You can try to download a sample project from here: https://downloads.aerosys.blog/demos/AerosysFreebies.zip
Furthermore, please verify that you have the latest version of the Minimap (1.3.4); I don't always update the sample projects so the plugins could be outdated when copy-pasted from there.
Yes, the full version allows you to choose different rendering modes (e.g. Icon) for every Event or not to display it at all, based on Event Pages, just as you describe.