Signpost Hotels - Navman POI

Right click on the above file and select ‘Save Target As...’, choosing a location on your hard drive somewhere that you can easily find.

Once downloaded, you will first need to unzip the file. To do this, double click on the file to open it using WinZip and drag the OV2 and BMP image file into the folder you wish to store it. If you don't have WinZip installed, you can download a free version from www.winzip.com.

Connect your Navman device to the PC using the lead supplied.

Turn on the device and start up the Navman SmartST Desktop software (supplied with most models as standard).

Once the SmartST Desktop software has loaded, select Map > Points of Interest from the top menu.

In the new POI Editor window, select File > Open Text File, select the data file you extracted earlier and click 'Open'.

With the POI Editor now populated with data, select File > Save to Device.

Choose a name for the POI file, check the "Active" box, select how you want to be alerted to the location of a Signpost Recommended Hotel, browse to the location of the extracted BMP image file for the icon and click 'OK'.

When prompted, click 'Copy POI' to save the POI file to your device.

Next, close the SmartST Desktop software, disconnect the USB cable and restart your Navman.

To enable the Signpost Recommend Hotels POI, browse to the options screen on your Navman, select POIs > Enable POIs, locate the Signpost POI and touch the screen to check the box beside it.

The POI will now be active.

If you experience problems please check the following:

Does your models come with the SmartST Desktop software as standard? (not all models do)

Check that you have the latest version of the SmartST Desktop software via www.navman.com.

Check that you have sufficient memory for the POI list.

We welcome feedback on our POI files. If you have any comments please send them to info@signpost.co.uk.