Updating satnav maps

[Skooter]

'Simples' is indeed the word! Many thanks to both you and d-shadow. Once I get my head around the basics I can happily head into the unknown. Out of interest, why do you need to update your firmware? To enable customising to allow more space for music kinda thing?

And when you say 'slow' (4spd ... sounds like an old gearbox!) and recommend imgburn, I gather that counts the burner in this Mac Laptop out?

[Guest001]

'Simples' is indeed the word! Many thanks to both you and d-shadow. Once I get my head around the basics I can happily head into the unknown. Out of interest, why do you need to update your firmware? To enable customising to allow more space for music kinda thing?

And when you say 'slow' (4spd ... sounds like an old gearbox!) and recommend imgburn, I gather that counts the burner in this Mac Laptop out?

Updating firmware does give you different partitions with more music capacity. Also gives other advantages.

You are on your own with a Mac have a read of the thread others have done it on them

[Skooter]

I'll open the Macbook in Windows (my own little partition) and Google imgburn. Sounds like it might be easier that way - although the Mac copes with just about anything these days.

Thanks again.

[roccoizm]

Hey guys I have recently updated to v6 maps. But now when I use the nav screen on my rns510 I don't see street names. I do see the name of the street I am currently on via the MFD. Although I am certain in the past I would see side street names on the nav screen. Handy when you need to find a street near by and cant be arsed using the 'enter suburb, enter street' function. Any thougts? I was thinking to reinstall the maps.Does someone know how to force the maps to reinstall?

[roccoizm]

Hey guys I have recently updated to v6 maps. But now when I use the nav screen on my rns510 I don't see street names. I do see the name of the street I am currently on via the MFD. Although I am certain in the past I would see side street names on the nav screen. Handy when you need to find a street near by and cant be arsed using the 'enter suburb, enter street' function. Any thoughts? I was thinking to reinstall the maps.Does someone know how to force the maps to reinstall?

[Guest001]

Hey guys I have recently updated to v6 maps. But now when I use the nav screen on my rns510 I don't see street names. I do see the name of the street I am currently on via the MFD. Although I am certain in the past I would see side street names on the nav screen. Handy when you need to find a street near by and cant be arsed using the 'enter suburb, enter street' function. Any thougts? I was thinking to reinstall the maps.Does someone know how to force the maps to reinstall?

Wont help that's how it is

Presuming that you used the link for the map that has the good version of it Go back to reply 7 on page 1 where I posted a link to the good one
Put it in 2D mode and se what you get should show up better than 3D

I found it wouldn't "reinstall" over itself and had to install V5 and then V6 again

The crook version did that more than the good one so maybe download and do it again You may need V5 though which I can put on Google drive if you need it Takes about 2 hours to do it though

You can delete your double post by going to EDIT ADVANCED and deleting it

[Fredescu]

I was thinking of updating the maps on my Columbus too. Are you saying that the latest version removes Street labels from 2d view? That would be a pain. Does it help with responsiveness?

[Guest001]

I was thinking of updating the maps on my Columbus too. Are you saying that the latest version removes Street labels from 2d view? That would be a pain. Does it help with responsiveness?

Some say it does in 3D In reality there is very little difference to V5 as I reinstalled it and went for a drive and noted what I saw in both 2D and 3D modes.

Then went home and reloaded V6 and found very little difference ,

The whole unit compared to a $300 Tomtom or Garmin is crap anyway as far as Navigation is concerned

[Martin]

The street names are still there - depends on the zoom factor you are using

Updating to newer software makes everything slower - it's a tad annoying

[Guest001]

The street names are still there - depends on the zoom factor you are using

Updating to V6 software makes everything slower - it's a tad annoying

V6 is a map, not the software (Firmware) which atm is 4120 and would affect the working of the unit

On reinstalling V5 map and then V6 I haven't noticed any difference. The thing that annoys me is how the little road the arrow is on

quivers around all the time unlike any portable unit I have had where it stays still.