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Tips on creating a gps connection, Tips on creating a gps connection 108 – Nokia X6-00 User Manual

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Establishing a GPS connection may take from a couple of seconds to several minutes.

Establishing a GPS connection in a vehicle may take longer.
The GPS receiver draws its power from the device battery. Using the GPS receiver

may drain the battery faster.

Tips on creating a GPS connection
Check the satellite signal status

Select

Menu

>

Applications

>

Location

and

GPS data

>

Options

>

Satellite

status

.

If your device has found satellites, a bar for each satellite is shown in the satellite

info view. The longer the bar, the stronger the satellite signal. When your device

has received enough data from the satellite signal to calculate your location, the

bar colour changes.
Initially your device must receive signals from at least four satellites to be able to

calculate your location. When the initial calculation has been made, it may be

possible to continue calculating your location with three satellites. However, the

accuracy is generally better when more satellites are found.
To view the positions of found satellites, select

Chg. view

.

If no satellite signal can be found, consider the following:

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