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Diabalo
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 Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject: Nuvi 300 update |
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Need help
I bought a Garmin Nuvi 300 GPS with Uk Maps only and added Europe on a plug and play SD card last year.
Plugged the SD card in and the mapping was fine
Now does it go from the data card onto the GPS and then you can run without the SD card? as I never took the card out.
If so am I right in assuming that any subsequent updates would do the unit.
The reason I am asking is, I have just updated it via Garmins website, the site said updates where available for the Europe NTV9maps so I paid and downloaded the necessary, but when I followed the onscreen instruction from the PC it said it was updating UK and ireland nothing about Europe. |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hi and welcome.
According to this thread the trick is to run the update and watch out for the option to install the European Maps at one stage. It's probably assumes as you had UK maps you want the same again, but their should be an option to select European Maps.
| Quote: | | I checked & the update I was trying to start was in the folder full of the extracted files. I searched around and found the origional exe file I had downloaded from Garmin. When I double clicked on that the installer started up again so I put in the unlock code. This time when the program ran, I checked every stage of the install and found the point where you can pick the area you want to install. I then chose the European Maps & they ware installed with no problems. |
Another members then confirms the same worked for them too...
However if the European Maps are on an SD Card you probably won't be able to do this unless the card is big enough for the European maps. I'm guessing it'll need to be 2 Gb or bigger. |
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Diabalo
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Many thanks, I will run it again and see what happens. |
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philpugh
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Nuvi 300 update |
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| Diabalo wrote: |
Now does it go from the data card onto the GPS and then you can run without the SD card? as I never took the card out.
If so am I right in assuming that any subsequent updates would do the unit.
The reason I am asking is, I have just updated it via Garmins website, the site said updates where available for the Europe NTV9maps so I paid and downloaded the necessary, but when I followed the onscreen instruction from the PC it said it was updating UK and ireland nothing about Europe. |
No - the mapping stays on the SD card as there won't neccessarily be sufficient storage on the 300 to hold the whole of Europe.
The 'best' (i.e. simplest) way to acheive what you want is to purchase the upgrade on DVD. This gives you access to the whole of Europe and you should be able to install this onto an SD card without any problems. The cost is only marginally more expensive and you get the flexibility to load either the whole of Europe - or selected areas as and when you need them.
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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I assumed that Diabalo has an update DVD and that if the SD Card held the previous version of Europe Maps that it would be big enough to hold the newer maps....  |
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Diabalo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| PaulB2005 wrote: | | I assumed that Diabalo has an update DVD and that if the SD Card held the previous version of Europe Maps that it would be big enough to hold the newer maps.... |
Ok guys sorry if I am a bit daft lets start again
Without the SD card in, the unit map info has
A tick in a box then Europe NT 2009.11 then under that
[1] UK & Ireland
Does this mean the Europe mapping is on the unit and it is the latest version? and that any updates will do the unit and I don't have to worry about the SD card at all.
This is what the Garmin site says is on the unit
Maps installed on this device:
Unlk/Reg Sheet,CNE NT 2009.10
Region: City Navigator Europe NT 2009.10, Deluxe All Regions, Jan 09
Code: XXXXX
Unlock Code: XXXXX
Date Unlocked: February 1, 2009
City Navigator Europe NT v 9 - Region 7 (UK/Ire)
Region: City Navigator Europe NT v9 - Region 7 (UK/Ire), Sept 06
Code: XXXXX
Unlock Code: XXXXX
Date Unlocked: May 18, 2007
Edited by philpugh to remove product and unlock codes |
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philpugh
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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OK!
I removed the product and unlock codes as they don't really add anything and I don't think these sort of things should be displayed!
What it looks like is that without the SD card you have the latest mapping for UK & Ireland on your unit.
It previously had the V9 UK & Ire mapping installed.
Your NT2009 unlock code will allow you to install any mapping from the European mapping DVD (assuming you have one) onto your unit. To do this you will need an SD card as the 300 will not have much spare memory on it. To do this you will need to run MapSource (should be on the DVD), select the area you want and move it to the SD card.
The quickest way to do this is to take a blank SD card, Create a top level folder called Garmin and use a card reader. It's much faster doing this.
Mapsource will recognise the SD card as a GARMIN unit and allow you to move the selected areas (or whole of Europe).
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Diabalo
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks Phil for removing the identifying data.
I understand what you are saying and I can do that from the DVD, but my DVD is a couple of years old, I paid for an update which downloaded to my PC would that have updated just the PC map, as you say the unit will not have spare capacity.I had the unit plugged in and on the Garmin website I just followed the instruction so not sure if the unit was updated, just the PC mapping or both.
maybe I am not explaining it properly.
I have a call logged with Garmin but as of yet no reply. |
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Diabalo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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All sorted now, bought a card reader and transfered onto SD card and all working as it should.
Many thanks for the patience and help it's much appreciated. |
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