Navigation with KMZ Files in Locus Pro - Help needed and much appreciated

[chrisr34000]

Hello!

I'm new to navigation on Android and was told Locus does a great job in outdoors navigation, so I got myself the Locus Pro 2.14.

However, I have a problem navigating tracks which are in KMZ format. I've downloaded the following file:

http://www.duesseldorf.de/verkehrsmanagement/google_earth/routenverlauf5.kmz

I'm using this map:

http://www.openandromaps.org/maps/Germany/nordrhein-westfalen.zip

with this theme:

http://www.openandromaps.org/wp-content/files/themes/locus/andromaps_hc.zip

In the next step I've imported the kmz (following http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php/manual:import_dialog#how_to_import) and copied the kmz file into  mapsVector/_themes.

Now I want to do a simple navigation, meaning when I am the starting point of the track, I want Locus to show me the track/route on the map which I've copied in vector maps and maybe guide with some voice assistance through the track.

Unfortunately I have not been able to use "Navigate to" with the track in the KMZ file. I've been looking around on the web for a solution, but I didn't find anything that helped me further.

Could someone do a step by step guide, which shows me what to do? That would be really nice.

Thank you for your time,

Chris

[jusc]

1. Load kmz
2.tap on a point of the track for getting the track/route options.
3. choose Guide on. (see image)
4. move the center a bit away from the choosen point.  Now you should hear the navigation voice.

[chrisr34000]

Hi,

thank you for your answer. I've followed your instructions, but I can't hear any voice guiding.

I tested this track yesterday and when I am on the track, I don't get any navigation guidance (take a left, take a right in 50 m). Am I missing here something?

Also, where I can make a the track line thicker and change the color? Mine is a thin yellow line.

[ta-ka]

I've imported your kmz file into Locus and confirmed voice assistance in 'Guide on' to work.
In addition to jusc's instruction, check the followings between 1. and 2.

- GPS is Off (top panel button)
- [Settings] -> [Guiding] -> TRACKS-[Notification settings]
    -> 'TYPE OF NOTIFICATION'-Notify when switching to another point
    -> 'SETTINGS OF SOUND'-[Text-to-speech] is checked

Also, where I can make a the track line thicker and change the color? Mine is a thin yellow line.

To change appearance of all tracks in a folder at once
- [Data] -> TRACKS tab -> Tap Tools button on the right -> [Edit]

To change appearance of each track
- [Data] -> TRACKS tab -> tap your track -> Tap Tools button at bottom -> [Edit] -> APPEARANCE tab -> confirm 'Use syle of the folder' is OFF

[jusc]

that's correct.

here are two screenshots, one for speech, one for thickness and colour of tracks (German)