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Uncle_Albert · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 18

I have a Tom Tom one V3
Just paid my years sub to the camera data base. Having problems loading it via Tom Tom Home.
Your instructions on how to load via TT Home seem to show the old version of the Home programme The new one is all icons and not as clearly laid out as the old version and the file preference to which you advise loading the camera data base onto is not there in the latest version. I have used the OV2 route and they are on my unit, but I would prefer to use Home. Any ideas please.

if1977 · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:

If you want to use the Home version then you extract the files to the downloads folder instead of the extra folder listed in the TT 1 download. Then connect to TT 2 and you will see them there.

I would suggest the ov.2 way though. It is alot easier, just a matter of copy and paste. Hope this is of help though. Any other problems just ask.
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Uncle_Albert · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 18

Many thanks Ian. Just thought that GPS World may be interested. Can I ask you on another issue as you are shown as "Experienced!!" The red light warnngs show on the maps as red, amber and green. However when I approach one and the warning flashes in the top left hand corner of the screen giving the distance etc it flashes WHITE, amber and greeen. Not that important in the great scheme of things, but just a niggle.

if1977 · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject:

To be honest that is something that i have never noticed before but if you are getting the warning and the distance to it then i would leave it alone. Otherwise another member will be along and maybe give you an explination to this. Also i think that GerryC has created another set of icons for these also. Maybe he will come along with his method. Smile

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iphone (running all day, doesn't like it)
XL LIVE IQ Routes (Got stolen and miss it)
GO 510 (in drawer now, time for upgrade)

Uncle_Albert · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 18

Much appreciated Ian. I see what happens.

Andy_P · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:

Yes, another vote for using the ".ov2" method of installing the cameras.
Basically, in order to use the "Home" method, you've got to manually put the files in the right place on your PC for Home to find them.
f you've got to do that, why not just manually put the files in the right place on the Go in the first place, and cut out the middleman?

Also, if you get the technique for moving things around, you learn much more about the ins and outs of how the TomTom works, so installing any other extras (like real voice camera warnings or add-on programs like Tripmaster etc.) will be much easier, as they are all copied to the Go in the same way.

As for the Traffic lights icon... TomTom have changed the colour palette used several times and it is usually the red that goes wrong. The most recent time made "full" red show as transparent so that the custom car images to replace the blue arrow could work.
I'm surprised that it is happening now, as I thought the redlight icon in the download now was up to date and worked OK.
Are you sure you don't have an old version from somewhere? Maybe download again (the ov2 version this time and just paste the "redlight.bmp" file across.

Again, if you use the "ov2" version, of the download, you can see the .bmp icon file when you copy everything across to the Go (not sure if it is visible in the "Home" download).
If you want, and you have any "paint" program on your PC (the Microsoft Paint prog. would do at a pinch) it is easy to just open that icon file, change the red very slightly, and re-save it with the same name.

If any of the above ramble needs clarifying, or you need more help, just shout.

GerryC · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject:

Because of various issues with the HOME set we are planning to cease offering the option in future releases. It saves almost no time, means we have to compile a specific HOME version and it doesn't actually get used by that many subscribers.

So now is as good a time as any to familiarise yourself with the .ov2 installation method Very Happy

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Andy_P · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject:

Whoa 100% agreement, have I wandered into a parallel universe Wink

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if1977 · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:

Uncle_Albert · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 18

you lot really are very helpful.
I did try the paint job, but the colours come out a rather unpleasant pinkish hue! I prefer the white! I try redownloading as see what happens. Many thanks.

GerryC · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

Keep your eye on the red light icon as standard i.e. downloaded from the site, I have tried for a while to understand this issue and got nowhere - sometimes at the start of a trip I get transparant icons, after a few miles it settles down and works displaying in full colour - I have even seen the white parts go transparant on the Gatso/ mobile icons from time to time.

I am sure it is not due to the colour pallete as the icons work in the correct colour most of the time. Only when TomTom launched the version 6 software were the icons last changed as far as I can remember as the red colour for the speed limit didn't show up - Mike

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