POI Sound Alert
Wed, 05/21/2008 - 3:02pm
Hi all, I recently installed a POI set for I-95 speed traps from this site. I also downloaded the mp3 file to go along with it. I used Garmin's utility to load the poi, and I put the MP3 in the same folder as the poi's to be uploaded, named it appropriately, used the utility correctly, but I have no sound when I have an alert.
This may sound dumb, but do I have to upload the MP3 to a folder on the Nuvi, and if I do, does it have to be a specific one?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Whitt
Using the Poi-Loader you
Using the Poi-Loader you must set it to manual installation. Then you can select how far from the trap to alert you.
Nuvi 350
I did it that way, but have
I did it that way, but have no sound. Do I have to put the mp3 on the Nuvi itself? I was under the impression I did not.
Don't Put mp3 On Nuvi
No, you don't directly load or copy the mp3 file to the nuvi.
On your PC, both the POI file and the sound file must be in the same folder before you run POI Loader in manual mode. Something like this:
POI Files (folder)
>>>speedtraps.csv
>>>speedtraps.mp3
Then, is the sound turned up enough on the Nuvi? Can you hear the turn-by-turn directions OK?
Tampa, FL - Garmin nüvi 660, 2008 NT maps
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Using the Poi-Loader you must set it to manual installation. Then you can select how far from the trap to alert you.
I just loaded this month's UK Speed & Redlight camera database. 28000+ alerts, with a variety of speeds, distances and .mp3 files - all done using automatic mode
Using .csv files, you have control over speed and alert distances, using a variety of filename keywords and additions to POI names.
Using .gpx files gives more control though.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Phil Hornby, Stockport, England<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<http://GeePeeEx.googlepages.com - POI Creation made easy>>>
Gary, that is exactly what I
Gary, that is exactly what I did. I can hear everything else fine, just not the alert. Weird.
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do I have to upload the MP3 to a folder on the Nuvi
It's something you could do as a test - just to prove that the Nüvi can actually play that particular .mp3 file.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Phil Hornby, Stockport, England<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<http://GeePeeEx.googlepages.com - POI Creation made easy>>>
Good idea.. I'll try that
Good idea.. I'll try that when I get home..
To Avoid Any Confusion
It's something you could do as a test - just to prove that the Nüvi can actually play that particular .mp3 file.
Phil is suggesting placing the mp3 on the Nuvi and then playing it via the mp3 player, not as an alert.
Nuvi 660.
Hello
Using the Poi-Loader you must set it to manual installation. Then you can select how far from the trap to alert you.
I just loaded this month's UK Speed & Redlight camera database. 28000+ alerts, with a variety of speeds, distances and .mp3 files - all done using automatic mode
Using .csv files, you have control over speed and alert distances, using a variety of filename keywords and additions to POI names.
Using .gpx files gives more control though.
What are the filename keywords for adding the speed and alert distance?
Nuvi 350
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What are the filename keywords for adding the speed and alert distance?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Phil Hornby, Stockport, England<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<http://GeePeeEx.googlepages.com - POI Creation made easy>>>
POI alerts
Hi all,
when I click on a POI sound file ,it plays using Quicktime instead of loading on to my hard drive.
What causes this to happen.
Thanks
Right-Click
Hi all,
when I click on a POI sound file ,it plays using Quicktime instead of loading on to my hard drive.
What causes this to happen.
Thanks
It is designed that way to let you hear what you are downloading. Try right-clicking on the file.
Nuvi 660.
MP3 on NUVI
Some of the nuvi models dont play mp3s. What model do you have?
nüvi 200w