Rand 7730

 

I just got a new 7735 gps and just finished putting all the poi's on it. I found the POI sound wav files on POI factory and downloaded a few. Problem is I cannot find where it is storing them on my computer(PC). It does not give me a chance to assign location. Any help appreciated.

The procedure is

The procedure is to get to a sound file like
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/41068.

If you "left click" on the link, it will play for you.

If you "right click" on the link, you will get several options, including "Save link as". Choose that option and the "Save As" dialog will appear - letting you chose the location in which to save the file.

Remember that when you use a sound file, you must make the name to the left of the .mp3/.wav extension exactly the same as the name of the POI file for which you want the alert.

unless they've changed

I don't believe the RM units allow custom audio files for POI. The best scenario for obtaining RM compatible POI from this site is search for GPX files. The SysAdmin has created a script that will automagically convert a Garmin GPX into a RM CSV file with the elements in the correct position. The Garmin CSV file is really only truly compatible with RM units for the first 3 positions.

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gorgill wrote:

[RAND 7730?] I just got a new 7735 gps and just finished putting all the poi's on it. I found the POI sound wav files on POI factory and downloaded a few. Problem is I cannot find where it is storing them on my computer(PC). It does not give me a chance to assign location. Any help appreciated.

BoxCar is correct in that - as far as I can tell from searching - sound files are not supported for this device. The manual is at http://www.randmcnally.com/images/randDocuments/support/RVND...

I do note that there can be multiple fields is the .csv file

Quote:

Enter in order the longitude, latitude, location name, street address,
city, state, zip, and country. For example:
Longitude/latitude and address:
-87.761039,42.059611,Rand McNally,9855 Woods
Dr,Skokie,IL,60077,USA
• Longitude/latitude only:
-87.761039,42.059611,Rand McNally
• Address only:
,,Rand McNally,9855 Woods Dr,Skokie,IL,60077,USA
(Note: In this example, there are two commas at the beginning.
Commas are required as placeholders for fields with no data
in them.)

@gorgill - what are you going to to with sound files?