Thread: Voice Name & Language Byte

Hi Paul. Didn't have the "Circuits & Avenues" problem with my 270 because it wasn't Text to Speech.
All the phrases were pre recorded and no street names were spoken.
The problem I found, if using a 'very foreign language' was that sometimes words were missing such as
"Turn right in (blank) feet".

Not sure what I will get back from Garmin because the Nuvi 270 is obsolete. Also the internal maps (UK, Europe,
North America & Canada -2008 versions) all fitted into the internal 3 GB whereas the 2011 maps are too big.
So unless they send me a 270 with 2008 maps, I don't know what they will do.

A Nuvi 270 has been sent back to me.......a refurbished unit which appears to be OK.
I've checked the battery.....it lasted over 3 hours.....so that looks OK.
The maps for UK, Europe and N. America are the 2009 versions because anything larger won't fit in the internal memory.
The poi files are the usual "cyclops samples".

I've tried entering the latest 22 July 2011 Cyclops data with unl files and although they do appear on 'System/About' list
they did not display anything on the roads which I know do have speed cameras. Thinking I was perhaps missing some
'icon file', I downloaded the free cyclops trial from the Garmin site but still no cameras on the map. The only way I
can get the 'camera icon' to show is if I copy an old 2007 version of a file called poi.gpi from an old backup. But I
assume that this is 4 year old data.

have you tried these ones with modified FID ? post 66
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regarding maps , you can try new ones, but a file fitting your memory made with Mapsource, sending to gps just the regions you need

Yes catymag, I've tried the latest cyclops speedcams, both with modified FID and without. That's why I thought that
I would try the Garmin Free Trial version in case something like the icons were missing....also with it being 'legal', I can
ask Garmin what's wrong.

Regarding the maps, I'm happy with N. America on a separate SD card and UK with Europe on the internal 3GB.

EDIT:
I've just realised that this is bit 'off topic' for the thread name. Should I have started a new thread?

np, you can post about cyclops in cyclops thread, could be better to have a reply

Thanks again catymag, but I've answered the question myself now by experimentation.

The cyclops cameras and warnings do show and sound when the route is DRIVEN or SIMULATED and
only show on the map at this time. So, bottom line, they work just fine without cluttering the map.

I do have another query (Oh No......I hear you say) about other points of interest (not cameras)
but I'll use another thread.