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Frequently Asked Questions and their answers about the Garmin Quest GPS revceiver.

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Quest (1&2) HowTo articles:

How to: replacing the Quest battery (including what replacemant battery will work). External link!
HOWTO: averaging a waypoint
HOWTO: update the firmware of the Quest
HOWTO: project waypoint from another location
HOWTO: project waypoint from current location
HOWTO: working with custom waypoints
HOWTO: converting tracks into routes and use them as tracks
HOWTO: use downloaded tracks on the Quest

Quest 1 specific HowTo articles:

HOWTO: update from Euro City Select 6 to 7, with not enough harddisk space to do it normally
HOWTO: change the voice prompt language

Quest 2 specific HowTo articles:

HowTo: working with custom POI's

Quest (1&2) FAQ articles:

FAQ: My Quest locked up! What should I do?!? a.k.a. Quest First Aid.

FAQ: what batteries can I use to replace the one in the Quest?
FAQ: why can't I set a new Home location?
FAQ: I can't find some of my waypoints!?!
FAQ: what are the differences between the Quest (1) and Quest 2?
FAQ: what's inside the Quest?
FAQ: there are errors in the menu translation, what do I do with them?
FAQ: what is the difference between City Select and City Navigator?
FAQ: what's inside the Quest speaker housing?
FAQ: how to create custom Garmin maps
FAQ: where to report errors?
FAQ: what is the layout of the Quest connector?
FAQ: Quest map compatibility
FAQ: can I use the Quest for hiking and geocaching?
FAQ: What is the difference between the basemap and City Select maps?
FAQ: an I set the speed the Quest uses to calculate a route?
FAQ: Which maps can do autorouting on the Quest?
FAQ: Are there special key combinations I can use?
FAQ: What if there is no accurate Garmin map for xxxxx?
FAQ: MapSource, City Select, firmware, basemap, what is all this?
FAQ: Why is the Quest much cheaper in the US and can I buy one there?
FAQ: Can I use different types of maps together?
FAQ: Can I use the unlock code of someone else?
FAQ: How accurate is the Quests indicated speed?
FAQ: How does the Quest know what the altitude is?
FAQ: Can I change the Quests basemap?
FAQ: Why is satellite reception so bad behind my car's windshield?
FAQ: Will updating the firmware delete all settings?
FAQ: Can I delete/replace maps from/in the Quests memory?
FAQ: Why does the US version have less memory than the European version?

Quest 1 specific FAQ articles:

FAQ: what are the bugs in the current Quest 1 firmware?
FAQ: Can the memory of the Quest be expanded beyond the 115/243Mb?

Quest 2 specific FAQ articles:

FAQ: what are the bugs in the current Quest 2 firmware?
FAQ: what size can the POI icons be?
FAQ: how much POI's can the Quest 2 load?

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