How to install both UK (mph) and Europe (kph) on Garmin Unit

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject:

It would appear that, unless your unit can be used as a Mass Storage Device, then you can't do it?

Does the unit have an SD Card and can you load the Camera to it? If so, then try 2 SD Cards, 1 UK and 1 Europe.

dales · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject:

Gullrock,

1. I load my SD card up using a card reader (rather than having it inserted in the Garmin). Apparently it's quicker that way, but you still have to be patient and wait for the POI loader to finish. It takes me 40 seconds to load 115,000 POIs directly to my SD card.

2. I don't know.

[For my own POIs, I prefer to see a list of ALL nearby accommodation, rather than the nearest Premier Inn or Travel Lodge etc.

So when downloading the POI's from the PGPSW site, I Select the radio button "Combine subcategories into category file".

And in my own UPLOAD folder, for Accommodation etc. I just have individual .csv and .bmp files (not folders).

Dales.

Citman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 14, 2008 Posts: 4

I must be doing something wrong, but I can't find the poi.gpi files to rename. I've got a 250w and when it's plugged into the pc I can't find any files of that type. Where am I going wrong?
Thanks in advance,
Dean.

Citman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 14, 2008 Posts: 4

Oops! senior moment over, I've found the one I need now.
Thanks.
Dean.

ronsoron

Dear inspiron.
Thank you very much for the information as to loading the two databases.
This I have done today on a New Nuvi 5000 in readiness for my frequent trips down to Spain.
Previously i have used the SCDB databases and will now look for the difference, especially as I have now loaded the two databases correctly.
I am brand new to this site, so opologies if i have listed this in the incorrect place.
ronsoron (Wallington Surrey ) Very Happy

sbaddison · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 6

Hi.

Nuvi 310T user here with the latest maps & software / firmware.

Just added the UK files in mph and renamed. Also added the EU files in KMH and renamed. Should this work?

Seemed to work well last year but can't quite remember how I did it.

Also, how can I get the Swiss data on?

Got a Snooper Sapphire N unit too but despite being fully updated prior to departure last year it fell silent at Calais.

Thank God for PGPSW data!!!!!

Cheers,
Simon

norm2002 · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:53 am Post subject:

I'm new to Garmin having just got a 3790t to replace my TT940.

Read this whole thread. I think the process, at least on my 3790t, is a little simpler now. It looks like it is no longer necessary to rename files after POI Loader has transferred them as the files are no longer just named poi.gpi. When running POI Loader you can select the folder you want transferred and, by default, it uses the name of that folder to create a new .gpi file with the result that you can have multiple gpi files. Am I right? Obviously, you still have to be careful to choose km when transferring EUR SC files and UK for everything else.

norm

inspiredron · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: UK and European Speed Cameras

Drifter47 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 36

I was just looking to see if there are any recent updates on this subject but alas no.

I am off to Europe next week and have renewed my Speed Camera Database subscription to update my Garmin nuvi 1490 with both UK & Europe and I am having some difficulties.

Initially I could not understand why I was unable to activate voice warnings and now after looking through various threads have found the answer. I downloaded and moved to My Garmin/Speed Cameras folder the sox.exe file. I then downloaded UK Speed Zoned Complete along with wav files. The I simulated a route and confirmed it works.

I am now unsure however what or how to handle the European files. I have taken a chance and downloaded them in the same way and moved and saved them into that Speed Camera folder. These have now been downloaded onto the nuvi and whilst I can switch over from mph to kph when in Europe I was wondering if I have corrupted anything in doing all of this?

sussamb · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:16 am Post subject:

Run a simulated route and you'll find out Wink

Drifter47 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 36

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:17 am Post subject:

Did you load the Europe and UK database together in one go or load them as two separate databases making sure the UK one is loaded with POI Loader set to MPH and the Europe one with POI Loader set to KPH?

Drifter47 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 36

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:50 pm Post subject:

Basically no.

You've now got the European cameras loaded with KPH settings which is right and UK cameras loaded with KPH settings which is wrong. You need to load them seperately as I detailed above. However once you have loaded one file you need to rename it so the second one does not overwrite it. So load the uk cameras with poi loader set to mph and rename the poi.gpi file to sc_uk.poi

Then repeat with the Europe cameras and poi loader set to kph.

When you don't need both sets anymore just delete the poi files and reload the one you do need.

Drifter47 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 36

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