How to get Unit ID (Device ID) number on Garmin units :
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Alternative way some devices (all device, use some similar way):
For the newer models (e.g. Nuvi)

• Turn on your Garmin GPS.
• Select Tools > Settings > System > About
• Write down the ten (10) digit Unit ID

For older models (e.g. GPSMAP 60)

• Under Main Menu select Setup
• Under Setup select System
• Select Menu button on GPS
• Select Software Version
• Write down ...

Mapsource tutorial: How To Install GMAP Folder To Mapsource

Method 1:
this example uses "City Navigator North America NT 2011.31.gmap" folder

Windows XP:
Copy "City Navigator North America NT 2011.31.gmap" folder into
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\GARMIN\Maps
OR
%APPDATA%\GARMIN\Maps

Vista, windows 7 and and above:
Copy "City Navigator North America NT 2011.31.gmap" folder into
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GARMIN\Maps
OR
%APPDATA%\GARMIN\Maps
(e.g. C:\ProgramData\GARMIN\Maps or something like that all other languages)

Use Mapsource special - Download HERE
In Mapsource select map from ...

How To Change Which Map Is Displayed On A Garmin GPS

With so many maps to choose from on this website and available from Garmin you're likely to have multiple maps loaded on your GPS receiver and you'll need to turn some on or off to show or hide different maps. This is most obvious when you have a topo showing and want to show City Navigator, or you have a topo showing and need ...

How To Load Maps On My Garmin GPS Unit

These days many of Garmin’s new GPS receivers contain built in maps, from the nuvi series with road maps to the Colorado and Oregon with topos. These receivers can still have maps loaded to them though in addition to the maps that already exist. This how-to will detail how to load additional maps to your GPS unit with either a Mac or a PC.

• PC: Use ...

Adding multiple maps in Garmin Nuvi 255w GPS
This is example device some other devices use similar names

Theoretically, the Garmin Nuvi GPS navigator can be loaded with hundreds of map

The maps are stored in specific mapset files with *.img extension in the flash memory of the GPS unit. Each mapset file contains one or many maps in it. Beside that, the Garmin GPS navigator can also recognise and load up one additional mapset ...

Using GMapTool to combine multiple maps into one mapset file for Garmin GPS

We mentioned earlier that Garmin GPS navigator supports several mapset files. That should be enough for normal users.

Saving different map into different mapset file also makes it easy to replace the map to newer version in the future, as well as convenient to remove a single map from the GPS storage.

However, if you have a lot of map that you ...

Mapsource tutorial: Unlock Mapsource
for newbies

1. Use Jetmouse keygen, Download it here
How to get Unit ID number on Garmin units - Video

2. Use Mapsource special version, Download it here

3. All is one picture:



After you add your unlock key to mapsource you may need restart mapsource

WinRAR, WinZIP or other program use 100% cpu time

This is a problem if you use WinRAR to compress such large map files, your computer may freeze the package for a period, this may bring help for this problem

Do you know "Windows" shares the processor time between all running processes based upon their priority? If a process has higher priority, it gets more processor time compared to a process having lower priority. ...

Mapsource tutorial: Selecting and Saving Map Sets - Video

Garmin® is happy to provide a downloadable tutorial for our MapSource products. While our MapSource products don't support Macs at this time, we have provided the tutorial in both Mac and PC formats. Please choose the appropraite file below for your computer platform.

Note: For optimal playback, please set your monitor resolution to 1024 x 768

MapSource Tutorial for PC or HERE

MapSource Tutorial for Mac ...