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GPS City Q&A » Automotive GPS » Bluetooth and Volume issues?

Automotive GPS (4 replies)

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Bluetooth and Volume issues?

› Garmin Nuvi 265WT

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Cory
Calgary, Alberta

Original question asked on Jan 29, 2010, 6:20am

Hi, another question. When the gps syncs bluetooth to my phone, it seems to auto crank down the volume quite a bit, I have to go to Menu > Volume and increase or decrease it to bring it back up. This seems like a pretty major bug and happens every time. Is this a known issue? I think I came across one other site on the net where someone mentioned this as well.
Also, does anyone else seem to have to wait a while, once your phone is connected by bluetooth for the phonebook, etc to be synced to the phone? I wish it would store the information there and only sync the difference as that would be much faster. While this sync is in place, sometimes I can't make a call, or hang up a call as it seems unresponsive. I'm guessing because the bluetooth connection bandwidth is maxed?

Jordan GPS City
Las Vegas, NV

Reply #1 on Jan 29, 2010, 8:34am

Hello Cory,
Thank you for the feedback. I would suggest that you do a firmware update to see if that resolves the issue. If not then please pass you experience onto Garmin (1-800-800-1020) so they can fix it. I have not seen any such issues. It may also be an issue with your phone. Not all phones are fully compatible. Here is a link to Garmins site for compatibility.

http://my.garmin.com/bluetooth/

Webupdater
http://www8.garmin.com/products/webupdater/howtoinstall.jsp

Cheers

Cory
Calgary, AB

Reply #2 on Jan 29, 2010, 9:30am

Yes, I've definitely done the updates since I got it. Thanks.
Yes, my phone (Nokie e71) isn't on the list, but that should affect the volume of the device when it's connected.
I did a little more searching and found a guy with the same issue: http://getsatisfaction.com/garmin/topics/volume_drop_on_nuvi_265wt
I definitely have run the updates though. I will see about passing the info along to Garmin.
Thanks

linda
caseyville,il

Reply #3 on Apr 16, 2013, 6:32pm

i also have the same problem with the volume going waaay down when connected to bluetooth called garmin and was told its really for navigation anything else is secondary my reply i no i paid extra for the bluetooth

Tom
GPS City

Reply #4 on Apr 17, 2013, 7:13am

The Nuvi 265WT is an older unit and as such would be unlikely that Garmin would put out a software update for it.
I would suggest trying to pair the Nuvi with a different phone to see if the same issue appears. If not then the phone may be the problem.

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