User manual PALM IN-CAR GPS

[. . . ] Pull over to the side of the road to view or modify maps. 1 Installing Mapopolis & Maps on Your Handheld Place the Mapopolis CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The Map Loader software will automatically start. The first time that the CD is run, the "Install Palm Application" check box will already be checked. [. . . ] Click on the start button from the splash screen and then click on the menu button (located on the far right of the Mapopolis toolbar at the bottom of the screen to bring up the Mapopolis menu). Menu Button Click on the GPS button on the menu, and then click on the GPS Settings button at the top of the GPS screen. Click on the downward-pointing arrow near the top of the screen and choose "Use Serial Connection" from the droplist. Click Save. 5 Getting Started with Mapopolis & Your GPS Device The Mapopolis software included with your bundle allows you to ® view maps and generate directions right on your Palm OS handheld. Once directions have been generated, you can view them as either a text-list or displayed on the map. When they are shown on the map, the current GPS position is displayed, showing you your position along the route. Mapopolis also contains a number of advanced features, that are not discussed here, such as GeoMarks and Maplets. More information about these can be found in the manual located on the Mapopolis CD-ROM. Loading A Map To load a map, click on the menu button, and then click on the maps button on the menu. Choose the map that you would like to load, tap it (which will highlight it in blue) and click on view. The appropriate maps must be loaded to generate directions. Note that Mapopolis, by default, also loads all county maps contiguous to the county that you have chosen. Zooming & Scrolling The Map Maps can be easily scrolled by dragging your stylus across your PDA's screen. The map will move as the stylus is moved. The map can be zoomed in by clicking on the magnifying glass with the plus sign next to it (on the far left of the menu bar). The map can be zoomed out by clicking on the magnifying glass with the minus sign next to it (located adjacent to the zoom-in button). The box button (third from the right on the menu bar) can be used to zoom to a specific area of the map. Click on the box icon, and then drag your stylus across the screen to create a box. Mapopolis will zoom in to show the area you have selected. Adding & Removing Detail Mapopolis automatically adds additional detail (such as small streets and location information to the map as it is zoomed in and out. However, there may be times when you want to reduce the level of detail shown to make the map easier to read or to increase it in order to find a specific location. Detail can be removed by clicking the minus icon. [. . . ] To use the manual, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded at no charge from http://www. adobe. com/prod ucts/acrobat/readstep. html. If you are still experiencing problems or can not find the information you need. You can reach Mapopolis support at support@mapopolis. com. [. . . ]