60CSX Questions

Brood · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 2

Hi

I'd like to know if you can use any maps with this unit i.e. tomtom, ICN Navman or Medion Navigator maps?

If I bought a unit from the USA when I'm over on holiday in a few weeks, would it matter not having the EU basemap if I was planning on purchasing more detailed maps?

Is this unit decent for in car use?

Thanks

AndyArk · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject:

Hi Brood,

You can only use Garmin maps.

If you're adding detailed maps I don't think missing the EU basemap would be a problem. Plan on upgrading the Micro SD card if you want to store more than about 25% of the UK at a time.

I'd say its useable in the car but nowhere near as good as a proper car sat nav, i.e. smaller screen, no touch screen, no voice directions.

Brood · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 2

Thanks Andy

I'm still a little confused by the software side though. If I buy the unit from the USA it only comes with a basemap correct?

So if I then want to use the latest city navigator software do I need to purchase it @ $350 or do I get a free unlock or something?

oddsock · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject:

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

I have a GPSMap 60CS as my secondary unit [Garmin iQue 3600 as my main unit]
I have the ability to use CityNavigator Europe v8 with the 60CS BUT the individual MapTiles are so large that I cannot get the detail for a journey - Pembrokeshire to Dover into the 56MB memory!

So I use MetroGuide Europe which has smaller MapTiles and gives me Wales and South of England within the 56MB memory.

MetroGuide Europe is far cheaper than CityNavigator and does not require 'unlock' codes! This can be bought for less than £50 on eBay

As the basemap is American [on the unit bought as you suggest in USA] and not Europe you will benifit from loading as much of Europe as you can on the supplied 64MB micro card and at least a half GB card!

MetroGuide Europe v7 uses 120MB for the whole of UK and Ireland
CityNavigator Europe v7 uses 173MB for the whole of UK and Ireland.

I cannot get more than 1000 [of the 8000] speed cameras onto my 60CS.

AndyArk · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:46 am Post subject:

I've got the Europe metroguide & yep the map tiles are small but it doesn't have autorouting data embedded in the map data, so the 60CSx cannot plan auto routes with it (you need to do it on a PC).

The CSx takes micro SD/Transflash so upgrading is not a problem, I got a 1GB card for just over £40 & can fit England & Wales GB TOPO on it (this includes autorouting data). City select/navigator maps are much smaller & you would get full UK autorouting in a 256MB card.

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

AndyArk · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:59 am Post subject:

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