Garmin Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers of global positioning systems (GPS) in the United States, including the Garmin Quest. The Quest is an automobile GPS intended to be mounted on the windshield and operated by the passenger or before traveling. This is one of the few models of Garmin that does not have a integrated point of interest (POI) system. The Quest would later be replaced by the Garmin Nuvi and further StreetPilots.
Location Format
The Quest uses a WGS84 series map with CityNavigator software. This gives the end user the choice between using military style grid coordinates and the civilian degrees minute second (DMS) format. Most people in North America use the default DMS, which is also what is taught in school geography classes. Grid coordinates have several advantages over DMS in that you can directly input locations from government maps instead of an actual address. In rural areas, this can be a huge benefit. DMS is not typically precise enough for this type of operation because it is designed for relative locations, not actual locations.
Voice Guidance
One of the most popular features for the Garmin Quest is its customizable voice guidance. This gives you the option between several easy to understand accents to read to you driving instructions. However, for some people these voices are too fast and occur to late (especially on the highway) to be useful. You can however go into "Setup," "Options" and "Turn By Turn" settings and not only adjust the delay between directions but how quickly and how often important turns are repeated. In addition to these changes, you can download more custom voices from the Garmin website.
Software Updates
While the Garmin Quest and Quest 2 are no longer officially supported by Garmin, the latest firmware updates which are available at the link below will enable you to use custom maps from Google or Yahoo! Maps as well as Garmin official updates. In order to use custom maps, go to the link below and download version 3.0. Once you have the update, use a universal serial bus (USB) to connect directly to your computer and transfer the maps. You can also use a SD card to transfer the maps from your computer to the SD slot on your Garmin Quest. You will need a SD card that is capable of storing 2 gigabytes of information in order to transfer the maps in this manner.
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