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The mobile global positioning system (GPS) is helpful for all-around driving guidance, especially in unfamiliar or congested areas where the road signs might be scarce or difficult to comprehend. These devices also work well for finding nearby places to eat or stay the night. Still, we cannot trust our lives with them because they are not perfect. Yet, by using available resources we can make them work well for our particular traveling needs as reviewed with the following example.
Basic Nuvi 350 description. This mid-range GPS navigator has the following capabilities as do other makes and models.
- Compact and light-weight with touch-screen buttons, including a mute button
- Several setup choices for lighting, background, map information, distance modes, voice-type etc
- SD-card slot for expanded data or downloads, if used
- Electronic compass (although not always listed as having one)
- MP3 and audio-book player
- Audio plug-in for headphones or an external speaker
- USB slot for computer downloads from the manufacturer’s Internet site (maps and software)
- World clock and hand calculator
- Currency and unit-measurement converter
- Finds nearby eating, fueling, and lodging places instantly together with their distances from the vehicle
- Continuously determines the vehicle speed, average speed, miles to the next main turn, and total miles to the final destination
- Calculates the approximate destination arrival time barring no further stops
Common problems
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- Miscalculates a fastest route
- Chronic repeated voice messages if its directions are not followed precisely, e.g., please make U-turn and return to a specific turning point
- Squawking or slightly garbled voice at times
- Not enough voice volume
- Wear and tear both on the electronic contacts and the frame itself if removed from its mount often
- Possible electronic connection problem between the common cradle and the power cord or the device itself
- Loss of warning tones after upgrading the software
Common fixes
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1. Reset the GPS. One immediate fix for unusual device behavior is to press the reset button. On the 350, this button is located on the backside under the antenna.
2. Know the best potential routes beforehand. Since the GPS cannot know all of the small-town speed limits, stop signs, and traffic lights, it will sometimes call a shorter secondary highway distance as being faster than a main interstate highway in error. As a result, the GPS might not shut up for a time if the driver chooses the main highway instead. Thus, the drivers need to know the commonly used potentially best, fastest, and safest routes via their own sources ahead of time. If and when this raucous event happens, use the mute button to quiet the GPS until it can recalculate the route accurately
3. Delete unnecessary data. Although this devise can hold much information without difficulty, another general fix is to delete most of its stored data. Most of them probably will not be used again.
To do this cleanup completely and rapidly, place the left thumb on the upper left corner of the screen while the device is off. Hold it there while turning it on. A dialog screen will appear — Do you really want to start up in the maintenance mode? Touch, Yes, and then follow the next maintenance-mode screen choices and questions. Touch, Clear user data. It will then ask — Do you really want to erase all user data? Touch, Yes.
When done, the owner might have to reenter certain favorite or often-used places, and redo minimal parts of the setup. But the device often works better after this cleanup. The voice and volume could also improve.
4. Clean the contacts. Reportedly, an occasional connection problem between the common cradle and its power cord or the device itself exists. The best fixes here are to wipe the contacts clean with a cleaning cloth or probe, and then make sure the contacts are touching each other as needed. Also, make sure the power-cord-to-cradle connection is pressed all the way into its cradle slot.
5. Mount it safely. Having the GPS mounted at windshield eye-level makes it easy to follow without taking one’s eyes off the road. Yet, if the windshield mount is hard to reach or set up, the GPS can be mounted onto another kind of holder, like, a weighted-dashboard or dashboard-vent holder. Some of these holders are expandable, and will hold most GPS models.
6. Select a different voice. If the well-liked turn-warning tones disappear for any reason (usually from a previous software download), the owner can usually reinstate them by choosing a non-text-to-speech (TTS) voice under the Settings and Locale buttons.
7. Update the software. The best way to fix several small issues is to download the latest free software, Version 6.2, as directed for this model from the Support menu at the manufacturer’s website. This version has addressed several common device problems, which makes this GPS run well.
For more information on how to buy and maintain GPS navigation devices, see the following sites.
1. About.com – Computing Center How to Buy a GPS Device Introduction by PC World Staff http://pcworld.about.com/od/gps/How-to-Buy-a-GPS-Device.htm
2. eHow – How To Do Just About Everything How to Troubleshoot a Garmin 350 by Joe Eitel http://www.ehow.com/how_5242868_troubleshoot-garmin.html?
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