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Setting the GPS PIN Security Feature
To prevent your GPS privacy settings from being altered without your knowledge, your
GPS privacy option can be protected by a PIN.
When you receive your Smartphone, the GPS security feature is turned off, so you do
not have to enter a GPS PIN to access your GPS privacy options. If you turn this feature
on, you will be required to enter a GPS PIN to access your GPS privacy options.
Enable GPS Lock
1 On the Home screen, select Start.
2 Select Settings and then select Security.
3 Select Enable GPS Lock.
4 In Enter GPS Pin, enter your current GPS PIN.
Note: There is no default GPS PIN.
Disable GPS Lock
1 On the Home screen, select Start.
2 Select Settings and then select Security.
3 Select Disable GPS Lock.
4 In Enter GPS Pin, enter your current GPS PIN.
Change your GPS PIN
1 On the Home screen, select Start.
2 Select Settings and then select Security.
3 Select Enable GPS Lock.
4 In Old PIN, enter your current GPS PIN.
5 In New PIN, enter a new GPS PIN.
6 In Confirm new PIN, re-enter your new GPS PIN.
7 Select Done.
Note: Your GPS PIN must be enabled in order to access this feature.
Using GPS with Map Software
You can use the GPS feature of your Smartphone to provide approximate location data
to a laptop computer or similar device that is running interactive map software such as
that made by DeLorme or Microsoft. This way, if your Smartphone 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 Smartphone to your laptop (or other device) with a serial data
cable and set your Smartphone to transmit data (see “Getting Started with Map
Software” on page 164). Your Smartphone then provides your approximate location to
the device running the map software, which displays your location on a map. Your
Smartphone provides an updated location every second and the map software displays
your changing location on its map.
See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 161 for more details on obtaining good
location information.