The Garmin nüvi 2595LMT
I’ll delve into new and returning features shortly, but first, let’s look at some…
Related models
- Drop down to the 2555LMT and you’ll lose Bluetooth and voice command
- Or keep those features but drop down to a 4.3″ screen with the nuvi 2495LMT
- To see how the nuvi 2595LMT stacks up against other models, check out my Garmin nuvi comparison chart
NOTE: Much of the following is based on my hands on reviews of the nuvi 2495LMT , which offers the same feature set, and the 5” 2555LT.
Garmin nuvi 2595LMT hardware notes
My biggest disappointment with the Advanced series is that these models do not have a powered mount. So you’ll have to plug the mini-USB connector into the back of the unit each time you use it. Nevertheless, the 2595LMT does sense when you remove it from the mount while powered on, and records that as your last parking spot. To be guided back to it, choose Apps > Last Spot. There is a magnet in the lower portion of the mount that allows it to accomplish this.
Powering on and off
The nuvi 2595LMT powers off and on automatically when connected to the charger in your car. When you press the power button to turn it off, it actually goes into sleep mode. According to the manual, “a battery charge lasts for weeks” in this mode. The advantage here is an almost instantaneous power on from sleep mode. To fully shut down the device, hold the power button down for three seconds.
NuFeatures
Much of this section was covered in my first looks post. One exception is at the end of the “Map changes” section, where I discuss browsing the map for POIs; the other is the final section, “Menu improvements.”
Dashboards
There are eight different dashboards available on the 2595LMT. Basically, these are data field layouts, and are accessed via Settings > Map & Vehicle > Dashboards. You can see one in the image below.
Map changes – Buttons, layers, and more, oh my
The icons on the right side of the map screen are termed map buttons. You can have up to three of the following: Traffic, Mute, Stop, Phone, Detour, Exit services, Where am I?, Trip computer, Map layers, Brightness, Where to? and Audible. This is a nice feature. BTW, see the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the lower right portion of the nuvi screen above? You can tap that to bring up all twelve of the items available for the map buttons, so it’s easy to reach the other nine.
Map Layers also offers three choices. You can choose to display any or all of the following on the map: Traffic, Trip log and Places along the road. Enabling the latter will display points of interest (POIs). In the screenshot below, you can see that more information appears on the screen if you tap a POI icon. Oh, and which POIs feature corporate logos seems to be solely related to which ones are available to Garmin; it has nothing to do with zoom levels.
While you cannot customize which POIs to display on the 3D moving map, it’s a different subject when you go into browse map mode. There you can drill down through many categories, as you can see below.
Selecting a destination
Tap Where To? and you’ll see the following screen…
There are a few things to note here:
- You can add a shortcut to a favorite search (e.g., Starbucks), a category or subcategory, a saved place, etc.; this is one of the more helpful new features, IMHO
- Note that you can remove any of the shortcuts shown above
- And you can have up to six screens, for a total of 36 shortcuts
- The Categories icon gives you access to the full range of POI choices, in addition to any shortcuts showing
- You can do a universal search, entering an address or a POI name
- Tap the Searching Near field in the upper right hand portion of the screen to access options such as My active route, My destination, etc.
- To move items around, simply press and hold them for a second until they start to jiggle; then move them to a new position
Exit services
First seen on the dezl trucker series, and similar to Magellan’s Exit POIs, this is another new feature that I think people will find very helpful indeed. So much so that it will undoubtedly end up as one of the buttons on my map screen. It shows you POIs for upcoming exits…
Menu improvements
Recent nuvis had deep menu options that were painful to access. Improved nesting and better use of check boxes have reduced many steps. For example, on 2xx0 series units, you had the following sequence to set avoidances: Tools > Settings > Navigation > nuRoute > Avoidances. On the 2xx5 series, it’s Settings > Navigation > Avoidances.
Returning features
Voice command
Voice command on the 2×95 series functioned very well in my testing, even in my noisy truck. I’m estimating that accuracy was at least 90%. In addition to the options shown below, there are also commands for Detour, Volume and Brightness.
As with other recent models, you can use a customizable wakeup phrase (“voice command” is the default).
You can do one shot address or POI entry on the 2595LMT. Just say Find Address and then rattle off the entire address. Another improvement is that Find Place seems to work with nearly any POI in the database now. The voice command on this latest nuvi is getting very good indeed.
Junction View and Lane Assist
There has been a huge increase in the number of exits showing Junction View imagery (pictured below on the right side of the screen). It seems to pop up at almost every exit in cities where I’ve never even seen it before. I’ll also note that this series includes what Garmin terms photoReal Junction View, where the background scenery should generally match reality.
Lane Assist is displayed in the upper left portion of the screen above, letting you know which lane you need to be in for an upcoming turn. This feature shows up not only on freeways, but on some urban surface streets as well.
Lifetime traffic
Traffic is ad-supported, just like on previous T models. I’ve included some screenshots below.
Unfortunately, the coupon icons are starting to show up a bit more frequently, as you can see in the image below. In the past, it seems like I wouldn’t see these unless I was stopped or on the traffic screen, but note my speed in the screenshot below.
One new option is to purchase the GTM 60 traffic receiver, giving you access to Garmin’s new HD traffic service and eliminating the ads as well.
NOTE: As I was doing the final edit of my 2555LT review, I realized that my unit had a GTM 26 traffic receiver, and that apparently it should have come with a GTM 36. This could indicate that I have a pre-production unit and that traffic reception and ad behavior could differ in the final production models shipped with the GTM 36.
UPDATE: No, the Advanced series comes with the GTM 26 receiver.
Trip Planner
Trip Planner, used for planning multi-destination routes, is now found under Apps. It seems that Garmin is continuing to make improvements here. While I didn’t do extensive testing of this feature, I did note a couple of things. For one, Time to Via and final destination arrival times seem to be accurately reflected on the dashboard (although it still doesn’t take into account duration of stop, if you’ve entered that info). Also, I successfully transferred a multi-destination route from BaseCamp, using City Navigator POIs converted to waypoints.
Despite the improvements to this feature, some users prefer the old system where you could add Via points without using the Trip Planner. With the Trip Planner, you need to interact with it briefly after each stop, selecting the next destination.
Your choice of routes
This feature was buried so deeply on the 2xx0 series that I missed it entirely. Now, when you enter a search and tap a result, you’ll see a drop down box labeled Routes. Tap it and you’ll get your choice of faster time, shorter distance and less fuel routes (according to the manual; they aren’t labeled, but you can see them below).
Other returning features
Some other important features introduced on previous generation nuvis, which are also found on the 2595LMT:
- Orientation (portrait style shown below) can be set by by going to Settings > Display > Orientation, but this must be done manually; the 25×5 series does not appear to have an accelerometer built in
- Custom avoidances – Allows you to exclude a road or area from routing
- Advanced detours – Lets you exclude roads from the active route on the fly
- Trip log – Now part of “Where I’ve Been,” you can clear it from within the app and enable/disable and clear it from Settings > Device
Bluetooth
In testing the 2×95 series, the nuvi paired with my Motorola Droid on the first try. The next couple of times it tried to connect though, it would not stay connected. After a shutdown and restart of the nuvi, it worked fine, but I will admit to limited testing of this feature. When I called my wife, she said it was “damn good,” almost like talking to me directly on my phone.
Garmin nuvi 2595LMT performance
These notes are from my hands on tests of the nuvi 2495LMT and 2555LT:
POI searches seem significantly faster than on other recent models. And routing speed is somewhat faster than on my 2360LT with the trafficTrends historical road speed database enabled on both units. While I’ll admit it’s a bit subjective, routing does seem to be a little smarter on these second generation trafficTrends units. I definitely see differences and they generally seem to be better choices.
Names of nearby roads appear on the map – sometimes there are more of them and sometimes less than on the 2360. Occasionally I’ve noticed a slight lag in menu responsiveness of the 25×5 series. It’s not always there, and it’s short enough when it does occur (less than a second) that many users wouldn’t even notice it.
Garmin nuvi 2595LMT pros
- 5” screen
- Strong customization options
- Exit services
- Lifetime map updates included
- Lifetime traffic
- Excellent Bluetooth sound quality
- POIs can be displayed on the map
- Offers several choices of routes
- Extensive junction view and lane assist coverage
- Excellent voice command functionality
- Advanced detours allow you to exclude roads from active route
- Custom avoidances allow you to exclude roads or areas from all routes
Garmin nuvi 2595LMT cons
- Traffic is ad-supported and is beginning to get more intrusive with coupon icons appearing on the map screen when moving
- No powered mount
Conclusion and recommendation
Highly recommended. Even with my love of powered mounts (missing here), the nuvi Advanced series rocks. New (and very useful) customization options, exit services and other strong features will tempt many nuvi owners to upgrade. It looks like Garmin has another winner.
More Garmin nuvi 2595LMT reviews
- Consumer-authored Garmin nuvi 2595LMT reviews
have been posted at Amazon
- More Garmin 2595LMT reviews written by owners have been posted at GPS City
- Owner reviews of the Garmin nuvi 2595LMT
have also been posted at BestBuy.com
- A nuvi 2595LMT owner review post on the GPSReview.net forums
- William Hay reviews the Garmin 2595LMT
I’ll be posting more links to hands on GPS reviewsas they appear, but in the meantime, here are some…
Other Garmin nuvi 2595LMT resources
- The Garmin nuvi 2595LMT owners manual
- Want to see how the 2595LMT stacks up against other models? Check out this Garmin auto GPS comparison tool or my own Garmin nuvi comparison chart
- There is a dedicated Garmin nuvi message forum at GpsPasSion
- And another nuvi forum at GPS Review
- Five tips for nuvi newbies
- The official Garmin nuvi 2595LMT web page
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About Rich Owings
@ Rich. I forgot to add this. It was a very small update. It didn’t take but about a minute or so to download and install.
I’m curious as to why the price is 4249.99 wherever you go
Garmin probably tells their dealers the lowest price that may be advertised. Wal-Mart has this unit online for $199 last week briefly. If you call dealers and negotiate, you can probably get $20-40 discounted, after the holidays, maybe more.
Yeah, Garmin has a minimum advertised price (MAP) for authorized dealers that they enforce for a few months after new models come out. But eventually units make their way into the hands of other retailers and the MAP goes out the window.
If I had to bet, I’d say we’ll see a price drop around mid-January.
I have a Garmin nuvi 1450 GPS. I bought it in Best Buy and I would like to know how to download other maps on my GPS.
What kind of maps? Free ones? Topo, highway? Ones you buy from Garmin?
I want one to buy for Garmin.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/buymaps.do
Is the Garmin nuvi 2595 LMT have the feature of asking us about the toll roads ‘yes” or “No”every time when putting address as in the tom tom 1535 TM OR need to avoid toll manually?
There is a global setting to avoid toll roads.
I believe this model has a serious product and or software failure/flaw.
The flaw is as follows; From the saved addresses, if I select an address (one that’s been named) and press “GO”, the unit will navigate to the middle of the street/road, directly in front of the selected address, without visually or verbally indicating if the address is located on the right or left.
However, if you select and address (one that has not been named) from the Recent Categories, the unit will navigate you correctly (left or right) to the address.
Interesting. Do you have the latest firmware installed?
Have you experienced this problem with your unit?
I don’t recall seeing it in my testing but I don’t have a 2xx5 model to check on it either.
How does this compare to the Garmin 1350 series gps units?
It has many additional or new features: custom avoidances and detours, improved routing, voice command, bluetooth, exit services, a more customizable interface, improved search functionality, larger screen, multi-destination routing, and speed limit correction.
The Nuvi2595 LMT has a serious design/software flaw.
From the Recently Found Categories and from an address that has not been named, the unit correctly navigates to the specific address/location, utilizing all the proper left and or right visual/verbal prompts.
However, from the Saved Categories and from any named address (one that is not a “POI”); the unit navigates to the middle of the street/road, directly in front of the selected address/location, without visually/verbally indicating whether the address is located on the left or right.
Therefore, it is impossible for the Nuvi 2595 LMT, to correctly navigate to a named saved address/location (one that is not a “POI”); utilizing visual/verbal prompts.
I’m going to add this to my weekly link roundup today to see if other folks are reporting it and hopefully catch Garmin’s eye.
I just checked Garmin web updater with my 2595 and they have software ver 4.40 online. I just updated and it went fine but haven’t had time to play with it yet. The change log is at:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=5337
Thought ya’ll would like to see this if you didn’t already know about it. Later…
Well the Smart Phone Link feature seems to only be available for Android phones. It will be interesting to see why it is not offered for iphones???
Changes made from version 3.70 to 4.40:
Added Smartphone Link feature.
Added Yellow Pages feature to location searches for some markets.
Fixed an error that caused traffic features to malfunction in Minneapolis, Nashville, and Las Vegas.
Updated software to comply with France Safety Camera decree.
Improved map-drawing performance.
Improved search performance.
Improved traffic performance.
Many other small fixes.
From Garmin.com support:
“Can I get the Garmin Smartphone Link app on my Apple iPhone?
No. At this time the Garmin Smartphone Link is only available on Android based mobile phones that are running version 2.1 of the Android Operating System or higher. Garmin is looking at offering this app for the iPhone possibly in the future.”
If this leads to people buying and renewing services, and there are no major hurdles (like the inability to connect without a tethering plan), I’m sure we’ll see it come to the iPhone.
Can you load Topo-Maps on the 2595LMT? Would be a deal-breaker if not, as we off-road quite a bit. Thanks!!
Yes, including the free ones found at http://gpsfiledepot.com
But you can’t load tracks to it. This is the best dual use series…
http://gpstracklog.com/2011/08/garmin-montana-600-review.html
Another “neophyte” question; would the Arizona topo-map you mention be reasonably useable on the 2595? We do quite a bit of off-roading (Jeep) and would like to be able to use whatever GPS we purchase to aid in finding trails, etc. The Montana 600 looks ideal, but the $-value is a bit steep. Thanks for the assistance!!
As an aside, are there other GPS devices (Magellin, Tom-Tom etc) that might have topo capabilities that would suit our purposes?
No, I would stay away from other brands of auto units for this purpose. You’ll find it extremely difficult to impossible.
Here are two places with screenshots of topo maps on a nuvi:
http://www.helioza.com/Directory/Business/Aerospace-and-Defense/Installing-Garmin-Nuvi-Topo-Map-Files-1.php
http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=14283
It will work, but you’ll basically just be able to see the topo maps and any trails or roads that are on it. You’ll be able to do straight line off road navigation to a waypoint. But with the proper handheld unit, you could follow a 4WD track that you download onto it.
It’s a little dated but you might want to read this…
http://gpstracklog.com/2009/04/dual-use-gps-for-road-and-trail.html
Another option would be the Oregon 450 + City Navigator, which would be good for off-road but not as good as the nuvi on the highway.
It’s obvous I’m somewhat niave regarding this issue, but would the GPS (vehicle) postion be displayed? (Final question.) Thanks!
Yes, and you’re welcome to ask more questions! That’s what we’re here for.
Thank you very much, Rich. As stated, we off-road in our Jeep, but also travel the streets and roads(motorhome/car/motorcycle)and I’m looking for a GPS that is a) new enough that Garmin is unlikely to soon drop supporting it (like they did our 276C) – b) will satisfy both on and off-road use and c) won’t break the bank. I like the features of the 2595LMT, which you’ve outlined so succinctly above, but before purchasing wanted to know I could load and use off-road/topographical maps. Seems the answer is “yes” with some short-comings, which with your help I’m “sort-of” understanding. I believe I understand I can’t plan and execute a route off-road, and “find” won’t work, but this GPS might none-the-less help us navigate or back-track (bread-crumbs work?) off-road? Again, thanks very much for sharing your expertise and the very helpful links!
Find will work. Let’s say you have a favorite/waypoint for a mountain pass. Tell the GPS to navigate you there and, if there is an old road on the map, it will guide you along it. If there isn’t, you can put it in off road mode and it will draw a straight line from your present position to the waypoint, showing the distance to it.
You can display the bread crumbs (what Garmin calls the Trip Log on auto units) on the 2595 and visually follow it back.
It should do what you are expecting it to do.
Rich; You were very helpful regarding the 2595LMT. A friend who has the 2555 and also does some off-roading with the Garmin Topo Maps says his unit will only work in “off-road” mode on the topo-maps? He said the unit shows the old roads and trails in most cases, but if he tries to route to a point, the unit says “no-roads” even thou they’re showing on the map. To navigate his only alternative is to select “off-road” and then do the best he can to find and follow roads that show-up on the map; his 2555 won’t “route” him on them. Has he got a problem unit, is he doing something wrong, is the 2555 somehow different than the 2595, or?? His experience obviously isn’t consistant with how you’ve explained the unit “should” work. Thanks again!! – Chad
It depends on which maps he is using. The 100K maps aren’t routable but the 24K maps are. If topo maps are disabled and there are still old roads showing on City Navigator, it should be able to route using those.
My associate (a member of our 4-wheelers group) told me he first used the AZ Topo downloaded from the GPS File Depot, and when they didn’t work as he hoped he purchased Garmin’s 24K Topo for the SW. He said both of these packages SHOW the roads and trails very well, but he is unable to “route” over them; only off-road/straight-line seems to work. I will inquire regards any old-roads/trails showing on City Navigator, but from what I have seen in our area, most of the old mining roads are not depicted. As I was just about to purchase the 2595 for exactly this application, I’ve been a little concerned. – Chad
Rich apologies if I missed something, has there or are you aware of any better news on the Garmin receivers i.e GTM 26 and GTM60 for receiving better traffic data, I have a friend that with the 2595 plus a GTM60 with the same probs?
Now I know he has had some firmware updates(?)
Regards.Adrian
I haven’t heard much more but I have a GTM 60 compatible model on the way so I may break down and buy one to do some additional testing.
Do I understand correctly the 2595LMT DOES come with a traffic receiver?
Yes, it does.
HELP NEEDED….Ok so I have already gone through 5 of these units! I have had garmins that have never gave me problems besides this one. Luckily I bought it through REI which has a lifetime return policy on any item. (they are tired of seeing me and i’m tired of returning product) The problem is the unit keeps going blank (not working fully dead). Today it works great and tomorrow I get in the car and nothing will work? I’ve had a couple that lasts weeks then others that last a day? I thought it was the fuse blowing but I replaced fuses and still nothing. What could be wrong with 2595 unit? Is it my car, I have a 2011 nissan maxima and have a friend who has a 2010 infiniti g37 and having the same problems! The adapter green light is on but nothing working upstairs? Any suggestions besides switching to a TOM TOM. This is crazy I have never had any problems keeping garmins pluged in and failing to work. How frustrating!!! I use this everyday. What a piece.. Thanks for any advice.
I had a 2xx5 go dead on me and I revived it by holding down the power button button (30-60 seconds) until it came back on. It was the only time it ever happened. Did you update the firmware on any of them? I’m wondering if this was a very early firmware issue. I’ve only heard one other person report this problem.
I recently bought a new car (with blue tooth) and the dealer had a Nuvi 2595lmt installed. The unit continually brings up the voice command screen with the verbal command to “say a command?”
Change the voice command settings to a different wake up phrase.
Chad, if he has Garmin’s 24K product, I would try going into map setup and disabling all other maps. If he is on a road or trail on the map and picks another point that can be routed to via roads/trails on the maps, it should work.
Hello Rich; How do you compare the Nuvi 3590 with the 2595? Besides Garmin Guidance 3.0 (vs. 2.0) any advantages worth the $150 extra?
BTW: the associate with the 2555 disabled all the maps in MapSource and reinstalled the SW Topo maps on his unit and everything now seems to work navigating off-road as you suggested. Thanks!
Except for the 5″ screen, it’s pretty much the same as the 3490. There’s a list of differences near the top of this review under the heading “One nuvi to rule them all?”…
http://gpstracklog.com/2011/11/garmin-nuvi-3490lmt-review.html
Rich; To your knowledge, will Garmin support the Lifetime Maps feature on units purchased from other than Garmin approved sellers? Such as eBay, etc. Thanks!
As long as it is a new unit, it should be fine. Used is much more iffy.
I just got my garmin and plugged it into home computer to download free map update said it could take up to 6 hrs! is that normal r am I doing somthing wrong
In my experience it’s been faster, but it’s not unheard of and is probably fairly common to get that sort of estimate initially. The number one cause of update failures, IMHO, is from disconnecting it prematurely. Many people, anticipating a long download time, just leave it running overnight.
i have been researching this unit and the 2460lmt. I cant make a decision, can you recommend one
I would go with the 2595LMT, for improved customization options and Exit Services.
is it worth the extra $50?
That’s your call. For me, yes.
Does the Nuvi 3490LMT, or any other Garmin automotive GPS, offer a richer set of features for specifying and managing points (aka vias) in a route relative to the 2495LMT route capabilities? I make road trips of over 500 miles using an older Garmin Nuvi and frequently modify the suggested route by adding vias.
Does the 2495LMT have a page that shows the estimated arrival time for each point in the route being driven?
And, what is a good software application to use on a Windows-based PC to plan a route in advance for use on a Garmin Nuvi GPS?
Thank you. I appreciate the helpful information on your website!
If you go to Apps > Trip Planner, you can see the arrival time, and input an estimated duration, for each stop. Both the 2xx5 and 34xx series have this feature. Garmin’s BaseCamp is probably the best desktop program to use, although they seem to still be tweaking it for auto/nuvi use.
want a manual2595
The manual is online at garmin.com
https://support.garmin.com/support/manuals/searchManuals.faces
The Garmin GTM 36 power adapter supplied with the Garmin Nuvi 2595LMT is somewhat bulky. I would like to find a car power adapter that takes less room. I don’t need the Nuvi’s traffic capability. I tried using a Griffin Powerjolt Micro 12V adapter (works for an iPad) and a USB cable to power the Nuvi 2595, but the Nuvi 2595 only displays the USB connection page. That is, the GPS navigation features will not opearate when connected to this power adapter. The Griffin power adapter has the same power output specs as on the GTM 36 nameplate; 5 Vdc at 2 A. Do you know of a way to power the Garmin Nuvi 2595LMT in a car using an adapter and USB cable that is smaller than the GTM 36? Thanks!
Check Radio Shack. My understanding is that the USB cable needs to be a four pin, not a five pin…
http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=21218
Hello, I currently have a Nuvi 1690 and use it cross country. I would like to upgrade to a 3590LMT. I’m use to creating my routes on my PC using Mapsource, I add via points around the big cities. I understand Mapsource is not supported anymore. If I buy a 3590LMT will I be able to still create new routes on my PC with maybe Basecamp and then upload them to the 3590LMT. A must for me is to create my routes on the PC.
Thanks,
Tom
Probably, but I can’t say for sure. On the latest units (34×0 and 25×5 series) you can do this with BaseCamp. I hope to have a 3590LMT in for testing soon and will be checking.
Rich: I received my Nuvi 2595LMT and was somewhat surprised there is no (apparent) provision for a SD chip? Had thought that would be my method for using topo-maps on the device. I assume, then, you simply install the topo maps to unit memory?
Look on the side for a microSD slot.
Yep; sorry. Had thought that slot was to hold the unit in the cradle. Are maps which have been loaded on the Micro SD automatically loaded on the unit when the unit is powered-up?
You will probably need to go into the map settings and enable the one you want to show. If one is transparent, you can have it overlay the City Navigator maps that come stock on the device.
Oh, also – yes, you can just install the maps to internal memory. This might help you too…
http://gpstracklog.com/2011/05/loading-multiple-maps-to-garmin-devices.html
Rich; What is the procedure used to load maps (topo in my case) to a micro-SD? Once the 7-hour map update is completed (echoing a previous thread on the initial down-load time) a friend has offered his Garmin SW topo for me to down-load. Thank you again!
Is there a limit to how high the SDHC memory can be. I can’t find anything on the manual regarding it. I know some phone have a max capacity and the same for some cameras. I’m purchasing this GPS this week and would like to have the memory card ordered too, but am concerned it may not handle something as high as a 32gb. Thank you.
Officially, 16GB (link), but that may be overkill given map sizes. I believe I saw a forum thread somewhere the other day where folks were saying 8GB is the “sweet spot” for nuvis.
I just updated my 2595LMT with the latest map and software update. After I update the software update it still says there is a update available, so I kept updating it like 20 times in a row following the instructions, after each time I update the device the device says: “Device successfully updated but it needs to be restarted for addtional updates.” But after each time I update the device it takes away more and more megabites, so something is being loaded into the device.
I think this is a problem with Garmin’s website or my device isn’t communicating with the website properly. Might be a glitch in my device??
Are you using MyGarmin or WebUpdater? I prefer the latter which provides more info and control.
For checking and downloading new maps I use the Garmin Lifetime Updater that I have as a icon on my dekstop that let’s me know if there are any new maps available. When it comes to software updates I download that at Garmin’s website at MyDashboard all through USB connection. The software update to click on is on the lower left part of the page. I have no problem with downloading maps, the problem I have is with software updates/firmware updates. It keeps telling me over and over and on the GPS device there are new updates available to be downloaded after I download them and to restart the device. Someone on Amazon.com said he had that problem too once with a older Garmin, he said all you need to do is download it once or twice and it’s fine.
This is the current hardware version on my 2595LMT:
nuvi: 25×5 C2iV5 8GB 128MB
Software version: 4.40
Audio version: 2.90
Voice command: 2.10
Text version: 4.40
GPS firmware: 2.89.00
Bluetooth: 5.03 A15
I think you’ll be happier using WebUpdater…
http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=16792
Thank you, I just downloaded the web updater and selected all the updates that were available.
@Chad, I don’t know how you would “download” someone else’s Garmin topo and it wouldn’t be legal anyway. There are plenty of free ones at http://gpsfiledepot.com though, along with how to tutorials.
Rich; I’m affiliated with a County search-rescue group that has what I assume is a “node”? Members are (apparently) allowed to down-load the pertinent Garmin 24k topos. I may simply purchse my own copy, if I can use them to “route” off-road. I have the GPS File Depot topo loaded, but it appears I cannot “route” on this map? It simply shows “direct”. Is that the case, or am I (again) simply unaware of the pertinent how-to?
No, you’re right.
I’m not sure how to download the other one. You may just be able to install BaseCamp on your computer and then download and open the map file.
Rich; My previous is slightly inaccurate; what I was asking-about is routing in the Base Camp software; perhaps this isn’t possible?
With the new Garmin 24K topos, yes. With most free maps from http://gpsfiledepot.com, no. Well, you can do straight-line, as the crow flies routing with them, but I don’t think that’s what you’re after.
That’s what I suspected. I’ll need to acquire the Garmin 24k maps to accomplish what I need. I assume from your reply you can “route” on both BaseCamp and the device, should “mid-trip” changes in routing be required. Thanks again for the expertise and quick responses!
Received and loaded the 24k SW topo maps on my 2595. Looking forward to seeing how the unit/software combination performs on our next off-road outing. Overall I like the 2595; near flawless voice commands, very up-to-date/accurate City-Navigator 2012.4 nav data-base. My only complaint is the unit volume is very weak; barely understandable at 100%. I find it essentially negates using the blue-tooth phone feature.