Warning sounds for TTG 710

beaconlegal · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: Warning sounds for TTG 710

Does anyone know whether and where it is possible to get any additional warning sounds for a Go 710? I find all but one of the sounds that come pre-loaded rather irritating. The one I can stand is "polite 2" (I think, if memory serves me right). The trouble is that this is the only sound, so far as I can tell, which you can have with traffic info updates so I would like something different and non-irritating to use with speed cameras etc.

beaconlegal · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that. I'll give them a try, though, in truth, I think I probably prefer a discreet "sound" to a voice so I'd still be interested in any replacement "beeps", "bongs" or "ding-dongs" that may be out there!

Cheers Laughing

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Andy_P · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject:

That link's not much newer, Mullet.
He needs to go HERE! (Admin - as just mentioned elsewhere, maybe this shows that the forum and site DO need thinning out or tidying up a bit!)

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beaconlegal · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone.

Erm, how do I convert WAV to OGG? Confused

When I've converted it, where do I, er, stick it, so to speak??!! :o

mikealder · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject:

Search on Google for an application called Audacity download and install this to the PC (it is free) and gives you the option to export as ogg format thus converting the audio file format type.
Name the file to exactly match the POI ov2 file you are wanting the warning to correspond with.
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.ov2
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.ogg

Put the ogg files in your map folder (same place as the POI files ae installed to) then use change preferencs / manage POI / Warn when near POI to configure the alert, you don't need to select a voice or sound just set the distance and on route option as per your choice. Even if the warnings ae configured you must re-configure them for the software to pick up the fact the ogg files are present - Mike

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DennisN · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys, you've reminded me to have another try at getting a nice ringtone for the Tom Tom Handsfree.
For information Andy, there is a Mac version of Audacity. I might as well try that - I mean, I don't know how to use it, so trying with the Mac will be just a bit more difficult than on the PC. I've just sent myself an e-mail with Shostakovich's Walz No 2 from the Jazz Suite, since all my CDs went to the great whitevanman in the criminal community. MP3 it's over 4Mb, so I expect I have to learn how to Audacitate it down to something reasonable. I'm guessing it'll be either a razor blade or a couple of clippy pointer things like you get when you edit a video.
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mikealder · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:46 am Post subject:

Either method can be used to load the sound files although the newer versions of TomTom are not supported using the data.chk file method. It doesn't matter what noise is used be it spoken or otherwise the file will be used so long as it is in the correct format (ogg) and correctly named.

A word about the data.chk file page mentioned above, it is still relevant for uses of TomTom Mobile 5 and some users of Palm based devices, when you click the link to get to the actual data.chk download page there is a large warning in red stating that this method is out of date, and links to the ogg method and downloads page - Mike

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Andy_P · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:58 am Post subject:

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