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GPS Enabled
To change your GPS PIN:
1From the main menu, sele ct Settings >
Security > Change Passwords > GPS PIN.
2Enter the current GPS PIN.
Note:W hen you receive yo ur phone, your GPS
PIN is 0000.
3Press A under Ok.
4Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GPS PIN.
5Press A under Ok.
6Enter the new 4- to 8-digit GP S PIN to confirm.
7Press A under Ok.
Using GPS with Map Software
You can use the GPS featur e of your phone to
provide approximat e location data to a laptop
computer or similar dev ice that is running
interactive map software such as that made by
DeLorme or Micros oft. This way, if your p hone has
good access to GPS signals, your approximate
position on a map can be made available as you
travel in a vehicle.
To do this, connect your phone to your laptop (or
other device) with a data cable and set your phone
to transmit data (see “G etting Started” on page
135). Your phone then provides your approximate
location to the device ru nning the map software,
which displays you r location on a map. Y our phone
provides an update d lo cat i on ever y se co nd an d th e
map software displays yo ur changing location on
its map.
See “Enhancing GPS Perf ormance” on page 131
for more details on obtaining good location
information.
Note:B e ca us e yo ur phone is continuously
determining your location, using the GPS
feature of your ph one with map softw are
uses the phone’s batt ery power quickly.

Software Compatibility

Your phone sends location information to your
laptop or other device using the standard National
Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) format.
Your phone supports out put messages in
NMEA-0183 format and su pports the following
NMEA-0183 sentences: GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV,
RMC, and VTG.
The map software r unning on your lapt op or other
device must support NMEA 3.0.