AConnection Status
Connection status is shown by the hicon in the camera display (0 4) and the LED on the GP-N100:
hicon | LED | Description |
| | The GPS unit is searching for a signal. Pic- |
h(blinks) | Blinks (red) | tures taken while the h icon is blinking |
| | do not include GPS data. |
| | The unit is receiving signals from three GPS |
h(static) | Blinks (green) | satellites. GPS data will be recorded with |
| | photographs. |
| | The unit is receiving signals from four or |
h(static) | On (green) | more GPS satellites. More precise GPS data |
| | will be recorded with photographs. |
GPS data are only recorded while the GP-N100 is receiving signals from at least three satellites. If no signal is received for over two seconds, the h icon will clear from the camera display and no GPS data will be recorded.
AAssisted GPS
When connected to a computer using its supplied USB cable, the GP-N100 can use resources provided by Nikon servers to reduce the t time needed to acquire GPS data (GPS data can still be acquired without these resources, although the time needed to do may increase).
This method of determining position using supplementary information stored in a file supplied by a network is known as “Assisted GPS” (A-GPS or aGPS). To connect to Nikon servers and receive Assisted GPS files, the GP-N100 uses GP-N100 Utility software, available for download from the following website: http://nikonimglib.com/gpn100u/
For information on using GP-N100 Utility, see the above website or online help. The Assisted GPS file provided by the servers is valid for two weeks, after which time it can no longer be used to assist global positioning. Use GP-N100 Utility regularly to keep the GP-N100 up to date.