Putting personal details on a Garmin gps
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I am sure many of you know this already but its amazing what you discover poking around in the file system. There is a file on most Garmin gps units that you can personalise to show a message each time the unit is powered up. I put my name and contact details in mine to improve my chances of recovering the unit should I lose it.
On the base level there is a file Startup.txt. Open the file in NotePad and add your message at the end of the file. I set the display time - the line <display = 0> to 10 which seems about right. It seems to take a couple of power cycles to work but my unit now displays:
Owner: Mark F
Phone: 0430 xxx xxx
eMail: mark@gmxxx.com
On the base level there is a file Startup.txt. Open the file in NotePad and add your message at the end of the file. I set the display time - the line <display = 0> to 10 which seems about right. It seems to take a couple of power cycles to work but my unit now displays:
Owner: Mark F
Phone: 0430 xxx xxx
eMail: mark@gmxxx.com