Sony HD-RCX300, HDR-CX350V, HDR-CX370, HDR-XR350 manual Setting the GPS function, Gps

Setting the GPS function

Set the GPS switch to ON ( appears on the LCD screen). Your camcorder starts trying to triangulate. When your camcorder triangulates successfully, it will record the location information at the time movies and photos were recorded.

Notes

Use the GPS function in outdoors. The camcorder may not be able to receive radio signals in places where radio signals are blocked or reflected, such as indoors or a place surrounded by buildings or trees.

The indicator changes according to the strength of GPS signal reception.

Triangulating status	GPS	GPS reception status
	indicators
		The GPS switch is
Function off	No	set to OFF, or the
	indicator	GPS receiver is not
		functioning normally.
		Your camcorder
		cannot find a GPS
Unable to		signal, therefore, it
		cannot triangulate.
triangulate
		Move to an open area
		and turn on the GPS
		switch again.
		Your camcorder is
		searching for a GPS
Processing		satellite signal. It may
		take several minutes
		to complete the
		triangulation.
		Your camcorder
Triangulating		is receiving a GPS
		signal, and can acquire
		location information.
		Your camcorder is
Triangulating		receiving a strong GPS
		signal, and can acquire
		location information.

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The GPS switch is set to ON in the default setting. Movies and photos will be recorded with location information. When your camcorder cannot acquire the location information, the last acquired location information is recorded. If you do not want to record location information, set the GPS switch to OFF.

If the camcorder cannot track a satellite even after waiting for several minutes, you are in a difficult place to receive a GPS signal. Start recording in the current state or move to a place that is easier receive radio signals.

Even if the camcorder is turned off, the GPS function is working as long as the GPS switch is set to ON. Make sure that the GPS switch is set to OFF during takeoff and landing of an airplane.

The dots in the lower right of show GPS signal quantity. When fewer than 3 dots are displayed, the GPS signal is not stable enough to triangulate in the current environment. Move to an open area first, and turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on.

When search of satellite signal is unsuccessful after a few minutes of searching, your camcorder quits searching for a satellite signal. If your camcorder continues to display (triangulation process not started) even after moved to an open area, turn the GPS switch to OFF and ON again, or turn the power of your camcorder off and on.

Processing time can be shortened when you load the GPS assist data into the camcorder using the supplied software “PMB.” Install “PMB” on your computer and connect the computer to the internet. Then connect the camcorder to the computer and the GPS assist data will be automatically updated.

The GPS assist data may not function in the following cases:

When the GPS assist data are not updated for about 30 days or more

When the date and time of the camcorder are not correctly set

When the camcorder is moved for a long distance