icn 550 unknown file format

hemms · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 05, 2006 Posts: 6

Help!!

I have down loaded your database for my icn 550 and every time i try to open a file with the POI Editor I get the message " unknown file format"

Any ideas please?

Tim Buxton · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: icn 550 unknown file format

hemms · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 05, 2006 Posts: 6

ok got that sorted but now, thankyou. I have a long list of files that my POI editor will not allow me to sellect all and send to my navman. The only way is to send each one individually. I have tried Ctrl+A and right clicking etc, any ideas please?

Tim Buxton · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately, that's the way Navman chose to implement their Custom POI import facility. Each file is converted into a proprietary format. I'm afraid that it's a file-by-file import or nothing. One way to get the number of files down is to choose the all-in one file (only one file to import) or the cameras by type option, which is half a dozen or so.
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hemms · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 05, 2006 Posts: 6

I have tried to download the cameras in a consolodated by ytpe format but my navman still opens the file when I try to save it to the device. So am I correct in saying the only way to download is to save each of the cameras individualy and I have to rename each one?

Tim Buxton · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

How do you mean, your Navman opens the file? How are you trying to save it to the device?
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hemms · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 05, 2006 Posts: 6

sorry I mean the POI editor opens the file and then i have a huge list of cameras that would take hours and hours to send each one individually to my navman. is there any solution?

Tim Buxton · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject:

That is what is meant to happen! The Navman POIEditor opens the file. It has to to convcert it to Navman's proprietary format. Once it has done that, click on File then from the dropdown menu, Save to device. Then another window should open for you to set the file as active, set warning distance, etc..

Have you read the Help instructions here?
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hemms · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 05, 2006 Posts: 6

Hi there,

Yep all of that happens but for EACH camera.

Am I meant to enter each camera seperately?

And yes i have read help...

Tim Buxton · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:03 am Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:31 am Post subject:

I think the confusion is creeping in around steps 5 and 6 in the instructions there was a very similar question last week.

Where you open a speed camera file and it lists all the individual locations on the screen only the first entry is highlighted, when you select "Save to Device" it will transfer ALL the camera locations within that list in a single transfer.

You DO NOT have to transfer each individual location within the file to the device - Mike

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

How could you have forgotten "the similar question last week" Tim! Laughing

Maybe a tweak to the instructions is in order, as this is the second time?

Tim Buxton · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:

Tim, you have PM...

hemms · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 05, 2006 Posts: 6

andy and mike you have hit the nail on the head, Tim stop drinking!

Thanks for your help!

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