I have a Z-120BT that I have had for about 8 months and as a player of music via my ipod it is outstanding. I don't know of anything better ( not that I know anything).

Anyway what I hate about the GPS is that POI's don't show up while traveling. Ninety five percent of the time all I ever see are the generic icons. I even down loaded

POI's from Avicfeeds using the POI maker. Formatted an SD card, made KML files, and did everything I was supposed to do to have the 120 see and recognize the files. Still no POI icons (such as fast food) showed up on the screen.

I have written emails and called customer support about the situation and here is the last reply I received: Thank you for contacting Pioneer Electronics, Inc.

I'm sorry, there has been no progress on your situation. There is no options we can provide on the POI information.

You would have to make your own POI's and compile the specific POI's you want on the SD card. POI's can not be loaded from any other source.

POI's will not automatically update as you are driving. Only exiting the menu and starting over from your current location.

Now that is just plain unacceptable in my view. GPS's that cost 1/10th as much as my Z120 do so much better and give useful information AS you travel. And now Pioneer is wanting people to download a new version of Avicfeeds dtd March 18,2011. In their build up they are saying to "upload POI's from Internet Sites".

On the one hand customer service is telling my there is nothing really that I can do and Pioneer is wanting people to go wild with POI's.

Whats going on? Anybody else as disgusted as I am about POI's? Has anyone overcome this problem and can see icon POI"s in route instead of just seeing only generic icons?

If someone knows how to fix this problem please let me know. I would be SOOOOOOOO greatful.

Thanks,

Corky

If someone knows how to fix this problem please let me know. I would be SOOOOOOOO greatful.

 

Thanks,

 

Corky

Maybe try reading the manual. It clearly states how to display POI icons on the map screen. Be aware however, you can only display up to 10 categories at one time which is nearly as lame.

I did read the manual and even had support help me through the process. My POI KLM files are read by my Z120 and are listed but don't show on the map.

I did read the manual and even had support help me through the process. My POI KLM files are read by my Z120 and are listed but don't show on the map.

It worked fine for me. I only tried it for 3 or 4 POIs that I created with AVIC Feeds and transfered via KLM files. It's been a while, so I'm a little fuzzy on details. Seems like I had to use the same icon for all. Also, (pg 157 Z120 manual) says that they aren't displayed if the map scale is .75 miles or greater.

So, are you saying that you followed the steps on pgs 158 & 159 and the Custom POIs you selected don't display?

Have you selected the option to display POI on the screen?

It worked fine for me. I only tried it for 3 or 4 POIs that I created with AVIC Feeds and transfered via KLM files. It's been a while, so I'm a little fuzzy on details. Seems like I had to use the same icon for all. Also, (pg 157 Z120 manual) says that they aren't displayed if the map scale is .75 miles or greater.

 

So, are you saying that you followed the steps on pgs 158 & 159 and the Custom POIs you selected don't display?

Everyone, thanks for the help. I will try fewer POI's this time to see if that helps. I did follow the pages 157 - 159 listed and use a scale of .5 but at this point nothing has worked.