Operation Manual

1.9.2 PPC2003/WM5/WCE devices
On portable devices (with Windows Mobile 2003/Windows Mobile 5/Windows CE.NET 5.0 operating system),
AutoMapa is installed by default in the [Memory card]AutoMapa EU directory, and maps are installed in the [Memory
card]AutoMapa EUMaps directory.
The installation directory always contains two EXE files: AutoMapa EU.exe (responsible for preparing AutoMapa for start)
and the actual executable program file (its name is subject to the selected platform type). To optimise program operation,
the executable program file is copied from the card to the main memory of the portable device, where it is saved in the
"AutoMapa EU" directory (only if the program is installed on the memory card).
The program which supports the process of waking up the device from stand-by mode and the components of shortcuts
on the Today screen are installed in the Windows directory (only for PPC/WM5 platforms).
The program shortcut is also installed in the Start|Programs menu.
Recovering the installation after a hard reset of the device
If AutoMapa has been installed on the memory card (refer to the point below), and the device was reset to factory default
settings, the user will lose only the shortcut for activating the program in the "Start" menu, the shortcut on the Today
screen and the program which supports the process of waking up the device with active AutoMapa.
To recover the above components, run the installation program and reinstall those components. You do not need to
reinstall the program or the maps.
Note: The "SD AutoStart" component safeguards the user against the above loss, but only if the program has been
installed on a memory card.
Locating the program and the maps
The system prefers full program and map installation on a memory card. Alternatively, the program can be installed in
device memory, and maps – on the memory card. If the map fragment selected for installation is sufficiently small, and
the portable device memory is sufficiently large, the map can also be installed directly in device memory.
The following guidelines should be observed:
• In devices with Windows Mobile 2003 operating system, device memory is reset after a hard reset and when the
battery is completely discharged (a highly unpractical solution). If the program is installed in device memory, the
user will lose all system settings, including favourite points, POI, etc., after a reset (even though such files can be
moved manually from the memory card by copying the "Data Files" directory to the card and by reading in the
respective files to screens which describe the settings). Nevertheless, device memory is a much faster memory
carrier than memory cards.
• In devices with Windows Mobile 5 operating system, the device memory is a built-in flash card. The memory is
not formatted after battery discharge, but it is formatted after a hard reset. In some devices, built-in memory
may have lower read-out parameters than fast SD cards.
• In devices with Windows CE.NET operating system, device memory may be formatted after the device is
disconnected from the supply source. For this reason, the installer prevents AutoMapa from being installed in the
main memory of such a device.
• The only situation which justifies the installation of the program in the main memory of the device is the
installation of map fragments on many memory cards (if the user does not have a single card capable of
accommodating the given map set or fragment).
1.9.3 Other directories
After the first start of the program, the following folders: Profiles | Personal | Data Files and | Settings Files, containing,
respectively, user data (location of Home and Work points, POI, favourites, last visited, POI categories with warning
messages, assigning system functions to keys, etc.) and system settings (GPS, interface, route settings, etc.) will be
created in the installation folder.
"Icons" and "Voices" folders, which contain files whose names correspond to POI categories, can also be created in the
installation folder (if not created by the installer):
• .BMP bitmaps (16x16 pixels with 8-bit colour palette) used as icons for the given POI category (on the map and
in selection lists)
• .WAV files (preferably 22 kHz/8-bit/mono) used as warning messages for the given POI category.
The user can also change the default look of the GPS cursor by creating a subfolder named Images (similar to Icons and
Voices folders) in the program folder and copying there the respective prepared bitmaps with the following names:
for 2D mode -> car2D.bmp
for 3D mode -> car3D.bmp
Additionally, the user can select separate versions for night mode skins:
car2D_night.bmp
car3D_night.bmp
The optimal format is 256 colours without RLE compression. The bitmap size is not limited, and the file is displayed in the
original size, without any scaling.
White pixels (RGB - 255,255,255) are not displayed and remain transparent. This default "transparent" colour setting can
be changed by creating the following file(s) in the Images folder: