Use the compass, Calibrate the compass – Nokia E55 User Manual
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Navigate to the destination — Select
Show route
>
Options
>
Start driving
or
Start walking
.
Change the settings for a route
The route settings affect the navigation guidance and the
way the route is displayed on the map.
1. In the route planner view, open the Settings tab. To get
to the route planner view from the navigation view, select
Options
>
Route points
or
Route point list
.
2. Set the transportation mode to
Drive
or
Walk
. If you
select
Walk
, one-way streets are regarded as normal
streets, and walkways and routes through, for example,
parks and shopping centres, can be used.
3. Select the desired option.
Select the walking mode — Open the Settings tab, and
select
Walk
>
Preferred route
>
Streets
or
Straight
line
.
Straight line
is useful on off-road terrain as it indicates
the walking direction.
Use the faster or shorter driving route — Open the
Settings tab, and select
Drive
>
Route selection
>
Faster
route
or
Shorter route
.
Use the optimised driving route — Open the Settings tab,
and select
Drive
>
Route selection
>
Optimised
. The
optimised driving route combines the advantages of both the
shorter and the faster routes.
You can also choose to allow or avoid using, for example,
motorways, toll roads, or ferries.
Use the compass
If your device has a compass, when activated, both the arrow
of the compass and the map rotate automatically in the
direction to which the top of your device is pointing.
Select
Menu
>
Applications
>
GPS
>
Maps
and
My
position
.
Activate the compass — Press 5.
Deactivate the compass — Press 5 again. The map is
oriented north.
The compass is active when there is a green outline. If the
compass needs calibration, the outline of the compass is red
or yellow. To calibrate the compass, rotate the device around
all axes in a continuous movement.
The compass has limited accuracy. Electromagnetic fields,
metal objects, or other external circumstances may also
affect the accuracy of the compass. The compass should
always be properly calibrated.
Calibrate the compass
Your device has an internal compass. When the compass is
calibrated, the circle around the compass is green, and the
map view rotates automatically according to the direction to
which the top of the device is pointing.
The compass has limited accuracy. Electromagnetic fields,
metal objects, or other external circumstances may also
affect the accuracy of the compass. The compass should
always be properly calibrated.
To calibrate the compass, do the following:
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