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Using a Garmin 520 Edge Plus bought in the UK in Australia

Hi All

A few months ago I bought a brand new Garmin Edge 520 Plus from an online retailer based in the UK. I live in Australia.

In fact, I had no idea the unit was being shipped to me from the UK when I ordered it. I honestly thought the retailer was Australian.

Since receiving the unit and using it for about a month, I have noticed some issues using turn by turn navigation. Navigation appears, but the maps aren't rendered in as detailed or "rich" a manner as I've been seeing in the reviews on Youtube and the Internet. At best, I see a few sparse lines representing roads. I do not see all the other details that some of these reviews suggest the Edge 520 Plus is capable of displaying.

Also, if I am off-route by even the slightest bit, it seems that the unit offers very little information to get me back on track. Just says "Off Course" and leaves me guessing.

An article I recently came across by DC Rainmaker suggests that a Garmin sold in one part of the world cannot be used in another part of the world, as it won't have the correct maps installed.

Is this true, and have I made a mistake in purchasing this Garmin from the UK?

Are the above issues related to this unit being a UK/Europe model being used in Australia?

Is there a solution to the above problems? Can the maps stored internally within the unit be replaced with Australian maps? I really would like to use the navigation feature more.

Kind regards

0 PeterK_55 over 3 years ago

DC Rainmaker has a whole article on how to install maps.

www.dcrainmaker.com/.../how-to-install-free-maps-on-your-garmin-edge.html

0 haroonc over 3 years ago in reply to PeterK_55

Thanks Peter. That DC Rainmaker is quite the go-to-person for everything Garmin.

0 haroonc over 3 years ago in reply to haroonc

New issue. It would seem I've lost the original data cable that came with the Garmin.

I've tried all the micro-USB cables I've got lying around the house and none of them causes the Garmin to be recognised by my PCs. I've tried on both Windows and Mac. Laptops and desktops. None of them register the presence of the Garmin when plugged in via the cables I have lying on-hand.

Per what I've been reading here and online, it's the cable that's the issue. All articles say that I need to be using the original cable that came with the Garmin device.

I cannot seem to locate that cable. Either that, or one of these many cables is indeed the original cable, but somehow it's become damaged.

Should I order the same cable from Garmin, or should I pop down to my local PC shop and get one from them, ensuring that it's data/sync compatible and not just a charging cable?

0 PeterK_55 over 3 years ago in reply to haroonc

Any micro-USB data cable will work. My Garmin one is still in the box unused. Charging cables, like those supplied with powerbanks etc don't have the data pins connected and definitely won't work. In Oz you can get one from Officeworks.

0 haroonc over 3 years ago in reply to PeterK_55

Thanks again Peter...