Installing ALERTS or POIs?

[ghoticov]

A very new TomTom 510 user here and have no clue how to install ALERTS or POI's. I did a search and I don't see a thread that explains how to do this.

I am using the USA_and_Canada Map right now (am looking to upgrade to the NA when I get a new SD Card).

Can someone help or lead me in the right direction on how to do this?

Thanks!

Marc

 

[digital-flex]

Installing POI: Link

Installing POI Alert: Link

 

[qokisdan]

Installing POI: Link

Installing POI Alert: Link

Anyone know how to do this on a 720?

 

[digital-flex]

Anyone know how to do this on a 720?

Installing the POI's should be relatively the same.

However, I have read on other boards that the 720 alerts are in a sound folder. I think you need to put the audio file in there.

 

[Pedro2NR]

The 720 has TTS (text to speech). The best and easiest way is to go to your preference menu and select 'Manage POIs'
Select 'Warn when near a POI' then select 'Type your own warning' and write what you want it to say. I would unselect 'only when on route' but it is your preference.

 

[qokisdan]

Thanks Guys. I understand howto via 'Manage POIs' however, you can't do it for Safety Warnings? This is what I really want to be able to do as we (Australians) like you guys have heaps of Speed?Red Light Cameras here. I need a voice spoken warning if I could.

 

[Pedro2NR]

Ah! if you are using tomtom's safety warnings (Speed Cameras) then it does use an .ogg file and can not use a custom warning.
If you use a custom POI safety warning, then you can.

 

[a123slonky]

Installing POI: Link

Installing POI Alert: Link

Hi everyone,
I tried opening the link for installing POI's, but am getting an error. Can these POI's be installed on a Tom Tom One 3rd Edition? I don't see a US-Canada folder in the main Tom Tom folder. Thanks.

 

[toledospod]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the US_Canada folder is within the Maps folder on the TomTom? It is not directly in the main directory.

a123slonky, I have a TT1 v3 and I haven't tried installing custom POI's on it yet but I'm going to try later on tonight.

 

[lec510]

@a123slonky

Where do you live ? Where did you buy your TomTom ?

 

[Medic]

I have a 720 and installed the Alert in the location as the POI itself and it worked perfectly.

--Phil