(see "Can't get rid of POIs" above)ĭavid King reported that if you are using no sub-folders (ie. gpi files in a folder other than the POI sub-folder on the device will be read in the alphabetic order of the folders on the device. A file set can include a sound file and/or an Icon file
* There can not be more than 32 file sets in a sub-folder. * There can only be one level of sub-folders * There must be at least two sub-folders to create categories but there can be any number of sub-folders.
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Many people like to have their Custom POIs divided into "Categories" to make it easier to locate a particular POI.Īn excellent FAQ on how to set up Categories can be found at However, my testing indicates that - with the correct version of sox.exe - most all wav files work fine. If you have a stereo wav, there is a portable, freeware software package that will convert it to mono. wav file must be PCM, 44.100 kHZ., and 16 bits, Mono and that a stereo wav file will not work. You can do this by using MediaIO (to convert one format to another, say. wav files, a particular version of sox.exe must be in the same folder as POI Loader. Even though it is not documented by Garmin. At some point Garmin decided that the expense of licensing the ability to play. The solution is to follow the instructions in
So, when you follow the instructions to name your sound file the same as your POI file to the left of the extensions, what you think isĪnd "mylocations.csv" is not the same as "mylocations.wav" Many computer come with Windows Explorer set to "Hide extensions of known file types". The character string to the left of the extension must be the same for the POI file, the sound file and the Icon (.bmp) file, if used. Sound file (.mp3/.wav) is not named the same as the POI file (.csv/.gpx) There are several reasons why voice/sound alerts will not work and you get only a "Ding" when you expect a sound file to play.ġ. I cannot download newest gmap3d.img file Alerts won't work wav files not workingĬannot see Additional Maps I have installed
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