Viewing software for S60 1st and 2nd ed

Basic terms and concepts:

• Bluetooth GPS receiver - a device that receives signal from a satellite and sends it via bluetooth to your device. You can find a list of some GPS receivers here. To choose and activate GPS receiver, select Options - Misc - GPS. In GPS dialog check GPS ON and select Address;

• Waypoint - a point with coordinates, name and description. Waypoints dialog offers the possibility to send it as KML to another device or your PC.

• Track - a totality of coordinates that can be saved during movement. Tracks dialog allows choosing and sending a track in KML format to another device or your PC.

• Google Earth - is an application for PC, you can learn more about it here http://earth.google.com.

Track view:

In this view you can navigate to a chosen waypoint. It shows traversed path, direction of movement, distance and direction to the destination waypoint. The data to show can be customized.

The shown information can be adjusted in Layout menu:

• None;
• Brief;
• Location;
• Motion;
• Trip;
• Extended;

To specify destination waypoint use menu Destination:

• None;
• Selected point (custom coordinate);
• Selected waypoint (one of previously saved waypoints);
• Nearest waypoint;

Also you can zoom track in and out, clear track and set up customized font sizes.

Compass view:

This view shows the compass and detailed information about the destination waypoint.

It allows selecting the type of compass:

• Fixed - compass arrow doesn't rotate;
• Rotated - all elements of compass rotate;

Info view:

This view shows all the information obtained from the GPS receiver as well as various statistics such as average speed, maximum altitude, odometer etc. You can customize the data to be shown in this view. For each view cell you can select the following data:

• Latitude;
• Longitude;
• Speed;
• Average speed;
• Max speed;
• Altitude;
• Average altitude;
• Min altitude;
• Max altitude;
• Heading;
• Odometer;
• Trip odometer;
• DOP - Delusion Of Precision;
• Fixation: 2D/3D/Not valid;
• Number of used/total satellites;
• Stay time;
• Total time;
• Current time;
• Name of destination;
• Distance to destination;
• Estimated arriving time to destination;
• Bearing to destination;

Common for all views:

There are additional functions for each view, which can be accessed through the right softkey Misc menu.

For ease of use there are following hot keys available:

• "1" - Track view
• "2" - Compass view
• "3" - Info view
• "4" - Waypoints dialog
• "5" - Create new waypoint
• "6" - GPS On/Off
• "7" / "9" - Display font zoom out/in
• "8" - Change color theme
• "0" - Go home (current GPS position); if GPS receiver is turned on, the current position received from satellites will be shown in the center of screen.
• "*" / "#" - Zoom in/out

To send all your data to PC or another device use Options - Misc - Send all KMLs.

General settings:

"General" Tab:

• Coordinate format (ddd.dddddd░ / ddd░ mm.mmmm` / ddd░ mm` ss.ss``);
• Measure (Metric / Statute mile / Nautical mile);
• Backlight ( Always On / On if GPS or charger plugged / On if GPS / On if charger / Off);
• Distance display format;

"Misc" Tab:

• Record track (On/Off);
• Track step (1sec. - 60sec.);
• Proximity - waypoint radius;

"View" Tab:

• Theme (Day/Night);
• Font size (Small/Normal/Large);
• Track line size (Small/Normal/Large);
• Transparency of labels (0% - 100%);
• Show grid (On/Off);
• Show buttons (On/Off);

GPS settings:

In this dialog you can set up the address of your Bluetooth GPS device and such options as logging device information to disk.

List of some Bluetooth GPS Receivers:

Other link(s):

• List of GPS Receivers;