[gps-talkusers] Re: Questions concerning announcement of intersections and POI look-up

Hi Scott,

In the Lookaround Menu, you can turn everything off but intersections. Type
SPACE with M or CTRL M to enter the Lookaround Menu, Move down to Lookaround
Settings and Press Enter. Move down to Commercial POIS and press ENTER to
turn them off, and do the same for User POIS. Press ESCAPE or SPACE with Z
to exit the Lookaround Menu. 

You might find the Multiple Command option a more satisfactory way to
monitor intersections while driving in a vehicle. Press O to enter the GPS
Options Menu, move down to Multiple Commands and press ENTER. Enter the
number of seconds between announcements (the default is 12) and press ENTER.
I think the default is pretty good for monitoring intersections in a
vehicle. Press SPACE with Z or ESCAPE to exit the Options Menu. Then, type M
X to invoke multiple repeat of intersections.  

When you're using the advanced POI search feature (SPACE with F or CTRL F)
you can specify whatever range you want. In a busy area I often specify 0 as
the beginning range and .25 as the ending range. 

In a couple of weeks, De Witt & Associates will be releasing a detailed
training guide called Teaching and Learning the BrailleNote GPS. We have
detailed instructions concerning the Lookaround Menu, POI searching and the
Multiple Command feature for both vehicle and pedestrian use.

Hope this helps.   


Rick Fox
Director of Sales & Marketing
De Witt & Associates
700 Godwin Avenue
Suite 110
Midland Park, NJ  07432
Voice:  877-447-6500 (Toll Free)
Fax:  201-447-1187
E-mail: rick@xxxxxxxxxxx

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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Marshall
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Questions concerning announcement of intersections
and POI look-up

Hello Group:
Thanks for being here! Am using the trial version 3.5 on an mpower BT. I
have read the manual, but it probably deserves a 2nd or 3rd reading since
I'm sure I missed some fine points. Here's my first question. 
When in a vehicle with no pre-defined route set, is it possible to hear
intersections as you approach them, without hearing POI information?
With look-around mode on, it seems that intersections and POIS are reported,
but with look-around off, intersections are reported only with the X or
chord X commands. What am I missing?

Second question -- am I allowed two for one? <grin>

Is it possible to set the distance for POI look-up to less than one mile? I
assume that when you set the starting and ending distance to 0 and 1, that
means within one mile. In a city like Washington, DC, that can still be a
lot of POIS reported. I do realize that you can limit the search by
category, but I would like to look around on say a particular block or two
or between two addresses, if that's possible.

Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.

Scott

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