Garmin Mobile XT Q&A

[h530251]

My phone uses garmin XT 5.00.20 running on Windows Mobile.

Can I just check does your Garmin XT goes to sleep mode after some time for your windows mobile ? I remember last time when I was using the Symbian phone, I do not have this problem.

Is there any way to configure the phone or garmin software to prevent it from going to sleep mode when I am running Garmin XT ?

Thanks.

[medscy]

....The Custom Avoidance that you set earlier (if any) in GMXT are actually store in GARMIN.NVM (E:\Garmin\Apps\Symbian\)........

Hi dchan126, just out of curiosity.... if you export the current.gpx, will all your custom avoidance setup be copied out? If this works, this will definitely be more platform independent than backing up the nvm file.

[dvpro]

Is there any way to configure the phone or garmin software to prevent it from going to sleep mode when I am running Garmin XT ?

Go to Tools > Settings > Display > Backlight Override > Always On ticked. Not sure if this setting alone suffice or it works in combination with Windows Mobile's Backlight and Power settings.

[morrisage]

Is there any way to configure the phone or garmin software to prevent it from going to sleep mode when I am running Garmin XT ?

Go to Tools > Settings > Display > Backlight Override > Always On ticked. Not sure if this setting alone suffice or it works in combination with Windows Mobile's Backlight and Power settings.

My Setting is as follows: Backlight Override > On when Navigating ticked. This setting does not send my mobile into sleep mode while navigating.

Dvpro,

Thanks for your earlier tip and I have successfully transferred the stored waypoints from my phone to the car indash system.

[dvpro]

just out of curiosity.... if you export the current.gpx, will all your custom avoidance setup be copied out? If this works, this will definitely be more platform independent than backing up the nvm file.

Garmin's GPX will only contain Waypoints, Routes and Tracks.

[h530251]

Is there any way to configure the phone or garmin software to prevent it from going to sleep mode when I am running Garmin XT ?

Go to Tools > Settings > Display > Backlight Override > Always On ticked. Not sure if this setting alone suffice or it works in combination with Windows Mobile's Backlight and Power settings.

My Setting is as follows: Backlight Override > On when Navigating ticked. This setting does not send my mobile into sleep mode while navigating.

Dvpro,

Thanks for your earlier tip and I have successfully transferred the stored waypoints from my phone to the car indash system.

Ok.. will go try out later... thanks for the tip..

[eviltoaster]

Is it normal that sometimes gmxt has trouble connecting to satellites? e.g. i run garmin as i enter my car, drive to town and back to my place, but i get the "Searching for Satellites" message throughout my whole journey.
in fact, it happens to me quite often.

[Sil3ncer]

Hey guys! New to MFM. Juz downloaded your map, and it's excellent so far. Question: I have downloaded Garmin from a source and it has City Navigator Europe 2010 NT. Currently, the one I downloaded has a gmapsupp.img file in it. Will it be OK if I copied this to my Garmin folder on my HTC TP and renaming it to something else, say gmapsupp2.img? I don't wanna override the one I already have.

[dvpro]

Is it normal that sometimes gmxt has trouble connecting to satellites? e.g. i run garmin as i enter my car, drive to town and back to my place, but i get the "Searching for Satellites" message throughout my whole journey.
in fact, it happens to me quite often.

It's advisable to get a GPS fix before you start moving.

[dvpro]

Currently, the one I downloaded has a gmapsupp.img file in it. Will it be OK if I copied this to my Garmin folder on my HTC TP and renaming it to something else, say gmapsupp2.img? I don't wanna override the one I already have.

Rename to GMAPPROM.IMG or GMAPSUP2.IMG (note the single "p").