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GPS Enabled
•Then umber of satellites used to calculate the
location. In general, more sate llites make for
better accuracy.
Toc alculate your location again :
PressAunder Rfrsh.
Itmay take your phone several minutes to
complete the process of determ ining your location.
Duringthis time, a messageusually appears on
yourphone’s display sayingyour phone is
scanningfor satellites.For tips on getting thebest
locationcalculation,see “Enhancing GPS
Performance”.
ThePosition scr een displays the updated
information.
Tocancel a location calculationbefore it is
completed:
PressAunder Cancel to return to the Positio n
screen. -or-
Presseto ret urn to the idle screen.
Each time approximate locat ion of your phone is
calculated,the latestlocation information is stored
inyour phone and remainsthere even when your
phoneis powered off. Youwill see this information
thenexttimeyouviewthePosition screen.
Ifyou received a phone callor alert while
attemptingtodetermine your location,the Position
screenwill disappear,but your phone will continue
attempting to determine its loc ation. If it is
successful, the new loc ation information wi ll be
displayedthe next time youview the Position
screen.
Enhancing GPSPerformance
Sometimes the GPS feature of your phone m ay be
unableto complete a locationcalculation
successfully. If this happens w hen you are making
anemergency call, the locationof the nearest cell
towerin contact with yourphone is made available
tot he appropriate emergency r esponse center if
the center has the capability to rec eive such
information.If thishappens when you are trying to
viewyour location on the phone’s display,you will
seea message indicatingthat your phone cannot
accesssatellites.
Toimpr ove accuracy and inc rease your chances of
asuccessful calculation,do the following while
your phone is determining you r approximate
location: