1450 nuvi new "toy"
Mahlon Wagner
downloaded the latest maps.
Question 1. When I turn it on, each time it asks for language and
acceptance of agreements--can this be turned off?
2. When I click "View Map" it always gives me downtown Chicago
How do I change this.
3.Similarly when I click "Where to", and then "Go Home" It again
takes me to the chicago map.
4. When I click favorites, "home" is there
Oh yes, somebody asked where I live--in snowy, cold Upstate New York.
And every year I make a 3-week trip to Germany and travel around
there.
--now if these questions are answered somewhere else, please help and
direct me there so I don't have to interfere with other postings.
Many thanks
Mahl
John Henderson
The following comes from my experience with a 1350. Yours just
might be different.
> I now have ny Nuvi 1450 up and running. And I'm registered and have
> downloaded the latest maps.
> Question 1. When I turn it on, each time it asks for language and
> acceptance of agreements--can this be turned off?
Maybe you haven't set the language yet. Try setting it all up in
Tools - Settings - Language.
It'll always ask for your agreement, but will soon time out and
continue if you don't give it.
> 2. When I click "View Map" it always gives me downtown Chicago
> How do I change this.
Has it got satellite lock (green bars showing, top left of
screen)? You may need to be outdoors for this.
> 3.Similarly when I click "Where to", and then "Go Home" It again
> takes me to the chicago map.
>
> 4. When I click favorites, "home" is there
Did you put that entry for home there yourself? And after
satellite lock?
John
ps56k
"Mahlon Wagner" <mwag...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:s3eij5d63snn113n1...@4ax.com...
>I now have ny Nuvi 1450 up and running. And I'm registered and have
> downloaded the latest maps.
still not sure why you needed the 1450 vs 1350 for your Germany trip.
> Question 1. When I turn it on, each time it asks for language and
> acceptance of agreements--can this be turned off?
language - set in the Settings -> Language
Acceptance... it will timeout - it's the usual safety message.
> 2. When I click "View Map" it always gives me downtown Chicago
> How do I change this.
has the GPS actually locked onto the sats - green bars in upper left corner
?
View Map is where the sats "think" you are located.
> 3.Similarly when I click "Where to", and then "Go Home" It again
> takes me to the chicago map.
Home is a special place - have you set it up in My Data ?
of course you have to save a current location and then point to it via My
Data.
> 4. When I click favorites, "home" is there
need to set "home" to any fav - but in My Data -
> Oh yes, somebody asked where I live--in snowy, cold Upstate New York.
ok - yeah that was me.... thought maybe you were in Germany.
my son is over there for a year - just south of Nuremberg
> And every year I make a 3-week trip to Germany and travel around
> there.
BTW - did you purchase the Europe maps from Garmin for your trip ?
Did you download, get the DVD, or the SD card ?
Peter H. Coffin
>
> "Mahlon Wagner" <mwag...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:s3eij5d63snn113n1...@4ax.com...
>>I now have ny Nuvi 1450 up and running. And I'm registered and have
>> downloaded the latest maps.
>
> still not sure why you needed the 1450 vs 1350 for your Germany trip.
>
>> Question 1. When I turn it on, each time it asks for language and
>> acceptance of agreements--can this be turned off?
>
> language - set in the Settings -> Language
> Acceptance... it will timeout - it's the usual safety message.
Does the 1450 have a way to turn off safe mode? The safety message will
go away permenantly then.
--
Every fleeting thought you've ever had in your life, no matter how
bizarre, is someone's lifelong obsession. And he has a website.
-- Skif's Internet Theorem
Mike Lane
> "Mahlon Wagner" <mwag...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:s3eij5d63snn113n1...@4ax.com...
>> I now have ny Nuvi 1450 up and running. And I'm registered and have
>> downloaded the latest maps.
>
> still not sure why you needed the 1450 vs 1350 for your Germany trip.
Seems a good idea to me. The 1450 supports custom designed routes using
multiple via points; the 1350 doesn't - it will just take you from A to B.
--
Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
email: mike_lane at mac dot com
Mahlon Wagner
>
>"Mahlon Wagner" <mwag...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:s3eij5d63snn113n1...@4ax.com...
>>I now have ny Nuvi 1450 up and running. And I'm registered and have
>> downloaded the latest maps.
> Question 1. When I turn it on, each time it asks for language and
>> acceptance of agreements--can this be turned off?
>
>language - set in the Settings -> Language
>Acceptance... it will timeout - it's the usual safety message.
>
>> 2. When I click "View Map" it always gives me downtown Chicago
>> How do I change this.
>
>has the GPS actually locked onto the sats - green bars in upper left corner
I do not find any green bars--which I hope is a good thing.
>?
>View Map is where the sats "think" you are located.
>
>> 3.Similarly when I click "Where to", and then "Go Home" It again
>> takes me to the chicago map.
>
>Home is a special place - have you set it up in My Data ?
>of course you have to save a current location and then point to it via My
>Data.
>
>> 4. When I click favorites, "home" is there
>
>> Oh yes, somebody asked where I live--in snowy, cold Upstate New York.
>
>> And every year I make a 3-week trip to Germany and travel around
>> there.
>
>BTW - did you purchase the Europe maps from Garmin for your trip ?
>Did you download, get the DVD, or the SD card ?
>
Ah, I think my face is a bit red. Perhaps I need to have more
patience. Because now the machine is running quite nicely-- and
correctly as well. My home map is right there, and no more annoying
windows of acceptance or anything.
I have not yet purchased the German/European map. When and if I do,
it would be the MicroSD card version.
However, the other non-Garmin version looks very intriguing and I will
examine it more closely before I spend any more $$.
Again, I must thank all of you for your kind help and patience.
cordially
Mahl