Logic Gear XL-488

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Originally Posted by Chucaro

How you have loaded it? the USB port it is not working on my :confused:

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Chucaro ...

Using the PC ... I made a directory on a blank SD card called OziCE2.31.
I put the OziCE program complete into that folder ... the only maps in the maps folder are the default included ones ... all your real maps should be on a seperate SD card.

(You could also just copy the existing OziCE folder on your SD card into the NANDFlash ... BUT ... remove all your maps from the maps folder first ... they won't fit into the NANDFlash ... OziCE without maps took up about 10MB of the XL488's internal storage memory ... 202MB still free)

Boot up to the GPS screen.
Go "Settings" / "Application" / "File transfer"

On the left hand pane, is the SD card / the right hand side is the internal NANDFlash.

On the left, select the OziCE2.31 folder .... then tap the ">>" button below ... and wait while OziCE is copied across ... it'll take a bit. When done, there'll be an OziCE2.31 folder in the right hand pane. If you double tap on it, you'll see the contents of the folder ... OziCE ... you'll see the Map & Data folders as well.

Go back 1 screen "<==" and change the "Application" path to the NANDFlash / OziCE2.31 / OziExplorerCE... file.

When you run OziCE you'll need to change the configuration to look for the files & images on the "StoreageCard" (arrange them to suite your needs) ... the "Data" folder path in OziCE I left as the NANDFlash so all my tracks, routes and waypoints stay in the GPS and can be laid over any maps on the SD card ... they don't go when you remove the SD card. You can use the "File transfer" function as well to copy/backup your NANDFlash/OziCE2.31/Data folder as required to an SD card.

You can temporarily use the OziCE/Maps folder in the NANDFlash to store a small number of maps, and run without an SD installed (load just the maps for the area you are travelling ... delete them when finished ... the maps load & move faster / smoother when running from the NANDFlash internal memory).

When you change your maps configuration, make the StoreageCard first in the list, and OziCE/Maps second ... that way the file/open map dialogue will open on the SD card, not the internal maps folder ... unless of course you want it to open in the NANDFlash/OziCE/Maps folder.

Hope that helps. The USB port is disabled within the machine and only works for power input.

Cheers!
Kev..

Thank you Kev, also I have to up date the maps on it to the 2009 edition.

Anyone else noticed the message you get when you're playing music through the tinny speaker:cool: in GPS mode, and it gets too hot and stops playing music? :eek:
If you exit GPS mode, the song title changes to something mildly humourous :D

No... never. Tell us, what does it change to ??

Kev..

'Its the end of the world as we know it'
:D:D

Thanks to all for this thread!
I have an XL 488 that's been doing time as a road map - I knew I could chuck the card out of my Hema into it which was good - but then someone "reached through" my driver's window and took the Hema (which I have to say was user-unfriendly) - so I will be re-reading this in detail getting my little old 488 into work!
Cheers
Mike

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Originally Posted by stace70

Chucaro,

the reversing camera on them works fine but isn't as user friendly out of the box. What I mean by that is it is a simple plug and play setup. You want it on (rather than the GPS you have to plug it in), you want the GPS (and not the cam you unplug it).

But it only takes a little work to get it going really well.

I have used a scotch lock to split the wire going to the camera (near the camera) and then scotch this split wire to scotch into the reversing light wire.
I did the same with the ignition wire and sent the scotched wire to a switch mounted on the dash. This now gives two features. When dash board switch is on the only time the gps is converted to cam is when in reverse and when off it displays only cam.
For me I only use the off switch when I want to check out the coupling and the camper trailer when moving, otherwise it is always in the on position.

Cheers Stace

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Hi Stace,

If you wire the camera as shown in instructions to the reversing light, then GPS will turn on in camera mode automatically (assuming it is in Sleep mode).
If in GPS mode it will automatically go to camera mode when reverse selected.
If you want a switch to turn camera on when not in reverse then a diode from camera initiate connected to reverse circuit and another diode from 12 V to camera initiate will work.
Cheers..B