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Using GPS Navigation

8–8

If you tap Yes, perform the following steps:

a. At the top of the next screen, after the word City:, enter the

first few letters of your home city (example: Hou for Houston)

by tapping the keyboard letters on the screen.

b. From the list that displays, tap your city.
c. At the top of the screen, after the word Street:, enter the first

few letters of your street name by tapping the keyboard letters

on the screen.

d. From the list that displays, tap your street name.
e. At the top of the screen, after the words House nr:, enter your

house number.

f. Tap Done.

15. After setting your home address, tap the middle of the Main

screen to display the Options screen and tap Navigate to... >

Home to display the route home.

NOTE: If you are going to use GPS Navigation in your vehicle for an

extended period of time, connect your HP iPAQ to an Auto adapter to

save battery power. If you don’t have an Auto adapter, you can order

one at

www.hp.com/go/ipaqaccessories

.

Accessing the Internet on Your HP iPAQ

You must have Internet access on your HP iPAQ to be able to download

the one free GPS city map (approximately 2 MB) and the Quick GPS

Connection data file (approximately 40 KB). To do this:
1.

Place the HP iPAQ in the cradle and make sure it is connected to

ActiveSync, as described in the Getting started guide.

2.

Verify you have an Internet connection by using Internet Explorer.

To do this:
a. Keep the HP iPAQ in its cradle.
b. Tap Start > Internet Explorer.
c. In the text box at the top of the screen, enter your favorite web

site such as

www.google.com

or

www.yahoo.com

and tap on

the green arrow to the right.

If you have an Internet connection, you may skip to the

“Verifying

Date and Time on Your HP iPAQ”

section in this chapter.

If you do not have an Internet connection, Internet Explorer displays

an error message and you may have to access the Internet through

a proxy server.