Tom Tom Start - Camera Database compatible???

jnielow · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 23

Hi I have old Tom Tom Start, I am thinking of subscribing will the database be compatible with my device?

Also someone kindly mentioned about a premium set of POI's just wondered what they include?

I need the following

1/speed cameras
2/low bridges
3/weight restrictions
4/width resrictions

Hope anyone can help new to site, will now have time to navigate around it and try to help myself more!, Great Site!!!!!

Thanks

Jason

Andy_P · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:22 pm Post subject:

Hi,
the camera database is just another set of POIs so if your unit can accept user-POIs you're good to go.

However, IIRC, out of the box, the original Start models had the "Easy menu" (i.e. a reduced menu) which didn't have the "Warn when near POI" functionality you need to get warnings.

I can't remember if that changed with an official software update,so the first thing to do is see if you have a "Manage POIs" sub-menu in the "Change preferences" menu, and if there is a "Warn when near POI" icon in that sub-menu.

If not, you CAN add a custom menu file to the unit to regain some of the missing features.

There's a very long topic about it here:
How to get more menu options on models with 'Easymenu'

You can either write the required menu customisation file yourself (it's just a text list of the required menu items), or hopefully there should be some links in that topic for ready-made ones.

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As for the "premium" POIs, you get access to all of those as well if you have subscribed for the Speed Camera database.
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jnielow · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 23

Thanks

jnielow · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 23

Hi,

I have been following this link, as I am trying yo enable POI's.

I have created said text document tomtom.mnu and put it into files SdkRegistry, it then says place in the root of gps!. Sorry to sound dim where is this?, do I have the gps connected to pc with home started?

I did place the file straight into where the folders are contained in the directory for licences,tomtom config voices etc is this correct?, or does it go somewhere else/ I tried the instructions for seeing if it had worked no further menu to enable POI's- not sure what I am doing wrong?

Any help welcome

Thanks

Jason

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

Yes, that is correct. The Root is the top-most level you can access, i.e. not in any existing folders but directly into the memory (equivalent to what would be the "C" drive on a PC).

Use Windows Explorer to copy the files across, not TomTom Home.

Sorry, I can't help with the other issues you are having.
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