@ all my dear helpers, I'm very glad that my "3490" is performing well now! I'm absolutely newby to navigation sw and could have never done it without your support. Luckely I'm a good at following instructions and a fast learner. My GPS is now at full capacities in Canada, but I believe your guidance can help anyone else where in the world. In the end will be a matter of a few final options. As I did before I will write down the steps I checked in case I can help someone in my shoes:
- step 1 - in your pc (e.g. running win7 64) open windows explorer, go to organize -> folder options -> view mode and check "show hidden files, folders or harddrives" AND uncheck "hide files protected by operation system (recommended)", it's the third box right above the show hidden folders, etc, option. This will allow you to see the nuvi's hidden files, such as .system\ which you'll be accessing after;
- step 2 - download the "enable feature" files voyager56 addresses to in post #205, unzip them and copy all into garmin folder in your nuvi (these are .XML files). I own an LMT so I did just like x-trail advises in post #206 and post #208 and it works like a charm. However in your case you might need to consider voyager56's facts in post #205 and post #207;
- step 3 - disconnect your nuvi from pc and restart it. When on, from the main screen go to apps and see all the features you have enabled to use;
- step 4 - If you don't have voice command enabled in your nuvi (and you had it before convert), go to .system\asr folder and erase any file inside it. In my case, I didn't have any asr folder so I created one and left it empty (obviously lol).
- step 5 - Restart nuvi, plug it to pc and use webupdater to get all the files you are needing. use the "proceed to check for additional updates such as voice updates" option and check next. There scroll through all the options available and select only those you need. The more you get, the more room you'll take from your nuvi's storage area. unpplug nuvi from pc and restart it.
These were all the steps this dummy had to follow to have it working. Hope it helps!