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Setting the GPS function, triangulates successfully, it will record

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Setting the GPS function Set the GPS switch to ON ( appears on the LCD screen). Your camcorder starts trying to triangulate. When your camcorder triangulates successfully, it will record the location information at the time movies and photos were recorded.  Notes  Use the GPS function in outdoors. The camcorder may not be able to receive radio signals in places where radio signals are blocked or reflected, such as indoors or a place surrounded by buildings or trees.  The indicator changes according to the strength of GPS signal reception. Triangulating status GPS indicators GPS reception status Function off No indicator The GPS switch is set to OFF, or the GPS receiver is not functioning normally. Unable to triangulate Processing Your camcorder cannot find a GPS signal, therefore, it cannot triangulate. Move to an open area and turn on the GPS switch again. Your camcorder is searching for a GPS satellite signal. It may take several minutes to complete the triangulation. Triangulating Triangulating Your camcorder is receiving a GPS signal, and can acquire location information. Your camcorder is receiving a strong GPS signal, and can acquire location information. US 48  The GPS switch is set to ON in the default setting. Movies and photos will be recorded with location information. When your camcorder cannot acquire the location information, the last acquired location information is recorded. If you do not want to record location information, set the GPS switch to OFF.  If the camcorder cannot track a satellite even after waiting for several minutes, you are in a difficult place to receive a GPS signal. Start recording in the current state or move to a place that is easier receive radio signals.  Even if the camcorder is turned off, the GPS function is working as long as the GPS switch is set to ON. Make sure that the GPS switch is set to OFF during takeoff and landing of an airplane.  The dots in the lower right of show GPS signal quantity. When fewer than 3 dots are displayed, the GPS signal is not stable enough to triangulate in the current environment. Move to an open area first, and turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on.  When search of satellite signal is unsuccessful after a few minutes of searching, your camcorder quits searching for a satellite signal. If your camcorder continues to display (triangulation process not started) even after moved to an open area, turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on.  Processing time can be shortened when you load the GPS assist data into the camcorder using the supplied software "PMB." Install "PMB" on your computer and connect the computer to the internet. Then connect the camcorder to the computer and the GPS assist data will be automatically updated.  The GPS assist data may not function in the following cases:  When the GPS assist data are not updated for about 30 days or more  When the date and time of the camcorder are not correctly set  When the camcorder is moved for a long distance.

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US
Setting the GPS function
Set the GPS switch to ON (
appears on
the LCD screen). Your camcorder starts
trying to triangulate. When your camcorder
triangulates successfully, it will record the
location information at the time movies
and photos were recorded.
Notes
Use the GPS function in outdoors. The
camcorder may not be able to receive radio
signals in places where radio signals are
blocked or reflected, such as indoors or a place
surrounded by buildings or trees.
The indicator changes according to the strength
of GPS signal reception.
Triangulating status
GPS
indicators
GPS reception status
Function off
No
indicator
The GPS switch is
set to OFF, or the
GPS receiver is not
functioning normally.
Unable to
triangulate
Your camcorder
cannot find a GPS
signal, therefore, it
cannot triangulate.
Move to an open area
and turn on the GPS
switch again.
Processing
Your camcorder is
searching for a GPS
satellite signal. It may
take several minutes
to complete the
triangulation.
Triangulating
Your camcorder
is receiving a GPS
signal, and can acquire
location information.
Triangulating
Your camcorder is
receiving a strong GPS
signal, and can acquire
location information.
The GPS switch is set to ON in the default
setting. Movies and photos will be recorded
with location information. When your
camcorder cannot acquire the location
information, the last acquired location
information is recorded. If you do not want to
record location information, set the GPS switch
to OFF.
If the camcorder cannot track a satellite even
after waiting for several minutes, you are in
a difficult place to receive a GPS signal. Start
recording in the current state or move to a place
that is easier receive radio signals.
Even if the camcorder is turned off, the GPS
function is working as long as the GPS switch
is set to ON. Make sure that the GPS switch
is set to OFF during takeoff and landing of an
airplane.
The dots in the lower right of
show GPS
signal quantity. When fewer than 3 dots are
displayed, the GPS signal is not stable enough
to triangulate in the current environment. Move
to an open area first, and turn the GPS switch to
OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your
camcorder off and on.
When search of satellite signal is unsuccessful
after a few minutes of searching, your
camcorder quits searching for a satellite signal.
If your camcorder continues to display
(triangulation process not started) even after
moved to an open area, turn the GPS switch to
OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your
camcorder off and on.
Processing time can be shortened when you
load the GPS assist data into the camcorder
using the supplied software “PMB.” Install
“PMB” on your computer and connect the
computer to the internet. Then connect the
camcorder to the computer and the GPS assist
data will be automatically updated.
The GPS assist data may not function in the
following cases:
When the GPS assist data are not updated for
about 30 days or more
When the date and time of the camcorder are
not correctly set
When the camcorder is moved for a long
distance.