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fancheng
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How to use Garmin Mapsource

Postby fancheng » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:09 pm

How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools
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Get Unit ID
Unit ID.jpg


Save GDB File
Save As3.jpg


How to select and upload maps using Mapsource
Please refer to Garmin's Mapsource tutorial
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools

Postby antyong (retired) » Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:03 pm

If Mapsource displays jagged map like below,
Mapsource_jagged.jpg


Click View -> Show GPS Map Detail

or

Press Ctrl+G
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools

Postby fancheng » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:57 am

oooimy wrote:enconter error there waS A problem when communicating with Garmin device？any one caN help？？


Try updated Garmin USB driver
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools

Postby WeiQi00 » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:48 am

razuryza wrote:
WeiQi00 wrote:
razuryza wrote:when i downgrade form mapsource 6.14.1 to 6.13.7, why some POIs cant be seen?


Hi bro, :D
For your mention above, any more info or Any sample picture can share ? :mrgreen:

there... edited my post


There has other bro here also got this issued. Discuss here

Can you let me know what is your step of Downgrade your mapsource from 6.14.1 to 6.13.7 ?
I also would like to try to make this problem to my mapsource. :D
I tried before but no success, POI still appear.
Just wonder what the step is, can cause this problem.
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools

Postby oooimy » Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:12 am

full map sourse as attath

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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools

Postby cassy » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:57 am

oooimy wrote:thks bro fancheng,now my mapsourse was work but still not appear map tittle in toolbar even select view all.


1. Right click on the tool bar and select view to see map selection box.
2. Click on selection arrow of the map selection box to select the map u have installed.

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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource Tools

Postby 76gpsguy » Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:00 am

oooimy wrote:
tuah wrote:
oooimy wrote:It will appears if you have multiple Map installed on your PC？？？

Bro tuah, what file should i select???

Presentation1.ppt

Hi oooimy, Bros WeiQi00 and norwadi are right, your MapSource unable to show the mapset name at top tool bar is because you only installed one mapset in your PC. Try to install one more mapset (other than MFM map) then you should be able to see the mapset name. :D
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource

Postby abdulrahmanbius » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:38 am

Feins wrote:I got a problem while receive way point from my 205W to Mapsource.
Pls help wat's im missing here.


Hi Feins,
When you try to receive from device, try to tick waypoint only, not the map..
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource

Postby emptyname2 » Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:53 pm

I have a question here,
I found some POI can be viewed in my GPS device (v1.62 map) but i cant see in mapsource (v1.62 map),
i choose 'full customization' when installing,
i had changed the view-mapdetail to highest, but it still same,
then i update map in mapsource to v1.64, same problem ....
some POI in GPS device (v1.62 map), i cant see in mapcource (no matter v1.62 or v1.64 map)
what does this problem is?? :ko: :ko:
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Re: How to use Garmin Mapsource

Postby dvpro » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:54 pm

emptyname2 wrote:I have a question here,
I found some POI can be viewed in my GPS device (v1.62 map) but i cant see in mapsource (v1.62 map),
i choose 'full customization' when installing,
i had changed the view-mapdetail to highest, but it still same,
then i update map in mapsource to v1.64, same problem ....
some POI in GPS device (v1.62 map), i cant see in mapcource (no matter v1.62 or v1.64 map)
what does this problem is?? :ko: :ko:

Which POIs are you referring to, any examples? If you mean Custom POIs, those can be viewed/searchable only in device where the GPI files are stored.
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