POI distance alert help

Check out Phil's great guide to setting alerts from the FAQs page.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6764

You can select which POI files for which you want alerts. You do this when you load them.

If you already have your custom pois set up in categories just use the manual mode on the poiloader instead of express and follow these steps.

To load POIs using Manual mode:(From POILoader help)

Turn on your Garmin GPS device and connect it to your computer. If you are using a card reader, connect it to your computer.

Open POI Loader and click Next.

Make sure the appropriate device appears in the Device field. If not, click Find Device. If you have multiple devices connected to your computer, select the device you want from the drop-down list.

Click Next.
Select "Install new custom POI's onto your device."
Select the directory where the data files can be found. POI Loader detects all .csv and .gpx data files within that directory. If you have data files saved in additional directories listed under the main directory, POI Loader creates subcategories for those Custom POI files when they are loaded onto your unit. For example, if the main directory contains additional directories called "Food", "Resorts", and "Stores", POI Loader creates subcategories called Food, Resorts, and Stores on your unit.

Select the appropriate units for distance and speed (Feet and MPH or Meters and KPH).

NOTE: POI Loader uses these units to interpret the data within the data files. If you select units that are different from the units used in the data files, your speed alerts will not be accurate.

Select Manual and then click Next.

Adjust the settings for each individual data file:

If you want to ignore certain files, check "Ignore this file?".

If the file contains proximity alert points, check the appropriate box.

Select alert settings:

To set a speed alert, click Alert when speed is greater than the Alert Speed and enter the speed at which you want to receive an alert.

To set a proximity alert, click Alert when you get close to a point and enter the distance you want.

Click Next.

Repeat Steps 8–9 for each data file you want to load. After you choose the alert settings for all data files, POI Loader installs the POIs on your device.

NOTE: This replaces any existing Custom POIs installed on your device.

Click Finish.

As a truck driver myself, I set the alert for the coops at about 12000 feet. I have a Garmin 660. As stated in the other comments, you can set an alert for a specific poi, and set the distance you prefer.

Thanks for all the help, got things set up. You guys are the best!