Samsung SGH-I547 User Manual Ver.li3_f7 (English(north America)) - Page 177

Using Maps, Use GPS satellites, Clear Map, Make available offline, Display, Offline and cache

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Note: Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to locate places of interest at the street-level. However, this also requires a clear view of the sky and uses more battery power. To receive better GPS signals, avoid using your device in the following conditions: • inside a building or between buildings • in a tunnel or underground passage • in poor weather • around high-voltage or electromagnetic fields • in a vehicle with tinted windows Using Maps 1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Maps . A map will display with your location in the very center. 2. Press to display the following options: • Clear Map: allows you to remove all markings and layers from the map. • Make available offline: allows you to save a selected area to you My places folder where you can view it later. • Settings: the following Map options are available: - Display: allows you to display the Zoom Buttons and Scale Bar on the screen. - Offline and cache: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map tiles when not using WiFi and to clear the cache that holds the map tiles. - Location settings: allows you to manage the settings for your Background location reporting, Location history, Latitude location sharing, and Check-ins. - Sign In: allows you to sign onto your Google account. This option only displays if you have not already signed on to your Google account. - Labs: this is a testing ground for experimental features that aren't ready for primetime. They may change, break or disappear at any time. Click on a Lab to enable or disable it. - What's New: allows you to see the latest changes in Play Store and update your app. - About: displays general information about Google maps such as Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received, Free memory, etc. - Feedback: allows you to send feedback to Google. Applications 171

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Note:
Selecting
Use GPS satellites
allows you to locate places
of interest at the street-level. However, this also requires
a clear view of the sky and uses more battery power.
To receive better GPS signals, avoid using your device in the
following conditions:
inside a building or between buildings
in a tunnel or underground passage
in poor weather
around high-voltage or electromagnetic fields
in a vehicle with tinted windows
Using Maps
1.
From the Home screen, tap
Maps
.
A map will display with your location in the very center.
2.
Press
to display the following options:
Clear Map
: allows you to remove all markings and layers from
the map.
Make available offline
: allows you to save a selected area to
you My places folder where you can view it later.
• Settings
: the following Map options are available:
Display
: allows you to display the Zoom Buttons and Scale Bar
on the screen.
Offline and cache
: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map
tiles when not using WiFi and to clear the cache that holds the
map tiles.
Location settings
: allows you to manage the settings for your
Background location reporting, Location history, Latitude
location sharing, and Check-ins.
Sign In
: allows you to sign onto your Google account. This
option only displays if you have not already signed on to your
Google account.
Labs
: this is a testing ground for experimental features that
aren’t ready for primetime. They may change, break or
disappear at any time. Click on a Lab to enable or disable it.
What’s New
: allows you to see the latest changes in Play Store
and update your app.
About
: displays general information about Google maps such
as Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received,
Free memory, etc.
Feedback
: allows you to send feedback to Google.