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Map browing is almost impossible

Former Member
Former Member
Hi, I just bought my first garmin 1100lm, the main problem is I find map browsing is almost impossible, every time i touch screen and drag across map, some address window pops up block the view and the screen will move back to center on it, I mean why??? I want to browse the map, not want to see some random adress which is meaningless on the map. is there any way to turn this stupid pop up off for good so I can browse the map as I wish? I can't even find a way to hide the popup it blocks the center of the map, it got to be something I missed or did wrong? i really hope there's "left" "right" "up" "down" buttons which will make browsing way more controlled and easier.

another problem is the touch screen seems very sluggish, sometimes i touch nothing happens, then touch a few times it works, sometime touch will get 2 characters, nothing like in ipad or nook color any touch will register crystal clear, do i need to use force to press on screen for this to work? i suspect maybe i got a bad unit?

thanks!
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 13 years ago
    Hi NS66,
    I think your unit is fine, my 1450 does the same thing. I am trying to figure out how to work around or change it. If I get it I'll post on here, maybe you do the same if you figure it out.
    Pop
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 13 years ago
    One thing that might help is I have noticed that a fingernail works better than the tip of the finger.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 13 years ago
    One thing that might help is I have noticed that a fingernail works better than the tip of the finger.


    would that damage the screen?

    I just don't understand why they pop a random address on screen when you try to move the map, their testers and all the users don't find this a problem? must be something i am missing
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 13 years ago
    Well I would like to see a way to turn off those balloons. But I think they are useful if you want to get more info on a particular place.

    I doubt that a fingernail will harm the touch screen.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 13 years ago
    for example after get a route to go somewhere, i usually like to review the whole path like on google map, but i didn't find a way to do it on 1100 at least, i tried to use browse map to view the path, but it's impossible pain in the rear end due to the popup and auto-centering

    please someone tell me how to turn off those popups:mad: