Custom pois (points of interest) – Garmin StreetPilot c530 User Manual

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c530 Owner’s Manual

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PPENDIX

Viewing Your Saved

Locations in MapSource

You can also view the locations you have

saved in your c530 using MapSource.
In MapSource, select

File

>

Open

.

Select

GPS eXchange Format

(*.gpx)

for

Files of Type

. Browse to find the

Garmin\gpx

folder on your “Garmin”

drive. Select

Current.gpx

, and click

Open

.

Custom POIs (Points of

Interest)

Load custom points of interest (POIs)

onto your c530. POI databases are

available from various companies on

the Internet. Some custom databases

contain alert information for points, such

as safety cameras and school zones.

You will receive a warning if you are

traveling too fast near these custom

POIs.
Use the Garmin POI Loader to load POIs

into your unit. Download the POI Loader

from

www.garmin.com/extras

.

Using the POI Loader program, you

can store the Custom POIs on your

“Garmin” drive or your SD card. You

can also customize the proximity alert

settings for each POI using the POI

Loader. Refer to the POI Loader Help

file for more information; press F1 to

open the Help file.
To view your Custom POIs, touch

Where to?

>

Extras

>

Custom POIs

.

To delete the Custom POIs from

your c530, connect your c530 to your

computer. Open the

Garmin\poi

folder

in the “Garmin” drive or the SD card

drive. Delete the file entitled

poi.gpi

.

CAUTION: Garmin is not

responsible for the consequences

of using a custom POI database or

the accuracy of the safety camera or

other custom POI database.

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