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hyperactive7
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 Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject: poi on sd card |
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hi guys there seems to be little info on the correct way to transfer poi on to micro sd card.i have a garmin 1340 western eu and i have tryed to load all my poi,s onto the sd card using poi loder,latest version. do you nedd to add the garmin system file onto the sd card then make a poi folder on the card also for all pois. maybe some one one here could detail in sequence how to do this please.
ps why didnt garmin give the option to show poi,s on the map like tomtom |
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Meter_Man
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:38 am Post subject: POIs on SD Card |
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I have a 760 and the way I do it is first put SD card in a reader and create a folder called POI - that's only for convenience so they can be easily found.
Next, put SD card in Garmin, power up and connect to computer.
Use POI loader and select the option to copy to a custom folder, select your POI folder on the SD card and Bob's yer uncle!
Note every time you turn the SatNav on, it will ask you if you want to copy the POIs to the SatNav - if you only want them on the SD card you need to say NO each time. This is useful if, for example, you are going to France where it is illegal to use camera warning systems. If you get stopped, just remove the SD card and reboot the SatNav (preferably before the Gendarme arrives?) |
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:45 am Post subject: Re: POIs on SD Card |
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| Meter_Man wrote: | | for example, you are going to France where it is illegal to use camera warning systems. |
Where did that come from,  or is it the beginning of another urban myth or is it Switzerland that you are thinking of? |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | This is useful if, for example, you are going to France where it is illegal to use camera warning systems. |
Actually GPS based devices are not illegal. It's just the Gendarme don't like you using them. If it where illegal PGPSW wouldn't be supplying the data like it doesn't for Switzerland.
However Radar and laser detectors are illegal in France. |
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hyperactive7
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject: re poi on sd card |
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hi meter man
thanks so very much for replying,i will follow the instructions as you have said and report back many thanks
david.....
ps
does there need to be any system files copyed from the garmin system onto the sd card in order for it to reconise the poi,s |
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dales
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| Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, I have a nuvi 255.
On my SD card there is a folder named "Garmin" and within that is a folder named "Poi" which holds the poi.gpi file.
Personally I just put the SD card in the card reader. In POI Loader, I use Save Options...Garmin device.
The POI Loader now recognises the SD card as a Garmin device and loads it up without browsing to the file or channelling everything through the Garmin unit.
Nothing else is needed on the SD card, no system files at all.
Dales.
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