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Adding S/T stops to Nuvi

July 22, 2011
12:45 pm

guppy1

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I have listened to your video again but having trouble transferring S/T stops to the Nuvi 660 (which I have done before). I have Windows 7 with S/T 2011 GPS version. I click on the route and it changes color but when I right click I don't get "send route to GPS device". All I get is "Zoom to", "Find nearby places", and "Clear route". Is it because I now have the GPS version that my 2010 didn't have? Thanks.

Frank

July 23, 2011
9:57 pm

David Cross

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Frank,

Give this a try.

On the menu bar, select Data>Export to GPX

Save that file on your desktop.

Connect your Nuvi to your computer and using POI Loader (From the Garmin website), import the gpx file to your Nuvi.

Day after day as I try to remember, I find my forgetter working better and better.

July 24, 2011
9:46 am

guppy1

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I exported the gpx file to the desktop but it does not show up in the POI loader. I tried exporting to other places but it doesn't help. I'm beginning to think I'm jinxed.

July 24, 2011
2:40 pm

David Cross

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Okay, my bad. Try this instead.

Open the Garmin as a drive on your system. Go to the Garmin folder and in there you will find a GPX folder. Drag your .gpx file to there and then disconnect your Garmin from your computer, using the Safely Remove Hardware and Media process. When you boot up the Garmin, goto "My Data" and select "Import Route from File". Select the file from the displayed list and Import. Now you can find your route in "Custom Routes".

Hope that works for you.

Day after day as I try to remember, I find my forgetter working better and better.

July 25, 2011
10:12 am

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Microsoft removed the "send to GPS" in the 2010 version and replaced it with "Export to GPX" in the newest version. The video was made with the 2010 version. A new video is in the works, and we will post it on the site. Sorry for the confusion. Not all devices work the same way and keeping up with new versions is a challenge.

The GPX format is used by Garmin and some others. Translators are available to convert to other file formats. You already mentioned the POI-factory. Check out LaptopGPSworld.com for more information.

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