POI Observer on Sony Nav-U50/70: full instructions

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

I think you need to make sure that hidden folders are viewable. Go to the menus at the top of the explorer window and choose Tools - Folder Options. Then click the tab marked View and make sure that "Show Hidden Files and Folders" is selected.

That help?

tox99 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 25, 2007 Posts: 2

cheers mate will try it laters thx

rodpuckey · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 28, 2007 Posts: 3

Hi,

I have just completed the installation, but although I got Yellowbells after checking the POI Observer in the setup, when I try at the finish all I get is a red bell.

Any ideas before I re-install completely??

Software Version is 1.06

Regards

Rod

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

Sounds like prefs.ini to me - it's not seeing the gps strings, so make sure that step is sound?

elieli · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 1

Regards from Spain. Im glad to share this site with you.
I need a small help:

Someone might copy the content of the file "prefs.ini"?
I´ve erased it accidentally and haven't safety copy of the same one.

Thank you very much for your help !!!

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

Ouch.

But it's part of the system software, so quickest would be to just reinstall that from the CD/DVD you got with the unit and then start again I would think.

rodpuckey · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 28, 2007 Posts: 3

Hi,

Thanks for the post and I have got the speed cameras loaded and all is ok for about 10 minutes and then the whole system locks up.

All I have is a blank screen that does not react to the top hybernate switch only the hard off switch on the bottom, with all the grief this leads to.

Any ideas?

Regards
Rod

rodpuckey · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 28, 2007 Posts: 3

Just a thought. if anyone is interested, the antenna connection on the sony is a Hirose MS-147-c(lp)-1.

So now you can re-teminate one of the other SatNav active antennae from e-bay and improve reception.

Regards

Rod

SCG · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 4

[quote="Dippy"]First, I'm sorry for the this HUGE post. It's necessary to explain fully what you have to do. It took me three days on and off to get it clear in my head and make it happen, but I'm a GPS/speed camera database novice, and have never worked with Windows CE or POI Observer before.

Hi Dippy.

Firstly Well done.

I have a Sony U-50. I have followed your instructions to the letter and I am sure I am very close.

However I have 1 remaining problem! When I launch nav_u2.exe everything appears to be fine except I hav no GPS icon. If I press where it normally resides I get a message that a GPS device is not connected and that I should check connections and hardware.

The GPS section of Prefs.iniis as follows:

[gps]
comport = 0
receiver = 2
baudrate = 9600
receiver_status = 1
ExtTmcPort = 7

I have set nothing else.

Both virtual comm and observer appear to work correctly I get a yellow bell followed by a green bell when satalites are in view.

Hope you can help.

Many thanks.

Best regards.
Stuart

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

Tricky!

First thought is:

Are you CERTAIN you are looking at the prefs.ini on the sony, not a copy on your pc?

Then, are you CERTAIN you've used the virtcom manager to set the virtual comport to 0 and source port to 5?

SCG · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 4

Hi Dippy.

I have checked and double checked. I have removed all changes and reinstalled the sont application.

I will have another go this evening.

Once again.

Many thanks.
Best regards.
stuart

robot1000 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 03, 2006 Posts: 4

I got up to the bit

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

This is one of those irritating things that could probably be sussed if I could just see it! But doing it virtually is hard. I'm not sure I can make many sensible suggestions.

How old is the unit? If it's very new then is there a chance it has later software on it and they've moved the GPS away from port 5? Mine was up to 1.05 from memory.

robot1000 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 03, 2006 Posts: 4

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

Only thing I can suggest is to have a look at the gpspassion forums, where POI Observer might be supported. Looks like the error is coming from that software.

You are using the New Generation virtcomm manager, not the old one? (The one called something like virtcomng.dll)

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