question regarding the amount of files per speed camera

[tonygold]

hi
have installed the pgpsw data base onto a new START 20 Europe via MyTomTom. seems to be working ok, but in the guide on this site for the installation it states i should have 4 files for every speed camera: ov2, bmp, X2bmp and ogg. i can only see 3 files per camera installed: ov2, X2bmp and ogg.
am i missing something or is this now how it is?
also, when configuring the sound warnings it took me almost an hour as there seemed to be loads more than there are cameras, for example the speed cam for a 30mph gatso showed its icon and automatically i didn't need to select a sound (i had sound effect enabled) but the next camera was for a gatso 302 where i had to configure a sound? any ideas or have i just not done it right

[Andy_P]

OK, lets see if we can get at least the first part of your question sorted out quickly.

First some background...

As you rightly say, there can be UPTO four files for any POI (including cameras)

1. The .ov2 data file is essential
2. The .bmp icon is essential

The other two are optional:

3. The "X2" icon is just used for the larger display in the top left corner during a POI warning. If it's not there the TomTom just scales-up the normal one.
4. The .ogg audio warning can be added to replace any of the built-in warning sounds with a different one or a spoken warning.


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Now onto the issue with MyTomtom...

When some bright spark designed how 'MyTomTom' looks, he decided to COMBINE the .ov2 file and the .bmp icon file in the displayed list..so it just shows the .ov2 file but with the correct icon beside it.
I assume he thought that was clever... but he FORGOT about the additional two files!

That means that if you add a POI set with JUST the .ov2 and a .bmp(i.e. 2 files) it will only appear as ONE line in the list, (see "dummy" in this pic):




Very neat and tidy looking!

But if you also add an "X2" double-sized icon it appears as a separate entry (see "Electrical shops" in my example here):



Similarly, if you add an .ogg audio file it appears as ANOTHER separate entry, (but for some reason this time it manages to use the right icon again). Here it is for the30mph Gatsos:



So for a properly installed set of PGPSW camera files, there will be THREE lines per camera type, but the fact that the right icon is showing proves that all FOUR files are present.

Hope that makes sense!?!?
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"Settling in nicely" ;-)

[Andy_P]

Now, on to the slightly more mysterious second part...

[tonygold]

andy, many thanks for your detailed responses. i think you have got it spot on. so i was also setting a 'warn when near' sound for these duplicates (302 etc) i will now go back into the files and delete as appropriate.

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