Compaq iPAQ H3800 - Manual (Page 76)

iPAQ Pocket PC H3800 Series Reference Guide 76
Using Software
Install Pocket Streets
Because Pocket Streets does not come preinstalled on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC, install
Pocket Streets from your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM.
Hint: You cannot install the Pocket Streets application to a memory card, but you can store
extra maps on a memory card.
Hint: Install important applications in the iPAQ File Store folder located in the File Explorer
on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. Applications in the iPAQ File Store are held in ROM and
will not be lost if you perform a hard reset of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC or if the battery
loses its charge. iPAQ File Store can store between 5 and 6 MB of information.
1. Insert the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM
2. Locate Pocket Streets
3. Click Pocket Streets to install the application
Copy maps from the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM
Pocket Streets does not include maps, but you can copy them from your Compaq iPAQ
Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM. Alternatively, create maps in a mapping application on
your computer or download maps from the Internet.
Hint: Because map files are large, you may want to store them on a memory card to reduce
the amount of space you use on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC.
1. Insert the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM
2. Locate the map files
3. Move the map files to your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC
Drag and drop files from the CD-ROM to the Pocket PC My Documents folder on your
desktop
When you synchronize, the files move to your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC
Hint: Copy important maps in the iPAQ File Store folder located in the File Explorer on
your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. Maps in the iPAQ File Store are held in ROM and will
not be lost if you perform a hard reset of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC or if the battery
loses its charge. iPAQ File Store can store between 5 and 6 MB of information.
View Points of Interest
Choose the points of interest to display on your maps
• restaurants
• movie theatres
• ATMs
• banks
1. From the Start menu, tap Programs
2. Tap Pocket Streets
3. Tap a map to open it