PGPSW Camera alerts - every update resets the tone

[Ramases]

I have a TT One V2 with v7.x software. Every time I update the device (QuickFix, PGPSW POIs or Camera database) the audio tone I get for the cameras resets to "Bell 1" despite it being set to something else. Every time I do an update I have to go back into the device and manually change it back again and it is getting to be a real pain. Any idea why this is and how I can stop it happening?

TIA.

(P.S. I've searched for this topic but couldn't find a thread, but if it has been debated before, I apologise!)

[Darren]

This is a known issue with TT HOME. The simple fix is to take a backup of mapsettings.cfg after you have the warnings as you wish them (it can be found in the map folder). If your settings get reset, copy the file back to your device and they will be restored.
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Darren Griffin

[shadamehr]

My long thread on this very thing can be found:

HERE

BUT... since then, and following some of the advice given, I have found something curious out...

I base the fact that it has 'reset' my sounds to "bell 1" on the basis that afterwards, if I go back into the POI Warning Sounds Settings menu (as it stupidly doesn't give you a "view current settings" type option, you can only 'check' by pretending to reset), and check my sounds, it highlights bell 1 for the Speed Camera POI's.

For my other POI's such as Burger King etc, however, if I go back over them, it highlights the sound as whatever sound I had chosen for it.

So I ASSUMED this meant that for the Cameras, and thus the ones that show "Bell 1" that it had reverted to bell 1.

HOWEVER, from limited testing, it seems that this is NOT actually what is happening in a real world situation, and that the correct custom sound IS still sounding.

But as I say, my testing is LIMITED, as the only real proof would be to drive past every single different type, AND speed, of camera.

(And I HAVE since made sure TT Home is not running when I do the backups mentioned in my thread).

It LOOKS however, as if it is keeping the settings correct though mate - so are you saying this based on hearing a different noise, or based on what the device highlights as the current sound chosen, if you go back into the menus to check.

I have no idea why for some POI's however, it 'shows' you the correct sound, if you 'check' it, but for the Speed Camera ones only, it shows the first item, bell 1.

So look into this a bit more first mate, see if you actually have a problem in a real world sense, or just how TT 'seems' to show this in the menus.[/url]

[Andy_P]

It's a common problem. It seems to be made more likely by repeated connections to Home, but it did it to me today (first time in ages) without having been connected to the PC at all.

[spannersatcx]

[Andy_P]

As suggested, just keep a good copy of MapSettings.cfg on your PC and also on the TT itself (outside the map folder, where it will be ignored). Then you can copy it back into the map folder whenever it gets messed up.

[Ramases]

[D4VE]

Info of my experiences with this annoying problem.

I have a Go520 Western Europe 710 running on 7.221 app.

I have all the above problems but mine resets every time i connect with or without TTH or even when i reset because TMC RDS wont sync. The sound always reverts to beep1 (big ben chime), And yes i have tried copying config file as well.

I always used Beep 5 the star trek red alert sound but even thats changed when i manage to hear it .

If anyone has a fix for this please put us out of our misery.

All tomtom support have said is try the clear flash which i have several times. The last i had from them is send it back which is a pain too as i use it all the time.


TIA

Dave

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