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"Addres does not exist." Ugh.....

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by Winston, Sep 13, 2007.

  1. Winston

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    I frequently put in an address and I get this error message. "address does not exist". It is usually because it is too new to be in the Nav system. It is very annoying, because the system wont even show me a map of the vicinity, nor will it tell me what nearby addresses are acceptable. So, I have to try a bunch of different numbers before the system will accept the address input and show me a map.

    Any easy way around this problem?

    Thanks
     
    #1 Winston, Sep 13, 2007
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    I frequently put in an address and I get this error message. "address does not exist". It is usually because it is too new to be in the Nav system. It is very annoying, because the system wont even show me a map of the vicinity, nor will it tell me what nearby addresses are acceptable. So, I have to try a bunch of different numbers before the system will accept the address input and show me a map.

    Any easy way around this problem?

    Thanks
     
    #2 Winston, Sep 13, 2007
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    Start by entering the city
    Then enter the street. Enter just the name; the system will prompt you for N, S, E, W or whatever if needed.
    The system will then tell you what range numbers it recognizes for that combination of city and street.

    It is not foolproof but it helps sometimes.
     
    #3 hschuck, Sep 14, 2007
  4. Tideland Prius

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    Hmm.. that's annoying. If a number doesn't exist on my TomTom, it tells me then lists the closest number in the database. Then I press ok to plot the route.
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Sep 14, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Winston @ Sep 13 2007, 02:32 PM) [snapback]512153[/snapback]</div>
    The first time I got this message was when I entered my own home address. The house has been at this address for the past 30 years unmoved by even the occasional earthquake! :rolleyes:
     
    #5 Banjoman, Sep 14, 2007
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    HINT: (and sorry if this is so obvious that I get a bunch of "duhs")

    Make sure you are in the right "zone" of the country.

    I am in Delaware, and Next Door is New Jersey, but it is in another zone. If I forget to change the zone, then poor 'ol NAV spends all its time looking in the wrong place.
     
    #6 Arts137, Sep 14, 2007
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    You know that the map data was prepared by human and human makes mistakes.
    My house has been sitting here for 10 years. Before I upgraded the NAVI DVD on my Honda,
    it was OK with my address. After the "upgrade", I found my house address "invalid". Specifically the number 41 does not exist in the data base. However, it can find 31 and 51. That is strange, isn't it? So, don't tell my neighbors, because I have been using their address as my "home address" :D
     
    #7 ceric, Sep 14, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Sep 13 2007, 10:55 PM) [snapback]512359[/snapback]</div>
    This seems like the most obvious response that the Nav system should give. It is nice information to know that the Nav system does not "think" the address exists, but obviously there are going to be mistakes and new addresses that it does not know.

    I tried the method without the street number at all and that seems like the way to go. Thanks! Actually I am able to go back and delete all of the numbers after it tells me the address does not exist. Then it tells me the range of acceptable addresses. Now that I know the "workaround" it is not too cumbesome, but before that it was pretty annoying.

    Thanks for the help.
     
    #8 Winston, Sep 14, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hschuck @ Sep 14 2007, 12:48 AM) [snapback]512340[/snapback]</div>
    I use this technique too. Otherwise the NAV system does too detailed a search and comes up empty. It's has a particularly hard time with N, S, E, W on streets. Also, sometimes a street will be listed in a township instead of a city, or the other way around. The general technique is to start broad with your search and limit it one step at a time.

    Tom
     
    #9 qbee42, Sep 14, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ceric @ Sep 13 2007, 11:57 PM) [snapback]512394[/snapback]</div>
    I'm sure you owe them some kind of "rental" fee. :lol:
     
    #10 bhaynnes, Sep 17, 2007
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    I had the same problem just yesterday. The address according to the USPS is in Sherman Oaks but the NAV had the address in Los Angeles. Try to enter the larger metro area and see if that works. It worked for me. YMMV.
     
    #11 keithnteri, Sep 17, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ceric @ Sep 13 2007, 11:57 PM) [snapback]512394[/snapback]</div>

    Who is this "human"? Perhaps he/she should be reprimanded, then he/she will be more careful. :p
     
    #12 dogfriend, Sep 17, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Keithnteri @ Sep 17 2007, 11:42 AM) [snapback]513831[/snapback]</div>
    Looks like both are correct. Quoting from Wikipedia: "Sherman Oaks is an 8.1-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California."
     
    #13 hschuck, Sep 17, 2007
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