[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Charlie VOIP:
Hi

Somehow I feel I must have been a complete idiot with all of the problems I had trying to install TT5. Some of my problems were due to impatience, some stupidity, but most of all the really poor instructions from TomTom and the lack of any meaningful support from TomTom.

I hope this guide will save a few other people a frustrating experience setting upTomTom5.

Most of the following is based on different posts from many other individuals on the XDA-Developers and PocketGPSworld to name a few of them

paulrousseau

noony

Weatheryoko

Do not try to run the TT5 software until told to do so. It is a good idea to read the whole process before you start. If you have already tried a few times to install and failed it is probably a good idea to uninstall the app and start again following the steps below.

STEP 1 : INSTALLING TOMTOM5 Application Install

Option 1

Try this first it works for some people but not always, but you will need Activesync set up and a windows PC.

1) Insert the Software Applications disc into your PC and allow it to auto run.

2) Accept the License and tick the install application option. This will install the software to your Universal. Make sure you install to the PDA and not to the SD card. This will also install the default voice files.

4) Follow the on screen instructions on the PDA. DO NOT run the TT5 software at this point.

If this does not work or you have an Apple Mac or Linux machine then try Option 2 otherwise go to STEP 2

Option 2

1) Copy the CAB files from the CDROM (e.g. F:\PocketPC) to your SD card on the Universal and launch each CAB one by one from there with explorer on the Universal.

2) Install voices in the same manner by copying the CAB files to the Universal (e.g. from F:\Voice on the CDROM)

STEP 2 : INSTALLING TOMTOM5 - UPGRADE TO latest version.

if you do not have the latest version find an updated version on the HTC Club site. http://www.htcclub.net Extract and copy the files to the SD card on the Universal and install them from there.

STEP 3 : INSTALLING TOMTOM5 - Map Installation

Do not follow the install to PDA option on the TT5 map disc menu as this just does not work on the universal.

1) Put your SD card in a reader attached to your PC.

2) Insert the correct Map disc for your country (UK is disc 1).

3) Accept the License and tick the install maps option.

4) Then select the install to SD card option and install the new map to the card reader (you select the location - where to install the map during the install process) this may take some time depending on the speed of your SD Card. Repeat for each map you wish to install to your SD card.

5) Replace the SD card in to the Universal then simply run the TomTom5 application on your Universal.

6) Follow the prompts and you will go to TomTom5 options, here select change map and select from the one/s that you have installed through the card reader.

STEP 4 : INSTALLING TOMTOM5 Registration

1) You should now select the register automatically option as the manual process does not seem to work a lot of the time.

2) You will now need the registration card that came with the TT5 software. Enter the 3 x 5 character pin codes and the TomTom server will then authenticate your software.

STEP 5 : INSTALLING TOMTOM5 Activate the WM5 GPS control panel

1) Fire up a registry editor (I used Resco regedit but you could use a free one such as http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/phmregistryeditor.shtml )

2) After opening the Reg Editor Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings

3) Tap the screen on the DWORD marked "hide" and select delete form the menu.

4) Add a DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2" (dec) do this by tapping GPS Settings and selecting the option add DWORD. Make sure you exit your Registry editor correctly.

5) You will now need to perform a soft reset for these changes to take effect.

6) After the soft reset check you have successfully activated the GPS control panel by going to: Start>Settings>Connections. If you do not see it repeat this step as you have not correctly edited the registry.

STEP 6 : INSTALL TOMTOM5 - Set up the Bluetooth link to your GPS receiver

1) Go out side to perform this step. Some receivers require visibility of the GPS satellites for this step to work so it is best carried out in the open air.

2) Establish a Bluetooth bond with your GPS and in the WM5 settings select the checkbox for serial access.

3) In the Bluetooth entry on the universal for your GPS receiver set the OUTGOING port to 8.

4) Go back to the WM5 GPS control panel, select the GPS program port and set this to 0 and make sure that the “hardware one” is also set to None.

5) Start TT5 and in the GPS settings, select “another Bluetooth GPS”, and you will see COM 0 free. Select COM 0 and close TT5. (If you have been impatient and run the TT5 software too soon you can get to this by the following- Tap the map part of the screen >Change preferences> scroll left till you see “show GPS status” click “configure” select “another Bluetooth GPS”, and you will see COM 0 free. Select COM 0 and close TT5.

6) Back to the WM5 GPS control panel again, this time select COM 8 (before we set it up at 0).

7) Now got to WM5 Bluetooth: select OUTGOING port to 0.

8) Back again to GPS control panel and set GPS program port to NONE.

8. Finally start TT5 and it should connect automatically. Wait for a couple of seconds and click the GPS settings and you should see it has connected.

I was using the Parrot 3400 GPS receiver which incorporates a hands free car kit, if you are using a Parrot 3300 or 3400 you will need to go to the GPS section and activate the GPS part. Remember you can either use the Universal for both mobile phone and GPS or you can use a separate Mobile phone. I use a Motorola Razor. If you wish to use a separate phone then set up the BT pairing with the phone first before you activate the GPS. After this when you have set up the GPS part you will see the Parrot screen tries to set up GPS first. If you do not need GPS for a particular journey then you need to press the red button at the connect GPS message and the Parrot will proceed to pair with your Mobile phone.

As I said at the beginning this is the idiots guide and probably has more detail then most people will need but I hope this helps someone through what I initially found was a very painful and frustrating process.

Regards

Charlie