UPDATE: I bought a secondhand Garmin Edge 510 for a tenner. Seems in good working condition, but I've never had a bike GPS before. Unfortunately it didn't come with the cable - not sure if it's a Garmin specific cable I need, but it looks like an old style mobile phone connector socket.
QUESTION: Does anyone know how I can download a GPX file to the device? Do I need to create an account on Garmin to do this?
P.s. I notice there's a Bluetooth symbol on power up, so maybe that's an alternative way to transfer a file without a cable.
Thanks in advance.
Got a new Garmin recently, but still have my old 510 in the drawer as my son has his eye on it (maybe).
Yes, a
mini USB cable can transfer a GPX route to it, eg from a Windows PC (other operating systems are available!).
1 Start with the 510 switched off. Plug the cable into your PC and the 510.
2 The 510 will switch on and will either show a charging symbol or a message about switching to 'mass storage' mode (or something similar) if the cable is a proper data cable.
3 If it's a data cable, then a new drive letter appears on your PC after about 20 seconds. D: on mine.
4 Copy the GPX file to an existing folder called D:\Garmin\Newfiles
Next time you reboot the Garmin it will recognise and process the new file, and it'll appear in the menu.
You can also use different route files, eg FIT and TCX.
From what I recall, bluetooth is ONLY for communication between the 510 and Garmin Connect on a phone/tablet.
So if you have a route in Garmin connect and do a sync, that'll put it down your 510 too