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TomTom OV2 Installation Instructions

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Firstly you need to be a subscribed member of the PocketGPSWorld site, please see here for information with respect to joining the site.

While this may look like a lot of work, it is relatively simple to carry out and contains a lot of information that can probably be skipped by a more advanced user.

1. Go to the Speed Camera Download Page
2. Where it says 'Downloading the Database' select 'TomTom OV2' from the dropdown list and click on 'Continue'
3. On the next page, where it says 'Camera selections', select either 'UK - Speed Zoned Complete (24 files)', 'UK - Consolidated by type (Gatso, Mobile etc)' or 'UK - Single file with all cameras' from the drop down menu and click on 'Download Database'
4. You will be prompted to Open the file or Save the file (the exact wording will be dependent upon which browser you are using). Please choose 'save' and make a note of where you save the file to.
5. Locate the file you just downloaded (pgpsw-speed-cams.zip), for example 'C:\temp\cameras', and right-click on the file. Choose 'Extract files here...' from the menu that will pop up.
6. Choose where you want to extract the files to by following the on-screen instructions.
7. Connect your TomTom Go/Rider/One to your PC using the supplied USB cable.
8. If TomTom Home does not automatically load then please start it now.
9. Use TomTom Home to make a back-up of your SD Card (please see TomTom Home's instructions for how to do this)
10. Once your card is backed up you can minimise TomTom Home
11. Open 'My Computer' by either double clicking the icon on your desktop or by selecting it from the Start Menu (dependent on what version of Windows you are using)
12. Your TomTom should now be visible in 'My Computer' as a 'Removable Disk'
13. Open the drive, by double-clicking it, and then open the folder called 'Great_Britain-Map' (if you have only UK maps) or 'Western_Europe-Map' (if you have full european maps) or 'United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' (if you have a newer One model)
14. Locate the folder where you extracted the speed camera files to in #5 there should be numerous files, depending on which set you downloaded, called 'pocketgps_uk_xxxx' and a few others with the license agreement and help files
15. Select all of the 'pocketgps_uk...' files by clicking on the first one and then, while holding shift, click on the last one
16. Now, copy the files by holding 'CTRL' and pressing 'c'
17. Go back to the 'Great_Britain-Map'/'Western_Europe-Map'/'United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' folder and paste the files by holding 'CTRL' and pressing 'v'. You have now transferred the files to your TomTom.
    
    
    
18. You now need to 'enable' the cameras on the TomTom so you can see them on the map. Select them in your POI categories by going to: 'Change Preferences' then 'Manage (or Maintain) POI' then 'Enable / Disable POI' (the exact wording will depend on your TomTom unit)
19. Select each POI in turn.
    
    
    
20. You now need to set up proximity warnings for each camera type by going to: ' Change Preferences' then 'Manage (or Maintain) POI' then 'Warn when near POI '
21. Select each POI in turn and choose the warning distance and the warning sound
22. Uncheck the "Warn only if POI is on route" box so that you still get alerts if you are not navigating
23. Repeat steps 20-22 until all POIs are set up to warn.
    

You only need to set up proximity alerts once. If you wish to update the database simply follow parts 1-17.

Summary

If you would like to make sure you have the latest Pocket GPS Safety Camera Database, please visit the Pocket GPS Safety Camera Database page, if you would like to discuss the database, or how your TomTom unit uses our database, please discuss it in the Safety Camera Forum.