[OSM-talk] Garmin nuvi track recording

[Steve Doerr]

On 29/12/2014 16:53, Volker Schmidt wrote:
> I tried to find, unsuccessfully, information about track recording 
> with GARMIN nuvi models.
> I had occasion to use a nuvi 50 (with OSM maps) for car navigation. It 
> worked fine apart from the track recording that seems to be 
> permanently in "lock on road" mode, which is not useful if you want to 
> use the recorded tracks for mapping.
> Is there any similarly simple-to-use Garmin model that does permit to 
> set the track recording without "lock on road", or is there a trick to 
> make the the nuvi 50 forget the lock-on-road mode?
>

I have a nuvi 205, which may of course be completely different. In 
Settings > Navigation there's a Route Preference that can be set to Off 
Road, which might make a difference?

On my unit there is a hidden track log feature that provides a better 
track than the standard Trip Log. I followed the instructions at 
www.gpspassion.com/upload2/HiddenTrackLogHowTo.pdf to use this.

-- 
Steve

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