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- | ===== About ===== | ||
- | <wrap box>Menu > More > POI Alert</ | ||
- | This feature enables you to be alerted whenever a point of your interest comes near you. Just put your phone in your pocket and enjoy the landscape without all-time staring in the map. | ||
- | ===== POI Alert Dialog ===== | + | ===== What is it for? ===== |
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- | ==== Basic tab ==== | + | |
- | * **Distance** - sets the distance in meters from a defined POI to trigger the alert | + | |
- | * **Type of notification** - check to switch sound/ | + | |
- | * //Notify once// - the alert goes on only once | + | |
- | * //Notify until stopped// - notification repeats in defined intervals until abolished manually (press STOP on screen) or out of predefined distance from the POI. | + | |
- | * **Pause between notifications** - relevant | + | |
- | ==== Notification tab ==== | + | |
- | * {{ : | + | |
- | * //Disable// - all sounds are disabled, notification is made by the device screen and vibrator only | + | |
- | * //Beep// - notification by a beeping sound. It is possible to set number of beeps (1-10) | + | |
- | * //Choose sound// - select any sound stored in your device memory | + | |
- | * // | + | |
- | Tap **Play** to check your sound settings. | + | |
- | * **Settings of vibration** - visible only when the device is equipped by a vibrator (mainly mobile phones) | + | |
- | * //Disable// - the device does not vibrate on notifications | + | |
- | * //Pattern// - sets notification vibrating pattern, using three symbols: ' | + | |
- | Tap **Play** to check your vibration | + | This feature |
- | ==== Folders tab ==== | + | |
- | This tab specifies which POIs you will be notified of. Displays all folders form your Data manager Points tab: | + | |
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- | ===== Instructions of use ===== | + | <wrap important> |
- | * Make necessary settings and tap {{: | + | ===== How to set it up? ===== |
- | <WRAP round tip > | + | ==== 1. Select points |
- | When the POI alert function | + | * open **Folders** tab: |
- | </ | + | * check the **folder with points** you want to be **notified of** |
+ | ==== 2. Set distance and alarm frequency ==== | ||
+ | * open **Basic** tab: \\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Distance** - set how far from the selected point Locus starts | ||
+ | * **Notify when point is in range** - check to switch sound/ | ||
+ | * **Notify once** - the alert goes on only once | ||
+ | * **Notify until stopped** - notification repeats in defined interval until stopped manually (red STOP button on screen) or when you're out of the alert distance. | ||
+ | ==== 3. Set type of notification ==== | ||
+ | Open **Notification** tab:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === Settings of sound === | ||
- | * if you select //Notify once// method, you will be notified | + | * **Disable** - all sounds are disabled, only screen and vibration alert work |
- | * if you select | + | * **Beep** - select number |
- | * POI alert not only **makes sound and vibration alert** but also **highlights affected points** to distinguish easily which points you are alerted | + | * **Select sound** - select |
- | * to stop or edit POI alert function, go to //Menu > More > POI alert// again and select //Cancel// or //Edit//. | + | * **Text-to-speech** - enables voice prompts notifying of the name, distance, and direction of the point\\ Tap **Play** to check your sound settings. |
- | + | === Settings | |
- | <wrap important> | + | Visible only when the vibrator is present (mainly in mobile phones) |
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+ | * **Pattern** - set notification vibrating pattern, using three symbols: ' | ||
+ | ==== 4. Tap START in the topbar ==== | ||
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+ | ===== Setup change and point alert stop ===== | ||
+ | Point alert setup can be changed anytime, even when the feature is running. | ||
+ | * scroll down your system toolbar and tap the point alert notification\\ {{ :manual: | ||
+ | * select **Edit** - you can change distance, type of notification and point folders. Then tap START again for the changes to take effect. | ||
+ | * tap **Terminate** to stop the point alert |