POI ALERTS
Mon, 07/20/2009 - 8:51pm
 17 years
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When i load my POI'S with the POI LOADER is there any way of putting the name on the screen instead of like 50mph alert?
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17 years
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When i load my POI'S with the POI LOADER is there any way of putting the name on the screen instead of like 50mph alert?
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instead of like 50mph alert?
Are you talking about the speed camera file? What "Name" would you like to see on the screen? Did you set a speed alert or a distance alert?
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
I'm not sure what you mean
I'm not sure what you mean when you say 'instead of like 50 mph alert'.
You can add a bmp icon to each file, but it is usually a 24x24 bmp picture. You could make the name text into a bmp, but I think it would be too small to read.
Tourguide POI's display the name, but these alert for a radius. You may get more alerts than you want. I guess you could create a small radius.
Hawk - Nuvi 1450
Alerts
I load the 765 I have with the Low Clearance files and rest areas and others. Wasn't sure if when the alert comes up it could state what it is other than just the speed alert
Alerts
I probably have many of the same files on my unit that you are wondering about and they all work fine. Rest stops alert me 5000 feet before the ramp. Red light cameras alert at 700 feet, speed cameras at either the listed speed for the camera or when I'm going faster than 25.
So, the question is what kind of alert are you programming into the unit? If you are only setting speed alerts, then that is what you get. Oh, the unit displays the item being alerted and the only time speed is mentioned is if there is a speed alert. It shows the speed set for the camera or the default speed setting.
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I load the 765 I have with the Low Clearance files and rest areas and others. Wasn't sure if when the alert comes up it could state what it is other than just the speed alert
You should not be setting a speed alert on anything other than the speed camera file. Nor, should there be any numbers in the filenames to automatically set a speed alert (like "50"). You should be running POI Loader in Manual mode and setting distance alerts on Rest Areas and Low Clearance files, speed alerts on speed camera file (and maybe school zones) only, and no alert on most others. In Manual mode, you will be prompted to set separate alerts for all the files you are loading at the same time.
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.