Sony Ericsson FOMA SO905iCS, Manual

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GPS Function
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Example: Displaying a map of your current location
1
From the Menu, select [LifeKit] → [GPS]
→ [Position location] and press .
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You can also check your current location by
pressing for over a second in the stand-by
display. After positioning, the operations follow
the settings of the GPS button setting (P.278).
Ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ ｌｏｃ．
Ａｃｃｕｒａｃｙ： ★ ☆ ☆
Ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ
Ｒｅａｄ ａ Ｍａｐ
Ｒｕｎ ｉ ａｐｐｌｉ
Ｐａｓｔｅ ｔｏ ｍａｉｌ
Ａｄｄ ｔｏ ｐｈｏｎｅｂｏｏｋ
Ａｔｔａｃｈ ｔｏ ｉｍａｇｅ
Ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ．
Ａｃｃｕｒａｃｙ ★ ★ ★
“ ” flashes and the incoming
indicator flashes.
The progress of accuracy is
indicated by the bar.
To quit the Position location
Press (Cancel).
To display the result for
identifying a location right
away
Press (Use).
To retry the operation
Press (Retry).
Accuracy
★ ★ ★ : Nearly accurate
location information
(with an error less
than approximately
50 m)
★ ★ ☆ : Relatively accurate
location information
(with an error less
than approximately
300 m)
★ ☆ ☆ : Approximate
location information
(with an error more
than approximately
300 m)
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Use the positioning accuracy as a guide. The
accuracy may vary depending on the radio wave
condition of the vicinity.
2
Select [Read a Map] and press .
T h e m a p o f d e t e r m i n e d c u r re n t l o c a t i o n i s
displayed.
 After displaying the map, you can search for the
neighborhood information using “ ｉエリア−周
辺情報− ” (i-mode area –Neighbor info–). For
details about “ ｉエリア−周辺情報− ”, see the
DoCoMo’s website.
To use the location information with GPS-compatible
i-
α ppli software
Select [Run i appli] → software to be used.
To paste the location information to mail
Select [Paste to mail] → [Yes].
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“ location URL” that has a link to the location
information is entered in the mail main body.
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The location information URL being sent is
only displayed on the i-mode compatible
terminals.
To save the location information in the Phonebook
Select [Add to phonebook]
→
[New]/[Add].

Follow the same steps as in the Add to FOMA
terminal phonebook (P.95, step 3 to 6).
To add location information on an image
Select [Attach to image] → an image from My
picture of the Data Box.
● You can add location information using the GPS
function on an image recorded by the camera
automatically (P.171).
Using the GPS-compatible
i-
α ppli
<i appli>
You can use the location information with GPS-
compatible i-
α ppli software.
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When you use a GPS-compatible i- α ppli, the
location information is sent to the information
provider of the software being used.
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When you use the GPS function with a GPS-
compatible i- α ppli, set the Use location info of the
software being used to [Yes].
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The method of using the location information varies
depending on the software.
1
From the Menu, select [LifeKit] → [GPS]
→ [i appli] and press .
The GPS software list display appears.
2
Select a software and press .
The software is started up and “ ” or “ ” appears.
Using 地図アプリ (Map appli)
The preinstalled “ 地図アプリ (Map appli)”
uses the GPS function and a map to display
your current location or specified location, to
search the information on neighborhood, and
to navigate you to the destination by public
transportation, walk, or car.
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An additional packet communication charge is
required for using this function. It is recommended
to use the Pake-Houdai/Pake-Houdai Full for this
software.
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When you have deleted the software but you want to
restore it, download it from “ ｉエリア−周辺情報− ”
(i-mode area-Neighbor info-).
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You cannot use this software when 2in1 is set to the
B mode because it uses mail.
 Please note that DoCoMo will not guarantee any
result such as of the accuracy and immediacy of
information such as map or route.
 While driving a car, please let a person other than
the driver operate it.