Custom POIs not showing on map until zoomed to 200 ft.

On my 775T, I add my waypoints to my faves and then edit the symbol for them, typically a blue flag etc. These show up when I'm zoomed way out.

Perhaps that will solve your problem?

The problem with favorites is that you can't organize them into seperate folders like you can with POIs. However, barring any fix, I think that is what I'll end up doing. Plus, if I create the waypoints in Mapsource or Basecamp, I can choose a symbol I think.

Unfortunately,custom pois only show up when zoomed to 200 ft level. Favorites show up when zoomed out. Newer nuvis allow you to put favorites in categories but not the 350.

Can you add intermediate waypoints to make 200 zoom work? If you select a route with multiple vias, do they show up zoomed out?

Also, there is some discussion on Gary's site to get custom pois to show up when zoomed out. If I remember correctly, it involves using larger (24X24)icons and 3D view. Try search feature at:
http://home.comcast.net/~ghayman3/garmin.gps/index.html#page...

You may want to try Extra POI Editor as well. http://turboccc.wikispaces.com/Extra_POI_Editor#toc5

You can create POI's with symbols, save as a .GPX, or import faves and save as a .GPX. Either way, it should work for you.

They can be set (by you) to show when you are within the range of 200,000 ft. (~38 miles) at a variety of zoomed out levels.

See my articles

THE POI'S THE THING
- Seeing Custom POIs At Various Zooms -- Yes You Can!
on page 5 of the Custom POI section

and

ADVANCED WARNING
- Distance Limit
on page 7 of the custom POI section

on the Garmin Tricks & Tips WEB site

http://bit.ly/garmin_gps_tricks

GARY HAYMAN

Use manual mode and set a 50ft proximity alert on this POI file. They should then show up when zoomed out.

Thanks for the ideas guys. I have tried some of them. Although it still seems like there will be too many restrictions to make it practical for me (have to be in navigate mode, poi has to be on the same road you are traveling). May just go back to using favorites for these particular locations, and just deal with the disorganization.
I definitely learned a lot about using my Nuvi though, which is never bad.

As far as 'have to be in navigate mode' -- Not True
As far as 'has to be on the same road you are traveling' -- Not True

From my article I previous mentioned:
THE POI'S THE THING
- Seeing Custom POIs At Various Zooms -- Yes You Can!

"...you might want to identify the .csv file used to create the Custom POI with 'TourGuide' as part of the file name and create a distance alert in the 'Manual Mode' of POI Loader which will now present the large icon for the location no matter from which way you approach it...."

and

"...That way you can see the approaching POI icons miles in advance while you are at zoomed-out settings above 200 feet AND if 'TourGuide' is included in the file name you can be off-road, zig-zagging all you want..."

In other words, if you are using .csv files, all you simply have to do is to put the keyword 'TourGuide' in the file name and set the alert distance at 200,000 ft. (38 miles) and the icon will appear when you are in that circle radius -- and you don't have to be in navigation mode or even on the road passing the point. Just within 38 miles -- any direction. You don't even have to have a audible sound alertm just use a silent one -- I have an article about that too.

RUN SILENT -- RUN NO-PEEP
- Silent and Semi-Silent Alerts

On Custom POI page 2

All this can also be handled in a .gpx file too.

So don't be discouraged too quickly.

GARY HAYMAN

I had the same issue but I didn't know it was 200ft, I thought it just sometimes wasn;t working correctly and just didn't show.

I see most are saying the 200ft map scale level is the trip point for seeing icons but on my 255W this happens at the map scale of 5/16 inch = 300ft.

I am curious if the distance beween the two map scale tic marks in the lower left corner of the screen is other than 5/16 inch on other models?