Garmin Vista and Mapsource question

Regarding Mapsource products, can I upload both the Topo maps and
Metroguide? Or can a region only have one type of map uploaded for that
area? I have the TOPO maps, but am thinking about getting the Metroguide
too.
Also, how can I load all of the TOPO cd's to my harddrive so I don't need to
carry around the cd's?
Thanks

"Kevin Ameling" <kameling1@qwest.net> wrote:

> Regarding Mapsource products, can I upload both the Topo maps and
> Metroguide?

Yes, mix and match any maps you want. I have US, European and
Australian Metroguide maps in my 76S.

Or can a region only have one type of map uploaded for that

> Also, how can I load all of the TOPO cd's to my harddrive so I don't need to
> carry around the cd's?

Yes. Read this.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...cast.com#link2

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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 15:06:37 GMT, Stuart Middleton-White
<SPAMLESSstuwhite@verizon.net> wrote:

>> Regarding Mapsource products, can I upload both the Topo maps and
>> Metroguide?
>
>Yes, mix and match any maps you want.

Correct.

> Or can a region only have one type of map uploaded for that

No, but more accurate maps take precedence over less accurate maps.
Basemap is overidden by Worldmap, then comes R&R, then MG, then CS/CN.
Where Topo comes I don;t know, but I guess between R&R and MG or at
the same level as R&R. But you can always disable more accurate maps
to display others.

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"Robert Elsinga =8-)" <gps@elsinga.org> wrote:

> No, but more accurate maps take precedence over less accurate maps.
> Basemap is overidden by Worldmap, then comes R&R, then MG, then CS/CN.
> Where Topo comes I don;t know, but I guess between R&R and MG or at
> the same level as R&R. But you can always disable more accurate maps
> to display others.

Actually Garmin put the Rev. B MapSource manual (dated 8/27/03) on
their site today and on P40 use the example of overlapping Topo and
R&R maps (R&R has precedence they say). They also go on to say that to
use a specific map in your GPS you simply disable any other
(overlapping) maps you may have loaded.

New manual (English).
http://www.garmin.com/products/manua...from=mapsource

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Thanks everyone, your solutions worked. I used the tweak the registry method
to use the HD versus the CD.
Too bad the maps aren't transparent and overlap, but maybe it's better since
the screen would get very clutered.

"Kevin Ameling" <kameling1@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:_OJ3b.24$vS6.7877@news.uswest.net...
> Regarding Mapsource products, can I upload both the Topo maps and
> Metroguide? Or can a region only have one type of map uploaded for that
> area? I have the TOPO maps, but am thinking about getting the Metroguide
> too.
> Also, how can I load all of the TOPO cd's to my harddrive so I don't need
to
> carry around the cd's?
> Thanks
>
>

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:47:44 GMT, Stuart Middleton-White
<SPAMLESSstuwhite@verizon.net> wrote:

>Actually Garmin put the Rev. B MapSource manual (dated 8/27/03) on
>their site today and on P40 use the example of overlapping Topo and
>R&R maps (R&R has precedence they say). They also go on to say that to
>use a specific map in your GPS you simply disable any other
>(overlapping) maps you may have loaded.

Okay, didn't know that. Another one for the GPS V FAQ. =8-)

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Robert Elsinga =8-) e-mail: robert (at) elsinga.org/elsinga.net

Personal website: www.elsinga.org, Home @ N 52"55.812', E 05"51.509'
Voice: +31 871 90 11 11 (EUR 0,41/min), fax2mail: +31 842 22 76 82