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Browse maps, Maps – Nokia N78 User Manual

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Browse maps

The map coverage varies by country.
When you open the Maps application, Maps zooms in

to the location that was saved from your last session.

If no position was saved from the last session, the Maps

application zooms in to the capital city of the country

you are in based on the information the device receives

from the cellular network. At the same time, the map

of the location is downloaded, if it has not been

downloaded during previous sessions.
To establish a GPS connection and zoom in to your

current location, select

Options

>

Find place

>

3 GPS

position [0]

, or press 0

If the power saver turns on while the device is

attempting to establish a GPS connection, the attempt

is interrupted.
A GPS indicator

is shown on the display when

you browse maps. When the device tries to establish a

GPS connection, the circles are yellow. When the device

receives enough data from the satellites to calculate

the coordinates of your current location, the circles

turn green.
To view information about satellites when you are

using Maps, select

Options

>

Map options

>

Satellite info

.

Move on the map

Your current location is indicated on the map with .

To move on the map, scroll up, down, left, or right.

When you browse the map on

the display, a new map is

automatically downloaded if

you scroll to an area which is

not covered by maps already

downloaded. These maps are

free of charge, but

downloading may involve the

transmission of large

amounts of data through your

service provider's network.

For more information on data

transmission charges, contact

your service provider. The maps are automatically

saved in the device memory or on a compatible

memory card (if inserted).

Edit the map view

To zoom in or out, press * or #.
To switch between the 2D and 3D views, select

Options

>

Map options

>

2D/3D

.

To define what kinds of points of interest are shown

on the map, select

Options

>

Map options

>

Categories

and the desired categories.

To adjust the network, routing, and general settings,

select

Options

>

Settings

.

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