User Manual

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Viewing Your Approximate Location
reduced access to satellite signals. When your
approximate location is determined, it is made
available to the appropriate emergency response
center.
In some cases, your local 911 emergency
response center may not be equipped to receive
GPS location information. For this reason, and
because the GPS location information reported is
only approximate or may not be available in your
location (see “IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind”
on page 55), always report your location to the
911 operator you speak to when making an
emergency call, if able, just as you would when using
a phone without GPS capabilities.
Note: If you are concerned about whether your
local 911 emergency response center is
equipped to receive GPS location
information, contact your local authorities.
In general, if your phone has access to signals from
more GPS satellites, your location will be determined
faster and more accurately than if your phone has
access to signals from fewer GPS satellites.
If your phone does not have adequate access to GPS
satellites signals, the location of the nearest cell
tower in contact with your phone is automatically
made available to the emergency response center, if
the center has the capability to receive such
information.
See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 58 for
information on how to help your phone determine
your location.
Viewing Your Approximate
Location
1 From the main menu, select GPS > Position.
2 Scroll to view the entire screen.
This displays the following information about the last
time your location was calculated:
• The time (as Greenwich Mean Time) and date that
the location was last calculated
• The approximate location, expressed as latitude
and longitude
• The estimated accuracy of the calculated location.
This estimate of accuracy is only a very rough
estimate and may vary substantially from the
actual accuracy of the approximate location
information reported.
• The number of satellites used to calculate the
location. In general, more satellites make for better
accuracy.
To calculate your location again:
Press A under Rfrsh.