Newbie question

440 · 05-26-2009, 1:11 PM

Hi guys,

A friend of mine gave me a demo model TomTom (XL 340, I think) from an electronics company that was going out of buisness. So far it works, the only problem is it does not have a mini-usb port. It has a port of some sort of memory card, one for the car charger and one I can't identify thats real thin.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any tips to get it hooked up to my laptop?

Thanks for your time

HumVee · 05-26-2009, 4:41 PM

Hello, 440, and welcome to GPS Discussion forums. In regards to your USB connectivy question, I looked at TomTom's support site and found the XL series manual. Frankly, when it comes to describing the cable or providing a part number, the manual wasn't a lot of help. I found a 3rd party retractable cable, but every other online search I did returned standard mini-USB 'B' to USB 'A' style cables. Are you sure the port on the bottom of the GPS unit isn't mini-USB? Perhaps you can post some pictures of the device, showing the ports, to help make identification easier?

Andy · 05-26-2009, 4:42 PM

Post a picture of the ports. According to TomTom, the XL340 has a USB port.

440 · 05-27-2009, 5:39 AM

Okay my camera sucks so these were the best I could do.

Thanks

440 · 05-27-2009, 5:43 AM

Okay files are to big, going to resize them later.

Thanks

05-26-2009, 1:11 PM	#1
440 Join Date: May 26 2009 Location: Houma Posts: 3	Newbie question Hi guys, A friend of mine gave me a demo model TomTom (XL 340, I think) from an electronics company that was going out of buisness. So far it works, the only problem is it does not have a mini-usb port. It has a port of some sort of memory card, one for the car charger and one I can't identify thats real thin. I was wondering if anyone knew of any tips to get it hooked up to my laptop? Thanks for your time

05-26-2009, 4:41 PM	#2
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,258	Re: Newbie question Hello, 440, and welcome to GPS Discussion forums. In regards to your USB connectivy question, I looked at TomTom's support site and found the XL series manual. Frankly, when it comes to describing the cable or providing a part number, the manual wasn't a lot of help. I found a 3rd party retractable cable, but every other online search I did returned standard mini-USB 'B' to USB 'A' style cables. Are you sure the port on the bottom of the GPS unit isn't mini-USB? Perhaps you can post some pictures of the device, showing the ports, to help make identification easier?

05-26-2009, 4:42 PM	#3
Andy Survey Says? Join Date: Dec 29 2006 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 1,585	Re: Newbie question Post a picture of the ports. According to TomTom, the XL340 has a USB port.

05-27-2009, 5:39 AM	#4
440 Join Date: May 26 2009 Location: Houma Posts: 3	Re: Newbie question Okay my camera sucks so these were the best I could do. Thanks

05-27-2009, 5:43 AM	#5
440 Join Date: May 26 2009 Location: Houma Posts: 3	Re: Newbie question Okay files are to big, going to resize them later. Thanks

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