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Thanks, Boyd.  I finally managed to track down a windows machine I could use and have used mapc2mapc to get the images down to 1024x1024.  The etrex 20 reads it perfectly!

Thanks for all the advice!

Hi Boyd,

Thanks for the advice.  I had a space in the name, which was preventing the etrex from reading it!  Now I have a correct file name, it reads but the map I have made is way too big, its 17mb.  Is there a quick or easy way to shrink it?  The original jpeg map I used is 17mb, so I'm not sure how to proceed.  I've tried cropping it in preview, but for some reason it won't allow me to save any changes.

cheers,

Rob

Hi,

I made a map using google earth and transferred it to the microsd by drag and drop.  I put it into the garmin directory on the microsd card, where my waypoints get stored.  Its a .kmz file named Japan.kmz.  It is about 17mb.  I can view it on basecamp, but it does not appear on my map list when I turn the device on.  I tried to put it onto the device memory itself and it said it was too large, but when it's on the microsd, it simply doesn't seem to know it is there.

I also have a Japan map in .img version that basecamp reads from the microsd but the device doesn't pick it up.

Red90 - the custom maps don't appear on the map setup page, so I can't check this.

cheers,

Hi there,

I've an etrex 20 that I use for riding and hiking.  I've made custom maps but can't find them on the device.  I can view them in basecamp, which is reading them from the sd card inside the etrex, but when I go to maps on the device, they don't appear.

Can anyone help?

cheers,