POI-Warner help please?

jonandmarkuk · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:28 pm Post subject:

Did I forget to send you some instructions gwentvillan? I was sure I had but I may have forgot.
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gwentvillan · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 18, 2006 Posts: 65

I always use POIedit 2007 to convert the POIs to ASC, but have never got anything other than the speed cameras files which are ASC anyway to work.

Also the POI bmp files from here (non-camera ones) appear to be 24bit and someone said these need to be 8bit nmp files to work.

I can load all the files on, it converts them on boot up - gives overlays, activate them but I have only managed to get speed camera files to give me a warning.

The instructions given with MN7 are the worst I have ever seen.

BigPerk · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject:

Hi again gwentvillan. A few thoughts now there's a bit more info (can't be sure):

I think that the default warning setting for NON-camera POIs is "never" and they need to be set up specifically before they will appear - have you got this or actual times in the first/last warnings?

I have downloaded the PGPSW POI icons (22x22x24bit) and they seem perfectly ok without changing. Bring up the main menu from the green square (the one with "Warnings in Radius", etc) and go into "Record POI" - can you see the icons there? If so they should be ok.

Hope something here is relevant Rolling Eyes

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gwentvillan · Lifetime Member Joined: Apr 18, 2006 Posts: 65

I think that the default warning setting for NON-camera POIs is "never" and they need to be set up specifically before they will appear - have you got this or actual times in the first/last warnings?

Could you email me a pic of thi screen please just to check I am doing this right

Thanks

Andrew

BigPerk · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:20 am Post subject:

gwentvillan. Unfortunately I can't at the moment as I just upgraded my POI-Warner version and have run into a problem myself which I have asked navigating.de about (loading seems to go ok, and overlays monitored displayed/figures look ok, but I get completely blank POI categories when I try to do anything, such as a 'Search in Radius (all)').

So as you can see, I'm not a prime candidate for an Idiot's Guide! Embarassed

Do this search though and see if you have a proper POI list or not - if so you can select one to navigate to and see if a route gets set up. That way you will have a better idea of the situation
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BigPerk · Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:51 pm Post subject:

If anyone has been having the following problem, navigating.de may have some helpful advice (though they don't always get it right first time Wink

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POI Overlay loading seems to go ok and overlay list is complete, but when looking at POI categories they have no entries in them (eg 'Warning in Radius - All', "Manage POIs" etc and no monitoring takes place)

dougproctor · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:15 am Post subject:

Hi David,
Thank you for finding out that. Goes to show just how incomplete the manual they provide is! If we had known the latter, would have saved me hours at the start of this thread!!
Am using the POI-Handler cameras with your sound warnings and it seems to work okay. Might have another go with the PGPSW ones again but don't want to rock the boat with a trip to the centre of London coming up next week!! Need all the direction I can get!
Doug
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logiek · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2009 Posts: 5

I want to purchase POI Warner to use with my Navigon 2150 max. But before I do can anyone help me with instructions on how to set up POI Warner and Navigon 2150 max with the PGPS safety cameras. Any help would be much appreciated.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject:

From the download page the instructions for POI Warner are here. However i don't know Navigon or POI Warner so you'll need to check POI Warner will work with your unit first.

BigPerk · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:39 pm Post subject:

logiek - read through the rest of this thread (if you've got a day or two!) and I think it will answer all your queries (including 'yes it does work on 2150'!). Ask about anything that's unclear - the download format for cameras is quite straightforward: 'Other ASC' format will then load straight into POI-Warner,.

Other PGPSW POIs (stores, etc) only have an OV or CSV download format and you have to convert to ASC (a pretty easy conversion though using something like POIEdit -I do CSV to ASC). But you seem to be only interested in cameras so it couldn't be much simpler really.

Don't worry too much about the PGPSW guide as it's really for older versions of POI-Warner (it suggests OV format as I think it was predominantly for TomTom then) and I hardly think it would work properly for the latest version MN7 on Navigon.
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BigPerk · Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:44 am Post subject:

EDIT - Just removing my latest post - talking rubbish!
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BigPerk · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject:

I've been doing a bit of research into importing POIs directly onto the 8310. Starting with the bad news, I haven't achieved it; but the (possibly) good news is that it might provide an inkling of the possibility of getting some results. I'm mentioning it now in case others are also interested enough (if they haven't already exhausted the approach) in trying something more out.

Starting with the bit in Section 6.2.9, "Importing Addresses" of the User Guide

michaelj2 · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 05, 2006 Posts: 157

Big Perk, thank you for that. I have managed to transfer POI from the ViaMichelin website to my 8310 Navigon but have yet to find it!

I have also used the ViaMichelin iPhone applications for both Italy and France and they are quite good. But they can never replace the ability to review the restaurants or hotels and then say GO to them. I will also keep nagging Navigon about this

michaelj2 · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 05, 2006 Posts: 157

I have not seen anyone mention this add-on for the Navigon via POI Warner but I would be grateful for help. Jonandmark seems to know some German and his way around their sites so maybe he can help. I wanted to purchase this add-on. You need to have downloaded POI Warner and when you click on the add-on it takes you to another secure site. You are required to enter some data there which I took to be the Transaction Number and the Activation number plus your logon name. I have done this many times in different combinations but I keep getting the message "Error! The licence with the given data does not exist! Please re-check the data" What am I doing wrong? Would be grateful for any help

BigPerk · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject:

michaelj2 - are you trying to purchase safety cameras or something via POI-Warner (I guess the associated sites poihandler.com or pocketnavigation.de.)?

If so, you need to register with those sites first before you download info (I didn't have any problem with poihandler) - or is that where you hit the problem?

Or is it something different?
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