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Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:38pm

Last night I successfully downloaded several POI's to my Nuvi 350. Can someone tell me how to configure my GPS to sound an alert or play an mp3 when I'm at a given proximety to a POI location? I've loaded the "Lowe's" POI, I'd like for my gps to say "Approaching Lowes"

Thanks!

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James
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:46pm

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Have you taken a look at the instructions on the sounds page?

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

In order to be alerted, you must set an alert when you run POI Loader. If you run POI Loader in Manual Mode, you can set the proximity distance for your Custom POIs to whatever distance you wish.

Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:48pm

That's just what I was

That's just what I was looking for motorcycle Mama, you rock!

Ok, I have one more question. Is it possible to configure the map to display POI's that you are not directly navagating to?

Thanks again for the link.

James

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James
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:55pm

Hey MM

Having trouble downloading alert sounds using Windows XP....MP3 loads onto Windows Media player and plays but I don't think the file downloaded. POI's download OK......not Alert sounds. Any ideas?
Jake

Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:58pm

Zoom in

jjessup wrote:

... snip ...Ok, I have one more question. Is it possible to configure the map to display POI's that you are not directly navagating to?
... snip ...quote]
Yes, but I believe on the nuvis you have to zoomed in quite far to see them on the map. Try zooming all the way in, then zoom out until don't see them.

Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:59pm

Right click

jakekells wrote:

Having trouble downloading alert sounds using Windows XP....MP3 loads onto Windows Media player and plays but I don't think the file downloaded. POI's download OK......not Alert sounds. Any ideas?
Jake

Right click on the sound link instead of left clicking. The select "Save target as" or "Save link as ..." in the context menu.

Tue, 09/11/2007 - 10:04pm

Thanks MM

Once again you saved me from pulling out the last of my remaining hair! Jake

Wed, 09/12/2007 - 10:59pm

Try "Browse" map mode

jjessup wrote:

That's just what I was looking for motorcycle Mama, you rock!

Ok, I have one more question. Is it possible to configure the map to display POI's that you are not directly navagating to?

Thanks again for the link.

James

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