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--- manual:user_guide:functions:poi_alert [2015/03/23 14:20] – created mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:functions:poi_alert [2020/02/07 15:27] – [3. Set type of notification] mstupka
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-====== POI alert ======
+{{ :manual:user_guide:ic_poi_alert_alt.png?nolink|}}
+====== Point alert ======
 ----
-===== About =====
+<wrap info>Available in Locus Map Pro only </wrap>
+===== What is it for? =====
-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.
+This feature **notifies** you (with beeping, a custom sound, vibration or a voice phrase) when a point from a selected group is **nearby** (in the defined distance). Thanks to it, you don't have to check on the map all the time for geocaches near your hiking route, for example.
+===== How to set it up? =====
+==== 1. Select points ====
+  * open **Folders** tab:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:poialert3.png?nolink |}}\\
+  * check the **folder with points** you want to be **notified of**
+==== 2. Set distance and alarm frequency ====
+  * open **Basic** tab: \\ {{ :manual:user_guide:poialert.png?nolink |}}\\
+  * **Distance** - set how far from the selected point Locus starts the alert
+  * **Notify when point is in range** - check to switch sound/vibration notifications on/off (visual notification on map stays on)
+  * **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:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:poialert2.png?nolink |}}\\
+=== Settings of sound ===
-<wrap info>This feature is available only in Locus Map Pro</wrap>
+  * **Disable** - all sounds are disabled, only screen and vibration alert work
-===== POI Alert Dialog =====
+  * **Beep** - select number of beeps (1-10)
-The dialog window is divided into three tabs:
+  * **Select sound** - select any sound stored in your device memory
-==== Basic tab ====
+  * **Text-to-speech** - enables voice prompts notifying of the name, distance, and direction of the point\\ Tap **Play** to check your sound settings.
-  * **Distance** - sets the distance in meters from a defined POI to trigger the alert
+=== Settings of vibration ===
-  * **Type of notification** - check to switch sound/vibration notifications on/off (visual notification on map stays on) and select between two types:
+Visible only when the vibrator is present (mainly in mobile phones)
-    * //Notify once// - the alert goes on only once
+  * **Disable** - the device does not vibrate on notifications
-    * //Notify until stopped// - notification repeats in defined intervals until abolished manually (press STOP on screen) or out of predefined distance from the POI.
+  * **Pattern** - set notification vibrating pattern, using three symbols: '.' for 200 milliseconds vibrations, '-' for 500 milliseconds vibrations and ' ' (space) for 500 milliseconds of silence.\\ Tap **Play** to check your vibration settings.
-  * **Pause between notifications** - relevant for "notify until stopped" - sets the interval in seconds
+==== 4. Tap START in the topbar ====
-==== Notification tab ====
+{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:poialert4.png?nolink |}}
-  * **Settings of sound**
+<wrap important>Point alert does not notify of [[manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois|LoPoints]]. </wrap>
-    * //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
-    * //Text-to-speech// - enables voice notifications rendered from predefined text commands
-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: '.' for 200 miliseconds vibration, '-' for 500 miliseconds vibration and ' ' (space) for 500 miliseconds of silence.
-Tap **Play** to check your vibration settings.
-==== Folders tab ====
-This tab specifies which POIs you will be notified of. Displays all folders form your Data manager Points tab:
-  * **Select all** - selects all folders in the points tab
-  * **List of folders** - check/uncheck folders on which you will be alerted
-===== Instructions of use =====
-When the POI alert function is on an icon in the system topbar indicates its activity and the information on the set distance.
-  * if you select //Notify once// method, you will be notified only once of the selected point., The feature remains active.
-  * if you select //Notify until stopped// the notification will repeat in time intervals until you stop it manually tapping the STOP button on your screen. The function remains active
-  * POI alert not only **makes sound and vibration alert** but also **highlights affected points** to distinguish easily which points you are alerted of
-  * to stop or edit POI alert function, go to //Menu > More > POI alert// again and select //Cancel// or //Edit//.
-<wrap important>POI alert does not notify of [[manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois|Locus Maps POI]]. </wrap>

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