Help tomtom1 speed camera warnings

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

Hi all,

Can someone please help, i have subscribed to the database for a year and want to load the speed camera database and voice warning on to the tomtom.

1. I have installed the tomtom software.

2. Backed up the sd card.

3. Updated the software.

4. Whats next Crying or Very sad

(is there a simple to use program?)

I am powering the tom tom by USB as i do not have a ac charger for it

Many Thanks for any help

mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject:

Tim, try following THIS Guide, whilst it was written for a different device it shows what to do, simply ignore the parts about Text To Speech as your new toy doesn't have that feature. For spoken alerts I suggest you have a read through THIS look at the ogg file method as this is easier to sort out (or so I think) - Mike

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

Thanks,

I see how i get on

Kind Regards

Tim

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

Another question,

I have the tomtom one which download do i select on the download (tomtom home or tomtom ov2)

Thanks

mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject:

If you use tomtom Home on the PC you can use either method, I prefer to use the ov2 files via Windows Explorer to be honest. The guide I have linked to assumes the use of the ov2 files NOT the home method, so if you aim to follow it I suggest you use ov2 - Mike

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

getting there slowly,

i have downloaded the zip file, and you say extract it to:-

Scroll down the contents of the TomTom device and click the folder Western_Central_Europe.

Have not got that folder Sad

do i put it the United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland folder?

Cheers,, the beer has come out now its going to be a long task

mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:

Yes in your case the map folder will be named differently put the files in the folder United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland folder and you should be OK - Mike

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

Thanks Mike,

All done the speed cameras are now on the map, do i have to go through this process when new updates come through? also do I need to delete the old files?

looking through the speech setup now i will get fed up of the cow alert very soon,

once again many thanks

tim

mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject:

For an update you simply download the zip folder from PGPSW, unzip/ extract the contents and copy/ paste to your map folder, when asked to replace existing file answer "Yes To All" and thats it, you don't have to re-configure the warnings, simply replacing the ov2 files is sufficiant to flush the old data at the same time as loading the new.
On the subject of the Cow warning I have sent you an e-mail which should be used in conjunction with the second link in my earlier post WRT spoken alerts - Mike

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

Mike thanks very much for your help, you make it easy to follow, I am just about to download the sound files but cannot see the version number for the download on my tomtom this is the information:-

App 6.501
GPS v1.21, Boot 4.81
United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland v660.1199

any idea which files to download on the link

Cheers again

tim

mikealder · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject:

6,501 is listed under the Go / Rider / One section of THIS Page, although this is the old method for spoken camera alerts, it works very well, but is limitted to 15 warnings, the OGG file method further down the page I linked to earlier allows a spoken alert for each POI loaded upto your maximum of 100 - Mike

tim158 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 16

Mike thanks for the email & attachment I would have been

without your help once again many thanks and have a Happy New Year

Regards

Tim

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