Will I be
>> able to upload routes and download tracks as I do with my handheld?
>>
>> --
>> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)
>
>More than likely, the maps on the Nuvi will not be the latest. When you
>register the Nuvi on the Garmin web site you will be given the option to
>download the latest maps. I think the "Advanced" option gives you the
>opportunity to download the maps to the unit and the PC.

It does. Last year when we got our Nuvi and registered it, the site
gave the option to download the latest City Navigator. It updated the
Nuvi and Mapsource.

You can't upload routes - the car GPS's really don't use them. You can
upload waypoints. You can download waypoints and tracks to Mapsource.

Mapsource is handy when planning routes. We regularly use it to bypass
large cities and such. It then becomes a matter of downloading the new
"bypass" waypoints, then adding them in as a "Via" on the Nuvi.

Rick

"Bert Hyman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9EB57B71EFAFBVeebleFetzer@216.250.188.140. ..
>I have a 76CSx and City Navigator NA 2009. I usually use MapSource on my PC
> to generate waypoints and routes which I upload to the receiver and later
> download track info if I'm interested.
>
> If I buy a Nuvi or some other GPSR with pre-loaded maps, will Garmin
> supply
> a DVD of the maps to install on my PC for use with MapSource? Will I be
> able to upload routes and download tracks as I do with my handheld?
>
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)

Hi Bert...
IMHO
in view of what has transpired in the thread below (so far, anyway)
I would stick with the 76CSx
That's what I did.
The small screen is compensated for by the data field which clearly announce
turn points and distance/ time to etc.

--
Regards,
Richard Harison

Rick Morel wrote on Mar 27, 2011:

> You can't upload routes - the car GPS's really don't use them. You can
> upload waypoints. You can download waypoints and tracks to Mapsource.
>
> Mapsource is handy when planning routes. We regularly use it to bypass
> large cities and such. It then becomes a matter of downloading the new
> "bypass" waypoints, then adding them in as a "Via" on the Nuvi.

I think it depends what model of Nuvi you are using. With the 765 you can
download complete routes to the Nuvi as well as waypoints. The routes are
then installed in the "Custom Routes" section on the "Where To?" page.
There's no need to fiddle with individual waypoints.

--
Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com

Op 27-3-2011 22:37, Klatch schreef:
> "Bert Hyman"<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns9EB57B71EFAFBVeebleFetzer@216.250.188.140. ..
>> I have a 76CSx and City Navigator NA 2009. I usually use MapSource on my PC
>> to generate waypoints and routes which I upload to the receiver and later
>> download track info if I'm interested.
>>
>> If I buy a Nuvi or some other GPSR with pre-loaded maps, will Garmin
>> supply
>> a DVD of the maps to install on my PC for use with MapSource? Will I be
>> able to upload routes and download tracks as I do with my handheld?
>>
>> --
>> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)
>
> More than likely, the maps on the Nuvi will not be the latest. When you
> register the Nuvi on the Garmin web site you will be given the option to
> download the latest maps. I think the "Advanced" option gives you the
> opportunity to download the maps to the unit and the PC.
>
>
You can download the new map to Mapsource and ONE unit that is
regeistered. So either Mapsource and the nuvi or Mapsource and the
76CSx. If you choose Mapsource and the Nuvi and you want to transfer the
map from Mapsource to your 76CSx you will find that map locked.
Any one who knows how to solve this problem?

In news:(E-Mail Removed) Rick Morel
<rmorel@m*o*r*e*l*r.com> wrote:

> You can't upload routes - the car GPS's really don't use them. You can
> upload waypoints. You can download waypoints and tracks to Mapsource.

Now that I think about it, the 76CSx doesn't really use the routes
either; it computes its own route from the origin to destination via any
waypoints that were included. It doesn't use any of the route avoidance
or road preferences that were set in MapSource either.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:29:07 +0200, Thibaud Taudin Chabot
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You can download the new map to Mapsource and ONE unit that is
>regeistered. So either Mapsource and the nuvi or Mapsource and the
>76CSx. If you choose Mapsource and the Nuvi and you want to transfer the
>map from Mapsource to your 76CSx you will find that map locked.
>Any one who knows how to solve this problem?

I could be wrong, but I think Garmin's solution to that problem is to
have you buy two maps. Another solution, unsupported by Garmin and
rather illegitimate, is to simply use one of the many unlocking
programs floating around to remove the lock and make a single map
available to multiple units.

In news:4d9054e4$0$32470$(E-Mail Removed) Thibaud Taudin Chabot
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> You can download the new map to Mapsource and ONE unit that is
> regeistered. So either Mapsource and the nuvi or Mapsource and the
> 76CSx. If you choose Mapsource and the Nuvi and you want to transfer
> the map from Mapsource to your 76CSx you will find that map locked.
> Any one who knows how to solve this problem?

I've never been in a position where I needed to follow up on this, but I
believe Garmin used to sell additional unlock codes for additional
receivers at less than the full price of a map. Comments I've seen here
and elsewhere make me think they've discontinued this offer and instead
require you to buy a map for each receiver.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)

Hi Bert,
Jack Erbes should really be answering this one, but he coached me enough
that I might be of some use.
As I understand it, if auto routing is used, the 76CSx will still honor as
"musts" any waypoints you manually include in the route.
Thus the more crucial points you include, the closer it will follow the
route you have chosen.
For example: You want to drive from Denver to San Francisco. "Fastest"
might route you one way while "Most Direct" another.
But you happen to know from personal experience that a certain highway
through Frammus Nevada is the best route. Include enough waypoints involving
Frammus and the 76 will honor them.

I have also noticed that MapSource will sometimes fill in a route leg
automatically just as you would like it. When that happens, you need not
add "in between" waypoints on that leg..

As far as route avoidances, it may not be a case of the 76 not honoring
them. It may be the map itself. For instance, I created a route to Toronto
airport using 2 lane rural roads. (no traffic -- direct -- high speed
limits) It is a route the unit would *never* have chosen on its own! All
of a sudden in Boonieville, it started to direct me in ways not in the
route. Answer was, I had set the unit to avoid dirt roads.
Well the road I was on had been paved for at least 7 years. 1 year old CNNA
said it was still dirt.

--
Regards,
Richard Harison



"Bert Hyman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In news:(E-Mail Removed) Rick Morel
> <rmorel@m*o*r*e*l*r.com> wrote:
>
>> You can't upload routes - the car GPS's really don't use them. You can
>> upload waypoints. You can download waypoints and tracks to Mapsource.
>
> Now that I think about it, the 76CSx doesn't really use the routes
> either; it computes its own route from the origin to destination via any
> waypoints that were included. It doesn't use any of the route avoidance
> or road preferences that were set in MapSource either.
>
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN (E-Mail Removed)