Sony XNV-L66BT is this supported for the speed cameras

mneil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 7

just got a new to me car and it has the above system fitted. the sat nav module that plugs into it is referred to as a Tom Tom navigation module which updates via Tom Tom Home; T.T.home refers to it as Sony XNV navigation module. any info please? thanks

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject:

If you can add user-POIs to it, and it has the "Warn when near POI." functionality (which it does, according to the manual) then you can add the camera database too.

(By the way, if you haven't got one, you can download the user manual for the Sony LIVE units (like the 66) from TomTom here:
Sony XNV LIVE Navigation Module Reference Guide)

But having a quick look through that manual, it seems to be saying that these models DON'T use TomTom Home... they use the new "MyTomTom" instead.
Is that what you meant when you said "Home", or have they got it wrong in the manual?

If it does use MyTomTom, and you don't have it yet, you'll need to download it from the TT website (HERE

You then have to use it's "Add community content" feature to add any POIs (including the camera database) or any other stuff like voices, colour schemes etc.. You can't just copy and paste the files onto it like you could on the old "Home-based" models.
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mneil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 7

thanks for that you are correct it is "MyTomTom" it is using. i will download the info you suggest and study first.

MaFt · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:31 pm Post subject:

I shall add this to the compatibility chart Smile

Can you let me know if there are any specific instructions that are different from the standard MyTomTom isntallation?

MaFt

mneil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 7

not used the MYTomTom before only used home for my Go 700; however the installation was very straight forward:
opening the My Tom Tom icon on the bottom task bar and click "add community content" you them Browse to where your unzipped folder is, open it highlight and install every file there individually. a bit of a long winded way but works no problem. install the unit back into the car and set the POI warning and distance for each camera, again long winded but it works just fine. i set the voice to the "computer voice" and it calls the speed of and the distance to the camera even when the xnv is not displaying the map but playing music.
of course when each new set of camera downloads come out i will have to repeat the first install process all over again.
hope this helps and thanks for the advice.
neil

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:59 pm Post subject:

mneil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2007 Posts: 7

got really excited reading your advice: which of course was nicely written, followed your instructions to the T but i get asked to unzip the file when i press "install". looks like i will have to install each file again? Embarassed

aha, wont let me install the ogg file
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have downloaded speed cameras without voice and installed them no problems but each one individually. will now go and see if they work in the car
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just thought it might be usefull to include the model number of the Tom Tom module for this system:
1MJ00
TOMTOM P/N: 1Mj0.002.00
as written on the back Cool

cjay2412 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 30, 2008 Posts: 102

this feature is disabled in v10 however is enabled in v12.800 upgrade to latest version and it will work[/quote]

jont122 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 7

Hello

Got this to work okay on my Sony XNV-L77BT, but slightly confused to doing the weekly upgrade as I have a full list in th POI, and cannot put the new data in?

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