Motorola i776 User Guide - Sprint - Page 133

Viewing Your Approximate Location, See Enhancing GPS Performance on - cell phone

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Tools speak to when making an emergency call, if able, just as you would when using a phone without GPS capabilities. Note If you are concerned about whether your local 911 emergency response center is equipped to receive GPS location information, contact your local authorities. In general, if your phone has access to signals from more GPS satellites, your location will be determined faster and more accurately than if your phone has access to signals from fewer GPS satellites. If your phone does not have adequate access to GPS satellites signals, the location of the nearest cell tower in contact with your phone is automatically made available to the emergency response center, if the center has the capability to receive such information. See "Enhancing GPS Performance" on page 122 for information on how to help your phone determine your location. Viewing Your Approximate Location 1. Press M > GPS > Position. 2. Scroll to view the entire screen. This displays the following information about the last time your location was calculated: ⅷ The time (as Greenwich Mean Time) and date that the location was last calculated. ⅷ The approximate location, expressed as latitude and longitude. ⅷ The estimated accuracy of the calculated location. This estimate of accuracy is only a very rough estimate and may vary substantially from the actual accuracy of the approximate location information reported. ⅷ The number of satellites used to calculate the location. In general, more satellites make for better accuracy. To calculate your location again: ᮣ Press Rfrsh (left softkey). It may take your phone several minutes to complete the process of determining your location. During this time, a message usually appears on your phone's display saying your phone is scanning for satellites. For tips on Section 2F. Tools 121

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Tools
Section 2F. Tools
121
speak to when making an emergency call, if able, just
as you would when using a phone without GPS
capabilities.
In general, if your phone has access to signals from
more GPS satellites, your location will be determined
faster and more accurately than if your phone has
access to signals from fewer GPS satellites.
If your phone does not have adequate access to GPS
satellites signals, the location of the nearest cell tower
in contact with your phone is automatically made
available to the emergency response center, if the
center has the capability to receive such information.
See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 122 for
information on how to help your phone determine your
location.
Viewing Your Approximate Location
1.
Press
M
> GPS
> Position
.
2.
Scroll to view the entire screen.
This displays the following information about the last
time your location was calculated:
±
The time (as Greenwich Mean Time) and date that
the location was last calculated.
±
The approximate location, expressed as latitude and
longitude.
±
The estimated accuracy of the calculated location.
This estimate of accuracy is only a very rough
estimate and may vary substantially from the actual
accuracy of the approximate location information
reported.
±
The number of satellites used to calculate the
location. In general, more satellites make for better
accuracy.
To calculate your location again:
´
Press
Rfrsh
(left softkey).
It may take your phone several minutes to complete the
process of determining your location. During this time,
a message usually appears on your phone’s display
saying your phone is scanning for satellites. For tips on
Note
If you are concerned about whether your local 911
emergency response center is equipped to receive
GPS location information, contact your local
authorities.