Navigator 6 software download

hgm · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 50

Is it possible to download the Navigator 6 application from somewhere? I purchased the v660 maps of Western Europe earlier this year for an IPaq 3715 which TomTom say is not compatible. I chose "other" when purchasing and my download gave me maps which work with Nav 5 but no Ver 6 application. I would like to try it out to see if it does work in practice. The actual application upgrade is supposed to be free.
I have the feeling that future updates won't work with Navigator 5 and would like to have a version that can be updated even if it runs a little slowly.

Henry Moring

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:00 am Post subject:

http://www.tomtom.com/support/product.php?ID=1401&Language=1&FID=6736

as always, you can ignore the warnings.
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lamplight · Regular Visitor Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Posts: 130

hgm - can you let us know how you got on with this? I did much the same on my Mio 168 - updating maps to version 660 but not upgrading to TT6, and like you have been wondrering if I should get TT6 now. Will v660 work with TT6 - or is there another version of the maps we need to get?

tomo1340 · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject:

Sorry for piggy backing but from reading this I get the impression that anyone can download the newer tomtom 6 software fir free as long as they buy a map that is compatible with version 6? If that's the case I probably could have saved myself a bit of money.
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hgm · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 50

Thanks to Lutz for his link.
I decided to take the plunge and try. I think it's necessary to have TomTom Home installed on your PC before you start. The download from the link seems to expect it.
I also decided to do the install using Home to the SD card rather than trying to use ActiveSync. This decoded the cab file and put V6 app on card.
When card placed back into PDA, it installed Nav 6 and put up a screen giving a Device Code for my PDA. This was different to the one I have always used before and the Activation Code I had for Western Europe map wouldn't work. I had to get a new activation code from TomTom for my new device code. (I don't know if this has used up one of my "lives").
However this new code worked.
I lost some info in the process such as Favourites and Home and also the file with the sounds for the safety cameras. I decided to download the newer ogg files for this and after some file renaming, they also worked. Some older Ver5 City Maps don't work either - thay just don't show up in the list of maps.
So the answer is yes, my v660 map for Nav 5 does work with Nav6 on an rx3175. It is somewhat slower in operation than before but I haven't tried in a car yet to know whether the slowdown will matter.

mikealder · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

Make sure you have no POI's enabled to display on the map when in use as this slows down the PDA quite a lot, instead use the Warn when near POI option (Change Preferences/ Manage POI / Warn when near POI) as this uses less processor power - Mike

hgm · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 50

Mike
Is this proportional to the number of POIs displayed or absolute. i.e can I have just a couple of categories such as Motorway Junctions displayed without a slow down. I have all the safety camera POIs set as "display when near".

Henry

mikealder · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject:

Try the device with a few enabled by all means, but this will slow down the screen refresh rate, then try it will all POI disabled but using the Warn when near feature and see if there is a difference, not all devices slow down, but your PDA is right at the bottom in terms of processor power to start with. Any assistance you can give the device via set-up will improve the interface - Mike

redddevil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 28

Can I just ask HGM for clarification. You say you installed to SD card using Home and then put card back into PDA. This implies card wasn't in PDA when you installed but as soon as I start Home up it scans for the device and say it can't find it.
Did you you have PDA (sans SD card) connected but then install to SD card via USB reader?
Soory if I'm being daft but already having trouble with this 'cause I hd to select device as X51V to buy latest version and home is now complaining that my actual device X50V isn't the same as that on my account.
Aah technology...

aras · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 7

I have a Hx4700 with TT5. Bought the maps for version 6. As the 4700 (2003SE) is not supported I chose another Ipaq with 2003SE, a 6515 I think, as Lutz has said many times: Ignore all warnings so I just thought I skould take some with the same OS.
Then downloaded TT.6 and installed it.
Downloaded TT home and connected the Ipaq. In TT home there were the maps so I installed them on the SD card.
Then I used Pocket Mechanic to relocate the Navigator to the SD card too (free up memory) and it works perfectly.
TT support is not really much of a help.

drawmer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 1

Thank you Lutz!
sucked in to the tomtom offer of V6+Western Europe, but it only downloaded the maps.
Followed the link and downloaded the V6. All worked fine on my Dell X51V. Even auto registered - which it didn't do for V5!

All I a=have to do now is sort out TomTom where failure to recognise my card built up a fat 'basket' I dont want them to bill me 3 times!

hgm · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 50

generationgav · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 15, 2005 Posts: 13

Do you need TT5 (upgrade) to get this offer, or if I buy a TT6 map then can I download TT6?

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