I just bought a Garmin Nuvi 200 and I noticed that SOME Garmins come with a feature that allows you to connect it to your phone via Bluetooth and use it as a handsfree device, but my device doesn’t have this feature. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install this feature onto my device somehow? If anyone knows, lemme know! Thanks!
hi can any body please help me out in making my garming etrex legend wirless through bluetooth i need an urgent solution please help me out ,,,
According to Garmin’s web site, the Garmin GPS 10 will send Bluetooth NMEA data in a serial fashion to any device that will receive it. It comes with software for “PC laptop, Pocket PC, and Palm OS based products.”
According to a review I read of the Dell Axim X51v, it runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Operating System (which I believe is Pocket PC) and has Bluetooth capabilities.
I don’t own either device, although I am familiar with BT, GPS receivers and such – I would hazard a guess that everything should work, but I wouldn’t back the guarantee. Don’t see why it wouldn’t I guess is what I’m trying to say.
If you’re buying one of the devices from someone who won’t (easily) take a return, buy one, then go to a store and try testing the other piece with it before purchasing it.
I would think you turn on the GPS receiver, turn on the PDA, install the software – then with the GPSr turned on, go into your system prefs and enable BT reception. I know for my PDA you have to “discover” devices to use them properly.
Good Luck!
According to Garmin’s web site, the Garmin GPS 10 will send Bluetooth NMEA data in a serial fashion to any device that will receive it. It comes with software for “PC laptop, Pocket PC, and Palm OS based products.”
According to a review I read of the Dell Axim X51v, it runs Windows Mobile 5.0 Operating System (which I believe is Pocket PC) and has Bluetooth capabilities.
I don’t own either device, although I am familiar with BT, GPS receivers and such – I would hazard a guess that everything should work, but I wouldn’t back the guarantee. Don’t see why it wouldn’t I guess is what I’m trying to say.
If you’re buying one of the devices from someone who won’t (easily) take a return, buy one, then go to a store and try testing the other piece with it before purchasing it.
I would think you turn on the GPS receiver, turn on the PDA, install the software – then with the GPSr turned on, go into your system prefs and enable BT reception. I know for my PDA you have to “discover” devices to use them properly.
Good Luck!
The nuvi should have an audio out jack for earphones/speakers.
Here are a few options that i can think of for outputting the nuvi’s sound to the car stereo using the output jack.
If your car stereo has an aux input then you can connect the nuvi’s audio out directly to the stereo’s aux in.
If the stereo has a cassette player then one of those cassette adapters with the wire connecting to the audio device will work.
You can also use a FM-transmitter which takes the output from the nuvi and broadcasts the audio on a selected FM station. Simply set your radio to the same station.
Hope this helps.
I just purchased my garmin760 and don’t understand how to make my phone with bluetooth work with it. There is no manual to assist. Does anyone know how and walk me through it
Ron
I’m thinking of getting a GPS that I can use while on my motorcycle, but doesn’t cost and arm and a leg. The nuvi 275t has text-to-speech directions, and you can make calls on bluetooth, but i’m wondering if I can use bluetooth headset to hear the directions when the receiver is in my pocket.
im getting custom audio ear plugs and a garmin zumo 660. i would like to connect to the GPS via bluetooth instead of running the cable to the GPS itself, anyone know if this could be done?