Navigon 7100 doesn't automatically announce maneuvers?

You probably will not find anyone here with much experience with the Navigon 7100 because it does not support custom POI installation and there is no third party software for that available. Most people here are here for the custom POI information and downloads.

Navigon just announced at CES that they will be selling yearly subscriptions for red light camera POI's and a additional POI database for $29.99 each.

This is a link to a forum that deals with all the Navigon units:

http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewforum.php?f=38

Link to announcement info:

http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=10861

I have heard good things about that GPS. I have not heard of that complaint. Have you tried to call them?

Yeah odd, must be something I set funny in the unit. I'm sure I'll get the problem resolved. It's not that bad, but the only compelling reasons I had to go with a backup GPSr being a Navigon was the low price for a product with free traffic, and the $50 street price for the 3-year fresh maps. I'm tired of spending too much $$ on the Garmin map updates (too many highway exits changing in IL!). Otherwise, the Nuvi will remain my primary GPSr (with the red lights). Thanks again.

I have the 7200 and I think the announcement is a setting in one of the menus. Also noticed that one of the voices doesn't do TTS just "turn right in XXX feet"
Sorry couldn't help with which menu as it's the wifes GPS and stays in her car.

Excuse me! What exactly is it that you don't like about Navigons anyway?

Sorry it seems rjrsw spoke out of line, there are indeed Navigon users here, he just don't Navigons and beleives they will go extinct.

Your 7100 can with out a doubt give you turn by turn directions, you jsut have to turn them on in the menu. You can also load custom POI's with the 7100 if you get a program called POI-Warner availale at the link below. Any other elp you might need just ask.

This community is definitely not just for Garmins, otherwise it wouldn't be a community, it would just be a forum.

http://www.navigating.de/cms/index.php?id=3142

Bob

BobDee have any idea when the new version of POI warner might come out so I can fix the severe lack of POI's in my 7200T? I ask because you seem pretty knowledgeable about what going on over there.
Thnaks

What you need for your 7200 and the 8100 is POI-Warner for Navigon MN7.

The German edition of POI-Warner for MN7 is already available. We are currently working out the translation of our manuals and product descriptions. POI-Warner for MN7 is different from other POI-Warner editions and thus we do not want to sell it without detailed descriptions.
Our plan is to publish the international edition in January 2009.

Keep an Eye on the link below for the announcement:

http://www.navigating.de/cms/index.php?id=636

Once MN7 is out The Navigon GPSr's will hands down be the finest GPSr available dollar for dollar on the market, with features others are clambering to copy.

Bob

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Once MN7 is out I will have to pick your brain on using it. I think the 7200 is a great GPSr but the included POIs are embarrassing. With the help of POI-warner and POI Factory think I can fix that.
What file type does POI-warner use and is it worth it to go to the POI site they promote?

Thanks again everyone for all the pointers. Being a long-time Nuvi user, it is actually nice to own another product that I can play with and compare user interfaces, displays, performance and so on side by side with the Nuvi. By the way, my original problem with the unit not speaking the maneuvers was fixed by poking the reset button. Now I'm up against the "the destination cannot be loaded" problem for previously stored favorites. Got to contact their tech support to see whats up. Other forums are not much help.

http://navigonusa.com/support/index.php/userguides

The POI-Warner is an add-on which complements your MobileNavigator|7 with indispensable features.

Make your new Navigon product the best GPS on the market with only features NAVIGON can bring you. Not that it already wasn't. Garmin Move over.

As the name suggests, the Point-of-Interest-Warner visually and acoustically warns you of POIs as you approach them. Speed cameras, petrol stations and kindergartens are only some examples for POIs.

Acoustic and visual warning of POIs

Acoustic and visual warnings on approaching any Point-of-Interest (an existing overlay is required)

Visual display of the remaining distance while approaching a monitored POI in navigation view

Direction Relevant Warnings: Only POI relevant to the direction in which you are driving will be displayed and announced

Speed cams will be displayed along with the relevant speed limit on approach

Acoustic representation of the remaining distance before the speed cam is reached via a steadily increasing beeping noise (optional)

Individual selection of POI types of which you wish to be informed

Adjustable maximum speed for every POI-Type

Adjustment of detection angle possible

Possibility to define two warning phases

How early the warning is to be issued can be adjusted individually for each POI type

Individual sound or vocal alert for each POI-Type when exceeding the speed limit defined by the POI in question

Individual sound or recorded wav file for each POI-Type and each alert stage

Professional alerts recorded in a studio.

POI Recording and Management

POI-Manager to manage POI on the unit

POI-Recorder to record new POI en route

POI can be recorded and edited in map view

Upadate the POI data at the push of a button

Want to read the manual:
http://www.navigating.de/cms/index.php?id=5127&L=

Want to download and order MN7:
http://www.navigating.de/cms/index.php?id=5141

1. POI-Overlay-Integration

2. Acoustical and visual warning of POIs

3. Simple recording of new POIs

4. POI online synchronisation

5. Up-to-dateness of POI data

6. High quality of POI data

7. Plenty of setting possibilities

8. Exclusive POI synchronisation support

9. Continous development of the POI-Warner

10. Automatic online update

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