20 Most Recent Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver Questions & Answers

If you have a sim card installed make sure it is fully seated. Also make sure you have a clear sky view for the unit. Had this happen with my Nuvi50. Had it sitting in a position below the dash and it would be very erratic. Placed the unit on the windshield and it worked as it should.

Why do you need to reset it? What are you trying to fix?

Hi,

You could go to :-

https://my.garmin.com/rma/recallLanding.faces

Enter the serial number and check if your device is under recall or not.

Let me know,if needed further assistance.

Hope i helped you.

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This happened to me, take your garmin inside and connect it to your computer let it sit for about 10 mins,then disconnect it make sure the power is on After the splash screen, when it says loading map data, plug it back in quickly, this will bring it into charge mode. Now leave it connected for a couple of hours, then return it to your car. this happened to me becuase I do not have the proper power cord. I'm using a USB car charger, therefore I have to unplug and plug in every time I turn on the car. I need the cord that connects to the dock.

Please don't try this yourself as you can damge the unit by traying to take it apart. Please see this link for more info:

http://www.sharc.net/gps_battery_repair.htm

- Jim

Do you have Lifetime maps? If so, carefully repeat the process again. Remember it takes up to 5 hours to completely load maps etc. depending on your computer.
If you had any power issues during the load you might have corrupted some files.

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If you have forgotten your PIN and Security Location please contact Product Support for assistance. Please note we will require a copy of the receipt and there will be a charge to unlock the device as this issue is not covered by the warranty.

To contact Product Support in your area go to http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/supportcontact

Please see this link for more info:

http://www.sharc.net/discus/messages/6/250.html?1254844672


- Jim

www.garmin.com. They may have a free map available for your model.

My touchscreen on Garmin nuvi 1390 not working too and .calibration it's help alsoI did twice hard reset my GPS Garmin Nuvi 1390 and nothing happening and after I tried different trick,when I turned GPS off I hold the top left corner screen.The screen exchange for calibrations and I pressed several times according request and my GPS Garmin Nuvi 1390 started work,but repairing company wanna charge me $100 Canadian dollars.I didn't connect GPS to computer

Download Garmin Express from Garmin and install to your PC. Plug your GPS into your PC, Garmin Express should identify your GPS and give you options to update maps and software.

Go to Garmin and download and install Garmin Express, Plug your GPS into your PC. The GPS should power on and Garmin Express should identify it and tell you of any updates. If the GPS does not power on (it should go into usb mode), then contact Garmin for warranty work. You can also check the power adapter in your vehicle. If the red light does not come on, the adapter either has a blown fuse or went bad, causing your GPS battery to be discharged. It is quite possible that your battery is discharged. You might leave it plugged into your PC overnight if the battery is dead.

Go onto the Garmin web site and reset the 1450.

The LCD display contains both the display and backlight. They are integrated as one piece. Therefore the entire display needs to be replaced. The backlight connections are soldered to the LCD connections. Replace the entire display.

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When encountering errors such as "No Map Data Available" and Garmin Express does not recognize your Garmin nuvi, check to see if your Garmin nuvi is out of storage space from your computer. Solution related to the fact that when brought up as the E: drive in windows there were 0 bytes free space on the Garmin nuvi. To get Garmin Express to recognize a unit which is full, do a search on the Windows Drive (E:) for "gmap" then choose "Open file location" This will get into the hidden ".system" directory. From there, delete the largest file map, such as "gmapprom" (or move this file to your hard drive). Afterward, reboot your computer to have Garmin Express software recognize your Garmin nuvi. On older units, also purchase a microSDHC card to be able to store the newest maps, such as the US & Canada 2.6Gb map file, which will not fit on the internal unit alone or a 2Gb card. The Garmin Express software will recognize 4Gb to 32Gb microSDHC Class 10 or UHS-I cards formatted to FAT32 and install the newest maps automatically to them. Some have reported that 4Gb cards are not large enough. I had used a 16Gb SanDisk Ultra PLUS UHS-I card ($10.88 Walmart) successfully on my Garmin nuvi 1450LMT

If the garmin can reach satellites in North America, it will reach satellites anywhere in the world as long as it has a clear line of site to the satellites. Depending where you are, the satellites can be higher or lower in the sky. This means that the garmin in your vehicle may not be able to see the satellites how you have it positioned in your vehicle. Try finding the satellites outside of your vehicle while in Europe. If you can, then the problem is positioning in your vehicle. The satellites are all the same kind no matter where you are.

If the garmin can reach satellites in North America, it will reach satellites anywhere in the world as long as it has a clear line of site to the satellites. Depending where you are, the satellites can be higher or lower in the sky. This means that the garmin in your vehicle may not be able to see the satellites how you have it positioned in your vehicle. Try finding the satellites outside of your vehicle while in Europe. If you can, then the problem is positioning in your vehicle. The satellites are all the same kind no matter where you are.