Garmin Edge 800 User Guide (With Fancy Pics)

[david k]

Maps:

This topic has been covered mostly by those who compile maps so I'll just list a few

Talkytoaster

Open Street Map

Open MTB

Velomap


Garmins own User Manual

which is the best? i use talky toaster but would like something better if its available

 

[david k]

just seen this, i originally bought (a year ago) an sd card from them (talky toaster), how would i use this map? forgive my ignorance

Mapsets For Use With Garmin GPSrs and BaseCamp - Routable+Contours

 

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

which is the best? i use talky toaster but would like something better if its available

For me none are that great. Nobody shows any love for NI I have full Garmin mapping instead,which has been faultless.

just seen this, i originally bought (a year ago) an sd card from them (talky toaster), how would i use this map? forgive my ignorance

Mapsets For Use With Garmin GPSrs and BaseCamp - Routable+Contours

Stick the sd card in. Menu - Spanner - System - Map - Map Info - press the map name - Enable

 

[david k]

For me none are that great. Nobody shows any love for NI I have full Garmin mapping instead,which has been faultless.

id like that but cannot find it cheap enough! what is the cheapest now?
love NI, was there a few months ago

 

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

No idea, I *cough* didn't buy them

 

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

How to master reset an EDGE 800

1. Power device off
2. Press and hold Lap/Reset and Start/Stop
3. Power device on while still holding both buttons
4. Continue holding buttons when the Garmin "splash" screen appears
5. Release buttons when Garmin "splash" screen disappears

 

[RiflemanSmith]

Why when I have ridden some where and with the device recording I then decide to take a unknown route home and I press navigate to, does it turn the timer off?
It's annoying as I don't notice as I have the navigation screens on until I get on a long straight or to where I know the rest of the way and I flick to the main screen then low and behold it's still stuck on the same mileage and time etc from when I put it to navigate.

 

[david k]

how did you get a different picture on the back screen please?

 

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

There is an image limit that I don't know but put it in Garmin/Backgrounds

Menu - Spanner - System - Display

 

[david k]

There is an image limit that I don't know but put it in Garmin/Backgrounds

Menu - Spanner - System - Display

do you drop it into the file on a computer i assuming

 

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

Yes.

 

[Trickedem]

When you first download a route to your 800 the default setting for navigation (Turn Guidance in settings) is 'off' you have to turn it on when you select the ride.
NOTE - you must turn it on BEFORE you press start! Once you've started the route it's too late, even if you go back into settings and turn it on it won't work for that ride. This is one of the most annoying features of the 800 and because I also have a 705 on another bike (that doesn't have this little quirk) I do it all the time

@Gary E only just noticed this thread. I think al

When you first download a route to your 800 the default setting for navigation (Turn Guidance in settings) is 'off' you have to turn it on when you select the ride.
NOTE - you must turn it on BEFORE you press start! Once you've started the route it's too late, even if you go back into settings and turn it on it won't work for that ride. This is one of the most annoying features of the 800 and because I also have a 705 on another bike (that doesn't have this little quirk) I do it all the time

@Gary E if you do this by mistake press menu and select courses. This will say currently following course name and gives you the option to review or stop the course. Stop the course. This doesn't stop the timer. Then select the course again and go to the spanner option and put Turn Guidance ON. Then press GO. The course will recalculate and off you go. Hopefully this helps.
Occasionally I find that the course routing goes a bit wrong and it stops working properly. (I think this may be if I saved the course as a TCX file). If this happens I do the same and it the turn by turn directions start working again.
I have even done this whilst still riding and it continues to record the ride without problems.

 

[BetweenRides]

First time poster here. Just found this forum and thread - fantastic resource and thanks for posting it up, TMHNET. I purchased an Edge 810 about a month ago and was so disgusted with the bugs and poor performance that I got Garmin to exchange it for a new 800. I figured a 3 year old product would have more user resources, fixes and workarounds and that has turned out to be the case. Some other good user reference guides I have found:

http://frank.kinlan.co.uk/garmin-edge-800/dummies-guide-to-the-garmin-edge-800/
http://ridewithgps.com/help/garmin-edge-800
http://www.scarletfire.co.uk/category/cycling/mapping-cycling/
http://www.forgot.co.uk/edge-800/

I'm a long time Garmin user in the car and on the bike with the 305 and 500 (still use this one). I'm am using OpenSource Maps and Ride with GPS for courses since the Garmin Course Creator doesn't support TCX files.

 

[muddy rider]

I own an Edge 800 and download routes to it from memory Map. Is there any way to upload a route when I follow someone else back to memory Map?

 

[Louch]

I bought a second sensor to use my garmin on my new bike. I have pressed the button on it, and it flashes when standing still, and spinning pedals and wheel I get the red/ green flashing lights indicating its working. when I ride I get no cadence readings, and speed comes from GPS. I have followed instructions, but its not for working. help?