Sounds help needed

Pete Zahut

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Sep 21, 2009, 5:23:03 PM9/21/09

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This is driving me CRAZY

I've got the latest PGPSW speed camera files loaded (UK Speed Zoned) and
I've got Liz Whittacker's voice as the warning, ie, "Warning! GATSO ahead -
speed limit xx mph" and that all works brilliantly.

However, even when there are no speed cameras around (so no warning needed
at all), the darn thing gives out three "bongs" at 40mph, 50mph, 60mph and
80mph.

I've never set it to warn me about anything, and I've certainly never asked
it to bong at me. How can I stop it - but still keep voice warnings for
speed cams and voice directions???

Sorry, should have said - TomTom GO700 App. V7.903,
Western_and_Central_Europe map V720.1803, GPS V1.21, Boot 5.4201

TIA

CJJE

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Sep 22, 2009, 5:38:04 AM9/22/09

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Sounds more like a menu setting than the Speed Camera POIs. Try disabling
the Speed Camera POIs temporarily & see if the Bongs persist. If they do,
check out the safety menu settings on yout TomTom.

Chris

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roberthorsey

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Sep 22, 2009, 12:30:41 PM9/22/09

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What about exceeding the speed limit warnings

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artleknock

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Sep 22, 2009, 3:02:12 PM9/22/09

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On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:30:41 +0100, "roberthorsey"
<robert...@btinternet.com> wrote:

>
>What about exceeding the speed limit warnings
>

I've got them, plays 'tally ho!'
Bloody nuisance aren't they.

Pete Zahut

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Sep 26, 2009, 12:55:57 PM9/26/09

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Thanks for your efforts guys. I've been away for a few days so didn't have
access into here but I can say that someone on the pocketgpsworld forum came
up with the right answer. It seems that some versions of the TomTom app have
speed limit warnings - as pointed out here by roberthorsey :o)

TomTom knows that a certain road should be, for example, 30mph and will
sound the bongs at about 35mph. To disable it, go into "Change Preferences"
> "Safety Preferences" and de-select "Warn when driving faster than
allowed".

Kráftéé

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Sep 27, 2009, 1:41:56 AM9/27/09

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"Pete Zahut" <dont@bother> wrote in message

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With the way they get some of the speed limits incorrect around this
part of the world, it's a pretty useless setting. What do they do
when they haven't got a speed limit for certain roads, which they
apparently don't on a large number of roads in north Norfolk?

blank

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Sep 27, 2009, 2:03:57 AM9/27/09

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>
> With the way they get some of the speed limits incorrect around this part
> of the world, it's a pretty useless setting. What do they do when they
> haven't got a speed limit for certain roads, which they apparently don't
> on a large number of roads in north Norfolk?

In the Australian version I have (XL340) maximum legal speeds are not given
for quite a lot of roads, in which case it just shows the speed you are
travelling at, without reference to the maximum legal speed. But it is
would be foolhardy to rely on TomTom to keep you legal, since the "known"
speed limits are often wrong. This though, I suppose is up to users to send
in corrections so they get it right.

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