Managing files, Supported file types, Loading files – Garmin nuvi 800 User Manual

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nüvi 800 Series Owner’s Manual

Managing Files

Managing Files

You can store files, such as MP3s and

JPEG image files, in the internal memory

on the nüvi or on an microSD card.

nOTe: The nüvi is not compatible

with Windows

®

95, 98, Me, or

Windows NT

®

. It is also not

compatible with Mac

®

OS 10.3 and

earlier. This is a common limitation of

most USB mass storage devices.

Supported File Types

MP3 and FLAC music files:

see

page 27

M3U and M3U8 music playlist files:

see

pages 27–29

AA audio book files: see

page 29

JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF

image files: see

pages 34–35

GPX maps, routes, and waypoints

files from MapSource

®

: see

page 57

GPI custom POI files from Garmin’s

POI Loader: see

page 58


Loading Files

Step 1: Insert a microSD Card

(Optional)

To insert or remove the card, press it in

until it clicks.

Step 2: Connect the USB

Cable

Connect the mini-USB connector to the

side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end

of the cable to an available USB port on

your computer.
Your nüvi and microSD card appear as

removable drives in My Computer on

Windows computers and as mounted

volumes on Mac computers.

nOTe: Some operating systems or

computers with multiple network

drives can not display the nuvi drives.

See your operating system Help file to

learn how to map the drives.

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