New Problems with Nuvi 760

It could be as simple as, did you turn on the Proximity alerts on the Nüvi® 760.

Menu options:
wrench, settings, arrow down once, proximity alerts to activate the proximity alerts make sure on is checked.

BobDee,

Indeed they are turned on. So far to date I have tried:

1. Master Reset

2. Uninstall all previous POI

3. Deleted contents of GPX folder

4. Reinstalled POI one at a time

5. Turned on then turned off POI

Any and all comments would be so appreciated.

Kind regards,

Jim

BobDee,

I have checked and unchecked this box and restarted in between. I am running simulator to known Starbucks address and there is no proximity alert tone or flash of "Approaching Starbucks" that I got on previous firmware version.

You did use manual mode for poiloader to set alert for Starbuck's right?I didn't see that in your post.

Charlie,

I did use manual mode. Here is something interesting: I went to where to-extras-custom POI and there was no title for Starbucks but all were listed near me. When I install red light camera and do the same I now see NO Starbuck's butcategories for All, redlight,speed but no statbucks. I am thinking that Starbuck's file may be corrupt.

You are using the subfolder method for example.

>My pois=main folder
>>Cameras=subfolder
>>>redlight cameras.csv
>>>speed cameras.csv
>>Starbucks=subfolder
>>>Starbucks.csv

Edit.Downloaded the Starbucks USA and nothing wrong with it.

That's very strange. I have the North American Map version 2010.10 and software version 4.80 and my redlight and speed camera files and the associated custom voice waring files are working fine and are still functioning the same as with the 2009.1 maps and 4.60 firmware.

Why did you remove all the custom POI's first before loading the updated files? The old ones are replaced by the new ones every time anyway. Do the file names for the POI's and the warning voice files match exactly?

Every time you run POI Loader, it overwrites the POI.gpi file, so you must load ALL of your custom POIs at one time by choosing as the Source, the parent folder of all the subfolders -- in Charlies example, that would be "My POIs".

Edit: The file structure is done on your computer, not on the GPS. Motorcycle Mama explained it as follows:

You can create categories for your Custom POIs by creating subfolders under your main POI folder.

Here's an example.

You can have subfolders under your main folder, if you want. The folders will create categories. You can't have more than one level of subfolder. The files themselves will create the subcategory.

For example, it might look like this.

> My POI (Main folder)
>> IHOP (subfolder)
... IHOP.csv
... IHOP.bmp
>> National Parks (subfolder)
... National Parks.gpx
... National Monuments.gpx
... National Recreation areas.gpx
... National Parks.bmp
... National Monuments.bmp
etc.

In this example, IHOP and National Parks show up as categories and then under National Parks, the subcategories of National Parks, National Monuments, and National Recreation Areas show up.

Here are some screenshots of what it would look like.

This is a shot of the folder and files on my computer.
http://i18.tinypic.com/4q8bl8m.jpg

This is how the first level shows up on my GPS unit.
http://i9.tinypic.com/4t6c8ye.jpg

When I select the National Parks category, this is what I get.
http://i2.tinypic.com/62qyi4z.jpg

Then if I select National Monuments, I get this.
http://i8.tinypic.com/4kbd8jc.jpg

Charlie,

Sorry for the delay in writing. I am a night ER doctor and slept today. When I load POI's I simply use the POI Loader supplied by Garmin and they load wherever the program does them. I have created NO subfolders to my knowledge. When I installed the Red Light and Speed Camera POI they installed and showed up just as I described to you. I did no subdirectory manipulation of any kind to create folders on the Garmin. I am going to try a fresh download of Starbucks tonight and see if it will work. Could have been a corrupted file.

rjrsw,

Thank you for your reply. I actually removed them because I simply did not know any better. There was no reason for it other than that. No names were changed and actually I did NOT install any distinct warning voices or icons. I try to keep things simple and had no use for them on my system. I was content with the bell sound and written alert at the top of the screen.

Regards and thanks,

Jim

Bentbiker,

Thank you so much. I did not know that you could do that. Do the sound files and icons, if present, need to go in their respective subfolders?

In order to do this with files already on the Garmin, I would likely have to remove the ones installed, reconfigure into folders on the computer itself and then use POI Loader to get this effect. Is this correct?

Regards,

Jim

BentBiker,

Your comment about the POI Loader was so helpful to me:

"Every time you run POI Loader, it overwrites the POI.gpi file, so you must load ALL of your custom POIs at one time."

I was adding files one or two at a time to the desktop and then running POI Loader. It was obviously overwriting the gpi file and hence Starbucks vanished when I added new files. I added 10-12 POI files and then stashed them in a folder on the hard drive. At some point later I would download others to the desktop and run POI Loader and assume that the files were just added to those I added previously. Your explanation makes sense. After adding all files to a single folder and using the Loader, all appears well. Alerts sound and I am happy.

Thanks to all who have contributed here. I greatly appreciate it.

Kind regards,

Jim

Jim,
You are certainly welcome. If you are happy, perhaps I should leave well enough alone, but just be aware that by putting everything in one folder, you eliminate the chance to have categories. Categories can make it much easier to find things if you start having a number of POI files. Each subfolder will show up as a category -- Stores, Parks, Food, etc. And, to answer your question, yes, the matching mp3 and bmp (if used) would go into the appropriate subfolder along with the POI file.

Enjoy and save lives; say "Hi" to Owen Hunt for us.

Bent Biker,

Thanks so much. I tried the folders for categories as you suggested and the result was pretty neat. You are right that it allows for easier search and a tidy screen. I like it so much better. Thanks for all you help.

I am still amazed that POI Loader overwrites all the files each time. I would have never figured it out without your help. I spent probably 12 hours struggling with this and you solved it in a single sentence. Really like the sound and BMP files.

Thanks again,

Jim

Once again, I should probably stop while you are happy, but you raise a good point. POI Loader creates extra, unnecessary work by overwriting the previous POI.gpi file each time, especially if you want to update only one file and you need to manually reset alerts for a large number of files that you aren't updating. There are two ways around this.

POI Loader creates a file named POI.gpi each time it runs. Since two files with the same name can't exist in the same folder, you can either change the name of the previous POI.gpi before running again, or you can place the new POI.gpi file in a different folder. The gps will combine all the locations from multiple gpi files, whether they have different names and/or different locations. The renaming method is pretty straightforward -- just load the Lowes POI file and change the name on the gps from POI.gpi to Lowes.gpi. After awhile, though, this can be tedious, especially when you go to replace Lowes.gpi.

A very clever alternative that provides the same advantages of the renaming method without the need for constantly changing names is the ScrugneysGundogs method of setting up multiple folders on the gps (like Lowes) and then having POI Loader place the new POI.gpi into that folder; updates will overwrite only that file and once you set it up, you never have to mess with anything again as far as renaming. The one trick is that on your computer, you create a folder structure which at first glance appears strange. Under the main folder you have subfolders as before, but under the subfolder you have another subfolder of the same name. When you point POI Loader to a source folder you point to the upper subfolder and it uses the lower subfolder to create the category. See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/17095 and scroll down to ScrugneysGundogs' post for details. This would give you time to save more lives.

If you call in the next fifteen minutes you can get the Extra_POI_Editor program absolutely free. Just pay shipping and handling.

No, just kidding about the shipping and handling. But you can get this program for free and it allows you to create & modify POI files. http://turboccc.wikispaces.com/Extra_POI_Editor

One of the really neat things it allows you to do is set individual proximity alerts for each POI. So you don't need to even worry about setting manual alerts using POI Loader.