20 Most Recent Garmin 255WT GPS Receiver Questions & Answers

It may not be absolutely necessary to update the maps every year, but if you wish to, you need to go out to the Garmin Nuvi website and download the map update you want to your computer. Then you need to plug your GPS into your computer using the USB cable provided.

The site will prompt you to download the communicator and that's how the file will be transferred from your computer to your GPS.

If you need further assistance, please let me know.

Hello,

First step is to make sure that the USB cable is not third party, and a Garmin miniUSB. If it is and your still having issues connecting try a different USB slot.


Hope this helps!

Is that SD card have maps on it?

Did you check to see if the SD card is listed in the maps and chosen or looking for the old map?

With the SD card out turn on the unit

GO to your map... in my nuvi i have to go in this way

Tools..... Settings.....Maps.... on screen press Map Info

Is there a check mark there in City Navigator No American NT

That is the map your unit is looking at....... if you add your SD card now and want to use that map put card in unit it should pop up

Make sure that only the SD card will have a check mark to use that map
....

hope this helps

The fuse in located in the car adapter plug..... unscrew the silver tip of plug. be careful its spring loaded.. hope this works

You can also use a USB connector cord to plug in gps to computer to see if it charges, this will take about a couple hours to fully charge

There's a space button on the keypad. It looks like this

You can reset the unit to default by doing this steps.

Holding your finger on the lower-right corner of the screen while turning on the unit and keeping the finger pressed until a message appear to delete the user data.

there is no way to repair a touch screen they must be replaced.

just at the end of the chager (the sig plug end) the end winds off like a bolt behind it ( dont loose the spring) is a fuse if its blown reolace it if not replace the whole charger

good luck

Choose another language or download the voicefile again

you can get your manual HERE


the first page says 205 but its suppose to cover the 255W also

Have a look on their web site; https://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/GPSMAP_78_OM_EN.pdf&vssid=collectionitem-web-desktophttps://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/GPSMAP_78_OM_EN.pdf

I suggest you try resetting the device by following the instructions in the owner's manual. If the issue persists, it may be due to an error in the map database. You can try reinstalling the maps to the memory card after unlocking them for your device. If you are still experiencing issues, please contact Garmin Product Support for further assistance . Correcting the Message "Can't Unlock Maps" or "Can't Authenticate Maps" on a Garmin Automotive Device ' Garmin Customer Support

By 'resetting' you mean it switches off, and because it is connected to power, it boots back up. Do you have a SD Card in it? I had trouble with a Nuvi 1350 with SD Card that had the whole USA Map on it, mine came with the Canada Map only. It would randomly turn off, so I decided to buy a Factory Refurbished Drive 50. I removed the SD Card and Reset the Nuvi and it worked perfectly after that. The Drive 50 was also a bit flaky, and resetting fixed that as well. You can back up your Favourites beforehand.

I recently purchased a Garmin GPSMAP 78s I had a lot of trouble calibrating the compass; I literally tried it hundreds of times without success. I also did a hard reset etc etc. Believe me I definitely tried everything possible but to no avail I did contact Garmin but they didn't have an answer straight away for the problem I have now sorted it as follows: Do each step VERY SLOWLY, MUCH slower than you think you should There are three steps to go through in calibrating the compass 1)Spinning the whole unit around flat 2)Flipping it over longitudinally and then 3) Flipping it over end to end. But remember do each step VERY slowly and go to the next step when prompted by the unit This solved my issue. I can now calibrate my compass 9 out of 10 attempts Hope that helps

To open the MTP settings on your Garmin Nuvi 50LM, you will need to access the device's menu. From the main menu, select the "Settings" option and then select the "System" option. From there, you should be able to access the MTP settings. If you are still unable to access the settings, you may need to contact the manufacturer for assistance.

You will need to go to the Garmin website on your computer or laptop and set up an account. I think the sign up is free. You will then need to connect your Garmin to the computer and update it that way.

Hi Earl, Sometime it could just be of aging. I have a 130, it was having similar problems, until i realized it was the screen not showing, but power on turning on. In your case, I probably probably try a hard factory reset as follows: To perform a master reset:

1. Turn off the device.
2. Press the PAGE, ENTER2, and POWER buttons simultaneously.
3. Release all buttons once the Do you really want to erase all user data? message appears.
4. Select Yes.

hope this helps! Kevin

It appears to be a known issue. You can try some Electrical Switch and Contact Cleaner in the first instance. This NOT WD40. https://www.google.com/search?q=Garmin+etrex+10+click+stick+problem ..

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