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TeleType GPS

Software Manual

Version 062006

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Page 3: ... GPS enabled mapping software available for Windows CE and Pocket PC The same software also supports desktop and laptop systems Teletype offers a variety of software receiver combinations for worldwide land air and water navigation Teletype s complete catalog is available online at www teletype com TeleType Co ...

Page 4: ... author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for...

Page 5: ...an Intersection 14 6 Finding POIs and Businesses 15 7 Yellow Pages 16 8 Point Information 16 9 Creating a Waypoint 18 10 Transferring Waypoint Files 20 11 Creating a Route 20 Traveling Sales Route 21 Point to Point Routing 23 Waypoint Routing 24 Multiple Point Routing 24 Routing To From an Intersection 26 12 Transferring a Route 27 13 Wildcards 28 14 Using the Simulator 29 15 Traffic Avoidance 29 ...

Page 6: ...rt IV Other Options 56 56 1 Remove Teletype GPS shortcut on PDA Today Screen 58 2 Keyboard Shortcuts 58 3 Shortcut Menu 60 4 TOPO Symbols Elevation 61 5 TOPO Symbols Boundaries 62 6 TOPO Symbols Land Surface Features 63 7 TOPO Symbols Marine Shoreline Coastal Features 65 8 TOPO Symbols Rivers Lakes and Canals 65 9 TOPO Symbols Building and Related Features 66 10 TOPO Symbols Roads Railroads and Ot...

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Page 8: ... while you are driving Failure by the driver of a vehicle equipped with a TeleType GPS system to pay full attention to operation of the vehicle and road conditions while the vehicle is in motion could result in an accident or collision with property damage and personal injury IN NO EVENT SHALL TELETYPE CO BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM...

Page 9: ... for navigation directions European Add On Maps require a password for activation Contact TeleType for more information See Also Voice Recognition Preferences 1 4 Glossary ActiveSync The Microsoft software that allows your PDA to communicate with your PC APT or ARPT Abbreviation for airport Aviation The mode of navigation in TeleType GPS software that deals with air navigation For more details ple...

Page 10: ...ated into Yellow Pages 1 5 Software and Hardware Installation 1 5 1 Overview The next two sections will show you how to install the software maps and hardware to both the PC and PDA The software must be installed to your PC and PDA first then you can install maps to your PC You will use the PC version of the software to export maps to your PDA This procedure is described in the section on Exportin...

Page 11: ...te Make sure you install the latest version of maps as well Older versions of maps are incompatible with the latest version of TeleType GPS software After installing the TeleType GPS Pro you need to install the maps If you do not install the maps you will not be able to navigate 1 5 3 Map Installation This section will guide you through installing the latest TeleType maps to your PC Maps are not i...

Page 12: ... our navigation software For complete instructions on installing the different types of hardware please visit our web site at http www teletype com pages support html hardware If you ordered TeleType GPS hardware you should have received the installation instructions for the hardware with its packaging There are no drivers required to use the TeleType GPS receivers on your PDA Drivers are only req...

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Page 14: ...ellites and their signal strength indicated with vertical blue bars Depending on your location and the signal strength it may take up to 10 minutes to lock in for the first time At least 4 satellites are needed to lock Please note that if you are inside you may not see any satellites listed In addition please make sure that you set your PDA clock to local time and date accurate to within 1 hour If...

Page 15: ...to unload all maps except for those maps with the filenames YourCountry_place ttm for a clear view 3 With the Auto Load feature enabled Press Menu Prefs Road and check Auto show maps as traveling the software will automatically load local maps and or Yellow Pages when you drive or fly into an area and unload them when you leave the area 4 You may also go to File Load Load Map Menu Maps Load Map on...

Page 16: ...ype GPS software as described above in order to be viewed To accommodate the limited memory on PDA devices maps are only installed to the desktop computer They then have to be exported to the PDA and loaded into the software If maps are being loaded from a storage card that storage card must remain in the PDA for the program to operate properly The basemap for a country must be manually loaded Aft...

Page 17: ...aps will be left loaded If you have generated a route the Unload All function will ask if you want to unload the current route or not You may also select one map at a time from the list above and select Unload Selected Map To unload multiple maps but not all maps you may hit the ctrl key on your PC s keyboard or tap the ctrl button in your keyboard panel on your PDA 2 You can unload a map by right...

Page 18: ...rmation based on your entered contacts in Outlook If you wish to find an address you have searched for previously select the History button choose the address from the list and press OK 3 Press Find 4 From the list given select the correct address usually the first and then select Go To This will center the screen on that address and also save the address as a waypoint When searching for a street ...

Page 19: ...e program being unable to find the intersection Fill in the fields for City State and Zip Make sure you have selected the correct country from the drop down menu 4 Press Find 5 From the list given select the correct address usually the first and then press Go To This will center the screen on that address and save the address as a waypoint When searching for a street address the software will auto...

Page 20: ...umber is also available to find the point of interest that you are seeking Be sure not to over specify Please check the Tips section for more details If you wish to find an address you have searched for previously select History and choose an address from the list If you choose the category Waypoints from the Find Wizard you can find all of the Waypoints that are within your waypoint files These c...

Page 21: ...ur PDA anywhere on the map until the pop up menu appears 3 Select Show Maps 4 On the Show Maps window check the Yellow Pages box Then click OK 5 You should now see many red dots on the map Zoom in closer to reduce clutter 6 Right click tap and hold on your PDA and press Info from the pop up menu to learn more about that location The TeleType GPS software also includes a useful feature for loading ...

Page 22: ...vide you with the information of that point Within this box you can access the Avoid Here and re route feature as well as the Route To feature 2 9 Creating a Waypoint Waypoints window PC A waypoint is a position marker that can be used to help create a route or to mark a position for future reference You can create waypoints regardless of whether the GPS receiver is active or inactive There are th...

Page 23: ...t to create a waypoint and press Add Waypoint 2 Go to Tools Waypoints or MENU Points 3 Select the waypoint you just created 4 Enter a name for that waypoint under Name 5 Enter the latitude and longitude for this waypoint 6 To change the icon for this waypoint right click tap and hold on PDA and press Icon from the pop up menu Choose an icon for that waypoint and press OK Waypoint Name Any name can...

Page 24: ...eating waypoints can be found in section creating a waypoint 2 The waypoints you created should be in general way 3 Go to the Manage Maps window under the File menu You should see the name of the folder in the Manage Maps Window Note You will not see the folder icon Only the name In this case the file name should be general way 4 Select Export All Maps to the PDA This will also transfer any maps y...

Page 25: ...ave to do is click on For example if you were to have waypoints from Boston MA to Concord NH you might want to name that file Trip1 way instead of general way 5 Then a window will come up and ask you to name the new file Pick a name that has some meaning to you regarding what the waypoints are for or any names that you like such as Trip1 way 6 Click on Save 7 The new file that you created is empty...

Page 26: ...useful feature allows you to generate the optimized route between multiple waypoints Ideal for sales and delivery personnel 1 Add as many waypoints as you wish in your route There are two ways to add a waypoint a Zoom in to the location on the map right click or tap and hold that spot and select Add Waypoint from the pop up menu b Go to Tools Find and select either Address or Yellow Pages Enter th...

Page 27: ...o option and repeat the process as outlined above 5 Click the Route button The route will now be displayed on the screen You may also save this route by clicking on the Route menu and selecting Save As You can also select the Show Traffic Incidents box US only subject to additional fees if you want to view any traffic obstructions in your area 6 To reverse the origin and destination tap or click o...

Page 28: ...s Use this to automatically enter addresses into the From To box You can set this using the Edit Presets button Office Preset Your office address Use this to automatically enter addresses into the From To box You can set this using the Edit Presets button Edit Presets Allows you to edit your home and office addresses Reverse Switch your origin and destination addresses Press when ready to route Do...

Page 29: ...vel with the starting waypoint at the top of the list Use the up and down arrows in the Waypoints window to organize waypoint order 2 Click Route to process the route and display the result on your screen Processing time depends on how many waypoints are in the particular way file and the distance between points The software now supports avoid points when routing This is useful to allow the softwa...

Page 30: ... buttons to arrange the order 3 Click tap on the Route button to create a new route A new path will now appear on the map containing multiple waypoints If you don t have a preference as to the order in which waypoints are routed you may want to try the Traveling Sales Route feature See Also Traveling Sales Route Point to Point Routing Waypoint Routing Routing To From Intersection Waypoints Window ...

Page 31: ...ould still be visible To enter an address click anywhere in the box under To 6 Enter the destination address of your choice by filling in the appropriate fields Then press OK Select the address that closely matches with your choice and press OK To enter an intersection follow the same procedures as in Steps 3 4 7 Now that you have entered a From and To field tap or click on the Do Routing icon You...

Page 32: ... see section Creating a Route 2 After the route is created go to Route Save As to save the route 3 After naming your route press Save 4 Press Transfer Route 5 Select where you want to store your route Under Select Storage choose an external card SD or CF Card or Main Memory Selecting where to store a route 7 Click on the Export button The route will be transferred to your PDA now Transferring a ro...

Page 33: ...contains Glou but are unsure of the full name of the address enter Glou into the street field when searching for an address Use an asterisk to perform a broad search for addresses Question marks are used to replace single letters in the name of a location They are especially helpful if you are unsure about the spelling of a location For example if you were searching for the city of Gloucester MA b...

Page 34: ...sults window 3 Press Simulate Close the Routing Result window The simulator will now run through your entire route as if you were actually driving through it To end the simulation midway through the route simply press the stop button or press MENU Route View and press Stop You can restart and stop as many times as you d like Using the simulator Here are several helpful tips and reminders to keep i...

Page 35: ...ffic information available for certain metropolitan areas including traffic accidents and road construction sites To find a traffic map for a particular location you will need to find that location For more help on finding a location see Finding An Address Make sure you are connected to the internet before loading traffic maps if you are not connected you will receive an error message 1 Right clic...

Page 36: ... a waypoint avoidpoint at that location Up to the minute traffic information PC 4 To unload the traffic maps right click tap and hold on PDA anywhere on the map select Show Maps and Advanced Uncheck the Traffic box and click OK Your map will now be cleared of any traffic indications You can also load traffic maps when routing Press MENU Route New Select the bottom check box next to Show Traffic In...

Page 37: ...d way file but can be saved under different file names of your choosing like waypoints Avoid Points are represented on the map by this icon Creating and Routing with Avoid Points You can create Avoid Points before or after creating a route 1 Right click tap and hold on PDA on the road you want to avoid Make sure that you have zoomed in close enough to pick the correct road 2 Select Add Avoid Point...

Page 38: ...o Then Re Route and press Avoid Here 4 If you have already created a route or have marked off specific waypoints within your route make sure the checkbox next to Then Re Route is marked This will automatically create a new route for you If you haven t created a route or marked off specific waypoints within your route you can ignore this step 5 Click tap on Avoid Here Loading Avoid Points 1 Go to T...

Page 39: ...fic Maps Creating a Waypoint Creating a Route 2 16 Exporting Maps You have two options to transfer maps to your PDA Manage Maps Function Exporting maps via the Manage Maps screen is useful when you want export only a limited number of maps to the PDA This function is typically used to export maps for a single city or a group of cities rather than an entire state or country Transfer To PDA Function...

Page 40: ...the state you wish to transfer 3 Select the counties you wish to transfer or click on the box by Select All Counties to highlight all of the maps for that state 4 Select the Setting button to choose which types of maps streets highways terrain or yellow pages you would like to transfer 5 Select where Storage Card or Main Memory you would like to store maps on the PDA If you have just inserted your...

Page 41: ...he correct directory structure This is useful to organize your maps before a trip To export the maps directly to your PDA make sure your PDA is currently recognized by Microsoft ActiveSync and tap or click on Export All Maps to PDA If you wish to export the maps to your PDA s main memory select Main Memory from the menu that pops up and then press Transfer If you wish to export the maps to a stora...

Page 42: ...ster and Vectors Maps Aviation Navigation For use by pilots when flying In order to use aviation you must have purchased the aviation maps from Teletype GPS Street Navigation Street Navigation is used when navigating a generated route The street navigation has voice and visual prompts to tell you where to turn and displays what points of interest are nearby Switch Navigation Modes To switch naviga...

Page 43: ...ist of counties with numbers beside them US State _Abbreviation Street maps polygon files and YP files for each state are stored here Example US 25_MA is the directory for Massachusetts maps US 06_CA gdt06081poi ttm is a landmarks map for San Mateo County found in the California maps folder US Highways Highway files organized by state Example US Highways tx__hy ttm is the file for Texas highways Y...

Page 44: ...ains Yellow Pages files for a region in Switzerland EUR Highways Example EUR Highways gbr21_hy ttm contains the highway files for an area in Great Britain Note that Germany Spain Finland Great Britain France Sweden Italy and Norway have more than one highway file South America Maps The typical South America map file name consists of three parts 1 The country abbreviation 2 The state province abbre...

Page 45: ...ion To use the Voice Recognition function of the software you will need to have a microphone connected to your PC laptop or PDA device Laptops and PDAs usually come with a built in microphone Before you begin using voice commands you will need to train the program to recognize the commands Voice recognition tab in the preferences window 1 Go to View Preference MENU Prefs on PDA and select the VR t...

Page 46: ...sten to hear your recording If you are satisfied with the result click tap Close and select another command to record You may record anything you like for the voice commands and as long as you remember to pronounce the command the same way when speaking to your PC and or PDA 7 When you are finished recording all desired commands tap or click on Save to save your recordings On the PC to enter toggl...

Page 47: ... date maps the PDA or PC must be connected to the Internet To see the current weather maps in your web browser you can go to http www crh noaa gov radar and select the radar station closest to your current location For more information on what the colors represent on the radar maps you can go to http weather noaa gov radar radinfo radinfo html color NEXRAD radar stations are represented by blue di...

Page 48: ...ver that will download the weather maps This is useful if a server is not responding Auto Refresh This option allows you to specify how often to refresh the weather map Make sure you are connected to the internet during these intervals Load in View Options These options allow you to choose what happens when File Load in View Weather Maps is selected The Map Closest to Screen Center Loads only the ...

Page 49: ...lick on the info icon To Close Click on the info icon again 2 22 Checking for Updates Upgrades Help menu PC Only works on desktop PC Must have Internet connection when using Update feature Check for Updates 1 Click on Help Update 2 Press Check for Updates button 3 Please wait for an Internet connection to be established and for the information about the latest updates to appear in the window ...

Page 50: ... software The definitions of an Authorized Customer is defined below Authorized Customers are customers who have already purchase an upgrade that is still valid or any customer who has purchased software from Teletype GPS within 30 days If you do not fall under the Authorized Customers category and would like to purchase an upgrade please click on the Purchase Upgrade button to direct you to Telet...

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Page 52: ...is section describes in detail the functions and features of the items on the Menu toolbar Select one of the topics to proceed Main menu first page PDA Main menu second page PDA Route Find GPS 2D 3D Points Prefs Maps Exit Nav Mode Clear Trace Auto Mark Track Help About ...

Page 53: ...ion between two addresses waypoints or a combination of a waypoint or address and your current position This menu allows you to access many of the routing options in the software Select one of the options below to find out more information New Load Save As Clear View Settings Re Route Indicators 3 1 1 Indicators The Direction Preferences Indicators tab PDA ...

Page 54: ...eep wav Let warning stay for Determines how long the visual turn warning will be displayed on the screen Always warn within This will have the program always warn you within this distance regardless of your speed Auto Re route When checked the software will automatically re route if you leave the marked route by more than the specified distance It is STRONGLY recommended that you check the box nex...

Page 55: ...is highlighted in pink If you would like to change the highlighted route color select a different color from the drop down list Night Vision Allows you to view your maps in high contrast Night Vision mode Leaving Night Vision set to Auto will use your machine s time to determine whether or not to enable this feature If Auto is set for this feature Night Vision will take effect between the hours of...

Page 56: ...l times After selecting each data type you will need to press the Assign button for the corner windows to appear you MUST do this for each button or you will lose your settings One type of data can be displayed in each corner of the screen Clear All will remove all corner windows from the map display You may also click on the window and Reset each of the data in the corners This way the values of ...

Page 57: ...d preferences tab PDA Ground Show Highways Displays all highways currently loaded Previous versions of the software had an option for Wide Roads This option is still present and is now automatically set to show Auto Show Maps As Traveling When you travel into an area for which there are no maps loaded the software will automatically display those maps Here you can choose which type of maps the sof...

Page 58: ...vehicle tracking you may want to increase this number for longer tracks Waypoint Coordinates Format Select from three different formats for the waypoint coordinates The three choices are degree decimal decimal degree and degree minute second format The waypoint coordinate format specified here reflects the latitude and longitude format when you create a waypoint in the waypoints window See Also Wa...

Page 59: ... one file for the husband one file for the wife and one for a child Timeout To conserve program resources your PC will only listen to you for a set period of time The time out setting sets how long the software will listen for a command after the push to button is pressed Push To Assigns a button of your PDA to activate the voice recognition Push this button when you would like to speak to your PD...

Page 60: ...eleType GPS Manual 54 2006 TeleType GPS Use street navigation panel Normal Screen For Aviation Toggle VORs Find emergency landing airport Other Commands Reset GPS port Suspend voice recognition Good Bye ...

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Page 62: ... icon from the Today screen please follow the steps below 1 Tap your stylus on Start at the top of the screen usually on the Today screen A list of items will drop down Tap on Settings PDA Today screen Settings located towards the bottom of the column 2 From Settings tap on Today icon Today settings icon 3 At the Today Settings window tap on the Items tab usually at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 63: ...t of items that appear on the Today screen Un check the checkbox next to Teletype TeleType Selected TeleType Unselected 5 Tap Ok at the top of the screen to confirm this new setting and to exit the Items screen 6 The TeleType GPS shortcut icon should be now gone from your Today screen ...

Page 64: ...y Street Navigation Panel Ctrl F6 Display Air Navigation Panel Ctrl F7 Display Marine Navigation Panel Ctrl F8 Display No Navigation Panels Ctrl X Alt F4 Exit Program Ctrl F Find Address Alt N Find Nearest Airport Ctrl S GPS Status F1 Help Contents Ctrl L Ctrl O Load map Ctrl T Load Traffic Maps in View Ctrl E Load Weather Maps in View Ctrl M Manage Maps Ctrl P Print Alt P Preferences Window Ctrl ...

Page 65: ...ic Temporary Flight Restrictions Topographic Maps Aerial you can toggle Click Advanced on Show Maps window left to bring up a list of other maps to show right PC or PDA View Route Brings up the View Route window where you can see the list of turns and distance between them and get an estimated amount of time to travel the entire route Clear Route Clears the currently loaded route from the software...

Page 66: ...TeleType GPS Manual 60 2006 TeleType GPS See Also One Touch Info 4 4 TOPO Symbols Elevation The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Elevation ...

Page 67: ...Other Options 61 2006 TeleType GPS 4 5 TOPO Symbols Boundaries The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Boundaries ...

Page 68: ...TeleType GPS Manual 62 2006 TeleType GPS 4 6 TOPO Symbols Land Surface Features The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Land Surface Features ...

Page 69: ...Other Options 63 2006 TeleType GPS 4 7 TOPO Symbols Marine Shoreline Coastal Features The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Marine Shoreline Coastal Features ...

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Page 71: ...es and Canals The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Rivers Lakes and Canals 4 9 TOPO Symbols Building and Related Features The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Building and Related Features ...

Page 72: ...eleType GPS Manual 66 2006 TeleType GPS 4 10 TOPO Symbols Roads Railroads and Other Features The following are the meaning of the symbols found on Topographic maps for Roads Railroads and Other Features ...

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Page 74: ... and country to be chosen If you would like to enter a name for a specific search you may do so or you may search without entering a name for the nearest matches c If you know the phone number of the point you are looking for you may enter it to receive the address information Also putting in the area code of that point will provide you with a list of the closest matches within that area code Note...

Page 75: ...ate vector format maps for TeleType GPS Program Waypoints to from Text Converter Product 3058 Converts TeleType GPS waypoints file way from a binary proprietary format to a tab delimited text file suitable for importing into a database program for further analysis The conversion also works the other way Convert from a tab delineated text file into a TeleType way file Up to 500 waypoints can be con...

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Page 77: ...ormation 69 Contacts 12 Corner window assignments 49 Create your own waypoint files 18 Creating a route 20 Creating a waypoint 16 Creating avoid points 31 Customizing Preferences 48 D Decimal degree 52 Defined datum 49 Degree decimal 52 Degree minute second 52 Deleting avoid points 31 Direction preferences 47 Disclaimer 2 Display preferences 49 E Entering position 16 Exit ramp routing 24 Exporting...

Page 78: ...tion Fix 8 One touch info 16 One touch information 49 Ordering Information 69 Outlook Address Book 12 P PC 3 PDA 3 PDA map transfer 34 POI 3 Point information 16 Point to point routing 21 Points of interest 14 15 Points of Interest POIs 69 Points of interest routing 21 Preference Window 48 Purchase an upgrade 43 Q Quick Start Guide 2 R Radar maps 41 Remove TeleType from start screen 56 Re route 47...

Page 79: ...0 61 62 63 65 66 Trace cursors 49 Tracking GPS Position 69 Traffic maps 29 Training voice recognition utilities 39 52 Transfer maps to PDA 34 Transferring waypoints 18 Traveling sales route 20 Turn indicator warnings 47 Two streets 13 U Uninstalling Maps 11 Unloading Maps 11 69 UTM 68 UUID 9 V View route 58 Visible direction indicator 47 Visible waypoint number 52 Voice commands 39 Voice recogniti...

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