New Garmin Montana

[Jon_PDX]

Originally Posted by WIBO

You mean a clean canvass with which to work with??......reboot....where's the Bushmills... lol

:)

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Originally Posted by Bonerov

It sounds good until you realize that you have to re-install your OS and all programs.

ROFLMAO........ "re-install you OS and all programs"

[dlh62c]

Originally Posted by atlas cached

The original Garmin Montana manual is available directly from the Montana Wiki.

The owners manual and a quick reference guide should be loaded on the gps.

Connect the unit to a computer via a usb cable. The manuals should be located at "?:/Documents/files/pdf" on the unit. They are named OM_EN.pdf and QSM_EN.pdf.

daryl

[atlas cached]

Originally Posted by dlh62c

The owners manual and a quick reference guide should be loaded on the gps.

Connect the unit to a computer via a usb cable. The manuals should be located at "?:/Documents/files/pdf" on the unit. They are named OM_EN.pdf and QSM_EN.pdf.

daryl

I forgot about that :)

But the Montana Wiki already had that information to remind me :)

Thank you for the reminder!

[Drif10]

Used my wife's nuvi 2555 on a recent trip to Tennessee, and it had a neat feature that I'm hoping can be had on the Montana: Themes.

You could select between 'country' color schemes for the mapping. The Italia one was very handy, in daytime colors it was a cream background with black lines for the small roads. The Suomi one was good too, it showed the wooded areas in cnnt.

Any chance this is available?

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by Drif10

Used my wife's nuvi 2555 on a recent trip to Tennessee, and it had a neat feature that I'm hoping can be had on the Montana: Themes.

You could select between 'country' color schemes for the mapping. The Italia one was very handy, in daytime colors it was a cream background with black lines for the small roads. The Suomi one was good too, it showed the wooded areas in cnnt.

Any chance this is available?

Nope, not available for the Montana.

[atlas cached]

Originally Posted by Drif10

Used my wife's nuvi 2555 on a recent trip to Tennessee, and it had a neat feature that I'm hoping can be had on the Montana: Themes.

You could select between 'country' color schemes for the mapping. The Italia one was very handy, in daytime colors it was a cream background with black lines for the small roads. The Suomi one was good too, it showed the wooded areas in cnnt.

Any chance this is available?

No themes for the Montana, but you can have an effect on how the display looks by making your own wallpapers and choosing between day or nighttime UI.

[Emmbeedee]

Garmin is sending me a new Tempe to replace my flawed one which doesn't update the 24 Hour Maximum and Minimum values without requiring battery removal. They don't want the flawed one back.

Thanks Montana Beta! I know you'll see this.

[Emoto]

Originally Posted by Emmbeedee

Garmin is sending me a new Tempe to replace my flawed one which doesn't update the 24 Hour Maximum and Minimum values without requiring battery removal. They don't want the flawed one back.

Thanks Montana Beta! I know you'll see this.

I wish I could get through to the Zumo 350LM development people! They need to let 350 owners turn off the dashboard.

Sorry to be OT...

[bighopper]

Originally Posted by Emmbeedee

Garmin is sending me a new Tempe to replace my flawed one which doesn't update the 24 Hour Maximum and Minimum values without requiring battery removal. They don't want the flawed one back.

Thanks Montana Beta! I know you'll see this.

Lucky you. I finally got someone at Garmin say that it was an issue, BUT as I'm in Canada I had to send mine to Raytech in Laval QC at my cost......I even had trouble with there return form as the Tempe was covered.
Awaiting a response from them maybe next week.

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by bighopper

Lucky you. I finally got someone at Garmin say that it was an issue, BUT as I'm in Canada I had to send mine to Raytech in Laval QC at my cost......I even had trouble with there return form as the Tempe was covered.
Awaiting a response from them maybe next week.

Just got a Canada Post Shipping Notice that a parcel has been sent to me from Raytech - maybe that'll get one moving for you too?

[mass-klr]

Originally Posted by Emoto

In spite of all of the good suggestions, I kept looking, hoping to find that elusive nice protective case for not a lot of money.

I think we have a winner. I bought "The Classic Case - Camera / Hard Drive / GPS Case" by HandStands on Amazon. They did not claim it fit the Montana or any other specific GPS from what I could see, but did list the dimensions, which looked fairly close, so I took a chance. It was only $6.99 and eligible for the regular free shipping deal. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o00_s01_i02

It arrived today, so I wasted no time in seeing how it fit. It fits really well. There is a small amount of space around it, which seems fine, and elastic straps to hold the unit in when you open it, and mesh pockets on the facing side for random crap. The shell material is firm with a little flex to it, but seems sturdy. I am very happy with this.

Thanks for this info. Got mine today and it fits great:

[snooker]

Originally Posted by Emoto

In spite of all of the good suggestions, I kept looking, hoping to find that elusive nice protective case for not a lot of money.

I think we have a winner. I bought "The Classic Case - Camera / Hard Drive / GPS Case" by HandStands on Amazon. They did not claim it fit the Montana or any other specific GPS from what I could see, but did list the dimensions, which looked fairly close, so I took a chance. It was only $6.99 and eligible for the regular free shipping deal. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o00_s01_i02

It arrived today, so I wasted no time in seeing how it fit. It fits really well. There is a small amount of space around it, which seems fine, and elastic straps to hold the unit in when you open it, and mesh pockets on the facing side for random crap. The shell material is firm with a little flex to it, but seems sturdy. I am very happy with this.

Pics:

Glad you are happy... but for me I went with the advice from DRTBYK and got the Nite Ize Backbone #20 case. Only $8 at Amazon and it has a hard backbone on one end, a belt swivel clip and fits very snug in the soft fuzzy lined interior. I can't imagine one being better so I'm just offering this one up again as an alternative....

[snooker]

How do I:

The little icons for POI's like gas stations don't show up (using CNNANT) until you get to 300 ft when you zoom in. Is there any way to look around on a map (not a list of them in text) at a bigger zoom out, like a 5 mile radius?

Using "North Up" it shows the scale on the map, like 300 ft, 2 miles, etc. But the text is SO SMALL it is hard to see. I know you can make the font size bigger on some items but which one makes the little "scale" font any bigger??

|______|
2 mi


thanks,

[Emmbeedee]

Originally Posted by snooker

which one makes the little "scale" font any bigger??

|______|
2 mi

I don't think you can change that.

[Rocky TFS]

Originally Posted by snooker

The little icons for POI's like gas stations don't show up (using CNNANT) until you get to 300 ft when you zoom in. Is there any way to look around on a map (not a list of them in text) at a bigger zoom out, like a 5 mile radius?

thanks,

Not on the Montana. Setup>Map>Advanced>Detail>Most only produces what you said. In BC, you can get them at 800 ft. with Detail Level> Highest. Every map product acts differently in this respect.

I don't think any of the text size items will change the scale font. Would be a good request....I agree with you, I can't see that at all on the bike, barely in the truck.