Positioning
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ISSUE 1 EN
Contents
Positioning..................................................6
Set up GPS connection ........................................................ 6
About satellite signals..........................................................7
Position requests ...................................................................7
Maps ........................................................................................7
Browse maps...................................................................8
Satellite information..................................................... 9
Download maps............................................................10
Nokia Map Loader .......................................................10
Search for locations....................................................11
Plan a route...................................................................11
Extra services for Maps..............................................11
Navigation .....................................................................12
Guides .............................................................................12
Landmarks ............................................................................13
GPS data ...............................................................................13
Route guidance ............................................................14
Retrieve position information..................................14
Trip meter.......................................................................14
Positioning
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide radio
navigation system that includes 24 satellites and their
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ground stations that monitor the operation of the
satellites.
A GPS terminal receives low-power radio signals from the
satellites, and measures the travel time of the signals.
From the travel time, the GPS receiver can calculate its
location to the accuracy of meters.
The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in degrees and
decimal degrees format using the international WGS-84
coordinate system.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the
government of the United States, which is solely
responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The
accuracy of location data can be affected by adjustments
to GPS satellites made by the United States government
and is subject to change with the United States
Department of Defense civil GPS policy and the Federal
Radionavigation Plan. Accuracy can also be affected by
poor satellite geometry. Availability and quality of GPS
signals may be affected by your location, buildings,
natural obstacles, and weather conditions. The GPS
receiver should only be used outdoors to allow reception
of GPS signals.
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GPS should only be used as a navigation aid. It should not
be used for precise location measurement and you should
never rely solely on location data from the GPS receiver for
positioning or navigation.
To enable or disable different positioning methods,
Positioning (GPS) such as Bluetooth GPS, press , and
select Tools > Settings > General > Positioning >
Positioning methods.
Set up GPS connection
You can use GPS with an external GPS receiver.
To enable the use of an external GPS receiver, see the
device settings in the user guide.
Bluetooth technology provides a wireless connection
between the GPS receiver and your device. You may
therefore freely position the GPS receiver for optimum
satellite reception.
To set up your GPS connection:
1 Fully charge your GPS receiver, and switch it on.
2 Set up a Bluetooth connection between your device
and the GPS receiver.
3 Place your GPS receiver in a position with an
unobstructed view to the sky.
4 Select the external GPS receiver when the application
opens. The GPS connection is established.
It may take several minutes to establish the first
connection. Subsequent connections are faster, but if you
have not used GPS for several days, or are far away from
the last location you used it, it may take several minutes
again to find a strong signal.
Position requests
You may receive a request from a network service to
receive your position information. Service providers may
offer information about local topics, such as weather or
traffic conditions, based upon the location of your device.
When you receive a position request, a message is
displayed showing the service that is making the request.
Select Accept to allow your position information to be
sent or Reject to deny the request.
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About satellite signals
If your GPS receiver cannot find the satellite signal,
consider the following:
• Check that the Bluetooth connection between the
devices is active.
• If you are indoors, go outdoors to receive a better
signal.
• If you are outdoors, move to a more open space.
• If the weather conditions are bad, in such a case the
signal strength may also be affected.
• Establishing a GPS connection may take from a couple
of seconds to several minutes.
Maps
With Maps, you can see your current location on the map,
browse maps for different cities and countries, search for
addresses and different points of interest, plan routes
from one location to another and save locations as
landmarks and send them to compatible devices.
You can also purchase extra services, such as city guides
and a navigation service with voice guidance.
Maps uses GPS. You can define the positioning methods
used with your device in the device settings. See the user
guide for details.
Almost all digital cartography is inaccurate and
incomplete to some extent. Never rely solely on the
cartography that you download for use in this device.
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When you use Maps for the first time, you may need to
define an internet access point for downloading map
information for your current location. To change the
default access point later, select Options > Settings >
Network > Default access point.
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Downloading maps may involve the transmission of large
amounts of data through your service provider's network.
Contact your service provider for information about data
transmission charges.
Tip! You can also download maps by using a wireless
LAN connection or through the internet using Nokia
MapLoader.
To receive a note when your device registers to a network
outside your home cellular network, select Options >
Settings > Network > Roaming warning > On.
Browse maps
The map coverage varies by country.
When you open Maps, Maps zooms in to the location that
was saved from your last session. If no position was saved
from the last session, the Maps application zooms in to
the major city of the country or region you are in, based
on the information the device receives from the cellular
network. At the same time, the map of the location is
downloaded. The maps are automatically saved in the
device.
To establish a GPS connection and zoom in to your current
location, select Options > Find place > GPS position [0],
or press .
To move on the map, scroll up, down, left, or right. To view
detailed information of a location on the map, scroll to it,
press the scroll key and select Show details. To use the
location, for example, as a starting point for a nearby
search or to plan a route, press the scroll key, and select
the desired option. To return to your current location, press
, or select Options > Find place > GPS position [0].
When you browse the map on the display, for example,
move to another country, a new map is downloaded
automatically. All the maps downloaded by Maps are free
of charge, but downloading may involve the transmission
of large amounts of data through your service provider's
network. For more information on data transmission
charges, contact your service provider.
Your current location is indicated on the map. The compass
rose shows the orientation of the map, which is towards
north by default.
To move on the map, scroll up, down, left, or right. To view
detailed information of a location on the map, scroll to it,
press the scroll key, and select Show details. To return to
your current location, select Back or Options > Current
location.
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To zoom in or out on the map, press or . To switch
between the 2-D and 3-D views, press .
To define what kind of points of interest are shown on the
map, select Options > Map options > Categories and the
desired categories.
To view information about satellites when you are using
Maps, select Options > Map options > Satellite info. You
can also see a GPS indicator on the display when browsing
maps. It indicates whether your device is receiving signals
from satellites. See ‘Satellite information’, p. 7.
To view points of interest near your current location, select
Options > Search > Search nearby. To find points of
interest near other locations, move on the map, and select
Options > Search > By category.
To save a location as a landmark, in the desired location,
press the scroll key, and select Save > As landmark, enter
a name for the landmark, and select the categories you
want to include it in.
To take a screenshot of your location, select Save > As
image. The screenshot is saved in Gallery.
To view saved landmarks, select Options > Find place >
Favourites.
To send a landmark to a compatible device, in the
landmarks view, press the scroll key, and select Send. If you
send the landmark in a text message, the information is
converted to plain text.
To adjust the network, routing, and general settings, select
Options > Settings.
To adjust the network, routing, and general settings, select
Options > Settings.
Satellite information
A GPS indicator is shown on the display when you browse
maps. The circles in the icon are satellites.
A yellow circle indicates that the device has found a
satellite, and a green circle that the device is receiving
signal from the satellite. When all the circles are green,
the device receives enough data from the satellites to
calculate the coordinates of your current location.
To check how many satellites your device has found, and
whether your device is receiving satellite signals from the
satellites, select Options > Map options > Satellite info.
If your device has found satellites, a bar for each satellite
is shown in the satellite info view. The longer the bar, the
stronger the satellite signal. When your device has
received enough data from the satellite signal to calculate
the coordinates of your location, the bar turns black.
Initially your device must receive signals from at least four
satellites to be able to calculate the coordinates of your
location. When the initial calculation has been made, it
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may be possible to continue calculating the coordinates
of your location with three satellites. However, the
accuracy is generally better when more satellites are
found.
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Download maps
When you browse the map on the display, for example,
move to another country, a new map is downloaded
automatically. These downloaded maps are free of charge,
but downloading may involve transmission of large
amounts of data through your service provider's network.
For more information on data transmission charges,
contact your service provider.
You can view the amount of transferred data from the
data counter (kB) shown on the display. The counter
shows the amount of network traffic when you browse
maps, create routes, or search for locations online.
To check whether the maps that are downloaded to your
device have been updated on the map server, select
Options > Settings > Network > Options > Check for
map updates.
To prevent the device from automatically downloading
maps through the internet, for example, when you are
outside your home cellular network, select Options >
Settings > Network > Use network > Off.
To define how much space you want to use on the selected
memory location for saving maps data or voice guidance
files, select Options > Settings > Max. memory card use
(%). This option is available only when a compatible
memory card is available. When the memory is full, the
oldest map data is deleted. The saved maps data cannot be
deleted manually from the memory card.
Nokia Map Loader
Nokia Map Loader is PC software that you can use to
download and install maps for different countries to your
device from the internet. You can also use it to download
voice files for turn-by-turn navigation.
To use Nokia Map Loader, you must first install it to a
compatible PC. You can download the PC software from
the internet at www.nokia.com/maps. Follow the
instructions on the screen.
You must use Nokia Maps before using Nokia Map Loader.
Nokia Map Loader uses the Maps history information to
check the version of map data to be downloaded.
After you have installed the PC software to your PC, to
download maps, do the following:
1. Connect your device to the PC by using a compatible
USB data cable. Select Mass storage as the USB
connection mode.
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2. Open Nokia Map Loader in your PC. Nokia Map Loader
checks the version of map data to be downloaded.
3. Select the maps you want, and download and install
them to your device.
Search for locations
To view points of interest near your current location or
other locations on the map, select Options > Find place >
Nearby and a category.
To search for a point of interest by name, select Options >
Find place > Keyword search, or start entering the first
letters of the name, and select Find place.
To search for a location by address, select Options > Find
place > By address. You must enter the city and country.
To use an address you have saved to a contact card in
Contacts, select Options > Find place > By address >
Options > Select from contacts.
To view a search result on a map, press the scroll key and
select Show on map. To return to the results list, select
Back.
To view a list of your previous locations, select Options >
Find place > Recent.
Plan a route
To plan a route from one location to another (for example,
from your home to your office), do the following:
1. Scroll to a point on the map, press the scroll key, and
select Route from.
2. Scroll to Select, and select Options > Select and the
desired option.
To adjust the routing settings, such as the mode of
transportation, select Options > Settings > Routing.
3. To select the destination, scroll to To, and select
Options > Select, and the desired option.
4. To view the route itinerary, select Options > Show
route. The route is calculated using the selected
routing settings.
To view the itinerary waypoints on the map, select
Options > Show on map.
To run a simulation of the created route, select Options >
Start simulation.
Extra services for Maps
You can purchase and download different kinds of guides,
such as city and travel guides, for different cities to your
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device. You can also purchase a turn-by-turn navigation
service with voice guidance to use it in Maps.
The downloaded guides are automatically saved in the
device memory or on a compatible memory card (if
inserted).
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Navigation
To purchase a navigation service with voice guidance to
use in Maps, select Options > Extra services > Add
navigation.
After purchasing the navigation upgrade, the service is
available through Maps. The license you purchase for
navigation is device specific and cannot be transferred
from your device to another device.
After creating a route in Maps, to start navigation to the
desired destination with GPS using voice guidance, select
Options > Start navigation. See ‘Plan a route’, p. 9. You
can also start navigation by selecting any location on the
map or in a results list, and Navigate to.
When you use navigation for the first time, you are
prompted to select the language of the voice guidance,
and download the voice guidance files of the selected
language online. To change the language later, in Maps
main view, select Options > Settings > General > Voice
guidance, a language, and download the voice guidance
files for the selected language. You can also download
voice guidance files using Nokia MapLoader. See
‘Download maps’, p. 8.
To discard the created route and use another route, select
Options > Alternative route.
To view only the next turns and hide the map, select
Options > Map options > Next turns.
To stop navigation, select Options > Stop navigation.
Guides
To purchase and download different kinds of guides, such
as city and travel guides, for different cities to your device,
select Options > Extra services > Guides.
The guides provide information about attractions,
restaurants, hotels, and other points of interest. The guides
must be downloaded and purchased before use.
To browse a downloaded guide, on the My guides tab in
Guides, select a guide and a subcategory (if available).
To download a new guide to your device, in Guides, scroll
right to the Nearest guides or All guides tab, select the
desired guide, and press OK. To purchase the guide, scroll
left to the My guides tab, select the downloaded guide,
and enter your payment details. You can pay for the guides
through a credit card or have the amount charged to your
phone bill (if supported by your cellular network service
provider).
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To confirm the purchase, select OK twice. To receive a
confirmation of the purchase through e-mail, enter your
name and e-mail address, and select OK.
Landmarks
With Landmarks, you can save the position information of
specific locations in your device. You can sort the saved
locations into different categories, such as business, and
add other information, such as addresses, to them. You can
use your saved landmarks in compatible applications, such
as GPS data and Maps.
The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in degrees and
decimal degrees format using the international WGS-84
coordinate system.
To create a new landmark, select Options > New
landmark. To make a positioning request for the
coordinates of your current location, select Current
position. To enter the position information manually,
select Enter manually.
To edit or add information to a saved landmark (for
example, a street address), scroll to a landmark, and press
the scroll key. Scroll to the desired field, and enter the
information.
To view the landmark on the map, select Options > Show
on map. To create a route to the location, select
Options > Navigate using map.
You can sort your landmarks into the preset categories
and create new categories. To edit and create new
landmark categories, scroll right in Landmarks, and select
Options > Edit categories.
To add a landmark to a category, scroll to the landmark in
Landmarks, and select Options > Add to category. Scroll
to each category to which you want to add the landmark,
and select it.
To send one or several landmarks to a compatible device,
select Options > Send. Your received landmarks are
placed in the Inbox folder in Messaging.
GPS data
GPS data is designed to provide route guidance
information to a selected destination, position
information about your current location, and traveling
information, such as the approximate distance to the
destination and approximate duration of travel.
To use GPS data, your external GPS receiver must receive
position information from at least three satellites to
calculate the coordinates of your location.
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Route guidance
To use route guidance, select Navigation. Start the route
guidance outdoors. If started indoors, the GPS receiver
may not receive the necessary information from the
satellites.
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Route guidance uses a rotating compass on the device
display. A red ball shows the direction to the destination,
and the approximate distance to it is shown inside the
compass ring.
Route guidance is designed to show the straightest route
and the shortest distance to the destination, measured in
a straight line. Any obstacles on the route, such as
buildings and natural obstacles, are ignored. Differences
in altitude are not taken into account when calculating
the distance. Route guidance is active only when you
move.
To set your trip destination, select Options > Set
destination and a landmark as the destination, or enter
the latitude and longitude coordinates. Select Stop
navigation to clear the destination set for your trip.
Retrieve position information
To view the position information of your current location,
select Position. An estimate of the accuracy of the
location is shown on the display.
To save your current location as a landmark, select
Options > Save position.
Landmarks are saved locations with more information, and
they can be used in other compatible applications and
transferred between compatible devices.
Trip meter
Select Trip distance > Options > Start to activate trip
distance calculation, and Stop to deactivate it. The
calculated values remain on the display. Use this feature
outdoors to receive a better GPS signal.
Select Reset to set the trip distance and time and average
and maximum speeds to zero, and to start a new
calculation. Select Restart to also set the odometer and
total time to zero.
The trip meter has limited accuracy, and rounding errors
may occur. Accuracy can also be affected by availability
and quality of GPS signals.
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