Sony Ericsson Satio User Guide - Page 48

Location services, Using GPS, Favourites - manual

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Location services Your phone has a GPS receiver that uses satellite signals to calculate your location. You can get help to find your way to a destination and save your favourite locations. With information from mobile towers near you, you may be able to view your approximate location on a map. If you cannot use some GPS features, see I cannot use Internet-based services on page 76. To access location services • Select Menu > Location services, and select an application. You need a GPS connection to use location services. To use GPS, you need to define a packet data Internet access point. See I cannot use Internet-based services on page 76. Using GPS Your location can be found when you have a clear view of the sky. If your location is not found after a few minutes, move to another location. To help the search, stand still and do not cover the GPS antenna, which is located in the upper-right part of the phone. The first time you use the GPS, it may take up to 10 minutes before your location is found. Favourites You can save the position information of your favourite places. You can also categorise your favourite places, add information such as a web address and telephone number to them, or send them to compatible devices. To add a new place to your favourites list 1 Select Menu > Location services > Location > Favourites. 2 Select Options > New location and select an option: • Current position - locate your current position and add it to your favourites. • Enter manually - enter the geographical coordinates and other information about a favourite place. To categorise favourites 1 Select Menu > Location services > Location > Favourites. 2 Select a favourite, and select Options > Add to category. 3 Select one or more categories, and select OK. To change icons for your favourites 1 Select Menu > Location services > Location > Favourites. 2 Select a favourite, and select Options > Location icon. 3 Double-tap an icon. 48 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Location services
Your phone has a GPS receiver that uses satellite signals to calculate your location. You
can get help to find your way to a destination and save your favourite locations. With
information from mobile towers near you, you may be able to view your approximate
location on a map.
If you cannot use some GPS features, see
I cannot use Internet-based services
on page 76.
To access location services
Select
Menu
>
Location services
, and select an application.
You need a GPS connection to use location services. To use GPS, you need to define a packet
data Internet access point. See
I cannot use Internet-based services
on page 76.
Using GPS
Your location can be found when you have a clear view of the sky. If your location is not
found after a few minutes, move to another location. To help the search, stand still and do
not cover the GPS antenna, which is located in the upper-right part of the phone.
The first time you use the GPS, it may take up to 10 minutes before your location is found.
Favourites
You can save the position information of your favourite places. You can also categorise
your favourite places, add information such as a web address and telephone number to
them, or send them to compatible devices.
To add a new place to your favourites list
1
Select
Menu
>
Location services
>
Location
>
Favourites
.
2
Select
Options
>
New location
and select an option:
Current position
– locate your current position and add it to your favourites.
Enter manually
– enter the geographical coordinates and other information
about a favourite place.
To categorise favourites
1
Select
Menu
>
Location services
>
Location
>
Favourites
.
2
Select a favourite, and select
Options
>
Add to category
.
3
Select one or more categories, and select
OK
.
To change icons for your favourites
1
Select
Menu
>
Location services
>
Location
>
Favourites
.
2
Select a favourite, and select
Options
>
Location icon
.
3
Double-tap an icon.
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