searching POI on GPS unit for holiday planning

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

on my old Nuvi it was easy to place icon on a destination and search (POI camping stops) in the area...I cant seem to fathom how to do this with my new 2547LM, advice welcome.

sussamb · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:18 pm Post subject:

Should be able to do that with your 2547.

Do a Where to then in the box top right select search near and select your favourite or whatever. Then for POIs near that tap on Categories and choose the category or whatever you wish. You'll then get the searches around that location.

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

still finding it difficult to get my head around it...dont seem as intuative Confused

sussamb · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:22 pm Post subject:

It will be when you've done it a few times Wink

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

with old nuvi its easy to turn of GPS simulator, set location and search...how do I do that with this unit please...

sussamb · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:44 am Post subject:

It's under Settings, Navigation, GPS Simulator

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

yes but it still gives me no choice but to route to a destination once I have selected: Settings, Navigation, GPS Simulator.

how do I just get to a destination to search from there Confused

sussamb · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:19 pm Post subject:

Same as the previous nuvis. Once in simulator mode open the map and tap where you want to be then set as location.

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

sussamb · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:44 am Post subject:

You've lost me there, do you mean while you're actually driving with a route already active on your satnav?

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

sussamb · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:22 am Post subject:

OK, with the simulator on then ...

Do a where to, then Categories.

Type the town in the top right hand box (I'm using Bath as an example)

Now the screen should say in the top right box Searching near Bath, Avon

You then have two choices. You can if you know an approximate (or even exact) name of what you want type it in the top left hand box. As you type the nuvi will start to populate the line underneath to help you narrow down your search. At any time you can tap one of them. I started to enter C A M then tapped on Camp & Caravan sites and got a list of them in the Bath area, listed by distance from the centre of Bath.

Alternatively scroll down through the category list on that screen rather than enter anything into the top left box. I scrolled down to Lodging, then selected Camp and caravan sites, and got the same list as in method one.

You can do the same if you've set your location as Bath. Only difference is when you tap the right hand box select 'Where I am now'

eddieo · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 29, 2006 Posts: 217

thanks a bunch for your patience....got it!

sussamb · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:15 pm Post subject:

Great

inspiredron · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:48 pm Post subject:

When I am planning a holiday on my 2598 I turn on the simulator as sussamb has suggested. I csn then check out a day's journey. It will plan a route. When satisfied and ready to look at the next day the first step is to Stop the active route. Then search for that first day's destination, just as you did to plan that day. Hit the info button whkch will show a small map of the destination but MORE IMPORTANTLY will offer the option "Set location" which does NOT appear if there is an active route. Having set the location you can move on to plan that day. Repeat for as many days as you want, always remembering to Stop sn active route before trying to Set location.

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