POI Files not found on Garmin 7200

 

Hello...I have saved the POI files in a folder and loaded them onto my Garmin 7200 via the POI Loader from Garmin, but none of them show when I open the Custom POI section; nothing is listed...it only gives me the option to Delete All. It does show "Transfering Data" on the screen of the GPS, though. Nothing comes up on the screen when I am on the road, either. For example, I loaded the Home Depot POI file and I can drive right in front of one, but nothing. Am I missing something here? I also have an SD card loaded that has MP3 music on it...should I just try to drag and drop the folder onto the SD card? Any suggestions would be welcome!

Making poifiles the easy

Making poifiles the easy way.

1.Make a folder on your computer and give it a name. Example My poi's.
2.Download the csv or gpx file and put them in that folder.
3.If you want to add a bmp or mp3. Download from site and also add to the same folder but make sure you name them the same as the file you want them to go with except the extensions.

>My pois=Main Folder
>>Dunkin Donuts.csv
>>Dunkin Donuts.mp3
>>Dunkin Donuts.bmp
>>Walmart.csv
>>Walmart.bmp
>>Walmart.mp3
>>Targets.gpx
>>Targets.bmp
>>Targets.mp3

4.Hook the gps up to computer using usb cable and then run poiloader . http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/http://www8.garmin... My pois folder when you get to browse.
5.If you want alerts use manual mode instead of express.
6.You should get message so many pois are loaded at the end of the download.
7.On GPS go to where to then extras or my locations if you don’t see extras and touch custom pois and you should see them.
8.Every time you run poiloader it will overwrite the existing files.
9. On the Nuvi 8x5 series. After you load the pois to your Garmin you will need to remove the battery or hold the off switch in the off position for 10 seconds to clear the memory before your new pois will take effect.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Thank you. I think my

Thank you. I think my problem was not loading via the manual mode. It take it that the way this works, when I get close to a Home Depot, for example, I should see the icon on the map and it should give me the voice alert, once a get as near to it as I have entered during the loading process, eg two miles?

You will still have to Zoom

You will still have to Zoom in to about 300 feet to see the icon on the screen.

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NUVI 680, NUVI 5000, MS S&T,

Alerts

monteplus3 wrote:

Thank you. I think my problem was not loading via the manual mode. It take it that the way this works, when I get close to a Home Depot, for example, I should see the icon on the map and it should give me the voice alert, once a get as near to it as I have entered during the loading process, eg two miles?

If you select go to you will get the alert on the distance you have set for the alert.If go to is not selected you will only be alerted when the coordinates are no more then 50 ft off the road of travel.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

I did not realize that's how

I did not realize that's how it works...I thought the icon would materialize whenever a location came within map range. Thanks for clarifying.