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Loading Custom Points of Interest to a PACCAR SmartNav or NavPlus system
Points of Interest (POIs) are already included in the maps on your PACCAR SmartNav or NavPlus device, but additional POIs can also be installed using a program called POI Loader. You may install custom POIs you have made or collections you have downloaded from a website or received from another user.
To load custom POIs to your PACCAR SmartNav or NavPlus system you will first need to prepare and load the files to the USB Flash Drive.
To prepare and load the files:
Windows
To prepare the USB drive:
1. Connect a blank USB Flash Drive to your computer
2. Open the USB Flash Drive on your computer
3. Create a folder and name it Garmin on the USB Flash Drive
4. Double-click the Garmin folder to open it
5. Create a second folder within the Garmin folder and name it POI
After preparing the USB Flash Drive, you'll need to use Garmin POI Loader to load the custom POIs to the USB Flash Drive. If you do not have Garmin POI loader yet, you may download and install it from Points of Interest (POI) Loader.
To load the files using Garmin POI loader:
1. Open Garmin POI Loader
2. Click Next
3. Click Computer as your Save Option
4. Click Next
5. Click Browse and select the location of the newly created POI folder from the above steps
6. Click Next
7. Click Browse to locate and select the folder that contains your custom POI file
8. Name the newly created custom POI file "POI"
9. Leave the other two options at their default settings
10. Click Next
11. Click Finish
12. Safely eject the USB Flash Drive from your computer before disconnecting it
After loading the custom POI files to the USB Flash Drive, they will need to be added to the PACCAR SmartNav or NavPlus system.
Mac
To prepare the USB drive:
1. Connect a blank USB Flash Drive to your computer
2. Open the USB Flash Drive on your computer
3. Create a folder and name it Garmin on the USB Flash Drive
4. Open the Garmin folder
5. Create a second folder within the Garmin folder and name it POI
After preparing the USB Flash Drive, you'll need to use Garmin POI Loader to load the custom POIs to the USB Flash Drive. If you do not have Garmin POI loader yet, you may download and install it from Points of Interest (POI) Loader
To load the files using Garmin POI loader:
1. Open Garmin POI Loader
2. Select Load new custom POIs onto your device or computer
3. Click Continue
4. Click Browse to locate and select the folder that contains your custom POI file
5. Click Continue
6. Click Save to Computer as your storage location from the drop-down menu
7. Name the newly created custom POI file "POI"
8. Click Continue
9. Select the location of the newly created POI folder on the USB Flash Drive
10. Click Open
11. Click Continue
12. Click Done
13. Safely eject the USB Flash Drive from your computer before disconnecting it
After loading the custom POI files to the USB Flash Drive, they will need to be added to the PACCAR SmartNav or NavPlus system.
To add the custom POI files:
1. Ensure the PACCAR system is on the Where To? and View Map screen
2. Touch Settings
3. Touch System
4. Touch About
5. Touch Upgrade Map
6. Insert the USB flash drive
After a few moments a message will display indicating the custom POIs were successfully added to the system. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the process.
To view the custom POI list:
1. Touch Where To?
2. Touch Extras
3. Touch Custom POIs
The loaded custom POIs will be displayed