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Garmin Travel Guide, Using Custom Points of, Interest

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Using Custom Points of Interest Use the POI Loader to load custom points of interest (POIs) onto your nüvi. 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. Go to www.garmin.com/extras, and click POI Loader to install the POI Loader onto your computer. For more information, refer to the POI Loader Help file. Press F1 to open the Help file. To view your Custom POIs, touch Where To? > Extras > Custom POIs. To change the proximity alert settings, touch Tools > Settings > Proximity Points > Proximity Alerts. nüvi 1690 Owner's Manual Appendix To delete the Custom POIs from your nüvi, connect your nüvi to your computer. Open the POI folder in the nüvi drive or the memory card drive. Delete the file named poi.gpi. Using �Safety Cameras Safety camera information is available in some locations. Check http://my.garmin.com for availability. For these locations, the nüvi includes the locations of hundreds of safety cameras. Your nüvi alerts you when you are approaching a safety camera and can warn you if you are driving too fast. The data is updated at least weekly, so you always have access to the most up-to-date information. You can purchase a new region or extend an existing subscription at any time. Each region that you purchase has an expiration date. 57

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nüvi 1690 Owner’s Manual
5´
Appendix
Using Custom Points of
Interest
Use the POI Loader to load custom
points of interest (POIs) onto your
nüvi. 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.
Go to
www.garmin.com/extras
, and
click POI Loader to install the POI
Loader onto your computer. For
more information, refer to the POI
Loader Help file. Press
F1
to open
the Help file.
To view your Custom POIs, touch
Where To?
>
Extras
>
Custom
POIs
.
To change the proximity alert
settings, touch
Tools
>
Settings
>
Proximity Points
>
Proximity
Alerts
.
To delete the Custom POIs from
your nüvi, connect your nüvi to your
computer. Open the POI folder in the
nüvi drive or the memory card drive.
Delete the file named poi.gpi.
Using Safety Cameras
Safety camera information is
available in some locations. Check
for availability.
For these locations, the nüvi includes
the locations of hundreds of safety
cameras. Your nüvi alerts you when
you are approaching a safety camera
and can warn you if you are driving
too fast. The data is updated at least
weekly, so you always have access to
the most up-to-date information.
You can purchase a new region
or extend an existing subscription
at any time. Each region that you
purchase has an expiration date.