How to install (camera database) POIs to TomTom Navigator 5+

7272Andy · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:33 am Post subject:

With respect to warnings, I set mine to 30 seconds for each speed category using this table

Mph - 30s - 20s - 15s - 10secs

80 - 1173- 782 - 587 - 391 yards
70 - 1026- 684 - 513 - 342
60 - 879 - 586 - 440 - 293
50 - 732 - 488 - 366 - 244
40 - 588 - 392 - 294 - 196
30 - 441 - 294 - 221 - 147
20 - 294 - 196 - 147 - 98

Taken from this thread . though the point is well made for mobiles

Andy
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wurlitzerwilly · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 23, 2006 Posts: 1

[quote="WurliTzerwilly"]I was told by my friend who lives in Florida that it is illegal for the authorities to operate speed cameras anywhere in the USA. Of course that doesn't stop them from using "hair dryers" and chasing you in patrol cars![/quote]

jakerobinson · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 21, 2006 Posts: 5

quote]it is illegal for the authorities to operate speed cameras anywhere in the USA.[/quote] - Not true... there are several states using static speed cameras and mobile van units... it's just not as popular yet as the UK tends to be closer to '1984' with speed cameras and cctv... george orwell would be proud... I have read news stories of states testing speed cameras.. just google it and you'll see... Keep in mind, the UK has 1/5 the population of the US in the size of one of our medium size state! Having a perverse number of cameras is therefore much easier to 'saturate' the roadways with more and more cameras... I hope we (US) never catches up!

a side not: I saw a really cool site in the US on how to fight speeding tickets and a lot had to do with technicalities of paperwork etc - looked very feasible - just wonder if similar tatics would work in the states

http://www.trafficticketsecrets.com/ has tons of actual content that shows practical step by step and I was astounded by how reasonable and practical it would be to beat a speeding ticket - there are tons of sites - but this one is not just a commercial to buy a book (he does have one of course) but he also gives you real examples to follow...

maybe some of these strats could be used here in the UK?

cheers, Jake

brianlizgemjo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 2

I have all the POIs in a folder on my PC. I cannot locate the map on my Pocket PC so that I can post them in.
I dont think the SD card is locked as active sync works with my emails etc.
TomtomNav 5 is working OK so the map must be there somewhere
Where is it?

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:48 am Post subject:

Active Sync....Explore....Double Click Mobile icon....Storage Card, and it should be there.

brianlizgemjo · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 2

Active Sync - Explore brings up the following list of items
My Pocket PC, then a list of folders Business, CheckPOInt Files, ictionaries, My Music, My Pictures, Pesonal, Templates and Tom Tom

Double Clicking 'My Pocket PC' brings up another list of files: Databases, Application Data, ConnMgr, IPAQ File Store, My Documents, Profiles, Program Files, Temp, Tom Tom and Windows.

Is this actually my SD card? If so where do I find the map so I can paste the POI files.
If not any other suggestions how to access the SD card

Thanks

Cupra-Matt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 19

mikealder · Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

Having had a read of some of your other posts you appear to be having a number pf problems.
The locked position on the SD card is with the switch DOWN relative to the corner with the chamfer at the top right.

Are you still getting Red squares instead of the correct icons appearing?
If so please make sure that each POI file you have loaded to the device comprises of two files they both must have identical file names, only the file extensions will differ one will be a bmp file (the icon image) and the .ov2 file which contains the psitional data.

Does the device still loose all its settings, home location and camera warning set-up?
If its not the SD Card lock switch, then have a look for the file Great_Britain-Map.cfg, it will be in the GB map folder on the SD card you will need to copy this file to the PC then right click it and select "Properties" if the file is set to "Read Only" uncheck the box, then copy the file back to the GB Map folder on the SD card.

New set-up your warnings and home location etc and it shouldn't loose the set-up.
Mike

Cupra-Matt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 19

thanks.

have sorted the red squares, and will try the other stuff when I next bring my pda out of my van.
Was nearly time to get rid, sick of the resetting.

Thanks again.

Cupra-Matt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 19

still having snags, sick of this thing now. Grrrr

Have changed from read only, still not storing after exiting application. Think it is heading for e-bay in all honesty.

Do I need to change settings on exit to allow me to save the changes i have made???????

mikealder · Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:19 am Post subject:

You need to copy the file back to the SD card in its modified state (i.e. not read only) this will overwrite the original settings, then the device should behave, if you have only changed the properties of this file on the PC then the PDA will know little diference.

One other thought, when you exit the TomTom application do you do this via the Exit button within the program? - if not this could be the cause of you problems - Mike

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:27 am Post subject:

Cupra-Matt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 19

thought I had cracked it but, lost all poi alarms again. exit the application via the in program button very time.
It has been a bit more stable with respect to the program being left withoutswitching off.

JoelAlderman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 4

I have just read your instructions on installing onto TOM TOM Moblie 5 and was wondering, if you place all the individual POI files into the map then how do you deal with temp cameras that move/change?

Privateer · Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: What about camera changes?

Hi JoelAlderman,

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