voice alert

Spaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 20, 2006 Posts: 10

Hi, me i`am a bit thick
, all I want is a voice warning on every camera whatever type can you tell me the easy way to do this.
Mal

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject:

Hi and welcome.

Can you tell us which model you have?

Instructions are here for the Garmins.

However please note the Voice Alerts do not work with some models such as the 2xx series.

Spaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 20, 2006 Posts: 10

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject:

OK. So have you followed the instrcutions?

Where exactly does it go wrong for you?

Which version of the PGPSW Database are you using? Single File, Consoldiated or Speed Zoned?

Which voice would you like to use or do you not have a preference?

Spaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 20, 2006 Posts: 10

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject:

Which ones don't?

Before you upload the files you should have all your files in 3s. A CSV file, a BMP file and an MP3 file with matching names.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

Is it the pMobiles ones?

If there isn't a pMobile MP3 you need to copy the Mobile.mp3 file (right click the file and choose Copy), then right click on a blank space in the directory and choose Paste. You'll have a file called Copy of Mobile.mp3. Right click this file and select Rename. Remove the "Copy of " from the beginning and type a "p" so the file name is pMobile.mp3.

Hit F% at the top of the keyboard and you should now have pMobile.CSV, pMobile.BMP and pMobile.MP3 all together. Now upload the lot again and test.

It that doesn't work or isn't the answer let us know...

Spaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 20, 2006 Posts: 10

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject:

Ah right i didn't realise you had the file in GPX format. That's fine, they don't need to be in CSV format, but how did you get them in GPX format? What options did you choose when you downloaded the files?

The MP3 files are the voice files.

Basically you need to make a directory on your PC which contains the GPX files and their corresponding BMP files.

Then you need to add the mp3 to the directory. When you upload the files with POILoader it matches the MP3 Voice file to the GPX or CSV file with the exact same name. Then when an alert is sounded for a camera in a GPX or CSV file the mp3 is played. All you need to do is make sure the MP3 voice files match to the GPX file you want them to sound for.

It might help if you go back to the beginning and let us know everything you have done so far and what you have downloaded exactly. Also what files you have.

Chris444 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject:

I saw this thread last night and decided to try out the voice alerts since I also have a nuvi 300. I downloaded Andy's voice and combined the files with the latest speed camera database without any problems.

Tried it out today and everything worked fine, however I would like to know why some cameras just give two warnings which is ideal, but others give up to four warnings which seems a bit of an overkill. A section with specs gave six warnings!

PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

It might depend on the warning distance you have. The more distance the more warnings. If you are using the database with no alterations Garmins POILoader sets the following distances for alerts...

Chris444 · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that answer Paul. It makes sense to base the warning distance on speed.

I wondered what the * meant in the formula but presume that it means the prompt distance is 36 seconds at the warning speed.
i.e. at 30mph it would be 528 yds and at 40mph it would be 704 yds etc.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject:

Sorry the * is a x (multiply) sign. I've corrected it now...
However that just quoted out of the POILoader manual and i've never really looked at it...

How did you get the results of

philpugh · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:51 am Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:29 am Post subject:

Ah i think i see.... It's all this converting miles into feet into yards......

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