Grmin Drivesmart 61 LMt-D

rabbitseggs · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 34

Hello. for years I have been using a TomTom Go Live 1005 and it has been absolutely great particularly with the PGPSW Camera download added. TomTom in their wisdom have withdrawn their support of this model. Its replacement will not allow the use of third party software. So after much soul searching I purchased a Garmin Drive smart 61 LMT-D and very impressive it looks too. As a Sat Nav I cannot fault it. However I am having a major problem and I am hoping somebody out there can help me. I have added a 32GB SD card but the Drive smart does not appear to see it. I have tried loading PGPSW camera files using Garmin Express but that cannot find the SD card. I have also tried loading the files onto the SD card using Garmin POI loader. Files do transfer onto the SD card but when placed into the Drive smart no cameras are displayed. I have tried all the suggestions such as using different USB ports and removing all other drives but to no avail. AS for using another computer I only have one! Your help would be much appreciated.

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:47 pm Post subject:

Can't answer your actual question, but why are you bothering trying to use an SD card at all?

I have a DS 61LMT-D with 16GB memory, full Europe maps and the largish speed cam database as produced by Kremen's CSV to GPX converter and mine reads 7.83GB used and 6.45GB free.
Just put the database in the internal memory and save yourself a load of grief.

As an aside, you do NOT use Garmin Express to load the database, you use POILoader. And I assume that you have unzipped the database download?

Hope that helps, but if you need any more help, this is the place to get it. There are a number of Garmin black belts on this forum.

sussamb · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:04 pm Post subject:

Note that if you're expecting Express or your device to tell you in some way that you have a card installed that won't happen. Express will use an installed card only if it needs to, until then it will ignore it. Your device uses it seamlessly, so if you have any appropriate files, maps etc it'll just behave as though the data was on its internal memory.
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M8TJT · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:08 pm Post subject:

Useful as always suss. I didn't know that, but as I have oodles of spare memory, why should I bother with an SD.{rhet} Very Happy

dales · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:41 pm Post subject:

So I can whip it out (with its camera file) if a French plod approaches.
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M8TJT · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:53 pm Post subject:

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Oh no you can't.
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dales · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 1:07 am Post subject:

tee hee !

Dales
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Privateer · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:56 am Post subject:

When I've driven in France (admittedly only 3 times) I've used SatNav without the PGPSW camera database and relied solely on CamerAlert warnings.

Having said that we just used the toll roads and kept to the speed limit which made driving much more relaxed as we weren't looking out for speed traps. Admittedly we have always taken a TD5 Land Rover Defender that can just do 130 km/h (80 mph) but it, and we, were happier at 120 km/h (75 mph). Thumbs Up

If you do use the toll roads in France then I recommend getting a Liber-t tag, which not only saves you from having to scrabble for loose change but saves you time. We would often be overtaken by vehicles on the French motorways only to catchup and get ahead of them at the tolls.

If you want to get a Liber-t tag and you're going to France via the Eurotunnel then you can use the Eurotunnel Liber-t tag offer.

Regards,
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rabbitseggs · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 34

Thanks Everyone. I do have plenty of space on the internal memory. I didn't realise that it had to be full before the SD card would function.

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marksfish · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 5:43 pm Post subject:

I have a card in my unit. When I insert it, the unit tells me a card has been inserted and would I like to transfer the files? Again, mine are files on a separate card for the French. When I use POI Loader, it also recognises the card and I have to select where I want my files loaded to, Garmin or card.

Mark
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sussamb · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject:

Yes that's normal Wink

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rabbitseggs · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 34

Ok Guys I didn't realise how much more difficult the Garmin was to operate compared with my old TomTom. You have solved the problem of adding the PGPSW speed cameras to my Drive Smart 61 by adding them to the device and not onto an SD card. The process completed successfully and I can see the files in custom POis' Problem is I can not get them to show on the map or any audible sound. I have ticked the box to activate the custm POIs but to no avail. Any ideas folks

I notice also that I cannot update Maps/software. Just get an error message. Do I have to remove Custom POI before I can do this?

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Grmin Drivesmart 61 LMt-D

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