Edge 800 Navigation

[sleaver]

After going for the 800 due to the navigation, I think I need to work out how to use the navigation. I created a course on Garmin Connect, sent it to my device, followed the instructions in the following link, pressed 'Go', had the device on the data screen but no navigation. I was thinking that directions showed near or at junctions.

http://frank.kinlan.co.uk/garmin-edge-800/dummies-guide-to-the-garmin-edge-800/

Or may have been http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/download-garmin-705800810.html

So firstly, can I have the device on the data screen or do I need it on the maps screen? If it can be on the data screen, does anyone have a or know of a good set of instructions because I have obviously gone wrong somewhere?

This is where I got the maps from:

http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

With the 'beep' at turnings, I turned the beeps off because it beeping every 1km got annoying so can you have one but not the other or is it all or nothing?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

After going for the 800 due to the navigation, I think I need to work out how to use the navigation. I created a course on Garmin Connect, sent it to my device, followed the instructions in the following link, pressed 'Go', had the device on the data screen but no navigation. I was thinking that directions showed near or at junctions.

Press the spanner on the course menu.

Turn Guidance: ON
Virtual Partner: OFF as it's annoying personally
Off Course Warnings: Pick one

So firstly, can I have the device on the data screen or do I need it on the maps screen? If it can be on the data screen, does anyone have a or know of a good set of instructions because I have obviously gone wrong somewhere?

You can have it on either or

Menu - Spanner - Bike Settings - Training Pages - Map - Select two fields, these will show on the map screen.

With the 'beep' at turnings, I turned the beeps off because it beeping every 1km got annoying so can you have one but not the other or is it all or nothing?

All or nothing.

 

[Andrew_P]

Not sure about the open source maps, but I create a course in bikehike send it to device and then go to courses pick the one I want and click go. I then leave it on my main screen and it switches to the map when the countdown starts to a turn. Pretty sure you can also have a distance to next turn on your main screen as well.

I am sure I read that Garmin Connect couldn't send to the device, might be wrong on that. I chose bikehike as it had postcodes and auto bike mapping (double click on a location and it draws a route there with elevation)

 

[Milzy]

If my Nexus 4 mobile phone had longer battery it would be better than the edge 810.

 

[HLaB]

Not sure about the open source maps, but I create a course in bikehike send it to device and then go to courses pick the one I want and click go. I then leave it on my main screen and it switches to the map when the countdown starts to a turn. Pretty sure you can also have a distance to next turn on your main screen as well.

I'm not sure about open source either but I got my map from Talkytoaster and a navigable map was one of the option and i went for that and it navigates fine for me.
I think to get a different option on screen you touch and hold a existing option and you can change or in the setting you can add another

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I'm not sure about open source either but I got my map from Talkytoaster and a navigable map was one of the option and i went for that and it navigates fine for me.
I think to get a different option on screen you touch and hold a existing option and you can change or in the setting you can add another

Yep, need to turn it on though.

 

[Norry1]

You can have upto 6 screens of data - all fully customisable

The navigation is excellent - but not if it is turned off

 

[sleaver]

Thanks for the help and sorry for the late reply.

I created a route on http://ridewithgps.com/, downloaded the GPX file to the device, selected the options as above, pressed go, it calculated the route and then I was off. However, it still didn't give me turn by turn navigation or appear when turns were coming up. So I had to leave it on the map page for the parts of the route I didn't know.

I'm wondering if it's the map I'm using so I'll try Talkytoaster but otherwise, are there any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?

 

[Phil485]

It's not the maps, its the courses themselves.

For EVERY course you downloads to the 800 you have to enable the turn guidance. It defaults to off which is your problem.

For every course you need to do the following

Press the spanner on the course menu.

Turn Guidance: ON
Virtual Partner: OFF as it's annoying personally
Off Course Warnings: Pick one



( copied and pasted from above though I agree)

 

[Broadside]

Have you tried downloading a tcx file instead? This contains more info than the gpx file, so the turn points you see when planning the route are the same ones that pop up while out on the road.