Points Of Interest (Poi) - Magellan RoadMate 9600-LM User Manual

Points of Interest (POI)

The RoadMate receiver has preloaded POIs,
such as restaurants and gas stations, that can
be used as destinations for routes.
Creating a Route to a POI by Category
POIs are categorized into unique categories
like gas stations and tourist attractions.
Most categories are further organized into
subcategories. Restaurants, for example, have
several subcategories for Chinese food, fast
food, or other favorites.
1. Tap from the Main Menu.
2. Tap one of the POI categories in the list.
3. Tap one of the POI subcategories (if any)
in the list to narrow the search. POIs near
your current position are displayed.
4. Tap Near... for different search criteria
(Near Current Position, City, or Address).
Enter city or address information when
you select Near City or Near Address.
5. Select the desired POI from the POIs list.
The GO screen appears with:
• address of the selected location
• estimated time of arrival (ETA)
• distance to travel
• routing method (e.g. Fastest Time).
6. Tap Options to change the routing method
(Fastest Time, Shortest Distance, Mostly
Freeways, or Least Use of Freeways).
7. Tap to begin navigating to the
selected POI on the Map screen.
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Creating a Route to a POI by Name
1. Tap
2. Tap Search By Name.
3. Enter the name of the POI to be used as
the destination and tap
your current position are displayed
Note: Enter as many characters as possible
to make it easier to find the exact POI you are
searching for.
4. Tap Near for different search criteria
(Near Current Position, City, or Address).
Enter city or address information when
you select Near City or Near Address.
5. Select the desired POI from the POIs list.
The GO screen appears with
• address of the selected location
• estimated time of arrival (ETA)
• distance to travel
• routing method (e.g. Fastest Time).
6. Tap Options to change the routing
method.
7. Tap
screen.
Creating a Route to a Highway Exit POI
The Highway Exit POIs function lets you access
commonly used POIs near an exit you're
approaching while travelling on a highway,
such as restaurants, gas stations, car repair
facilities and hotels.
Freeway Exit POIs can be accessed while on
a route or just driving, as long as you are on a
freeway.
1. Tap Highway Exit POIs when it appears
on the Map screen. A list of upcoming
freeway exits and their distance from your
current position appears.
from the Main Menu.
. POIs near
to begin navigating on the Map
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