Ok, im having a few issues with the setting up of my 800.

I have the version with the UK 1:50,000 mapping already installed on an SD Card.

. What i want it to do is to follow an uploaded route with only the off course warnings sounding if i go off course.

My steps to achieve this so far have been.

1. Plot route on Getamap and save as a GPX file.
2. Upload to RidewithGPS and save it with the name i want.
3. Copy it to New Files folder and bosh its on the 800.

so far so good.

On the 800 my settings are

1. Turn Guidance – off
2. Off Course Warnings – on
3. Course points – OFF

I have tried all variations of these settings to try and achieve the following:

To the problem. Once i start navigating and following the route a screen is continually popping up telling me where the next turning is and the distance to it.

I thought that having the course points to off would stop this but apparently not.

What settings are you using for off road routes?

I know the problem is me but I’m getting annoyed :-0

Ive turned them off on mine as i found them irritating. I cant remember exactly what i did as it was a long time ago. But what i know is that i follow tracks rather than routes if that makes sense? I think that effect it

You need to set the turns and off course warnings for each course individually, and also when the course has not yet started – I think they do not change effect if you are already part way through the course.

So, stop the course, changing the settings, then start the course.

I tend to ride just with “off course warnings” on when I’m on an off road route, but the turn alert is quite handy sometimes on road routes I don’t know.

pixel, you have the answer I think. I just plotted a route from home and tried your idea and so far so good.

great bit of kit which its seriously let down by next to useless mini manual.

this is always a good place to look for answers to any problems you might have with the settings, coz like you say the manual is useless.

http://www.scarletfire.co.uk/category/cycling/garmin-edge-800/

No help to you, but I’ve never been able to get the turn guidance on for an uploaded route, only the off-course warning.

bull, they are amazing bits of kit when you can get them to work. and that is the challenge 🙂

As already mentioned make sure you save it as a GPX track or TCX and not a route. That way it wont have the guidance, just a nice line to follow.