Installing Maps

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1. Before You Begin
2. Installing a Map

This section describes how to install maps to your CompactFlash® card installed in your PAC Mate Omni.

Before You Begin

Before you install one or more maps, make certain that you have:

• The maps for the country you are authorized to use.
• A 1 GB or larger CompactFlash card for map storage.
• An ActiveSync (Windows 2000/XP) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Windows Vista) Standard or Guest connection between your computer and PAC Mate Omni.

Tip: If you have a card reader connected to your computer, you can use this instead of ActiveSync to copy maps to your CompactFlash card. Many of these maps are quite large and you will find that copying them using a reader is much faster.

Note: You must have at least one map installed and available to StreetTalk VIP before starting the program. If no map can be loaded by StreetTalk VIP, a dialog box appears telling you to insert a CompactFlash card containing maps before starting StreetTalk VIP. The use of combination storage and wireless cards is not recommended. In addition, do not attempt to remove the CompactFlash card containing the maps from the PAC Mate Omni while StreetTalk VIP is running.

Installing a Map

You can install maps using the included disc, or by logging into your account on the Sendero Web site and downloading the maps you want to install.

Whether you choose to download maps from Sendero or use the included disc, each map is compressed using the ZIP format. Extract the map and POI data files to a folder on your computer you can easily remember.

Note: As map files are quite large, only download maps from the Sendero Web site using your computer. Do not download maps using your PAC Mate Omni.

To install maps to your storage card, do the following:

1. Insert a CompactFlash card into your PAC Mate Omni or a card reader attached to your computer.
2. Use File Explorer on the PAC Mate Omni, or if using a card reader, Windows Explorer to navigate to and create a folder called "Maps" on the root of the storage card.
3. Do one of the following:
   • If you are installing from the included map disc, insert the disc into your computer. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder containing the maps and open it to display the files. Select and extract the map file you want to a folder on your computer you can easily remember, open that folder, press CTRL+A to select all then press CTRL+C to copy.
   • If you downloaded maps from Sendero, extract the files to a folder on your computer you can easily remember. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder where you extracted the map and open it to display the files. Press CTRL+A to select all then press CTRL+C to copy.
4. Navigate to your storage card, open the Maps folder that you created earlier then press CTRL+V to paste. The selected maps are copied to the card and are ready to be used. Continue this process until you have copied all of the maps you need.

Important note: All map files must be loaded directly into the Maps folder. Do not create any subfolders for storing maps otherwise, StreetTalk VIP will not be able to find them.

Tip: If you have a large enough storage card, you can load all of the maps so they all will be instantly available to you on your PAC Mate Omni. For example, the entire United States will fit on a 16 GB storage card.