Zumo 550 and POI loading

I see that there is a Mac discussion area but I do not see how I could move my post. Help please.

thread moved:) See all you have to do is ask and your wish will be granted by the POI Factory admins;)

Miss Poi

If you are using the latest POI Loader for Mac 2.0.2.1 you need to select Manual loading of speed and proximity alerts. You will then select a distance or speed for each of your POI files.

As you approach a POI with a proximity setting you will see a red banner flash and hear a bell alerting you to the approaching POI.

Hope this helps.

When you look at a POI entry on the Zümo, it will tell you if it has any associated alert information. You will get something like:

Alert Information
Distance: 1320ft
Speed:30mph

The only alerts this doesn't hold true for, are TourGuides.

See this FAQ about setting up alerts. It was derived using the PC version of POI Loader of course; it would be nice to know if it also applies to the MAC version.

The latest MAC Version (2.0.2.1 Beta ) of POI Loader also sets alerts automatically or manually as the PC version does ! I use both the PC and MAC POI Loaders - depends which puter I happen to be on !

Thanks for the help, I noticed I did not have the latest version of POI loader so I now have it and the POI's loaded fine. Thank you

I read The FAQ and if I understand correctly if I was not going to go by the POI on my route it will not notify me. I thought if you just got within the distance of the designated alert area you would be informed of the POI.

As an example I have loaded Harley Davidson dealers but if I am on a freeway and will be traveling by a HD dealer which is located within sight of the freeway but on a different named road I will not be notified because it is not on my designated route. Is that correct?

see this thread