Volume control ??? And Ideas - Please I'm looking at the Garmin 650 -- It appears that this is the entry level of the 4.3" screen; I don't talk on the cell phone much, so I don't need the blue tooth. I'm torn between the FM receiver, but I think when I need to pay extra attention to the directions that are being spoke I could just listen to the Garmin. I have a CD player in my truck, and I could use a memory card for a MP3. Is there a volume control on the Garmin so as to when I don't need to listen (as I very long stretches of hwy.) I can just turn the volume down? I have never had one of these before so any input or suggestions might be helpful. I'm I missing any thoughts or ideas? The main reason I will be buying this is that I will be on a 2-week trip out west in June and I thought it might be helpful. I am just trying to remember the main thing is the mapping system!! Right?? Thanks, Bob Volume control ??? And Ideas - Please I'm looking at the Garmin 650 -- It appears that this is the entry level of the 4.3" screen; I don't talk on the cell phone much, so I don't... » Read More Volume control ??? And Ideas - Please I'm looking at the Garmin 650 -- It appears that this is the entry level of the 4.3" screen; I don't talk on the cell phone much, so I don't need the blue tooth. I'm torn between the FM receiver, but I think when I need to pay extra attention to the directions that are being spoke I could just listen to the Garmin. I have a CD player in my truck, and I could use a memory card for a MP3. Is there a volume control on the Garmin so as to when I don't need to listen (as I very long stretches of hwy.) I can just turn the volume down? I have never had one of these before so any input or suggestions might be helpful. I'm I missing any thoughts or ideas? The main reason I will be buying this is that I will be on a 2-week trip out west in June and I thought it might be helpful. I am just trying to remember the main thing is the mapping system!! Right?? Thanks, Bob « Show Less
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My Garmin 750 quit talking....anyone know what I can do to get Gert back talking to me?
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Hit the power button at the top-right of the unit, it brings up a brightness & volume adjustment screen. Use the touchscreen interface to raise or lower the brightness or volume. Hit "Back" to get back to the map...
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For some reason my garmin just quit talking. no sound at all all volumes are at 100% and not muted. any ideas?
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I don't have the Garmin 2455. But I do have the Garmin nuvi 760. I have a 1 - 2 hour drive to and from work each day and would go nuts if not for the audio books. I have to keep the volume up rather high (80 or 90 percent), but I hear it fine. It really helps with the long drives.
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I agree that the volume is too low and particularly in a noisy environment hard to understand, but in my case I have found the BT function with this device to be unreliable. Most often it fails to make a connection and on incoming calls pressing the answer button on an incoming call is of no use, you cannot answer the call. I have tried to get help from Garmin but after 20 to 30 minutes hold the tech supt people are useless. I stated in my review of this product that if the BT function is important to you get another product. To be fair, however, I must add that when I ran into trouble updating the maps, tech Supt was outstanding and they solved the problem. I agree that the volume is too low and particularly in a noisy environment hard to understand, but in my case I have found the BT function with this device to be unreliable. Most often it fails to make a connection and on incoming calls pressing the answer button on an incoming call is of no use, you cannot answer the call. I have tried to get help from Garmin but after 20 to 30 minutes hold the tech supt people are useless. I stated in my review of this product that if the BT function is important to you get another product. To be fair, however, I must add that when I ran into trouble... » Read More I agree that the volume is too low and particularly in a noisy environment hard to understand, but in my case I have found the BT function with this device to be unreliable. Most often it fails to make a connection and on incoming calls pressing the answer button on an incoming call is of no use, you cannot answer the call. I have tried to get help from Garmin but after 20 to 30 minutes hold the tech supt people are useless. I stated in my review of this product that if the BT function is important to you get another product. To be fair, however, I must add that when I ran into trouble updating the maps, tech Supt was outstanding and they solved the problem. « Show Less
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Ive been using this radio for the last 2 or so weeks. blue tooth is nice. usb is sweet. i dont know about the steering audio control. Im guessing your talking about a setting window where you can balance out trbl bass etc but i havent found one. I do however think this is worth picking up for the price.
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There aren't any GPS units that you can hear through a helmet over the motor, traffic and wind noise. In helmet speakers are a must. Sena makes a great Bluetooth headset with high quality (for a motorcycle) speakers . The Sena mates well with the Garmin and will let you hear directions without any problems. The Sena solution will also let you listen to stereo music coming from the music player in the Garmin.
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I've been using the Mio c310x for over 10 months now. My first and only GPS unit to date, so I can't comment much on teh Garmin c320. -the Mio has 3.5mil POIs. Didn't know much back then, but that is kind of a low amt, but it's still something to work with -Navteq used to overall superior, but ever since Mio finally came out with the map update for the c310x back around 9/2007, I thought i read somewhere here saying now says that Navteq no longer enjoys it's supremecy, but can't find the direct quote http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/008669.php -mp3 player isn't very good. Still better than nothing, but not very good at all. No way to fast forward/rewind within tracks. Surprising since it's touted to be an ebook reader. Hate to have to start a 30min track all over again to get to where u left off. Playlists are hard to work with. I just gave up on them, leaving them in order they were added to the device. I've used and made playlists in winamp 2.81, Windows Media Player 9, and 4th gen ipod with ease, but half the time, I'd rather use my PDA as an mp3 player if it were b/w these 2 for music -contrary to what's around, the c310x does NOT come with Canadian maps, preinstalled or otherwise -US maps are preloaded my next GPS device will have many more POIs, and text2speech, but my c310x gets me to where i wanna go, even in unkonwn territory
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Just don't bother.. Get something else.. Trust me I returned it the next day.. Sounded like crap.. And the voice prompt is really annoying specially at late hours of the night. Go with brookstone mini. Even a used one rocks. I bought 2. Hope this helps. Take care
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I have not gotten it to play music while I am using GPS. However, I didn't hook up all the extra wires either because the instructions suck! GPS map update? I don't know about updating GPS maps because the original seller should know this answer and they never respond. They always send us consumers questions to answer for others. Rear view camera at night? I don't know because first: I did not receive a camera from the seller even though they said that it was in the box and they lied to me. I bought my own camera and get this: There is a separate button you push to engage the rear view camera after you put it into reverse gear. Weird, right? What do you expect from non-US made products. I have not gotten it to play music while I am using GPS. However, I didn't hook up all the extra wires either because the instructions suck! GPS map update? I don't know about updating GPS maps because the original seller should know this answer and they never respond. They always send us consumers questions to answer for others. Rear view camera at night? I don't know because first: I did not receive a camera from the seller even though they said that it was in the box and they lied to me. I bought my own camera and get this: There is a separate button you push to engage the rear view... » Read More I have not gotten it to play music while I am using GPS. However, I didn't hook up all the extra wires either because the instructions suck! GPS map update? I don't know about updating GPS maps because the original seller should know this answer and they never respond. They always send us consumers questions to answer for others. Rear view camera at night? I don't know because first: I did not receive a camera from the seller even though they said that it was in the box and they lied to me. I bought my own camera and get this: There is a separate button you push to engage the rear view camera after you put it into reverse gear. Weird, right? What do you expect from non-US made products. « Show Less
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There should be a small handbook. But hold the phone button for 4-5 seconds to turn it on or off and make sure the device your syncing it with has bluetooth already on before turning it on. I think the password is all zeros. Hold the volume buttons to adjust volume press them once to change songs. I didn't use it much for calls as it was difficult to hear over 40mph. I got a nice bluetooth and it's still rough on hearing at highway speeds even with a really nice helmet. But the glx you have is solid I still use it as you get the most bang for your buck. Hopefully that helped.
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I use my phone to listen to music and watch youtube. There is a button I don't touch I don't know how to use it but one time it auto dialed my iphone. It is for "switching between music and phone or memos- so says the box - no idea. No volume control. My wife said the microphone is very sensitive as she was annoyed by the bird and the dog and the television and me all at once. Background stuff you can't hear with the phone alone. The produce great sound
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Music should be fine. The earplugs seal in your ear. That combined with the noise cancelling effect should allow you to be oblivious to all outside noise. My 700 set did the trick and they didn't have the noise cancellation feature. I drive an altima which can be pretty loud on the highway. I use one earplug and can easily hear whoever I'm talking to. If you are on public transit you may be better using both earplugs (1 will work but I personally would be distracted by the noise). The only downside to using both earplugs is that it can be difficult to control the volume and tone of your voice. But i love these. Makes hands free calling very easy! Music should be fine. The earplugs seal in your ear. That combined with the noise cancelling effect should allow you to be oblivious to all outside noise. My 700 set did the trick and they didn't have the noise cancellation feature. I drive an altima which can be pretty loud on the highway. I use one earplug and can easily hear whoever I'm talking to. If you are on public transit you may be better using both earplugs (1 will work but I personally would be distracted by the noise). The only downside to using both earplugs is that it can be difficult to control the volume and tone... » Read More Music should be fine. The earplugs seal in your ear. That combined with the noise cancelling effect should allow you to be oblivious to all outside noise. My 700 set did the trick and they didn't have the noise cancellation feature. I drive an altima which can be pretty loud on the highway. I use one earplug and can easily hear whoever I'm talking to. If you are on public transit you may be better using both earplugs (1 will work but I personally would be distracted by the noise). The only downside to using both earplugs is that it can be difficult to control the volume and tone of your voice. But i love these. Makes hands free calling very easy! « Show Less
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I control the volume with my stereo not the transmitter. Also, the radio station you decide to set it to can impact the sound quality. It's best to choose a station that doesn't actually have music playing on it.
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I don't know why people responded that there is voice recognition with the Nuvi 2557. I purchased because they said it did but it definitely NOES NOT HAVE VOICE RECOGNITION. I checked on the garmin site just to make sure and it confirms under "features and benefits" that there is no voice activated navigation. Now I need to decide if I'll keep this version. Wish amazon checked these answers as there were 6 answers saying yes, I thought it was accurate.
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I was looking forward to the 16gb bluetooth walkmans... until i realized they do not include FM radio like some of the 8 and 4gb models. I NEED MY RADIO TOO SONY! Grrr.Would be nice to have both for $320.I have used Sony Ericson Walkman Phones with SD slots , Bluetooth, and FM radio that sound just as good, but they are very expensive.With the 8 gb I can fit about 1400 tracks. Napster is great, but deleting old songs to fit new ones is getting old. I have about 12gb of music on my computer that I constantly have to switch out.The sound quality is unmatchable IMO as far as MP3 players go, so I am reluctantly hooked. Sux I have to wait another 6-12 mo for the capasity and features I expect from this line :-( I was looking forward to the 16gb bluetooth walkmans... until i realized they do not include FM radio like some of the 8 and 4gb models. I NEED MY RADIO TOO SONY! Grrr.Would be nice to have both for $320.I have used Sony Ericson Walkman Phones with SD slots , Bluetooth, and FM radio that sound just as good, but they are very expensive.With the 8 gb I can fit about 1400 tracks. Napster is great, but deleting old songs to fit new ones is getting old. I have about 12gb of music on my computer that I constantly have to switch out.The... » Read More I was looking forward to the 16gb bluetooth walkmans... until i realized they do not include FM radio like some of the 8 and 4gb models. I NEED MY RADIO TOO SONY! Grrr.Would be nice to have both for $320.I have used Sony Ericson Walkman Phones with SD slots , Bluetooth, and FM radio that sound just as good, but they are very expensive.With the 8 gb I can fit about 1400 tracks. Napster is great, but deleting old songs to fit new ones is getting old. I have about 12gb of music on my computer that I constantly have to switch out.The sound quality is unmatchable IMO as far as MP3 players go, so I am reluctantly hooked. Sux I have to wait another 6-12 mo for the capasity and features I expect from this line :-( « Show Less
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I see the entry below and wonder why. So far I've had an excellent experience with my unit. I bought it all and didn't really need the FM booster. Still, puts out sound like a full sized unit, in my humble opinion. Would I do it again? So far, you betcha'!!
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I just returned my 650 because of voice problem. It worked out for couple of days (you can barely hear it if you're in a Honda vehicle at highway speed) and then conked out :-(. I really liked this piece for all its features such as automatic rerouting (got lost in Charleston, WV, downtown and the system automatically reroutes before 1/4 city block!), amazing screen, windshield mount, etc.
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I agree that the sound level of the on/off or low battery tones are too loud and a little annoying, but I am not aware of any way to control the volume of these sounds. I believe the only volume control you have over the unit is with your smart phone or other BT device that you connect to the speaker.