nokia e75 review : Positioning (GPS) - Monitor all communications - Tips on creating a GPS - satellite signal - Landmarks - GPS data -

Monitor all communications

Select Menu > Log.

To monitor all voice calls, text messages, or data connections

registered by the device, open the general log tab .

To view detailed information about a communication event,

select the event.

Tip: Subevents, such as sending a text message in

more than one part or opening a packet data

connection, are logged as one communication event.

Connections to your mailbox, multimedia messaging

center or web pages are shown as packet data

connections.

To add the phone number from a communication event to

Contacts, select Options > Save to Contacts, and create a

new contact, or add the phone number to an existing contact.

To copy the number, for example, to paste it to a text

message, select Options > Use number > Copy.

To view a single type of communication event or

communication events with one other party, select

Options > Filter and the desired filter.

messaging delivery reports permanently, select Options >

Clear log.

Call and send messages from

Log

Select Menu > Log.

To call back a caller, select Recent calls > Missed calls,

Received calls, or Dialed numbers. Select the caller and

Options > Call.

To reply to a caller with a message, select Recent calls >

Missed calls, Received calls, or Dialed numbers. Select the

caller and Options > Create message, and send a message.

Log settings

Select Menu > Log.

To set the time for keeping all communication events in the

log, select Options > Settings > Log duration and the

time. If you select No log, all log contents are permanently

deleted.

Traveling

Need directions? Looking for a restaurant? Your device has

the tools to get you where you want to be.

Positioning (GPS)

You can use applications such as GPS data to determine your

location, or measure distances and coordinates. These

applications require a GPS connection.

About GPS

The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in the 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.

Any GPS should not be used for precise location

measurement, and you should never rely solely on location

data from the GPS receiver and cellular radio networks for

positioning or navigation.

Different positioning methods can be enabled or disabled in

positioning settings.

Assisted GPS (A-GPS)

Your device also supports assisted GPS (A-GPS).

A-GPS is a network service.

Assisted GPS (A-GPS) is used to retrieve assistance data over

a packet data connection, which assists in calculating the

coordinates of your current location when your device is

receiving signals from satellites.

When you activate A-GPS, your device receives useful satellite

information from an assistance data server over the cellular

network. With the help of assisted data, your device can

obtain the GPS position faster.

Your device is preconfigured to use the Nokia A-GPS service,

if no service provider-specific A-GPS settings are available.

The assistance data is retrieved from the Nokia A-GPS service

server only when needed.

To disable the A-GPS service, select Menu > Applications >

GPS > GPS data and Options > Positioning settings >

Positioning methods > Assisted GPS > Disable.

You must have an internet access point defined in the device

to retrieve assistance data from the Nokia A-GPS service over

a packet data connection. The access point for A-GPS can be

defined in positioning settings. A wireless LAN (WLAN) access

point cannot be used for this service. Only a packet data

internet access point can be used. Your device asks you to

select the internet access point when GPS is used for the first

time.

Hold your device correctly

The GPS receiver is located on the back of the device. When

using the receiver, make sure that you do not cover the

antenna with your hand.

Establishing a GPS connection may take from a

couple of seconds to several minutes. Establishing

a GPS connection in a vehicle may take longer.

The GPS receiver draws its power from the device

battery. Using the GPS receiver may drain the

battery faster.

Tips on creating a GPS

connection

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.

Check satellite signal status

To check how many satellites your device has found, and

whether your device is receiving satellite signals, select

Menu > Applications > GPS > GPS data and 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.

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 > GPS > 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 select the location from map, select

Select from map. 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.

GPS data

Select Menu > Applications > GPS > 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 the

approximate duration of travel.

The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in degrees and

decimal degrees format using the international WGS-84

coordinate system.

Route guidance

Select Menu > Applications > GPS > GPS data and

Navigation.

Start the route guidance outdoors. If started indoors, the GPS

receiver may not receive the necessary information from the

satellites.

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.

To clear the destination set for your trip, select Stop

navigation.

Retrieve position information

Select Menu > Applications > GPS > GPS data and

Position.

In the position view, you can view the position information

of your current location. An estimate of the accuracy of the

location is displayed.

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 Menu > Applications > GPS > GPS data and Trip

distance.

The trip meter has limited accuracy, and rounding errors may

occur. Accuracy can also be affected by availability and quality

of GPS signals.

To turn trip distance calculation on or off, select Options >

Start or Stop. The calculated values remain on the display.

Use this feature outdoors to receive a better GPS signal.

To set the trip distance and time and average and maximum

speeds to zero, and to start a new calculation, select

Options > Reset. To set the trip meter and total time to zero,

select Restart

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