Tips on creating a GPS
connection
Check satellite signal status
To check how many satellites your device has found,
and whether your device is receiving satellite signals,
select Menu > Applications > Location and GPS
data > Position > Options > Satellite status.
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 blue.
To view the positions of found satellites, select Chg.
view.
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 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.
If your device cannot find the satellite signal, consider
the following:
If you are indoors, go outdoors to receive a better
signal.
● If you are outdoors, move to a more open space.
● Ensure that your hand does not cover the GPS
antenna of your device.
● If the weather conditions are bad, the signal
strength may be affected.
● Some vehicles have tinted (athermic) windows,
which may block the satellite signals.
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 on the location of
your device.
When you receive a position request, the service that
is making the request is displayed. Select Accept to
allow your position information to be sent or Reject to
deny the request.
Landmarks
Select Menu > Applications > Location and
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 to them, such as
addresses. You can use your saved landmarks in
compatible applications, such as GPS data.
GPS coordinates are expressed in the degrees and
decimal degrees format using the international
WGS-84 coordinate system.
Select Options and from the following:
● New landmark — Create a new landmark. To make
a positioning request for your current location,
select Current position. To enter the position
information manually, select Enter manually.
● Edit — Edit or add information to a saved landmark
(for example, a street address).
● Add to category — Add a landmark to a category
in Landmarks. Select each category to which you
want to add the landmark.
● Send — Send one or several landmarks to a
compatible device. Your received landmarks are
placed in the Inbox folder in Messaging.
You can sort your landmarks into preset categories,
and create new categories. To edit and create new
landmark categories, open the categories tab, and
select Options > Edit categories.
