Garmin 1490T

struttob · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 10, 2011 Posts: 4

New here so be gentle, when or before I upload Camera Alert to my Garmin 1490T do I need to remove the camera alerts that are already on the device ?
If yes how do I go about doing so ?

Thanks BOB

MaFt · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:00 am Post subject:

Yes and/or no...!

Garmin's POI Loader will ask you when installing the files what you want to call it. If you use the same name then it will overwrite the database.

To be certain though you can, on one of the screens in POI Loader, choose to 'remove existing POI files'. If you di this then you know that the old database has been removed even if you can't remember what you called it!

The, re-run POI Loader and install the database.

MaFt

dales · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject:

...and you DO want to overwrite the database, for normal usage.

(The only time you wouldn't overwrite, is if the first file contains different data eg a set of foreign camera data).

Dales
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Andy_P · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:21 pm Post subject:

I think it's quite confusing now the Camera Database has been renamed "CamerAlert" too....
(That name used to just refer to the Smartphone application)

Must be getting old....
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M8TJT · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:40 pm Post subject:

So do I.

But I am old Very Happy

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject:

Ah, Garmin's own database? Well, that's up to you. You can either simply untick it in Tools / Proximity Alerts (make sure Custom POI is ticked though) or remove it.

If you use POI Loader and tell it to remove all POIs it actually removes Garmin's own database too.

MaFt

struttob · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 10, 2011 Posts: 4

Sorry, maybe I was not clear, I have not yet uploaded the PGPSW CamerAlert Database, I just wanted to know what was the best way to either remove or disable the Cyclops database as I should have the same data twice for most cameras I would think if I leave it in action.

MaFt - looking at tools - settings - proximity alerts - I do not have a custom POI setting to allow ! could this be because I have not yet loaded the PGPSW database ? There is an option to tick/untick the Garmin speed camera database, but that is all.
Thanks

Kremmen · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:29 am Post subject:

Correct

And when you have downloaded and installed the PGPSW, more accurate database, you will see 2 available tick boxes to choose from.

The only advantage Cyclops has is that it's directional.
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sussamb · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:14 am Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:27 am Post subject:

struttob · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 10, 2011 Posts: 4

It would seem to me that the best option is to load the PGPSW camera database and leave the Cyclops one where it is and disable it in the proximity alerts and just tick the check box for the custom POI that will be the PGPSW database, what do you think ?

BOB

sussamb · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:57 am Post subject:

That's what I would do Wink

@MaFt ... ah, understand now Smile

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