GPS on PDA

For Pocket PC GPS SATNAV you need to choose allot your self compare to those dedicated one which comes with built in GPS and software already installed or embedded.

You need to remember one thing in your mind that when it comes to be a GPS SATNAV on a mobile or PDA I will always recommend Tomtom which is worth more than any other but I will give you decision power to chose? Means I will give you all good and bad points about most available software in the market.

Before you can decide to install always make sure that you have or can get the following items according to your budget.

A Compatible GPS Device means how your PDA will be connected for example, the connection between your PDA and GPS device which will be either wired or wireless (Bluetooth) take a look into the following links before you can decide what to do.

A compatible GPS SATNAV Software means that you must get SATNAV GPS software which will work with your PDA. Go to the following links and you will get all the information needed.

Please Note the following hints and support for PDAs when using Tomtom.
Mio support
IF your Mio has crashed and you now get no GPS signal and its locking up you need to sellect the correct GPS receiver, please note that if you have sellected TOMTOM wireless then it will crash the system and it take 45 secounds to load each page, however they do load, only press the buttons once and allow them to each to load.

These are the setting that you need for Mio 168 see lower for P350 or P550
Just select this screen when TOMTOM is installing or if already loaded go to
1. Change preferences (might take upto 45 secounds to load if system crashed one press button once)

2. Press More, more, more(three times again might take 45 secounds for each page to load if system has crashed) till you get the icon “show GPS status”, on this screen you then press configure and select the other nema cable GPS as in the screen shot., then sellect SP 2 or serial port two, leave the baud rate as 4800.

Then sellect SP 2 or serial port 2

For further help please contact Mio on 0207 294 0074 or TOMTOM on 0845 161 0009.

If you are using the newer Mio P350 OR P550 then steps are the same however sellect other bluetooth GPS and the baud rate 4800 and then GPS_Com port.
1. Change preferences (might take upto 45 secounds to load if system crashed one press button once)

2. Press More, more, more(three times again might take 45 secounds for each page to load if system has crashed) till you get the icon “show GPS status”, on this screen you then press configure and select the other nema cable GPS as in the screen shot., then sellect SP 2 or serial port two, leave the baud rate as 4800.

Then Com port GPS_COM (no picture Acer N35 Support)

PROBLEMS WITH FIRST CHARGE ON YOUR ACER N35?

If you have just received your Acer N35 and are having trouble charging your unit, please do the following, turn the unit up side down and look at the com port on the bottom, on the right hand side on the com port is a hidden hard reset switch, you need to you the stylus and turn the PDA reset switch to the off position which is the hidden switch pushed over to the left.

Now put the PDA on charge for 1 hour with it switched off and it will look like its not doing anything, however the backup battery and main battery will start to charge, after 1 hour you can turn the hard reset switch back on, ( push hidden switch to the right with the stylus) and green light will now start to flash to say that unit is charging ok, when green light is solid the PDA is fully charged and ready for use. You should never need to touch this switch again.
How to set up GPS on Acer N35
First go to show GPS status and press configure, ( GPS staus is in the change preferences menu)
Press configure.
The correct setting for TOMTOM software are

sellect other cable GPS, leave baud rate at 4800 and then GPS on Navigator is the com port
GPS only works outdoors and you need to go outside to get a signal, it will take about 4 mins max to get a signal.
Question
How to manually configure TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 for Bluetooth GPS receivers.
Answer

Before you launch NAVIGATOR 5, please open the Bluetooth Manager of your Pocket PC in order to create a Bluetooth bond with your GPS receiver.
The following are different Bluetooth ports for different PDA Models

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