Noob with Garmin 76CX. Have a few ?

Discussion in 'GPS 101 - Which GPS For Me' started by Purcell69, Dec 9, 2012.

  1. Purcell69, Dec 9, 2012
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    Purcell69

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    I am very new to the whole GPS thing. A few months back, I picked up a NIB Garmin 76CX. I have played with it a bit and was able to load a track to it. The track worked fine, but there are no roads listed.

    I am guessing this is "Basemap". I would like to add something like City Navigator, so I can use this GPS to to more than follow tracks. Will I need the CN software pre-loaded on a MircoSD card, or do I need to buy the CD/DVD version? If either will work, pros and cons?

    -Joe
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  2. 250senuf, Dec 9, 2012
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    Get it on DVD, that way you can load it onto your computer. Buy another uSD chip and load the new map on that via Mapsource or MapInstall.
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  3. Purcell69, Dec 9, 2012
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    ^^^^Will do. Thanks for the help!

    -Joe
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  4. Emmbeedee, Dec 10, 2012
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    You can also get some free Open Street Maps for that gps.
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  5. Purcell69, Dec 10, 2012
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    Great to know! Thank-you very much. :clap

    -Joe
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