Garmin Nuvi 310 - PocketGPS Speedcam Database Help

Heligaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 14

As a brand new user having just left the Garmin speed camera site, please can somebody help me find the easy 'how to' set this system up. As PocketWorld have not exactly been very helpfull, they have pointed me to a Camera manager systm by ASH10, I have loaded this but it will not allow me to alter anything just saying 'POI directory not set'. I think may be worth going back to the easy downloading system of Garmin/Cyclops?

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject:

Hi and welcome.

The instructions for the Garmin units are here.

I would get used to doing a manual install before using Ash10s CM just so you get used to what's going on. CM will automatically download and configure the database for you but it's best to do one manual update first as the software needs some information from your PC that's not there until you use POILoader at least once.

Any problems, just ask.

Can i just ask what you mean by "As PocketWorld have not exactly been very helpfull" as this is your first post here? Where were you asking before?

Darren · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin Nuvi 310

Heligaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 14

Thanks for being so prompt, I have already downloaded the page you sent me to and followed it. I beleive the main problem is that it does not seem as loud (on full volume) or as good as Garmin's, so maybe that is my dissapointment. It is also not picking up mobile camera positions of which there are 2 on my way to work.

My comment on pocketWorld was direct to Darrens email and whoever responded just said 'do not give up so easaly and use the ASH10 manager.

Thanks.

Heligaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 14

Dear Darren

These questions were not meant to get your back up! I am just fustrated at having to trawl through your huge site trying to find some help.

You obviously have a huge following of interested GPS users and bloggers but unfortunately i am just a busy person who just wanted an easy system to use.

I will back off and not bother.

Thanks to all.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject:

Personally i don't recall there being any difference in the alerts produced by the Garmin database and the PGPSW ones. I might be wrong so when i get 10 i'll reload the trial and compare.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject:

As i thought there is no different in the alerts produced by the Garmin database and the PGPSW database. However the hardware and firmware for the 7xx series could be very different to the 3xx series.

The alerts the PGPSW database makes are built into the unit and are the same alerts used for any Custom POIs so without resorting to mp3 voice / audio alerts there isn't anything PGPSW can do.

Another observation is that the Garmin database produces alerts with very small writing but the PGPSW (and other POIs) use a bigger font making it much clearer. However the Garmin database does make the banner alert flash red on an over-speed warning where the PGPSW database is unable to. My old StreetPilot i3 did do this but they dropped it for Custom POIs in more recent models once they started to make their own database.

Darren · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:10 am Post subject:

banjo12 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject:

Nice one Les, once you've done it once it's a lot simpler the next time.
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