MP3 alert files dont work on 1390t

steven.chaffer3

GPS: Garmin 1390t

MP3 alert files dont work on 1390t

After a whole lot of mucking about and trawling through all the posts on the forum I almost gave up on getting spoken alerts to work on my 1390t.

None of the posts that I could find mentioned the fact that mp3 files wont play as alerts on the 1390t. Lots of advice to check file names are the same etc etc but that was not the problem.

On the 1390t, the audio alert files have to be *.wav files.

I have now uploaded *.gpx, *.wav and *.bmp files using POILoader and SOX and it works fine.
You have to have SOX in the POILoader.exe directory for it to work its magic and allow the 1390t to handle the original wav files.

Hurray. No more of Garmin's "faster your seat belts" chimes for me...

ptolich

GPS: nuvi1390T

mp3 alerts don't work on 1390t

wow , thanks i was going nuts.......just got 1390t and downloaded mp3 alerts and only got sound beeps........i thought i'd done something wrong and did a restore then re installed all csv , mp3 files only to have same results......i'll try wav and sox......thanks heaps

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MP3 not supported in some of the latest models

Garmin 13xx and 14xx series does not support mp3, audiobooks ectc. IMHO, the more expensive 1390t and 1490t are downgrades compared to 765t.

pool100

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1460 using wav files

My 1460 works well with wav files. I believe that's the trend that garmin is working towards with their new gps sets.

johmazz2006

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765, Garmin 3950LMT, Garmin 2455LMT, Navman40, Garmin StreetPilot 3

mp3

I suggest converting one file to start with then check to make sure it works before converting all files. Sounds like the later models may be going backwards slightly. Crying or Very sad

johmazz2006

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765, Garmin 3950LMT, Garmin 2455LMT, Navman40, Garmin StreetPilot 3

Re: mp3 alerts don't work on 1390t

ptolich wrote:

Is it wise then to convert all my mp3's into wav and then reinstall?

Another suggestion, why not download the .WAV files and not take a chance of stuffing up the conversions ?

william.beck

GPS: 1490T

mp3 and wav files

Have a look at forum http://www.gps-data-team.com/pda-gps-navigation/viewtopic.php?t=3250&start=15

It appears you may need to use wav files and your poi loader will need sox.exe sitting in the loaders directory I found with the 1490

hatchm

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 3790T

Wav or Mp3 files?

WAV files definitely work with the 3790T even though my 760 only works with MP3.

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