wheres the sat nav for my garmin 500

[coco69]

Just bought a 2nd hand 500 ...can anyone point me in the right direction into using the sat nav

Do you have to download anything??

 

[DefBref]

http://velogps.com/garmin-edge-500-turn-turn-directions-courses/

Explained in the link.

 

[coco69]

bugger

 

[DefBref]

You were expecting maps weren't you? Need a 800 or higher or touring for that.

 

[coco69]

yes.......£90 down the drain lol

 

[Peteaud]

Use RWGPS, make your own course and the 500 will give you a breadcrumb trail to follow.

Once you are used to it, its pretty good.

 

[BrynCP]

yes.......£90 down the drain lol

Pre plan your rides as said above and it's fine, even without turn by turn just the trail is enough I find. I've done 70 mile rides doing this and before I had the Garmin I was limited to the same 15 mile loop I felt confident I knew!

If you have a smartphone and data plan (and signal!) then you always have the maps on your phone as a backup if you get terribly lost.

 

[coco69]

I have used the

Use RWGPS, make your own course and the 500 will give you a breadcrumb trail to follow.

Once you are used to it, its pretty good.

I have registered and saved a couple of routes how do I transfer these onto the garmin

 

[Peteaud]

I have used the

I have registered and saved a couple of routes how do I transfer these onto the garmin

On the top right you will see EXPORT.

Choose the TCX option and download it, then transfere to the 500.

 

[Peteaud]

 

[Peteaud]

follow these directions to manually load a route onto your Edge 500.

The directions are easy enough depending on your level of comfort on your computer. I am assuming you can plug in the Edge, open up a folder to view its contents, and drag a file to a folder.

1. Plug in your Garmin
2. On the website, navigate to your route or ride.
3. If you are a premium user, use the Garmin Write feature of the site
4. Otherwise, click the Export tab then click on TCX Course
5. If your computer prompts you to save the file to a specific location, place it somewhere memorable like the desktop.
6. Using the Finder, My Computer or other tool on your computer, open up the drive associated with the Garmin, usually labeled Garmin
7. Open the Garmin folder located inside the Garmin drive.
8. Click/drag the exported file from your desktop to the NewFiles folder.
9. Safely remove the Garmin (Eject on an Apple machine) and unplug it from the computer
10. After powering it on click the Courses icon and locate your route

 

[coco69]

I will have a play but thanks for all your prompt help

 

[coco69]

All saved to my garmin will test them out tomoz

 

[Nigelnaturist]

For future reference if you intend using the virtual partner, the export feature of rwgps doesn't work for this as it gives the wrong speed, however there is a utility than will adjust the speed so you can set it to what you want, I use TCX converter.

 

[ufkacbln]

All you bleedin' youngsters

I can remember when this was the ultimate in GPS routing!