How Do I Enter Coords Into A Tom Tom 300

[labrador retrievers]

HI CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF YOU CAN ENTER COORDS ONTO A TOM TOM RATHER THAN INPUTTING A POSTCODE AS I HAVE A GARMIN VISTA FOR MY GEOCATHING BUT SOMETIMES THE GEO'S HAVE A PARKING DESTINATION WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY TOM TOM 300 FOR

 

WOULD BE GREATFULL OF SOME HELP.....

[+Marky]

I don't know exactly what "a Tom Tom" is. I have Tom Tom navigator on my PalmOS PDA. I use GSAK to put waypoints onto it, including parking coordinates, multi-cache stages, etc. As far as I know, there is know easy way to do so in the field.

 

--Marky

[+Cornix]

I don't know exactly what "a Tom Tom" is.

I think they are talking about this unit: TomTom GO 300.

 

You can't enter coordinates directly, see this thread in the TomTomGo discussion forum, but as Marky said it should be possible to upload cache coordinates as POIs and navigate to them.

 

Cornix

[labrador retrievers]

ok thanks for your help hopefully tomtom will provide an update in time to combat this problem

 

 

 

thanks again mark....................

[+The Wombles]

Hi Guys,

 

We also use a TT300. You can download UK geocache waypoints as Points of Interest from geocacheuk http://stats.guk2.com/caches/download.php

 

You then upload those waypoints to your TT, select those POI in the menu and away you go.

 

Likewise a speed camera database is free from here http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/uksafetycameras.php

[Mason4city]

We also use a TT300. You can download UK geocache waypoints as Points of Interest from geocacheuk http://stats.guk2.com/caches/download.php

 

Hi, on this website how do you accees the download as I cant seem to find how :L

[+ecanderson]

HI CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF YOU CAN ENTER COORDS ONTO A TOM TOM RATHER THAN INPUTTING A POSTCODE AS I HAVE A GARMIN VISTA FOR MY GEOCATHING BUT SOMETIMES THE GEO'S HAVE A PARKING DESTINATION WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY TOM TOM 300 FOR

 

WOULD BE GREATFULL OF SOME HELP.....

If by any chance you are already using GSAK for your primary hunting GPS, be aware that you can "Export" TomTom *.OV2 files with GSAK, and copy them directly over into your map folder on your TomTom. Be sure that you include both the gpx files you get from geocaching.com since the smaller file has the waypoints for parking, etc. These then show up as a custom POI on your TomTom. I put all of my PQ caches on my GO720 that way. Edited June 19, 2010 by ecanderson

[+Evshro & son]

HI CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF YOU CAN ENTER COORDS ONTO A TOM TOM RATHER THAN INPUTTING A POSTCODE AS I HAVE A GARMIN VISTA FOR MY GEOCATHING BUT SOMETIMES THE GEO'S HAVE A PARKING DESTINATION WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY TOM TOM 300 FOR

 

WOULD BE GREATFULL OF SOME HELP.....

If by any chance you are already using GSAK for your primary hunting GPS, be aware that you can "Export" TomTom *.OV2 files with GSAK, and copy them directly over into your map folder on your TomTom. Be sure that you include both the gpx files you get from geocaching.com since the smaller file has the waypoints for parking, etc. These then show up as a custom POI on your TomTom. I put all of my PQ caches on my GO720 that way.

 

I am using a TomTom XL and have managed to export the .0V2 files to the map folder. However, I don't seem to see them on the map while following a route. Is this normal, or could I be doing something wrong? I'd like to be able to follow a route and see the caches while out so that I can cache on the fly.

 

Thanks!

[+ecanderson]

I am using a TomTom XL and have managed to export the .0V2 files to the map folder. However, I don't seem to see them on the map while following a route. Is this normal, or could I be doing something wrong? I'd like to be able to follow a route and see the caches while out so that I can cache on the fly.

 

Thanks!

Don't forget that you have to separately enable each POI type for map viewing, including your custom POI. It will appear using the root filename of your *.OV2 file.

 

Change Preferences

Show POI on Map

=select your custom POI name