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mattyarmy Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject: Preloaded and custom POIs in Garmin Nuvi 310 |
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Hi!
Still new to all this so bear with me!
I've read on the forum already that my maps are out of date on my new Garmin Nuvi 310 that I just bought but as I understand they will send me a disc with up to date ones now I've registered.
I loaded the firmware updates and got the 3 month free speed camera subscription from Garmin. In addition I downloaded a few of the POI's off this site which work great for me.
So I'm doing OK so far but I wanted to know a couple of questions.
Firstly, my device seems to have a fair amount of POI's built in under the categories under "Where to" such as parking, shopping, etc. The POI's off this site come under my locations - custom POI's. Is there any way to integrate these into the preloaded categories or do they always have to be held under custom POIs?
Also, under proximity points, I have alerts ticked under Safety cameras and custom POIs. I haven't driven near a custom POI yet but does this mean that the device will alert me when I do go close to one? If so, how close do I have to be? Will it work in the same way as when I go past a speed camera?
Thanks a lot for any help anybody can give! Keep up the good work it's a really great site from what I've seen so far.
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15226 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 12:44 am Post subject: Re: Preloaded and custom POIs in Garmin Nuvi 310 |
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Firstly, my device seems to have a fair amount of POI's built in under the categories under "Where to" such as parking, shopping, etc. The POI's off this site come under my locations - custom POI's. Is there any way to integrate these into the preloaded categories or do they always have to be held under custom POIs?
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always separate. the built in ones come from the map data - new maps = new pois
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Also, under proximity points, I have alerts ticked under Safety cameras and custom POIs. I haven't driven near a custom POI yet but does this mean that the device will alert me when I do go close to one? If so, how close do I have to be? Will it work in the same way as when I go past a speed camera?
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only if you install the pois in manual mode and add a proximity alert
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rabtt Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 51 Location: Peebles
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Preloaded and custom POIs in Garmin Nuvi 310 |
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MaFt wrote: |
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Also, under proximity points, I have alerts ticked under Safety cameras and custom POIs. I haven't driven near a custom POI yet but does this mean that the device will alert me when I do go close to one? If so, how close do I have to be? Will it work in the same way as when I go past a speed camera?
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only if you install the pois in manual mode and add a proximity alert
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Hi MaFt
Could you explain how to do this please .. sounds like it would be a nice feature.
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15226 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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in poi loader there is an option on one of the first screens for setting speed (mph / kph) and an option for 'automatic mode' or 'manual mode'. in manual mode you go through each poi file one by one and choose if you want a warning or not.
take note that if you add a proximity alert for something like mcdonalds then you will be continuously bombarded by BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP when you drive near a town center!!!
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