Garmin talk

Howdy Ya'll!

I've been busy trying to find all of California's Truck Weigh Stations. I've got them, and now its time to start making my POI files.

What I am attempting to do is create a file that lets you know 1/4 mile BEFORE the last exit that you can take to avoid the scales.
NOT the actual scale location.

Now for my big question.

I have been trying to load icon with two of my POI files. An icon for each file. The files and the icons are in the same file. Each has the correct extension and the names are correct. It will not load onto my NUVI 760. I have even tried removing one of the files and its associated icon still no luck. Any thoughts/suggestions?
Joe

After installing a sound alert mp3 on my Garmin 680 as instructed (with the same name as the POI file) the alert makes the mp3 player skip to the next song instead of playing the alert sound. Installing the POI without the sound alert mp3 works fine (default alert tone). Thoughts anyone? Thanks.

Everytime I use the POI loader to download something new why do I have to always set my distance for my alerts. Is there anyway I can download a poi and have my alerts which I usually have it set up to alert me in 1320 feet to not change to zero feet. Thanks in advance.

anyone know where I can get PoiEdit? Thanks.

Hey guys, I was wondering how you make your own custom POIs. Thanks for the help.

I am trying to understand what the correct format of a GPXX v3 file would be if I want to use it to transfer a street address to a nuvi device via an SD card using the POI Loader.

Following is a GPXX v3 file to my local grocery store. It passes when I run it through an XML validator, and the POI Loader successfully converts it to a GPI file.

Only have my Garmin about two months and notice that it is NOW (did in the beginning)not taking a charge from the cig lighter outlet as well as another outlet I have in my car. It does charge from the computer. Is there something I'm not doing right? I'm trying to avoid sending it back.
Thanks

Hi,

I have a garmin Nuvi 250 and I have been playing with custom POI's for a few days now. I was wondering if there was a way to line break the title. I know we can for the description but what about the title so that I can see like Burger King
260 king wood rd

like we have in "My favorite" and Garmin "POI".

Hi, I am in the process of making my first GPX file and I am using a program called EASY GPS. My question is when I save it in this program EASY GPS will I be able to load the file I saved from the program into my Garmin c530 using POI LOADER? Is anyone familiar with this program? Thanks!

I just got done talking to the tech support at Garmin about the KNA-G510.
The G510 is not compatible with Garmins Tour Guide. The G510 does not have mp3 capabilities. So you can add Custom POI’s with bmp files named the same and the POI’s but you can not have any spoken mp3 file associated with the POI’s.

Sorry this isn't going to be more descritive-I'm trying to help a guy on another site. Here's the info. I do have. He says his 2 month old c530 locks up and "poops out". That Garmin told him to do an update, which didn't work, and then told him to wait 48hrs. Thats all the info. I have right now. I told him to keep me updated and

Hello..
First of all..this is a awesome site to get valuable
resources and information.
I am a new owner and bear with me on my questions

OK..
My questions are:
What is the memory card card used for?
Can any SD card be used(I have a Kodak 1GB)
Can I delete the unwanted language files?
On the files I downloaded..where do they go?

Thanks for your understanding on my questions..

Hi all:

I've come to really like using Google Maps for route planning. But, I have not been able to download those routes to my home computer or my GPSr.

Some have suggested that I save my route as a kml file and then use GPSBabel, but I've not been able to save my routes to kml files.

I recently downloaded some POIs from this site. After loading on my NUVI 760 I can find them on navigate to them. However, if I am navigating to a route and try to find these business by going to "Near" the route I cannot see them. I have to go to "Extras" and click on POIs to find them. Any method to get these "extra" POI to show up on a navigated route?
Joe

Does anyone know if it is possible to convert a Nuvi 200 to a Nuvi 250. I am told that the units are identical in all respects except for the preloaded map. I have one in the family and am wondering if I can erase the main map file (Canada and border US states) and load the City Navigator NT 2008 maps into the main memory.
Will doing this brick the unit?

A very silly question. I just bought Garmin TOPO, Installed and uploaded all maps via MapSource.
How do I access TOPO maps? All I can see is my Custom POIs and normal maps. There is no sign of TOPO maps Help anyone. Tx

When I click shopping near me, then best buy does not come up, yet when I go to custom POI's, then the best buy by me comes up. I was wondering if there is a way for me to get the 340c to find the this best buy by clicking shopping instead always going to custonm POI.

thanks for your time

I can move files from my garmin C510 to my PC but i cannot transfer files from my pc to the garmin street pilot.

Can anyone help me to solve this problem please?

Greetings everyone. This is my first post here on the POI-Factory, although I have been reading a lot since I first found this site just a couple of weeks ago. My eyes are now open to the many possibilities as this site has expanded the potential of my GPS. Thank you for all of the great information and tips.