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8 Using GPS Navigation
Getting Acquainted
Your HP iPAQ includes Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation
technology; therefore it is capable of using GPS software applications that
are compatible with this device. The GPS technology on your HP iPAQ is
based on a worldwide system of GPS satellites orbiting the earth that
continuously transmit digital radio signals. These radio signals contain
data on the satellites’ locations and their exact clock time and are used to
determine your location on the earth.
With your GPS capable device, you can use navigation software from
other third-party companies. For GPS navigation solutions recommended
by HP, visit www.hp.com/go/gpsnavigation
. However, before you
purchase, download or install any GPS software, you must determine
that the application is compatible with this device. Check with the GPS
software supplier to see if their software is compatible with the HP iPAQ
hw6500 Mobile Messenger series.
Setting Up Your HP iPAQ
First follow the instructions in the printed
Getting started
guide
until you complete creating a partnership with your personal
computer. This includes installing the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
and battery, synchronizing your HP iPAQ with your personal computer,
and establishing a partnership.
Setting Up Internet Access on Your HP iPAQ
Now that you have completed the steps in the Getting started guide, verify
you have Internet access on your HP iPAQ by visiting a web site such as
www.google.com or www.yahoo.com. If you cannot access the Internet,
take your HP iPAQ out of the cradle and use a GPRS connection. For
details, refer to Chapter 7, in the section “Creating a GPRS/EDGE
Connection.”
Using HP iPAQ Quick GPS Connection Utility
To improve connection performance, you need to enable the HP iPAQ
Quick GPS Connection Data Utility and download the latest data file.
Even though the GPS radio on your HP iPAQ is able to connect to the GPS
satellites without enabling the Quick GPS Connection Utility, it may take
a few minutes longer and even up to five minutes to locate the satellites if
you do not use this utility.
The default settings on the HP iPAQ Quick GPS Connection Utility are set
where the device cannot receive automatic updates unless you enable
the update feature.