Points of Interest 27
Points of Interest (POI)
The Magellan Maestro has preloaded POIs that can be used as a destination for a route. Selecting a
restaurant or finding a petrol station nearby is as simple as tapping the screen!.
Categories and Subcategories
POIs are sorted into unique categories, with some of them being further sorted into subcategories.
Restaurants have, for example, 54 subcategories that provide a way to search for restaurants serving
Chinese food, fast food, or even Swiss food.
Creating a Route to a POI by Category
1. From the Main Menu, tap the Points of Interest icon.
2. Select Search by Category.
3. Use the scroll bars to view the categories and
tap on the desired category name.
4. If a subcategory is displayed, use the scroll
bars to view the subcategories and tap on the
desired sub category name. Select ALL SUB
CATEGORIES if you are unsure which
subcategory best suits your needs.
5. Select the search criteria: Near Current
Position, Near a Town (requires entering a
town name) or Near Address (requires
entering an address).
6. The top portion of the display shows detailed
information about the highlighted POI in the
list. The arrow and distance indicates the
direction and distance in a straight line from
your current position to the POI.
Use the Prev and Next buttons to step up and
down the list of POIs that were found. Tap on
the POI name to continue.
7. Select the route method and tap on the
orange Calculate Route button to begin.
Category List
Sub Category List
Chinese restaurants Near Current Position
