POI Problem with Garmin Legend Cx

I am finding it impossible to transfer POI files to my new Garmin
Legend Cx.

I can make .gpx files using Mapsource TOPO or I can make .csv files
using notepad.

POI Loader says that it succesfully transferred the correct number of
objects to the GPS but when I look for them they are not there. The
same thing happens with POIs that I download from the web.

Is it possible to use POI Loader and POIs with a Garmin Legend Cx?

Has anyone managed to do this?

Thanks in advance for any help.

I believe that thery are breing transferred but not displayed

Search for them by name



On 14 Mar 2007 08:51:57 -0700, "Monsieur Commencal HT"

Yes, it looks like they are indeed being transferred but not displayed
correctly. I didn't see them because they have the wrong symbol which
makes them look like another map feature. regardless of the symbol
they are created with in Mapsource, they appear as a small grey
circle.

They are not searchable by name. Or by proximity. And hovering the
pointer does not highlight them like a waypoint or other object.

'Display Map Points' is set to on and I've tried several levels of
zoom visibility including auto.

I hate to say it because I could well be wrong, but this is starting
to look like a software problem with the Legend Cx.

Has anyone actually got this to work?

PS using V2.60 on GPS

Monsieur Commencal HT wrote:

In my Vista Cx the circle only appears at 80m zoom. Further out, I can't see
them.



Mine are, but a special new category in the search, not the usual POI
search.



Mine is the same, no hover/select behaviour.



If I zoom massively in to the objects (80m), they are then visible on the
map interface, but this is too close to be much use.


I had a look at the POI file on the GPS memory card, but its not a text
format, and I've not got time to find and fiddle with something which may be
able to read the binary format. I wonder if the type given to the POI is
one which is too low level to display on the screen ?


I also suspect bug in system software.


- Nigel



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Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

Nigel,

The behaviour of the Vista sounds identical to the Legend. Not too
surprising as they are very similar units.

You mention that when you transfer POIs they are in a special new
category. What category is it and how do you see it? I get no clue
that they have been transferred except for the grey circle.

Are POIs usable in the special category?

Could this be a way to use them?