Distinguished Gentleman

Right,back to square one. I've deleted most voices from my 128mb card and freed up 15mb of space, fine. I've installed the new version. I've read all the post on here and followed all the links. They are all very useful but fail to explain in step by step, idiot style, exactly how to end up putting speed cameras onto my TTG. I am soooooooooooooooooo fed up right now!!

John

bigsinky

DG

download the gps camera file. unzip it and you will find 3 small icons, 3 csv files, 3 excel files and 3 .ovl files. attach your TT go to the puter using the usb cable. winblows xp detects mine as a usb mass storage device and assigns a drive letter in my case J: yours might be different. go to the folder where you unzipped the gps camera data and copy the 3 icons and the 3 .ovl files into the folder called Great Britain maps. thats it. remember to turn the POIs on when TT is switched back on again.

HTH

cheers

sinky

Distinguished Gentleman

Your 'avin a larf!! (I hope)

John

mattsan

Got my ttgo yesterday.Slight problem tho,it cant find leek near buxton in derbyshire. Ive emailed tomtom today so i will see what they come back with.Also when i go to poi and press shops it comes up with one chain of shops and tells me were they are in the country!Wot should come up when pressing shops?? Cheers.

bigsinky

DG,

do i look like a laffy person. are you telling me you want this even simpler?

sparkykev

These are getting cheaper by the day, £422 now, delivered. Do i order now or wait a couple of weeks and save £100's ?

Harry_Boy

DG - If you're still having problems with this - PM me. We can chat it through if need be.

Distinguished Gentleman

Only sort of joking Bigsinky. At first glance I nearly had a heart attack, but having laid in a darkened room for a half an hour and then looked again, I can just about get to grips with it. Presumably the file to download is the Pocketgps Safety Cameras Database. (PS I bet I can steer a 70ft narrowboat down a canal better than you though!!)

Harry_Boy

DG - YHPM.

bigsinky

DG - i bet you can m8 . i seem to forget as an IT trainer that all ppls are not like me i.e. i know what i am talking about but others don't. Must be the Belfast accent that put you off PM me if you like and we can go thru it. i will do it over the phone if you get really stuck.

cheers

big sinky

bigsinky

well folks installed version 4.4 after deleting all the non english voices. i also saw 4 or 5 fragmented files that i also deleted. BAD MOVE. TT endedup in a repetitive boot up loop. reconnected the USB and reinstalled system files from CD and upgraded again to version 4.4 just to be sure. downloaded the all 3 of the pocketgps camera databases and installed them, along with all the BP and Shell garages. Even mamaged to change the little BP icon to company colours of green, yellow and white. the filling stations work a treat. gatso cameras are another matter. there is one about 500 yards up the road from me, 1 of 5 in BELFAST. no show I'm afraid. had to register the POI myself as a fixed gatso camera. Road Angel bleeping away like mad, the poor TT Go not a chirp. looks like i am going to have to create my own POIs for Northern Ireland cameras or else get the GPS positions and send them to pocketgps. ahh well still a cracking piece of kit. Have you guys notice the amount of overlay files on that pocketgps site

cheers

sinky

Harry_Boy

Out of interest Sinky, what warning beep have you decided on for the Gatsos?

I'm running with the Cow at the moment..... May be subconscious for 'cash cow'...

Bajie

Its actually adviseable to remove the voices using the software with TomTomGo attached to your pc than just going into the directory and removing the *.vif files.
The POI site is really good.

Remember, if your unit fails to recognise a speed camera [or a new one pops up on your route] you can send the gps position to the guys and they'll add it to the database.

bigsinky

@harry

spooky mate. i too use the moo sound for the gatso lol @ "cash cow"

bigsinky

@bajie,

the words "horse" "stable door" and bolted" come to mind. when i just removed those "fragmented" files using winblows explorer, it seemed to have a bit of a drastic effect on the TT as you have read. Sound advice I think.

cheers

sinky

bigsinky

i wonder will the TT Go actually help me make it to the end of the 1/4 mile strip with out getting lost could stick the burger vans at elvington down as special POIs

Bajie

Strange, I used the submarine sound as the money generated does not seem to go toward road improvement. Pirates and Davy Jones Locker sprung to mind ...

bigsinky

what you mean fookin robbin bastids perchance

Bajie

I would never say such a thing.

BUT

I am almost positive I hear a KER-CHING sound every time a speed camera flashes.
I also think they've set up a neuro-link to the PM's face cos his smile looks kinda strange lately. Like the bug in Men In Black when he pulls his face tighter when the "wife" said his skin was hanging off him. Every time a camera flashes he is forced to smile. Check him out next time he's on the box ...

Distinguished Gentleman

I've shocked myself. I've managed to update my TTG, download speed cameras, set up sounds etc.
I've been out and tested it with some local cameras and it works. If anybody out there need any advice, I'm your man !!!!!!!!! (only kidding)

DG

unclebuck

Could you use it on a motorcycle? In other words, without sound, does it give visual directions as well as spoken? Also what is it's criteria for selecting a route? Can you specify no motorways for example? Or, can you input your own custom route for it to guide you along?

UB

Bajie

@ unclebuck

Yes, you could.
You can select route by address, gps position, poi position, zoom into a place on the map ... etc and so on.
Visual display is large, bright and very good. With the upgrade you can adjust brightness further.
Has volume controls so no probs there either.
You can tell it to avoid roadworks, motorways etc or better still, go off the beaten track and it updates the route for you
I think the only thing you have to do is find somewhere sensible to mount the unit.

What I don't know [yet] is, if you don't program in a route and want to use the gatso functionality, why it does not warn me!

JackClark

Woo hoo! Mine arrived this morning, up and running with Speed Cameras in minutes, cheers chaps. Off to test it now

JackClark

"Save and load frequently used itineraries and exchange itineraries with friends using Bluetooth data transfer"

I can't see any mention of this in the manual. Not needed but could be quite handy.

http://www.tomtom.com/products/featu...=21&Language=1

Harry_Boy

I know... I know...

I have the same issue with mine, and it's because you've asked it only to warn you of Gatsos on your chosen route. If you don't ask it to show a route, it assumes that you don't need the audible Gatso warning. Daft, but true.

As far as I can tell, the only way round it is to deselect the option that restricts the Gatso warnings to those appearing on your specific route. This certainly works, as I've used it in this mode now for 2 days. The only (slight) downside is that it warns of other Gatsos on nearby adjacent roads.... For example within 200 yds or so.

It's a 'feature' not a bug...

mattsan

Used mine today coming home from buxton and it took me a completly different way home,didnt have a clue were i was loads of back roads,but it took about 15mins off my normal journey time.Glad i bought one!

r32

Jackclark.
Any chance of providing some detailed instructions of how to add in the speed camera locations?
I havent got a clue how to do it......
Would reall appreciate a step by step.
Thanks M8.

bigsinky

r32

please see my post on how to do this on page 7. if you need further assistance PM me and i will run you through it tonight when i get home.

HTH

cheers

big sinky

JackClark

1. Connect your Go to your PC
2. Put the Tom Tom CD in the drive
3. Remove Voices is one of the options - I deleted all but one.
4. Open My Computer | your Go will show as a new drive letter, open it.
5. Open the 'Great Britain Navigator' folder
6. Download the GPS camera files from here
7. Extract the files to a folder - I used 'My Documents' | 'Tom Tom'
8. Drag the 3 .bmp files and the 3 .ov2 to the Great Britain Navigator folder
9. That's it.

r32

Jackclark,
Many thanks for getting back to me.
The only Tomtom CD I had with mine was main roads of Europe, is this the one we need to put in the CD drive.
Will the above instructions load an icon and a warning too?
Sorry for the dumb questions but I seem to be computor dyslexic .......