Kenwood DNX5240BT Updates and cameras - Help please

emmamac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 22

sent so many emails with out reply also they never answer the phone

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject:

There are several PDFs on Kenwood website telling you to subscribe here and use the PGPSW database!!

From their FAQ page if you click on the question

How to upload safety camera’s via CD onto my DNX5220, DNX5240, DNX5220BT, DNX5240BT?

You are told to "Click to find out how to download safety camera’s via CD for the above-mentioned units." When you do you get the following PDF Click Here

Seems Garmin and Kewood haven't bothered to provide a facility to update the Garmin Cyclops database.

M8TJT · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

emmamac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 22

I think its time to chuck the towel in and give in, i have tried everything i can think of thought i had found the answer when the instructions you give to me said you must have satnav running but when i put disc in nothing is coming up as though its not reading disc.

Even tried putting the information on a memery stick and using the USB cable seeing if it would take it that way but nothing.

The POI website i have downloaded from is

http://garminpoi.co.uk

has anyone else used these as i so much want to subscribe here and get everything but feel it is pointless if i cant load them on my satnav.

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Darren · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

I feel your pain. You will see much confusion from others on the installation of POIs to Kenwood. The process is far from clear.

Can I just check that you have extracted your POIs to a folder on your PC and you are using POILoader to create the files that you then copy to a CD-R?

As best we can understand the process, you should end up with a CD that has the following:

x:\garmin\poi\poi.gpi (where X: is the drive letter of your CD-R)

Do you have this?
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

Hang on!

I thought you were asking for help with the Garmin Speed Camera database!

That website is run by MaFt, who is the Speed Camera Database Admin here, at PGPSW.

So do you want to get POIs loaded on the unit? if so, that's a bit different to what we've been trying to do so far......

In order to load them onto the Kenwood unit you need to download the POIs file and extract them to a folder. Make sure you have all the CSV and BMP files in one folder and use POILoader to make the GPI file on your PC. Make sure it is called POI.GPI.

Then make a folder called garmin and make another folder inside that called poi. Put the POI.GPI file inside the poi folder so the structure is

x:\garmin\poi\poi.gpi

Burn this to a CD.

Switch the unit on and select NAV mode. Insert the CD and wait.

Use good quality media from a reputable brand - No cheap and cheerful CDs. Also make sure you Finalise the CD (Or select an option NOT to be able to add files to the disc at a later date)

See if this works...

If that doesn't work try

x:\garmin\poi.gpi

as the Kenwood PDF i linked to above mentions the garmin folder but not the poi one... In fact it might be worth reading that PDF anyway. the last half of the second page is useful.

emmamac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 22

Thanks for that info but i once again did it again and still nothing i am now wondering if it is the settings for reading discs

Darren · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject:

emmamac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 22

yes my computer reads the discs,

just downloaded some mp3 files burned them on to disc and tried the disc in kenwood, they also would not play but plays DVD's fine.

Does anyone have a Telephone number for Garmin so i can try tomorrow.

Thanks for everyones help.
Emma

Darren · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject:

Does it play an ordinary Audio CD?

Kenwood provides this guide for playing mp3s. Make sure you had the disk in the right format before you decide i wouldn't play mp3s. Also i can't see the 5240BT listed as mp3 capable, although other review sites do.

emmamac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 22

Can i ask you to do the poi files for me your side and send it to me via email so then i just burn the file that way i know i have done it right, can you PM me PPLLEEAASSEE

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:49 am Post subject:

I can't do that and i don't suspect it'll help as i think the problem is getting the data off the CD and onto the unit and not the creation of the POI.GPI file. If you are using POILoader to generate the POI.GPI file then you can't be doing anything wrong.

Have you tried using the folders suggested above?

Have you made sure the folder names are lower case?

Can you answer my question from above?

emmamac · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2009 Posts: 22

Hi,
yes have tried both and still not working i start the satnav put disc in and nothing happens but when i press DVD mode there is already a message saying disc error.

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