Applications
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Where radio waves are difficult to receive
Note that since GPS is using radio waves for satellites,
under the following conditions, radio waves might not be
able to be received or might be difficult to receive. Also, do
not cover the GPS antenna (on the upper right of the
terminal) with your hand.
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Inside or immediately under a building
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Inside a basement or tunnel, and below the ground or
water
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Inside a bag or box
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In buildings-clustered or residential area
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Inside or under a thick covering of trees
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Near a high-voltage cable
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In a car, inside a train compartment
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Bad weather such as heavy rain or snow
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When there are obstructions (people or objects) near the
terminal
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Enabling the location information
service
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GPS function
Set whether to permit applications to identify your current
location using GPS.
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From the Home screen,
m
→
[Settings]
→
[Location services]
→
Mark [GPS
satellites]
→
[Agree]
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INFORMATION
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To measure highly accurate location information, use
GPS in a good field of view.
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Note that this function increases power consumption.
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We recommend joint use with Google's location service.
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Using Google's location service
Permit to identify the current location by information from
a Wi-Fi connection or a mobile network base station.
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From the Home screen,
m
→
[Settings]
→
[Location services]
→
Mark [Google's
location service]
→
[Agree]
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Location information and Google
search
Permit Google to use your current location information for
improvement of search result or quality of services.
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From the Home screen,
m
→
[Settings]
→
[Location services]
→
Mark [Location &
Google search]
→
[Agree]
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If [Location & Google search] is marked, this is
regarded as your having agreed to the anonymous
collection of position data by Google's location
information service. Data collection is carried out
regardless of whether or not the application is
activated.
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Google Maps
The Google Maps application lets you view your current
location, find other locations and calculate routes.
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To use Google Maps, a network connection via GSM/
GPRS network or Wi-Fi is required.
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To measure your current location, enable the location
information service in advance.
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Google Maps do not cover all countries and cities.
