Hello Histrorically, GPS was a standby device. Now the technology is available on the phone as well.
It gives audio guidance and maps are displayed on the screen. I suppose that is you meant my video. Harish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "m.chandrashekar" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Using Nokia maps > hello sir, thank you for brief explanation. I heard that, gps device is > fixed for car, it gives audio and vedio navigation discription is it true? > if it so, kindly explain little about that device. > thanks in advance > with best regards > m.chandru > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kotian, H P" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 2:51 PM > Subject: [AI] Using Nokia maps > > >> Hello All >> >> In response to a query by a member >> >> Using Nokia Maps with Talks V 5.0 >> >> I am giving the following steps based on my Nokia E72 model. The items may >> be called differently and may be under folders with a different name. You >> may have to figure it out yourself. I haven't installed any other third >> party GPS software and using with the GPS application bundled by Nokia. >> >> >> The first step is to enable the GPS receiver. Presently I have not taken >> GPRS services which means I am not taking internet support at all. Now I >> do have an external blue tooth receiver in addition to the build in GPS >> receiver. This will not have any impact in the effective use of the GPS >> navigation. >> >> For GPS Receiver settings >> 1 goto control panel, settings, General, positioning. >> >> 2 Select positioning methods and select the choices appropriate to you. If >> you have an external blue tooth GPS receiver then check it. If you have >> GPRS connection then you can consider selecting assisted GPS it as well, >> if you plan to use the internal GPS then select the integrated GPS, IF you >> are in an area where you would get WI FI network, then you may select this >> as well. I have selected Blue tooth and integrated GPS. >> >> For GPS navigation >> 1 Go to Application, GPS, Landmarks >> 2Press Key 1 option, new landmark >> 3 You are given 3 choices, a) current position b) select from map c) enter >> manually. The first and the third choice can be done by a totally blind >> person easily. Give this landmark a meaningful name. >> 3 Select the landmark from the list, press Key 1 and select show route. >> 4You have again 3 choices, a) add new route point, b GPS status c) The >> landmark name you have selected. >> 5 Monitor what appears in GPS status, if you get a message no gps >> connection, no GPS position, this means the reciever has not picked the >> requisite satellites at that point of time, you need to keep waiting for >> more time. If you do pick up requisite satellites the GPS status shows >> accordingly and the name of the road you are on. >> 6 If you get good GPS status then you press Key 1 for start driving or >> start walking . To change walk or driving guidance press right cursor key >> and select accordingly. >> 7 The default on my phone is car navigation with UK female English. You >> can also select Hindi or tamil voices without downloading from the net. >> >> 7 For finding points of interest, refer step 4 above and select add new >> route point. >> 8Press Key 1 and select search from. Here you will get 9 categories like >> automotive, transport, museums etc, select the appropriate category and >> you shall get places of interest. Select the place and continue on step 5 >> above. >> >> Observations: >> >> 1 The voice is not a synthesized voice and it is easy to be understood by >> anyone. >> 2 It gives a turn by turn navigation >> 3 If you miss a turn or deliberately prefer to take a different route, it >> will automatically recalculate and guide from that point onwards. >> 4 It gives sufficient response time to act on the instructions. >> 5 The route is fairly good and I have not really gone anywhere based >> exclusively on its guidance. I had kept it on while travelling and it is >> interesting how quickly it recalculates and the vehicle take the turn and >> this announces before hand. >> 6 On highways it usually keeps announcing periodically to follow course. >> For most part from rishikesh to Badrinath I went recently, it kept >> repeating the same message throughout the distance. When our car happen >> to go in a stretch of private road where the highway had breached due to a >> landslide it kept saying no road. It also gave me the same message no road >> while I was at Andaman recently. I had also kept it on while flying back >> from Port Blair to Mumbai, interestingly it started to give driving >> guidance as soon as we flew over Chennai. I had selected driving guidance >> to Mumbai airport. >> 7 I had not loaded any maps on the phone and interestingly it picked it up >> by itself when in different part of the country. >> >> 8 For the first time it can take a good deal of time as much as an hour in >> the open for it do acquire satellites. However the waiting time comes down >> subsequently. This time for acquiring the satellites can be improved by >> opting for GPRS and Assisted GPS >> >> 9 External Blue tooth GPS reciever is better comparatively with faster >> satellite acquiring time and greater sensitiveness. It is also less >> straining on the phone battery. However, it is not easily available here >> and there is an additional cost involved. >> >> Happy navigation. >> Do revert in case of any clarification. >> Kind regards >> Harish Kotian. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are >> addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, >> review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in >> this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If >> you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail >> or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any >> attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for >> the presence of viruses. 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