Install GPS Maps On GPS Handheld Devices, The Step By Step Guide
Ali Dayekh, Gadget, gadgets, GPS, GPS handheld, GPS software, how to, navigation, route 66, Tomtom 24 Comments
By Ali Dayekh
Remember those days when you were trying to get somewhere but your view was blocked by a huge paper map? What about having to park and take out your map, spread on the hood of your car, to figure where you were?
Those days are now behind us thanks to the wonders of GPS Navigation. In fact I wouldn’t know where to begin if I didn’t have my trustworthy TomTom GPS handheld navigator with me.
And while there’s lots of GPS handheld devices on the market and several reliable GPS software providers sometimes the software provider doesn’t have the device you want and the device maker doesn’t carry the software you want.
Some less than honest merchants have even tried passing off trial or cracked software as the real thing on their GPS units.
Chinavasion has come to the party with a wide range of GPS handheld devices ready for any GPS software that you might want to throw on it, at really low prices.
Just check out some of the models below:
So which GPS software system is likely to suit you?
There are a number of providers who do a better job in different parts of the world (View the results on GPS provider poll to see what other Chinavasion customers prefer).
And getting the software you need is very simple. All you need to do is talk to your local GPS product dealer or, directly from the software provider’s website.
Here are some of the better-known GPS software providers:
- TomTom
- Route 66
- Magellan
So once you’ve got your software you’ll want to install it.
Below is a step-by step guide on how to install the GPS software on our 5 Inch touchscreen GPS Unit [CVGY-CS19] But it doesn’t really matter which of our models you buy the system should be the same.
The first thing to do is to put the SD card the software is on into the SD card slot:
As soon as you power up this model you see a screen with various media options including: Music, GPS, Video, Photo, Settings, and Flash.
Select setting then tap the setting image as shown above to get into the setting menu.
Once you are in the settings menu you will need to find the navigational path option, this could be on the first page of options but if it isn’t press the arrow button to see if it is in the second menu.
Now you are in the file selection menu and your job is to find an .exe file to initiate the GPS software. To do this in this model you hit the arrow button beside a file entry point. This is a little like the search button on Google.
Hopefully a folder will appear on the screen, much like it does in your computer. Double click on it to see the contents and look for the file marked exe.
Ah, there it is.
Once you’ve found it doubleclick on it and you will be taken back to the screen one step back.
The main difference between this screen and the last time you saw it should be that now there is a file listed on the screen. All you need to do is save that file:
And exit to the settings menu.
And that’s it you just need to exit back to the main menu and select the GPS option and you will never be without a map again.
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I just want to know that amount of RAM owns Navigator CVIO CS21. This is to understand what vesion of TomTom can install.
Thank you
Hi Antonio,
That model has 128mb of Flash ROM and 64mb of SDRAM.
I hope that helps
Could you tell me what to do to install 2 or 3 navigators.
I recently bought one gps in this site.
My best regards,
João
thank you!
where do I get the maps?
Hi Rui,
You can get the maps by looking online for GPS maps for your region, or by getting in contact with your local GPS provider.
Hi João,
Thank you very much for your question and for buying a GPS from us. In answer to your question these units have the RAM capabilities to run only one piece of GPS software at a time and we would not recommend installing two systems.
This device works in Japan? thanks
Hi marcio,
Yes these devices should work in Japan
How can I deinstall the second GPS-software if I install it?
Can I install Route 66 ( On cd ) that I got with the Nokia 6110 Navigator onto the unit?
Hi Mark,
No you cannot as that will be set up for simbian OS when our GPS Devices work on a windows mobile platform.
Would you be able to provide a link to any tomtom software that will work on your gps devices… OR could you give me the exact names of tomtom software that will work on your devices?? TomTom’s website onloy offer TomTom Home which runs on your PC at home.
If i copy the gps map from sim card to another .Do you tell me if it’s works ?
HI…i’m really glad that i found this page. This is probably a stupid question. I want to have TOMTOM software running on my device.
I take it that to do this, i don’t just buy the map..i need to buy their software which i think is called ‘navigator’? Their site keeps showing what devices it can be used for, but obviously my one isn’t listed as it’s not a smartphone or mobile pda.
Could you help at all?
Today I received the GPS mentioned Above. I’m trying to put some music and video’s on the SD card, but it seems to be full. Is this the case? How do I put my own files on this device?
Thanks,
Anton
In the GPS that there is integrated at DVD’s systems of the cars, GPS can also put on the check marks that say in the devices, and another question that these devices have internal memory, refer me to Flux Capacitor the 7 inch Dual Zone Car DVD System ( GPS + DVB T )
Hi Anton,
GPS software normally takes up quite a lot of space but you should still be able to get a few songs onto there. It will also work with a 4GB USB card if you need to put more on there
If you’ve got any more questions about the GPS reader you might want to send an email to our support staff at support@chinavasion.com
Hi Ben,
The software that you are looking for is probably TomTom 5 for GPS Receiver.
However, before buying we recommend you take the demos they have on the site, install it on your GPS unit and test it out. If it works then you can buy the full version, if it doesn’t then try a different version of the software.
I solved my problem:
- It was not Igo, but the SD card that is corrupted (quality?)
- With Recuva, I was able to restore the files on the SD card. They were still on the card, but not visible without Recuva.
- I copied the restored files to another SD card, and everything seems to work well.
My remaining question: Is there any risk of losing functionality/license when copying the files to another SD card?
Anton
hello,I want to buy a Street Ninja 7 Inch Car DVD Player System with DVB-T and GPS from Chinavasion.Please,tell me which is software more probably for it
i travell in the Europe and Balkan
After getting iGO8 to work I’m trying to upgrade to 8.3. No matter what I try, I get the “application database not found” error. I guess this has something to do with the “[folders]” segment in “sys.txt”. I tried all (well, I think all) options, but still the same error. Does anyone know how to solve this?
Thanks,
Anton
Hi There,
Everything solved. To see how, go to http://www.gpsunderground.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10038&page=41, starting with post 410
Cheers,
Anton