News of Tutorials - Page 4

So, your TT does no longer give you an "a" when you enter an address or you have to press on weird spots in the menu to select something?
It usually means your digitser for the screen is partially faulty but you might be able to "fix" it without buying a new one.
All current Navcore can use a texfile "cal.txt", located in the root of the device to override the default calibration of the ...

1.Go to the old map folder and copy the MapUserPatch.dat file to your PC;
2.Then update your map to a new version or another map;
3.Copy the MapUserPatch.dat file from your PC to the new map folder on your TomTom;
4.Use the 'Operate my START/ONE/XL/GO/DEVICE' function in TomTom HOME. Calculate a route to any destination using the new map;
5.Disconnect your device using the 'Device > Disconnect Device' option in the TomTom HOME menu;
6.You ...

Height v17

09.07.10 (b17)
Now with additional font sizes '4' and '5'.
It is auto-installed from it's website.

Installation
Just extract the package, extract the "cab"-file in it and throw the file and the two directories in it onto your TT, root (topmost) directory. It is not compatible with TTMPlayer and will not work from scratch with ExecutionHelper, Timesync and Daylight. (You'd need to install Height, rename ttn to ttn.old and re-install ExecutionHelper) Height is ...

Apart from the "full menu for Start models" there has been not much activity in terms of custom menus.
One reason might be that most of the older tomtom.mnu (the custom menu) files won't work with NC9 and only show a single menu page with options that no one needs.
After some research and many tests I came up with a menu that works on both V8 and V9 Navcores.
You can use about 18 ...

Change the screen on a GO 520 530 720 730 920 930
I changed my screen tomtom samsung LTE430WQ by Sharp.
I found the screen decalé 1cm to the right (not complete).
To remedy the problem:
1 - Remove the 4 screws on the motherboard.
2 - remove the original samsung screen broken or problem.
3 - connect the new desktop sharp or samsung
4 - Remove the battery connector for 30 seconds.
5 - ...

You might have come across map overlays in TT Home and even on the so called tutorial Tomtom offers here.

A map overlay is a picture that is visible as a second layer on your map screen - but only when browsing the map not during navigation.
As you can see from the example on the TT page it can be helpful for those event areas, big parks or even your favorite theme park (a ...

Here are some things to download the latest quickfix data without the need to start TT Home.
If you are not sure what GPS chip your device uses: Press Reset, turn on, as soon as the TT logo appears press and hold the power button - a system screen will appear that shows your device infos.
Line 9 after GPS type shows your GPS chip.


1: for One V3/V4, OneXL, XL30, ?? GOx40/x50, One IQ, ...

To make sure this is the right fix for your device, check if these points are correct for you:
1. You can get working TMC with a different NC
2. NC 9.4xx does not find a signal to update the traffc info but shows the traffic bar on the screen
3. You have done a proper and clean installation of the 9.4xx
4. Your device is compatible with the NC - that means Home would ...

I created a tutorial with some info, but since no one actually checks the tutorials and I'd like to avoid hundreds of new threads for this problem and link it here : :link:
If your models supports it you will be able to use big maps llike the Truck or the full EU/America maps on your old TT.
So far it was tested on ONE V4, V8 and XL.

Again: don't blame me if it ...

Warning! These instructions are not for the faint of heart and you should have some experience in soldering on a SMD level!
I take no responsibilty for devices damaged as I only provide the collected info and would not know if you made mistakes.
If you do this you do it at your own risk!

Many of you might have had the problem in the past that they wanted the Truck map or a big ...