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Hello,
I would like to say this forum is very interesting, this place seems to be able to help people with support for their GPS devices even when the manufacturers stop.
I am trying to update the maps in my DNX6180 like I see many have had success here.
From reading this thread I learned how to update the Kenwood firmware(to 1.9) and Garmin software(to version 4.5) on my head unit.
The next step I did was get an 8GB usb stick formatted in fat32 and got the Garmin Device XML file on it from my head unit. The XML file is all that was created from the head unit.
After that I made two dummy files in Microsoft word, the .gma and .unl and I made sure to get rid of the .docx extensions so that they really end with .gma and .unl
I paid for the latest(2022) North America map from Garmin, but I cannot download it using Garmin Express and my usb stick with the Garmin Device XML because Garmin says it is not compatible and there are no updates.
I'm trying to search through this forum to see what to do next but I don't even know what to search for.
MapSource and Basecamp are installed on my Windows 10 computer if that would help me.
Sorry for being a newb but can anyone steer me in the right direction? I think I am missing something and don't even know what to search for in this forum so I can read further and figure out my next steps.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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Very wrong way ... use [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for actions like this.
Originally Posted by jollyjohn
There are a lot of hidden characters in word documents that you don't see, but the software sees.
For answers to other questions, you need to be more detailed. It is possible that you made something else wrong in the procedure.
Otherwise, true, on the site...Garmin says it is not compatible and there are no updates...
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Thanks Boki_Srb,
I downloaded Notepad++ to use in the future.
I am trying to update a Kenwood DNX6180 and it seems all I need now is the map image file.
Since DNX6180 is not supported anymore, Garmin won't let me download the map image I paid for(City Navigator North America NT PART NUMBER 010-D0743-00), to be used with this device.
I do have a Nuvi200 that is functional, and it would let me download the map image that I paid for(City Navigator North America NT PART NUMBER 010-D0743-00), under this device in Garmin Express
So my question is, would downloading it that way allow me to get the map image file and then use it to update my DNX6180?
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