TourGuide no longer works with nuvi250W
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17 years
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After I used WebUpdater 18July which brought my software version to 3.60 TourGuide no longer works. I had done a successful local trial of TourGuide previously with the alert point off my simulated route. It no longer works when I repeat the identical scenario or even if I locate the alert on route. The alert POI is on an SD card and is shown in POI
Extras. Three files were loaded with POILoader 2.5.2:
TourGuide ALERT_SPECS.csv
TourGuide ALERT_SPECS.bmp
TourGuide ALERT_SPECS.wav
If I delete TourGuide from the file names and reload them the alert works OK.
Originally "Tools >> System >> About" gave:
Software Version 4.40
Unit ID xxxxxxxxxxxx
Audio Version 2.20
GPS SW Version 3.00s
and it now gives:
Software Version 3.60
Unit ID xxxxxxxxxxxx
Audio Version 2.20
GPS SW Version 3.00s
Anyone else have this problem?
Previous software version
Garmin Help assures me I made a typo in recording my previous software version - it must have been 3.40
Strange..
I just updated my Unit and I have been fighting to get TourGuides working.I wonder if Garmin Disabled this "Feature"
Ok SO I have been having
Ok SO I have been having problems making TourGuides.. I have been getting help from another user. He just sent me one he "Compiled" in gpi and it worked fine in the new firmware.. So I am guessing the latest firmware is ok.. But that is a guess..
Dave.
software vers 3.60 is not the cause
The were two effects in a combined csv distance alert file and wav file:
no alert sounded nor icon showed if the file was named TourGuide
no red alarm bar (but double bong sounded & custom icon showed) if not named TourGuide.
The cause was including a WAV file which was not 44.1Khz. I have included a file SOX.EXE in the POILoader program folder I understand it is called by POILoader if a WAV file is detected and is supposed to check that it is 44.1Khz 16 bit mono. I presume SOX.EXE or POILoader did something strange in this case - possibly because of the odd way I created the WAV file by combining the double bong wav file extracted from the nuvi English_American_.vpm Voice file with a text-to-speech wav file.
Keep a careful eye on the
Keep a careful eye on the version of Sox you get.. I am going to post here but the Cygwin one does not work correctly. There are 2 versions on the sox download Make sure you get the one that is a single EXE and does not have any Dll's When I straightened it out everything went ok..
The other big gotcha... is how many bits it is sampled at... Make sure it is 16 bit..
Dave.
TourGuide no longer works with nuvi250W
??? I have a nüvi 250W, and didn't think it can play TourGuides. According to the Garmin Web site, "Garmin TourGuide POIs are currently compatible with nüvis® with MP3 playback capability." And the nüvi 250W can't play MP3 files.
Garmin DriveSmart 55 & Traffic | Garmin eTrex "yellow"
Wav
??? I have a nüvi 250W, and didn't think it can play TourGuides.
See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/13429
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
After you read what
After you read what bentbiker suggested you may want to go to this post Hannah laid out on TourGuide and its uses. http://www.poi-factory.com/node/13904
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
TourGuides on nuvi 2xx series
Thanks very much, bentbiker.
Wow. I had no idea about this. I've been away from this Web site for a while, and am catching up with the threads I've missed. This is a terrific workaround.
Garmin DriveSmart 55 & Traffic | Garmin eTrex "yellow"