nuvi 3790 - route selection

Sorry, maybe I misled you ... I realise there was no shortcutting on the Eastern route but was just confirming still no 'shortcuts' after I forced it to take the Western route by inserting one via :)

Incidentally the advice after any map or firmware update is to do a hard reset if your GPS is acting strangely of differently than before, that may be worth a try. Certainly from my tests I don't believe there's an issue with the map, it may be that the routing algorithms in a 3790 work differently, but the only way to confirm that would be to have someone with a 3790 check out the route.

As a matter of course I always check any long route on a map before I set off. Sometimes I alter the Garmin chosen route, but more often than not it's the way I would have gone.

Sorry, maybe I misled you ... I realise there was no shortcutting on the Eastern route but was just confirming still no 'shortcuts' after I forced it to take the Western route by inserting one via :)

Incidentally the advice after any map or firmware update is to do a hard reset if your GPS is acting strangely of differently than before, that may be worth a try. Certainly from my tests I don't believe there's an issue with the map, it may be that the routing algorithms in a 3790 work differently, but the only way to confirm that would be to have someone with a 3790 check out the route.

As a matter of course I always check any long route on a map before I set off. Sometimes I alter the Garmin chosen route, but more often than not it's the way I would have gone.

I normally check before as well, this time I didn't :( I will make sure I'm totally up to date and I will do a hard reset. Two follow-up questions

1) Is there a way to amend the route on the Garmin as you can by dragging on Google Maps or is the only way to put a waypoint in. I ask because it may be necessary to plan a route or select one when no map or Google is available.

2) What would be your recommendations as to avoidances, trends etc knowing what you know now on my preferred routings?

Thanks again

David

1) No, you can't drag unfortunately :(

2) I set mine up as Fastest with only unpaved roads checked as avoidances. I don't have myTrends etc but I understand routing is better with things like that turned off.

1) No, you can't drag unfortunately :(

2) I set mine up as Fastest with only unpaved roads checked as avoidances. I don't have myTrends etc but I understand routing is better with things like that turned off.

Ok, thanks again - at least as Clint Eastwood famously said "a man has to know his limitations" and now we do ;)

David

Hi,
Just a quick follow-up - you suggested a "hard reset" after updating. All I can find in the manual is holding the on/off button for ten seconds. Is that it or am I missing something?

Thanks

Thank you