POI Observer on Sony Nav-U50/70: full instructions

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

Yes, I did that, so I can have a different wav for each category.

I have a nice lady saying "Thirty miles an hour maximum please" and "Possible mobile camera ahead" etc, different for each type of camera.

marlow05 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2006 Posts: 15

done it now and it works :D

My woman sounds hot and she says:

"Warning Gasto ahead, speed limit 30 miles an hour"

Got one for each speed and type ! there great Laughing

robot1000 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 03, 2006 Posts: 4

It's been a while since my last post about a problem with 1.06

Can anyone who has downgraded from 1.06 to 1.05 tell me if you still have full 7 digit postcode search?

Because currently I am using 1.06 and it has full digit 7 postcode search and I'm not sure if this is connected to version 1.06 and I wouldn't like to loose that

Please can you let me know

Many Thanks

Robert

jullef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 5

Can´t get it to work, first I have 3 files "gatso.bmp" , "gatso.wav" and "gatso.asc" in the same dir on my pc..

open the poi configurator and starts

Main catorgory name = gatso
Target system = navigonOEM
Map region = Europe
Cat name = gatso
Cat no = 1
ZoTx = 6
Asc file = ....\gatso.asc
ZoBM = 6
Bmp file = ....\gatso.bmp
IV WAV = ....\.gatso.wav

converting

then I copy observer.obs to (poi observer) dir on the gps
and the gatso.bmp to bitmaps and the gatso.wav into sounds in the (poi observer) dir.

please help
get only the little red box that says Gatso and a beep when near a cam.

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

Nearly - you've done the hard bit.

Looks like you are putting a pathname into the congirator for the wav and the bmp, that matches the asc pathname?

That will fail - you actually have to put the pathname for the asc file, but then just a dot followed by the filename for the wav and bmp.

so you put something like this in the configurator:

c:\cameras\gatso.asc
.gatso.wav
.gatso.bmp

That help?

jullef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 5

thanks but only get a fail message when converting

jullef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 5

What am I doing wrong :-(

jullef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 5

thanks dippy just get it right with the wav -file
but can´t get the bmp to work (put the whole path in the bmp file) so I could convert it.

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

POut the bmp and wav into the same directory as the configurator on your PC when you run the convert, so it doesn't need a pathname, from memory. Long time since I did this and I don't have access to a satnav at the moment!

jullef · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 5

Thanks Dippy
thats the way to do it :-)

to bad
I think I have to do all that again
after updated the new map that suppose to be at sony site tomorrow

tx again

greevessc · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2007 Posts: 1

For interest.
I have just upgraded the UK map from Sony(NV-U50G). to do this you have to install new software. this changes the software to version 1.50.02. this version of software wwhen run with the virtual com program will not find the GPS on com port 0.
You cannot get the POI dtatbase to coexist.
If you revert back to software version 1.05 you cannot load the new map.
I had this problem previously with software version 1.06where version 1.06 does not work with the virtual com software. I doengraded to version 1.05 and all works fine except that you loose the upgraded postcode entry.
It would appear that if you want the new map updates you cannot install the POI speed camera database.

Anyone any ideas?

chris13 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2007 Posts: 4

Hi all,

Anyone who knows if I can install POIObserver on a NV-U71T ?
If it fails can I just re-install the unit from the CD/DVD ?

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regards
Chirstian Birch Islev-Andresen
Sony NV-U71T

Dippy · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 124

I don't think you can I'm afraid, although I'm prepared to be corrected.

I think your choice is either to use POI-Warner, which may well work a lot more easily (but you have to pay a little for it) or wait until Sony get their act together and get their camera add-on available (don't hold your breath).

Actually, I'm not even sure POI-Warner works with it, but you can find them here:

http://www.navigating.de/cms/index.php?id=565

Benny5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 29

You could try this;

http://www.scdb.info/en/plugin-speedlimit/

Its fairly simple and works okay on the Sony U50g

chris13 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2007 Posts: 4

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