gpx file on garmin 500 ...
Mikey23
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im sure this has been asked loads of times before but cant get a match from the database and the garmin forums seem to be down
i am doing my first audax tomorrow and i would like to put the file of the route on my 500 and use it as a navigational device. however i cant get it to work or figure out what i am doing wrong ...
as i understand it, i have to copy the gpx file to my pc then drag and drop it into newfiles on the 500. no probs there, and there it sits. properly ejected 500 from pc, turned it off then on, went to courses and the file should be there and converted to a fit file and the rest is easy peasy. except that it isnt...
my 500 will let me use my own routes as courses, i can take the gpx file and get it to work on other sites etc so neither file nor 500 seems to be at fault.. so is there summat i havent thought of or should i just give it up as a bad lot use a map? any help would be gratefully appreciated...
i am doing my first audax tomorrow and i would like to put the file of the route on my 500 and use it as a navigational device. however i cant get it to work or figure out what i am doing wrong ...
as i understand it, i have to copy the gpx file to my pc then drag and drop it into newfiles on the 500. no probs there, and there it sits. properly ejected 500 from pc, turned it off then on, went to courses and the file should be there and converted to a fit file and the rest is easy peasy. except that it isnt...
my 500 will let me use my own routes as courses, i can take the gpx file and get it to work on other sites etc so neither file nor 500 seems to be at fault.. so is there summat i havent thought of or should i just give it up as a bad lot use a map? any help would be gratefully appreciated...
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I have forgotten exactly how as I have an 800 now but you have to convert the gpx to a crs file first, I think, it doesn't do routes just courses.Smarter than the average bear.0
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antfly wrote:I have forgotten exactly how as I have an 800 now but you have to convert the gpx to a crs file first, I think, it doesn't do routes just courses.
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It may be that the course has a different name to the file. The garmin will take the course name from the route or track within the gpx file not from the gpx file name.
Do you have a link to the gpx file?0 -
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I find that frequently .gpx files do not load on my Garmin 500. I find converting to .tcx and then uploading via the newfiles folder generally works.0
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Mikey23 wrote:
Try this copy, the one from bikely is corrupt and does not import into basecamp correctly.
http://sdrv.ms/13l2JE40 -
I would recommend not to use bikely as it has been broken for some time and the gpx files from it do not follow the correct file schema for gpx files, hence the failure of them sometimes to load into offline mapping programs.
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40054&t=12868303&hilit=bikely0 -
AFAIK 500's take .TCX files not .GPX files. GPX files don't show as courses but when I download them as TCX they work fine.0
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thanks guys, have tried the alternative source but still not working so will have to try a converter. anyone know of a good one that doesnt try to download a new toolbar and take over my machine?0
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ok, found a converter, run it through and changed to a tcx file and ... it worked. what a right old faff. so presumably when i start, all i have to to do is load the file and start the device as per usual...0
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Yep, when you start, go into the menu, go to Training, Courses and select the course, then select Start Course. It'll process it for a few seconds and then it's away. Go back to the info screens, press start button and off you go.0
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brill... thanks for all your help and advice guys... all ive got to do is ride the blooming thing now!0
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Got round today.. Didn't need it as the problem solving element was quite important but nice to have
It... Thanks again guys for your input0
