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Sun, 09/21/2008 - 3:14pm

On the 660 is there a way to turn up the volume on the poi alert ?

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Sun, 09/21/2008 - 3:32pm

Poi Volume

Steve620 wrote:

On the 660 is there a way to turn up the volume on the poi alert ?

Are you talking about the default pings and bongs or the attendant .mp3 or .wav files?

Gary Hayman

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Sun, 09/21/2008 - 3:47pm

Poi Volume

I'm talking about the attendant .mp3 files?

Sun, 09/21/2008 - 3:50pm

Page 4 of the manual

Steve620 wrote:

I'm talking about the attendant .mp3 files?

arrow http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/1262_OwnersManual.pdf

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Sun, 09/21/2008 - 4:09pm

Poi Volume

If the nuvi volume control doesn't do it for you, one possibility is to increase the volume of the .mp3 file by opening it in a sound program such as the FREE Audacity, increasing the volume there, saving it back to your computer and re-loading all your Custom POI files to your nuvi (including the new, louder, attendant .mp3 file). All this can actually be done in 2 to 3 minutes -- from start to finish if you have all programs in place.

Audacity is available at:

arrow http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

I frequently use the program to 'lower' the volume of some clipped .mp3 files.

Gary Hayman
Greenbelt, Maryland

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Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S, Prev.GPSs: Drive61 LM, nuvi 3790LMT, 755T & 650, GPSIII+, SP 2610, 250W; Magellan 2200T; Originator of GARMIN NUVI TRICKS, TIPS, WORKAROUNDS, HINTS, SECRETS & IDEAS http://bit.ly/GARMIN-TNT
Sun, 09/21/2008 - 5:35pm

Poi Volume

I went to the site you have listed. I downloaded audacity and I made the sound louder but its telling me a need to download Lame MP3 Encoder.

Sun, 09/21/2008 - 5:41pm

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Yep.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame...

Sun, 09/21/2008 - 5:58pm

thanks works great..

thanks works great..

Sun, 09/21/2008 - 11:15pm

Thanks Mama

Motorcycle Mama wrote:

Yep.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

This topic caught my eye since I was having the same issue with some POI MP3 warnings I had made and noticed that the volume was lower than normal. Followed your advice and links and worked great, now I have a tool that I had been looking for to manipulate other MP3 files.
Mama always gives good advice

Sun, 09/21/2008 - 11:51pm

Thanks

Thanks