Start Up and Shut Down Images

Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

I downloaded new start up image and a new shutdown image. The TomTom picks only one of those images and uses it to start up as well as shut down. How do you get it to use different images on start up and shut down? By the way, I have the 720.

tanda · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject:

The startup image is called splash, and the shutdown image is called suspend, have you named BOTH images splash? Just re-name the shutdown one to suspend.
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dhn · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject:

Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

Did what you said and now it works. Thanks so much!

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject:

European models are the same, dhn...
All widescreen TomToms have the "w" at the end of the splashscreen names.

And the shutdown screen in v7 software is called "antitheft.bmp" or "antitheftw.bmp" (not "suspend" anymore).

Finally, to show the shutdown screen, you need to set the option "warn not to leave the device in the car", which is the last option on the first page of "Safety Preferences".

Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

Guess what? Tried putting on a different shut down screen today and no matter what I rename it, (antitheftw.bmp or suspendw.bmp or antitheft.bmp or suspend.bmp the only image that comes up is my start up image , which is splashw.bmp. I have the 720 and live in United States.

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject:

And you've got the option ticked that I mentioned above?

Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

I have the option of warn not to leave the device in car checked, and, it is exactly 480x272 pixels

Hoppy · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject:

I hate to suggest it but have you tried adding it using TTHome thats the way I did it and it worked fine. I used the change Startup and the change shutdown option it worked great.
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Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

where do you find the change start up and the change shut down option? I have the 720.

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

Try one of the original startup screens from http://www.tomtom.com/support/index.php?Language=1&query=startup+screen&FID=4617

Rename it to "antitheftw.bmp" and put it in the root of the TT internal memory (ie not in any folder and not on an SD card)

Double check it hasn't got called antitheftw.bmp.bmp by accident. In order to see if this has happened, you MUST have Windows set to show the file extensions (usually it tries to hide them).
In Windows Explorer Go to the 'Tools' Menu,
Select 'Folder Options'
Select the 'View' tab
Scroll down the list of entries and UN-tick "Hide extensions for known file types"

Alternatively, If you put the original back, does that work? If it does, you'll know it is the format of your new pic.

mikealder · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject:

Or if you are running Windows Vista try:

Start/ Computer/ Organize/ Folder & Search options to get at the same options Andy mentioned above - Mike

Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

Andy, it took awhile but I tried everything you said and double and triple checked. My start up is named splashw.bmp and that works fine. My shutdown is named antitheftw.bmp and does not come on at shut down. My start up pic comes on at both start up and shut down. Both are 480x272 pixels. No double file extensions.

Cinkel · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2008 Posts: 11

I'm running windows xp

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject:

Have you got your original antitheft/shutdown screen on a backup?
Can you put that back?

Ohh, and of course.....Have you tried a reset?

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