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24 BMW Navigation Portable Pro Owner’s Manual
Managing Files
Managing Files
You can store les, such as MP3s and
JPEG image les, in the internal memory
on the nüvi or on a microSD card.
NOTE: The nüvi is not compatible with
Windows
®
95, 98, Me, or Windows
NT
®
. It is also not compatible with Mac
®
OS 10.3 and earlier. This is a common
limitation of most USB mass-storage
devices.
Supported File Types
MP3 and FLAC music les:
see page 21
M3U and M3U8 music playlist les: see
pages 21–22
AA audio book les: see page 22
JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF image
les: see pages 26
GPX maps, routes, and waypoints les
from MapSource
®
: see page 39
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GPI custom POI les from Garmin’s
POI Loader: see page 40
Loading Files
Step 1: Insert a microSD Card
(Optional)
To insert or remove the card, press it in
until it clicks.
Step 2: Connect the USB Cable
Connect the mini-USB connector to the
side of the nüvi. Connect the larger end of
the cable to an available USB port on your
computer.
Your nüvi and microSD card appear as
removable drives in My Computer on
Windows computers, and as mounted
volumes on Mac computers.
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NOTE: Some operating systems or
computers with multiple network drives
can not display the nüvi drives. See your
operating system Help le to learn how to
map the drives.
Step 3: Transfer Files to Your
nüvi
Copy and paste les from your computer
into the nüvi drives/volumes.
1. Browse your computer for the le you
want to copy.
2. Highlight the le, and touch Edit >
Copy.
3. Open the “Garmin” or microSD card
drive/volume.
4. Touch Edit > Paste. The le appears in
the list of les in the nüvi memory or on
the microSD card.