Problem with new Nuvi 780

I just got my 780 today. I don't know what I did exactly, but it won't show
the Map at all, it just continues to say Drawing... on the screen, yet
nothing happens. It shows City Navigator NA NT 2008 installed with a check
mark. Ok now it's finally doing something, a took a while. Why is the GPS
so SLOW? I just did a Zoom up 1 level and it's drawing things at slowmo
speed. So I guess the new question is, WHY is my GPS running in snail pace
mode, it wasn't at first.

Sorry I can't tell you what's causing it but I'd bet that a hard reset
would fix it. Also make sure to update the firmware.
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Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com

I have done both! It does no good. When I first got it, it was working
just fine, but sometime in the process of updating the software to 2.60 and
downloading the MSN Direct update and getting a couple Mad Maps, it started
doing it's thing. It's so slow, I never see the Map while driving as it has
to update as you go and since it takes forever to even do it, I get nothing
other then a DRAWING... message on the screen. I do get the next street
names on the top of the screen being shown, and I can have it Navigate me
someplace and it'll do it by voice just fine, but again no Map Data being
shown.

I have also notice that going to Find Movie Area, it may show the the first
page just fine, but going down deeper I just get the Hourglass Icon forever,
while at other times it's quick doing the same thing?!?!?! It show Pictures
fine, it plays my MP3's just fine. The Bluetooth works great with my phone,
I don't need a silly looking thing attached to my ear, the GPS actually
works surprising well as a Hands free device, but this Slowness problem is
driving me crazy.

I e-mailed Garmin and they told me to do the exact same 2 things. Gee
thanks, since I had already told them I updated to the latest 2.60 version
of the software, and in fact have tried Reinstalling it with no effect.
This is my 3rd Garmin GPS Unit, which I also own a 2610 and a GPS60. I
like a lot of what the 780 does, but there are things I miss about the 2610.
Right now though the 780 is almost worthless with it's slowness.

Oh and the Hard Reset doesn't seem to clear everything. MadMaps is still
there, some of the MSNDirect Data is still being shown, it would start being
quick Displaying the map at first, but after locking on to where I'm at, the
Slowness just comes back. It's driving me nuts.

Doesn't sound like you done a hard reset. How did you do it? After you
done the hard reset did you have to select your language, time zone etc.?
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Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com

Ya I did the hard Reset by Pushing on the lower right of the screen and
turning on. It asked for the Time Zone and what not once again. I do it
inside where I don't get any Satellite signal. When it's first booted up
and I go into the MAP it seems to work just fine, I can Zoom in and Out and
move around, while it's at the Default Gamin USA part of the Map. When I go
outside and it locks onto the Satellites for where I'm at in California,
it's done for! It's in extra Slow Mode Map Drawing... mode once again. It
will still tell me the Upcoming streets on the top of the Display just fine,
and will even give Voice Navigation to a location just fine, I just get no
MAP. If I wait a while it'll slowly Pop up, first the Car Icon, and then
layer after layer very very slowly, but as soon as it as to do a Map Update
when you move, it starts the process all over again. So when I'm driving,
it's worthless as it would be Map Updating non-stop, and I don't sit at a
light long enough for it to even to have time to Pop up the Car Icon. When
it's in Slow Map Mode, then some things while in MSN Direct run really slow
also, usually when I go down a couple layers then I get the forever Hour
Glass Icon waiting for something to happen, when at other times, doing the
same thing it's quick. This isn't my first Garmin GPS as I have 2 others.
Anyway it looks like Garmin is going to have me send this one in to them.
However long that is going to end up taking.

Is there a way to go to a Satellite Page on the 780 like on the 2610? I
miss that feature. The FM Modulator Sucks!!! Far worse then what my XM
Skyfi Unit can do. Luckily I installed a Aftermarket Direct Input into my
Factory Stereo and it has 2 Inputs, so I have a free one to use with the 780
for 100 times better sound. Now if I can only have the Map working
correctly and I still need to order up a Mount for my Motorcycle when I'm
riding that.