265wt and audio alert for red light/speed cameras

You can use wav files to get the voice alerts.I have a 265 and have the alerts installed.Here is how you do it.

a.Download the latest PoiLoader file at http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/ .
b. Download Sox Exe at http://rapidshare.com:80/files/139638423/sox.zip .
c. After un-zipping Sox Exe file place it in your Garmin folder where the PoiLoader exe file is located on the computer.
d. The wav file for alerts will be named the same as the CSV or GPX file except for the extensions.
e. You can make your own wav files by going to http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php and typing in what you want it to say or use a program to convert mp3 files to wav. When using the conversion it must be saved as PCM, 44.100 kHZ., 16 bit, Mono. Wav files are also on site for download.
Select manual mode on poiloader to set speed or distance for alert.

Under Wrench/System/Simulation, you can enable simulation. Then, tap the screen once to go into browse mode and then drag the map to a point where there are cameras, tap the screen to place an arrow where you want to set your location, and tap the "Set Location" button. Then pick a point well past a camera location, tap the screen to pick a destination and hit GO.

This does not seem to be working for me.

1. I downloaded and installed sox.exe in the same directory as the POI Loader:

C:\Garmin>dir *.exe
Volume in drive C is C_DRIVE
Volume Serial Number is 7A7F-9B22

Directory of C:\Garmin

07/15/2008 05:05 PM 6,384,728 PoiLoader.exe
05/27/2009 09:42 PM 1,712,128 sox.exe

2. Here are the files in the directory from which I created poi.gpi:

C:\Users\DEK\Downloads\Redlight & Speed-Cameras>dir
Volume in drive C is C_DRIVE
Volume Serial Number is 7A7F-9B22

Directory of C:\Users\DEK\Downloads\Redlight & Speed-Cameras

06/01/2009 02:11 PM .
06/01/2009 02:11 PM ..
04/30/2009 07:40 PM 1,782 Redlight-Cameras.bmp
06/01/2009 02:11 PM 252,216 Redlight-Cameras.csv
04/30/2009 07:40 PM 52,504 Redlight-Cameras.mp3
04/30/2009 07:40 PM 1,782 Speed-Cameras.bmp
06/01/2009 02:11 PM 34,273 Speed-Cameras.csv
04/30/2009 07:40 PM 52,504 Speed-Cameras.mp3
6 File(s) 395,061 bytes
2 Dir(s) 86,443,626,496 bytes free

3. I then ran the Garmin's POI loader.
4. Ran the 265WT in simulation mode to drive past the location of a red light camera.
5. The red light alert occurred, and the Garman beeped, but there was no voice alert.

What's up?

The whole purpose of adding Sox is to be able to use wav files instead of mp3 files (which your unit can't play). You need to convert your mp3 files to wav.

Bentbiker,

I wasn't fully paying attention to the implications of the directions on using Sox. It works fine now.

Thanks.

David

does this work for units besides 265w?

Yes.