How to install (camera database) POIs to TomTom Navigator 5+

biccus1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 51

Hi

I did try to update with poiedit with little sucess so have decided to do it one at a time Smile

When i load the files into the great britian folder in TT5 can i remove some of the ones there i will never use?

Also how often should i update the speed camera stuff?
And should i remove the speed camera stuff from the tt5 great britian folder whne i update to new ones?

sorry for the questions

shane

smithgt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 09, 2004 Posts: 19

I was using CheckPOInt v3.2 before upgrading to TT5. Now it sync's the POI's to the old map folder and not the new PLUS map folder. Can this be changed?

pazza101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 30, 2005 Posts: 4

hi when i install the camera software why are all the cameras the same a red box?
can and how do i change this
and how can i put voice prompts like in tt3 u know the ones like speed camera and such like

jupiter · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 21, 2005 Posts: 9

The problem with the settings not being saved is because the .cfg file in the map directory is set to read only. If the card has been unlocked and you still get the problem then

1.Copy the file to your computer using actives sync,
2. Right click the file on your computer and go to properties
3. deselect the tick on read only and click ok
4. Copy the file back to your map directory on the card. :D

pocketnick · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 23, 2005 Posts: 5

Thanks for posting on POI on TT 5.

I had the same problem, i could not get some of my POI to show after the upgrade. I can confirm that on TomTom 5 you only get around 40 POI.

another down side to what looks like a great product

Nick

Flinx · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:41 pm Post subject:

When I installed Poi Edit it installed OK and did what it said it would but now whenever it runs it causes Zone Alarm Pro to shut down and freezes any open windows. It's so bad that I have removed Poi Edit and now can't sync the speed camera poi,s.

GGMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2004 Posts: 6

If you change POI.dat to (say) POI.datold (mines at \Storage Card\Great-Britain-Map), It will pick your POI that you out in your self no problem 8) .

PS: can anyone direct me to a link to add more vioces/sound for POI?
Thanks

GGMan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2004 Posts: 6

If you change POI.dat to (say) POI.datold (mines at \Storage Card\Great-Britain-Map), It will pick your POI that you put in there your self, no problem 8) .

PS: can anyone direct me to a link to add more vioces/sound for POI?
Thanks

edt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 03, 2005 Posts: 4

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Num of POI in TT5

mr_stu · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 11

Hiya,

I have Tom Tom3 and TOm Tom 5. I upgraded to TOm Tom 5, i only had 26 categories of POI and it kept on forgetting my audio warnings that i set for some POI's and it also kept losing my Fav's list as well and where home is.

So i down graded myseld to Tom Tom 3 again with Checkpoint 3 for the audio warnings.

Another thing i noticed as i did ataully use Tom Tom 5 for a trip into the centre of Birmingham, it was fine apart from i lost GPS signal 3 times for about 5 seconds each time. I don't know if it was a bad day or anything but i don't normaly lose signal with Tom Tom 3. I normaly have 7/9 sats on me, or at least 5. It also took a good 10 minutes to get a good GPS lock on me with TOm TOm 5 when on TOm Tom 3 takes about 2 mins max, sometimes right away.

I have a Mia Mitac 168.

I ataully love Tom Tom 5 maps, interface and the Map function is alot faster than on TOm TOm 3 and its great. And it's great you can use TOm TOm it self to give audio warnings. Just a shame it's losing my Favs list and audio warnins i set.

Anybody got any ideas or ways around this or are we stuck with TOm Tom 3 with checkpoint?

So this 40 Cats seems a bit iffy as it loses my favs list and home, and my audio warning settings for some POI's i set it for after i shut down tom tom 5 and turn it back on? Any ideas or am i stuck with TT3?

Stu

mr_stu · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 11

Sorry Mio Mitac 168 not Mia. Laughing Out Loud

So yeah if anyone has any ideas or is having same problems, let me know. Hope it's just not me.

Stu.

julianbarker · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 12, 2005 Posts: 431

wijcc · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 27, 2005 Posts: 5

I have followed the instructions as written (have unchecked "Warn only if POI is on route" option for all the speed camera warnings/POI). The camera locations come up on screen(map) but I am not getting any warning/proximity alerts? Can anyone please help?
Thanks in advance guys Smile

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