POI FROM PC TO START$"
MEC_1953
Posts: 3 [Apprentice Seeker]
edited September 2020 in GO 5100/5000/6100-6000 / GO 4xx-6xx series / GO, Via and Start 4x-6x series (MyDrive Connect)
I need to tranfers several poi (ov2) files onto my new START42 form my computer after some #### stole my previous TOMTOM.
All the instructions read use "
1. Connect your START to your computer using MyDrive Connect.
2. In MyDrive, select Import POI File and browse to your .OV2 file.
3. Upload the POI list to your START.
PROBLEM no IMPORT POI FILE appears under MY DRIVE !
I feel that I have been sold a PUP which will not take the required files !!!!!!!!!
All the instructions read use "
1. Connect your START to your computer using MyDrive Connect.
2. In MyDrive, select Import POI File and browse to your .OV2 file.
3. Upload the POI list to your START.
PROBLEM no IMPORT POI FILE appears under MY DRIVE !
I feel that I have been sold a PUP which will not take the required files !!!!!!!!!
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Answers
Superuser
You can load your old POI files on to the new units but there have been instances when the new units don't recognise some old files. A solution is to export the old file to your PC then load it into onto the POI editor website and resave it as a .ov2 file and then load it onto the new unit using My Drive.
Doug.
Superusers
@MEC_1953
Installing 3rd Party POI .Ov2 Files to your new START42
The Start Range Models are NONE Live devices you will need MyDrive connect running and the device connected to the PC over a USB cable....
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Installing 3rd party POI Categories... You use the MyDrive Web Route planner
Here... https://mydrive.tomtom.com
See Tomtom Video... How to import POIs, GPX files and Favourites in MyDrive
Displaying Personal POIs on the Driving View/Map
Be aware... You can't install the POI associated .BMP files
You can only use the 5 Tomtom supplied generic Icons....
But you can use one icon for more than one POI category i.e... place all your fuel categories under one Icon, then if you tap on a nearby 'say' Fuel Icon a Quick menu opens --> Tap the 3Dot Icon for more options & more Information
Setup... After installing your Personal or 3rd party POIs.... Tap 4Dot (.... Menu) --> Settings --> Appearance --> Show POI lists on the Map
It says a restart is required, but I've never found it to be necessary
After choosing the Generic Icon… Tap the coloured (^) Icon screen top right... Pinch zoom the Map, the Generic POI Icons all appear live and working
Note... The Generic POI Icons disappear when the Map is highly zoomed out (I guess so you can scroll around a clear Map to find your location)
The Icon reappear as you zoom back in again
Here the Yellow Pentagon Icons --> National Trust
Stay Safe... ATB YFM