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Positioning landmark categories, press 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 Press , and select Tools > Connectivity > 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. The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in degrees and decimal degrees format using the international WGS-84 coordinate system. To use GPS data, the GPS receiver of your device must receive position information from at least three satellites to calculate the coordinates of your location. 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. 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. 80

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Positioning
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landmark categories, press
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
Press
, and select
Tools
>
Connectivity
>
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.
The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in degrees and
decimal degrees format using the international WGS-84
coordinate system.
To use
GPS data
, the GPS receiver of your device must
receive position information from at least three satellites
to calculate the coordinates of your location.
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.
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
.