GPS Navigation

For more information on GPS, refer to Chapter 8, “Using GPS

Navigation.”

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My GPS Navigation

Be sure you have launched GPS Navigation.

is not functioning or

Be sure you are positioned close to a window or outdoors as a line

is not accessing the

 

of sight is required to access the GPS satellites. If you are still

satellites.

 

 

having difficulty acquiring a GPS signal, try outdoors where you

 

 

have a complete view of the sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: To see if GPS Navigation has any activity, with the GPS

 

Navigation software running:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Tap in the middle of a map screen.

 

 

 

 

• Tap the Change Preferences icon

 

 

.

 

 

• Tap the right arrow 4 times, then tap Configure GPS. You

 

 

should see some activity on the screen.

 

 

 

If you have not updated the GPS Navigation recently with the

 

 

Quick GPS Connection satellite location software, you may need

 

 

to wait a few minutes longer to locate the satellites.

 

Be sure your HP iPAQ battery is charged.

 

 

 

If, after trying all of the above, your GPS Navigation still does not

 

 

function, visit the following Web site for more information -

 

 

www.tomtom.com/gpsnavigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cannot locate the

Try entering more street address letters on the top of the address

requested address

 

screen or use the crossroads definition.

 

 

using the address

Does the requested address fall within the boundaries of the city or

screen.

 

area map downloaded to your HP iPAQ? If it does not, then this

 

 

address will not be available on the map.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The map route

You may have your screen preferences set to Nighttime viewing. To

screen does not

change the viewing preferences:

 

 

 

 

 

display clearly

1.

With GPS Navigation software running, tap in the middle of a

during the daytime.

 

 

map screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Tap the Change Preferences icon

 

 

 

.

 

 

3.

Tap the Use Day Colors icon

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GPS Navigator

If you copied your map to an SD memory card, is your memory

states there is no

 

card inserted?

 

 

 

 

 

map available when

If you recently lost power to your HP iPAQ or performed a hard

I launch it.

 

reset, and you did not back up your software before either of these

 

 

situations occurred, your map was deleted unless it was copied to

 

 

a memory card or to iPAQ File Store folder. You can download the

 

 

same map or previously purchased maps, free-of-charge, to your

 

 

HP iPAQ by running the Get A Map download program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I need a map for a

You may purchase full map sets for other regions in the United States,

different area.

Canada, and Western Europe at www.tomtom.com/

 

gpsnavigation.

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting 14–10

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HP hw6500 Unlocked manual GPS Navigation, For more information on GPS, refer to , Using GPS