Using a Garmin personal GPS navigation device gives you access to a range of free and paid electronic maps, from basic navigation maps to specialist topographical maps that can help you assess the elevation of a hike, trail or individual waypoints along the route. After creating a navigation waypoint on the Garmin device, you can transfer it to the Garmin BaseCamp program on your computer so that you have a record of the waypoint . To transfer waypoints, connect the Garmin personal navigator or mobile device to the BaseCamp app on your PC via the supplied USB cable and drag and drop the waypoint from the device to the BaseCamp program. The system also works the other way, allowing you to transfer waypoints created in the BaseCamp program on your computer to your navigation device.
Transfer a Waypoint From the Navigation Device
Step 1
Connect the Garmin personal navigator or mobile device to your computer with the supplied USB cable.
Step 2
Step 3
Click the name of your Garmin device or smartphone under 'Devices' in the bottom left menu pane.
Step 4
Scroll through the list of saved items, including routes, trails and individual waypoints.
Step 5
Click to select the waypoint that you want to transfer.
Step 6
Drag and drop the waypoint to any list in the 'My Collection' pane in the top left of the screen. To create a new list for the waypoint, click 'New' followed by 'List' in the main menu and then enter a name for the list.
Wait a few seconds for BaseCamp to transfer the waypoint.
Transfer a Waypoint To the Navigation Device
Step 1
Connect the Garmin device or mobile device to your computer.
Step 2
Step 3
Ppsspp cheats. Click to select the waypoint that you want to transfer. The waypoint willl either appear as part of a list or individually under the 'My Collection' folder in the top left menu pane.
Drag and drop the waypoint on your Garmin device or mobile device listed under 'Devices' in the bottom left menu pane.
Tip
- To transfer an entire list of items on the device or in the 'My Collection' library on your computer, right-click the list and select 'Send to' to send the entire list to the device or your collection.
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I frequently get questions from readers, and one that crops up quite often goes something like this – “I’m doing a sportive event soon and I’ve downloaded the GPX of the route. How do I transfer the GPX file to my Garmin?”
So, you’ve got a big event or route coming up? Congratulations, that’s awesome, particularly if it’s your first. By the way, if you need some serious tips about how to survive your first BIG ride, try this post.
So, you’ve got a big event or route coming up? Congratulations, that’s awesome, particularly if it’s your first. By the way, if you need some serious tips about how to survive your first BIG ride, try this post.
Here’s a step by step guide showing you how to load a GPX file of a sportive to your Garmin Bike GPS computer.
If you’ve got a Garmin Edge 25, you will also want to read this post first.
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The video includes a great tip not included in the text version below.
Here’s what one ScarletFire reader had to say about the video:
Here’s what one ScarletFire reader had to say about the video:
Your video on downloading a GPX was excellent. I had spent two hours faffing around and you cured my problem really quickly. The instructions from Evans for downloading their GPX file were pathetic.
#1 Download the GPX file from the event website.
The first step is to download the GPX file so that you have a copy on your computer. If you’ve entered a paid event, chances are that you’ll get an email from them at some point with instructions about how to download the file. Otherwise, it would be worth looking for a section about the route details, and look for a link to download the GPX file.
Try to pay attention to where your computer will save the file, because you need to be able to locate it later.
Try to pay attention to where your computer will save the file, because you need to be able to locate it later.
#2 Transfer GPX file to Garmin
This is the bit that seems to stump some people, but it’s really rather easy once you’ve done it once or twice. Hey, it’s like riding a bike! You have the GPX file on your computer, and you just need to move or transfer it over to the Garmin device.
To do this, follow these steps:
Connect the Garmin to the computer with a USB cable.
Check that you can “see” the device, plus its memory card (if there’s one installed). In Windows, the best way to do this is to double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. This shows you all of the various drives in your computer, plus any attached storage devices.
Check that you can “see” the device, plus its memory card (if there’s one installed). In Windows, the best way to do this is to double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. This shows you all of the various drives in your computer, plus any attached storage devices.
This is what mine looks like with the Garmin connected. The H: drive is clearly labelled Garmin Edge 800. That’s the internal memory of the unit itself. The one labelled “Removable Disk (J:)” is the SD card inside the Garmin. Yours may be assigned a different letter. You can copy your route to either the internal memory OR the SD card.
Double click into either the Garmin’s own internal memory, OR the SD card.
You’ll see a folder called Garmin. Double click into that folder, and you’ll see a range of folders, including one called NewFiles.
Copy your GPX file into the NewFiles folder. Monika after story wiki.
To do this, just drag and drop the file from your computer to the NewFiles window. Or copy and paste it, whichever is easier and quicker for you.
I know some people can get a bit stuck on this part, and it’s often overlooked. People who write tutorials on the web make certain assumptions that everybody knows how to undertake such basic tasks as copying files, but take it from me, I know how many people struggle with these things. Computers are weird aren’t they?
This might help –
You should have two windows open – the window with the GPX file that you downloaded, plus the window showing the NewFiles folder on your Garmin.
Try to arrange these windows so that you can see both of them on screen at the same time. You can drag the edges of the windows to re-size them.
Once you can see both, click on the GPX file and hold the mouse button down whilst dragging the file over to the “NewFiles” window. This is called a “drag and drop”, and will copy the file over for you.
Try to arrange these windows so that you can see both of them on screen at the same time. You can drag the edges of the windows to re-size them.
Once you can see both, click on the GPX file and hold the mouse button down whilst dragging the file over to the “NewFiles” window. This is called a “drag and drop”, and will copy the file over for you.
Alternatively – find the GPX file you downloaded, and right-click on it (click on it with the right mouse button) and choose “Copy” from the options in the menu that appears.
Right-click inside the “NewFiles” folder and then choose “Paste” from the options. This will also copy the file over for you.
Congratulations, you can now successfully transfer a GPX file to a Garmin! Easy, wasn’t it?
#3 Disconnect and then restart your Garmin
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When you restart your Garmin, it looks in the NewFiles folder to check if there are any, erm, new files.
If it finds a GPX file in there, it will create a course out of it, which will then appear in the Courses menu.
To access the Courses menu
Tap the Menu button, followed by Courses. Simple!
You should then see your GPX course in the list. Tap it to see more info.
This bit is important!
Before you start the course, you need to manually adjust the settings so that the unit will provide Turn by Turn directions for you.
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To do this, tap the spanner icon, then choose the Turn Guidance option, and make sure it is switched to ON.
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The course is now ready, and if you press GO it will calculate the route for you.