Poi's from SD card to TomTom910

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject:

And does HOME show it in the Right-Hand Window under Points of Interest?

Does it say "Western and Central Europe\Fords"?
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Cassillis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 26

The right hand window shows the file i downloaded from the site as Western and central Europe\landmark but i still can't access these from the tom tom. I tried to Navigate to one of them =No POI Found try to change preferences for the Poi =No POI found.

AAAAAAargh!!! I feel a pint coming on Twisted Evil

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject:

When you say "=no POI found", are you saying that the TomTom sees the category (i.e. you can select it in Menu / Enable/disable POIs) but it can't find any entries in it?
If so it sounds like the file must be corrupted, but if not it sounds like it's still an install problem.

What happens if you create a new POI category on the TomTom itself? (Menu / change preferences / Manage POIs / Add Poi category). Call it "test" or something.
If you then connect up to the PC and look in the map folder using Windows Explorer, can you see "test.ov2"? If so, that is where your other POIs need to go.

Incidentally, when you counted up the ov2 files, you DID use Explorer not 'Home', didn't you?
I only trust Home as far as I can throw it!

mikealder · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject:

Don't you just love TomTom Home software!!!

With two installations of the software and maps on the device is it any wonder the POI files couldn't be found, how the heck this happened from a back-up creation is not known - the following sorted the issue though:

Format the 910 - re-install using Windows Explorer and it all works now - to use an old advert "its great to talk" And the Fords are now working, TTS files as well (before you ask Andy Wink

) - Mike

Cassillis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 26

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

Assume from the above, you ended up on the phone?
Probably a lot quicker!!

Cassillis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 26

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

Using the same technique as the spoken speed cam warnings we all use (if we haven't got the option of text-to-speech ones like you have on the 910).

All you have to do is is add a sound file with the same name as your POI into your map folder. The only awkwardness is that it needs to be in a file format called ".ogg" rather than the more normal ".wav" or ".mp3" type.

Here's what to do...
1. Find a splash sound effect on the web (I just Googled "Splash sound effect" and the first site I saw was http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/cartoon.html which has two or three. They will probably be either .wav or .mp3 format files. Download one that takes your fancy.

2. Download a copy of the free sound editor "Audacity" (from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) install it and "open" your file in that.
You can listen to it by pressing play.

3. This is the only fiddly bit... Check the "Project rate" box at the bottom. If it DOESN'T say "22050Hz", then you need to got to the "Tracks" menu, then "Resample", type "22050" in the box and OK.
(This converts the file to the right "sample rate" for the TomTom. If it WAS 22050 already, you can skip that step).

4. Now go "File / Export as", choose "OggVorbis..." and save it as "Fords.ogg" or whatever you called your POI file. (This is important, the names must match exactly).

5. Next you need to copy it from your PC into your map folder on your Go's hard disk, so it sits right beside the "Fords.ov2" file.

6. Finally, go into the "Change Preferences/Manage POI/Warn when near..." page, find "Fords" and go through the set up where it asks for a distance etc.
For most models - it will now SKIP the page where it asks you for a sound effect. This means the file was correctly named and has automatically been chosen. However, on the 910, there is one more step, where you have to choose "sound effect" on this page:

Finish the set-up and to check it has all worked, set up an "A-B advanced planning" route over one of your fords, then, once it has calculated the route, tap "details" and "demo route". Set the speed around 200% and watch and listen! Smile

It's actually a lot easier (and quicker!) to do than to explain. Full details for adding the .ogg files for the speed cameras, which is the same basic idea, are in the FAQs HERE

Cassillis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 26

Wow 8O

Thanks very much Andy
I shall have a little attempt at that later on.
I'm a little more confident now that i know i have a fool proof backup on my system.

Thanks again. I love learning new things Wink

Cassillis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 26

Thanks very much again Andy. My kids and i had a great laugh with the Audacity software speeding up and slowing down the wav files Laughing

Have done as instructed and encountered another problem Rolling Eyes

A-B planning.

Despite setting the 910 to start at a chosen postcode and finish on a point on a map, including in the route the poi i want warning about, the demo insists on starting from my home address, why Confused

You'll be pleased to know the ogg files work though 8O Wink

mikealder · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

The most probable reason it is starting from Home is because that is where you when using the device, the TomTom will have managed to get a GPS position fix so it uses that instead of the start point you actually set.

You can either wrap up the device in tin foil to prevent GPS position acquisition or take it somewhere deep into the house without windows (under the stairs for example) - Mike

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject:

Ah no...
You shouldn't need to retreat to the lead-lined room to use the demo Laughing

When you have entered the start and end points and the TT has finished calculating the route, DON'T tap "Done", but tap "Details" instead.
Then you get the chance to run the demo or view the route in all the other ways.
It's only when you leave that set of pages it reverts to normal navigation mode and tries to re-calculate from where you really are.

Cassillis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 26

Once again, i am indebted to you both. Wink

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