be created on your host device upon successful enumeration of the phone as a USB Communications Device Class device.

3Ensure no application in your host device is using the created COMM port. You may need to ensure that the created virtual COMM port settings are set as follows:

Bits per second: 4 800

Data bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1

Flow control: None.

4Start the GPS application on your host device. Set the GPS application to start accepting NMEA-0183 formatted data from the created Virtual COMM port.

5Set your phone to start sending NMEA- 0183 formatted location information.

Find it: / > m> GPS > Interface > NMEA OUT > USB.

Your phone is now actively sending location NMEA-0183 formatted GPS data to your USB host device.

To stop your phone from sending location data:

Find it: / > m> GPS > Interface > NMEA OUT > Off.

Note: Each time you power your phone Off, NMEA OUT is automatically set to Off and you need to manually restart it using the menu selections above.

Your USB host device will generally provide charging power (5V, up to 500mA) to your phone via the micro-USB cable therefore no other charging power to it will normally be required. However some laptops may require that you provide external AC/DC power to the

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