Mitac Mio168 running TomTom5

johnwarner · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject: Mitac Mio168 running TomTom5

Hi there GPSers. I have a Mitac Mio168 on which I have successfully run TomTom 5 for some time. I have done this without a Speed Camera Database and software but I must get up-to-date. Would anybody please inform me as to the files to download from Pocketgpsworld and method of installing. I tried the the current download for tt5+ but the PDA froze completely until I uninstalled all files connected with this program. Would value and appreciate your help 8) Embarassed

Border_Collie · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

Download the TomTom .ov2 speed zoned files, unzip the folder and from the newly created folder copy and paste all the .ov2 and .bmp files into your Great Britain or Great Britain plus map folder.

Set up all your warnings for each camera.

e.g. 200 yards at 20 mph for a 20 second warning, 300 yards at 30 mph for a 30 second warning etc. For mobiles you need a miniumum of 440 yards and many people choose 880 yards.

Next time you download you only need to copy the .ov2 files over as the .bmp's will be the same, as will the warning set up.

The first time will take maybe 10 minutes but after that a couple and it's all done.
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mikealder · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject:

John, you say you installed an "Application" this is most probably the POICapture utility for recording the position of cameras and is not the actual camera database.
First off you need to be a subscribed member of the site in order to access the downloads page - Mike

johnwarner · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject:

johnwarner · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

Border_Collie · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject:

johnwarner · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject:

johnwarner · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:04 am Post subject:

My thanks to Lost-Property and all others who have helped with my initial request. I have just returned home from an interesting day at the Hampton Court Flower Show, my updated Mio168 took me there with no problems, even letting me know about the POI's en-route so my goal was achieved.
Edit once Mike Alder - see final post in thread

aj2052 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject:

Further info for John Warner:If i remember you cannot use The ogg voice files on ttn5 only on ttn6, I think you have to use the new Data.chk voice files and rename old data.chk files to something like data.chk.old to preserve it. It does work quite well on the Mio 168.

mikealder · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

aj you remembered incorrectly Sad

The ogg file voice warnings work on TomTom Navigator version 5,0 5,1 and 5,21 its only the TomTom Mobile 5 platform and some Palm devices it doesn't work with Wink

Have a read of This Thread from the FAQ page which details the ogg file installation, set-up and test - Mike

aj2052 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

Ok Mike, you get to a certain age and your thoughts perhaps overtake your memory, but thanks I have gone past the data.chk stage now, but still usefull to others.

mikealder · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:07 am Post subject:

After a fair bit of editing the false accusations, calls for apologies and such like have been removed, I would like to keep this thread open so that John can further benefit from the experienced forum users. - Mike

johnwarner · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject:

John, Many thanks for being understanding of the position - I just think this thread needed to move on so to speak.

Have you had a read of the FAQ link in my previous reply, one of the entries details the Spoken POI alerts - well worth considering - Mike

johnwarner · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject:

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