Nuvi 265WT alerts

If using a Windows PC, have you placed sox.exe in the directory containing PoiLoader.exe?

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/25730

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/4360

Yes,sox.exe is in the same folder as poiloader under Garmin

Aha, silly me. Look at your first post. You write:

My_Home.bmp
My_Home.csv
My_home.wav

Note that My_Home (used twice) is not the same as My_home (used in the wav file). Try capitalizing the "h" in the wav file to match the spelling in the csv.

That was actually my fault on the wav file,it is actually correct.

Are you running Poiloader in MANUAL mode and setting an alert distance? It will not alert if you don't.

On your GPS - go to "Where To? / / Extras / Custom POI" and open your file. Tap one of the entries to bring up the GO screen. On this GO screen does it show the alert distance you manually programmed for the alert when you ran POILoader? If it does then we have to work on the sound. If it doesn't we have to work on getting everything just right for POILoader.

I'm heading out for a few hours now.

Did you make your own wav file? There are some issues that others have described when creating a wav for use with a nuvi. A quick way to test this is to choose a wav file from the POI Factory that is known to work, call it My_Home.wav and see if it plays in your nuvi. If it plays, then your first wav file needs to be tweaked. If neither plays, then we'll need to check your sox version, POILoader version (i.e., did you recently upgrade to the new POILoader from an earlier version?), your Alert settings in the nuvi, etc. When arriving at your My_Home location, do you hear nothing or do you hear a boing? Etc. But let's try a different wav file first:

e.g., the Rest Area wav file at the bottom of this page (right click the file be given the choice to save it to your PC):

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/4458

which should give you this audio:
http://www.poi-factory.com/files/REST%20AREA.wav

Something weird just happened. I never got an alert/music or any sort of notification when I was actually driving. I went inside and simulated the route and I get the music/alert and a message saying "Alert:My home"

In that case, follow bear007's advice. Run POI Loader in Manual Mode (not Express Mode), then when you get to the My_Home page, check the box that says "This file contains proximity alerts," check the "alert whenever you get close to a point" and set a distance, then follow through with POILoader.

This is probably not it but just remember that "alerts" occur when you get within the distance you chose for the alert - along the road -IF AND ONLY IF the coordinates of the POI place it with roughly 98 feet (30 meters) along the route on which you are traveling.

If the coordinates place it more than 98 feet from the ROAD, the alert will not sound. That is why those of us who create POIs make sure that the coordinaltes used to identify the POI are near the road on which someone would approach. For example, most Walmat front entrances are more than 98 feet from the main road, so the coordinates are usually put at the point into which you turn into the parking lot.

Made a new alert and going to see what happens.

Made a new poi with the REST AREA ahead wav and it worked. Going to create a few more and see what happens.Will report back.

I also have a 265WT and all my alerts work fine. I have never used manual mode with POI loader. Your alert should sound even if you run your POI loader in automatic mode. It will alert at a default distance govern by POI loader. Manual mode is if you want to change that default distance.

I'm having a tough time finding the wav file specs needed for nuvis in past forum threads.

I did find this suggestion/requirement/?? for creating wav files for nuvi alert use:

Save as PCM, 44.100 kHZ., 16 bit, Mono

Going to do a few things and I loaded some POIs from the site. I also made a few custom to see how that goes. Is the sox.exe suppose to pop up to run everytime I create a new poi? It asks me to allow it to run.

Interesting. You must have a higher security level set with UAC on your computer since I don't get pop ups. (What version of Windows are you running?) Yes, sox.exe will need to run each time your run POILoader, at least each time there are wav files to be loaded.

See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/25730 it has the correct sox.exe plus info where you can make your own alert.

Win xp,it asks whenever a wav file is added.Not a big deal I guess.

I'm curious. There is nothing in the filename that would cause an alert unless the word "home" does but I don't think it does. What is the default alert distance and what is setting it?

Just having a bmp and a wav file in the same folder doesn't cause POILoader to make a default alert. Something has to give it the alert, a key word or a manual distance in POILoader.

I don't understand where garmin265wt10 is getting the alert unless he is using manual mode.

I am using manual mode to get the alerts to work.

Is everything working for you now?

Not sure why you would get asked everytime you use a wav file.I have XP and that has never happen.Have gotten that message for other things but always had option not to be asked again.You posted that sox.exe is in the same location as Poiloader.The latest poiloader for example.Go to my computer,local disk(c),program files,garmin folder and click on it,click on poiloader folder and put sox.exe in that folder.

I assume that I can add a name to the file to allow the poi loader to load it on it's own without be having to do it manually? So If I had a file named Home,could I name it Home_Redlight and then POI loader would take care of it?

Everything seems to be.I am doing things manually in POIloader.

I had to check the little box that said not to ask everytime it wanted to open.Now it doesn't pop up.

This would be a default of 1/4 mile alert distance.

Here some of the Garmin rules for POILoader
http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/creating_custom_po...

Enjoy

I seem to be getting the hang of things now.I appreciate all the help.

There are several key words that when put in the file name will give you a 1/4 alert distance like the word speed but sometimes a 1/4 mile alert is not enough .Once you get the hang of it.You may want to look at converting your csv files to gpx and build the alert distance into the file.I like to run poiloader in express mode for all my alert files.See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/28521 .

If your file name contains "Redlight" then you will get a default alert at about 1/4 mile when loaded in automatic mode. The word "Tourguide" will give you a radius alert of about the same distance I think. There are also words that can be added to file names or even individual POI's that will give you alerts based on the speed you are traveling. These can all be used with automatic mode in POI loader.

I am new to these alert. I have red light camera alerts. What does the red symbol with the camera and 5mph inside the circle means.

The word TourGuide will give a radius alert but you need to set the distance. It is not automatic.

I have a file that has the word "TourGuide" in the file name and loaded it in automatic mode. I get about a 1/4 mile alert by default. It does work.

is mixed in with a few other files. When I first tried using TourGuide it didn't alert till I did manual and put in a distance. I must have mixed something up. I will have to go back and load only that 1 by it self to be sure.