Has anyone tried loading custom POIs into the Garmn nav in a 430N (RHB) media center? I followed the instructions in the radio book exactly but have had no success. The Garmin POI Loader (from the Garmin web site) works as it is supposed to for creating the poi.gpi file. I know the file is good because I have successfully loaded it into my Garmin nuvi 660. However, when I burn the file to a disc and load it into the 430N in my Grand Cherokee Limited, the disc reads and then the screen displays "PND Updated Failed" and the custom POIs do not load. I have a query into both Garmin and Jeep customer service but no responses yet. Just curious to see if any other owners have tried this.
Custom POI Loads for 430N
Remleym
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Red light camera POIs usually have to be purchased. I looked for freebies for my wife and couldn't find any. I went with a lifetime subscription to Phantom Alert (http://www.phantomalert.com/). I've uploaded the database to my wife's 430N, my portable Tom Tom and both of our smartphones. So far it's been working great.
Edit: Looks like they pulled the lifetime subscription option. Guess it was only a limited time offer.
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Yes. You can even view map, then hide it and you will still be notified. For the Phantom Alert POIs I setup for my wife, she is notified by a beep when the map is hidden. When it isn't you see and hear the alerts. Most of the time my wife hides the map unless she is using NAV for directions to a new location. She loves just being able to hear the beeps. She says even if she doesn't see what the alert is for, she automatically slows down and even learned to scan for red light cameras. I think they've made her a much better driver.
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Shamus, see post #28 in this thread. I chose POI Factory for my speed camera/red light camera custom POIs and they work great. Sometimes I'll get a false positive when the speed camera is facing the other direction but it's still good to get the heads up. Worth the $5 I paid, IMO.
It's been awhile since I did this, but as I recall you put all of your custom POI files (typically these are .csv or .gpx files) in the same folder on your computer then run the Garmin POILoader software on that folder. It integrates all your custom POI files into the single .poi file that is then loaded into the Garmin device. File naming is therefore not a problem. I think the detailed instructions for generating the file are on Garmin's web site: http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/
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No, the 730N doesn't run Garmin software. I don't know that anybody has found a way to load custom POIs into it.
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No, it's not that easy. You have to process the .gpx file through Garmin's program. Look higher in this thread at Remleym's post of 5/1/2011 for details. That's how I got POIs into my 430N.
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I just dropped my GPX file into my POI folder and created a new GPI file as described, and it loaded into my 430N fine.
I first renamed the GPX file to "Favs", and it's now in my POI's in the FAVS folder.
Like the previous poster said, just click on the POI and select SAVE, and it saves them to your Favorites.
I then reprocessed my POI files without the GPX file and dumpped that into the 430N (erasing the original FAVS folder)
I first renamed the GPX file to "Favs", and it's now in my POI's in the FAVS folder.
Like the previous poster said, just click on the POI and select SAVE, and it saves them to your Favorites.
I then reprocessed my POI files without the GPX file and dumpped that into the 430N (erasing the original FAVS folder)
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