Mobile Crossing WayPoint Map Loader User Manual

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  • Page 1 WayPoint Map Loader Users Manual...
  • Page 2 You can find additional product and support information for your WayPoint at the following website: http://www.mobilecrossing.com or contact: Mobile Crossing 1230 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 304 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (408) 850-8156 Fax (408) 738-8806 E-mail: support@mobilecrossing.com © 2005 Mobile Crossing Inc. - All rights reserved June 2005...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Map Loader Overview ......3 Starting the WayPoint Map Loader....3 The Main Menu .
  • Page 4: Introduction

    For detailed data see "Region Coverage" on page 15. The WayPoint Map Loader is a program that comes with the WayPoint PDA. It manages the map regions that are used by the navigation software and facilitates map purchases. The WayPoint Map Loader provides the following functions: •...
  • Page 5 Loader equipped CompactFlash card. WayPoint source maps are freely available as a download from the Mobile Crossing web site and from other media formats for about the cost of the media. However, to use the maps you will need a Map Activation key.
  • Page 6: Map Loader Overview

    If you don’t have web access you can use the Map Loader in combination with a phone call to purchase maps. Starting the WayPoint Map Loader To start the WayPoint Map Loader follow these steps: 1. From the Loader. Alternatively, inserting a Mobile Crossing Map Loader card will start this tool automatically.
  • Page 7 2. Tapping Next will bring up one of four screens. Compare the screen you see with the images below to determine which step to follow. Go to Step 3 Go to Step 5 Figure 3. Screen Choices 3. You will see this screen if you forgot to install your Map Loader card and have never downloaded maps from the Internet.
  • Page 8 Figure 4. Device Identification If you think this screen should not have appeared please check the chapter "Problem Resolution" on page 24. 5. If you have an Internet connection the authentication screen will appear briefly and then switch automatically to the main menu screen (step 6).
  • Page 9: The Main Menu

    6. The Map Loader main menu is shown in Figure 6. This is where you will decide what you want to do. If you thought you were on the Internet and do not see the authentication screen of the previous step you should tap EXIT and see "Problem Resolution"...
  • Page 10 • (3) Map Tools - This command is where you can go to purchase maps and perform maintenance tasks such as repairing map related data on the unit. More information on using Map Tools can be found in the chapter on "Problem Resolution"...
  • Page 11: Purchase Map Activation Key

    You will be able to do everything from within the Map Loader program. Use the process shown in "Starting the WayPoint Map Loader" on page 3 to start the program. The following steps in the Map Loader can be used to Purchase...
  • Page 12 1. Tap the Map Tools entry on the main menu to bring up the Tools menu and select Purchase Maps. The screen shown in Figure 7 will appear. Figure 7. Purchase Maps screen 2. Select one or more map regions by selecting them from the pull-down menu at the top of the screen.
  • Page 13 3. When you have selected the maps that you wish to purchase tap the Next entry at the bottom of the screen. This will bring up the review purchase screen shown in Figure 8. It lists all of the regions you have selected and the total price. Figure 8.
  • Page 14: Order Using The Web Interface

    Figure 9. Secure credit card screen Note that PayPal is not supported here but can be used for Web purchases. See "Order Using the Web Interface" on page 11. 7. Tap Submit to complete the purchase. The data will be sent via a secure connection and validated.
  • Page 15 This will bring up the device identification code. This is shown in Figure 10. Figure 10. Displaying the Device Code 2. Use your web browser to view the Mobile Crossing web site and select Purchase Map Activation Key from the Map Store menu.
  • Page 16: Order Using A Phone

    4. Once you have purchased your map activation key you will need to enter it into the PDA. Tap Next to bring up the activation screen. See Figure 11. Figure 11. Map Activation key 5. Enter the 25 characters from the Web display to the PDA and tap Next to check for errors.
  • Page 17 main menu and tap Repair Activation key. This will bring up the device identification code. This is shown in Figure 10. 2. Now, with your credit card or PayPal number ready, call the number and order your region. The operator will ask you exactly the same information that would be required by using the Web site method.
  • Page 18: Region Coverage

    Region Coverage The regions shown on the next few pages are available from Mobile Crossing. The WayPoint can hold one region plus long haul maps without the need for additional storage. The long haul map permits long distance routing between two regions that are otherwise not connected.
  • Page 19 Figure 12. Regions Mideast Ohio Pennsylvania New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York- Eastern Pacific California Hawaii South Atlantic North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Southwest Utah Colorado New Mexico Arizona Nevada Wyoming-S Midwest Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas North Central...
  • Page 20: Special Regions

    Upper Great Lakes Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Special Regions There is a Long Haul region that contains major road maps for the entire United States except Alaska. Puerto Rico and Washington DC major road maps are also included. National maps include detailed maps of all the areas covered by the Long Haul region.
  • Page 21: Map Loading

    If you have a CF or SD card available containing the source map files you can use this card to install the maps you have purchased. Mobile Crossing offers a 1 Gigabyte CF card containing all of the maps. If you build your own card and accidently miss some of the files the program will detect this and offer to download them from the Internet.
  • Page 22: Map Loading Steps

    4. Once the files are located on the card you can use it for map loading just like the one purchased from Mobile Crossing. (The one from Mobile Crossing may contain extra features such as autorun.)
  • Page 23 allow you to select the map region you wish to load. This is shown in Figure 14 Figure 14. Build Map screen 3. Use the pull down menu to select one of your available regions. All of your purchased regions will be shown, even those you may have already loaded.
  • Page 24 "Recovering Missing Maps" on page 25 for more information. 8. After a successful load you can exit out of the program and re-install your GPS or Bluetooth card and begin using your new maps. Or, you can load more maps.
  • Page 25: Using "Choose Map" In Waypoint

    Tip: Since removing one region to make room for another is a common task you can do both in one step. Simply select the one you wish to remove, select the one you wish to add and then tap Proceed. The Map Loader will do both the erase and reload in a single step.
  • Page 26 use maps only from a particular directory or from all directories on the WayPoint that contain maps. The Selection choice on the command bar will let you unselect all maps and controls the ability to select multiple maps. You will usually want more than one map displayed.
  • Page 27: Problem Resolution

    Map Tools and then Repair Activation key. If you have an Internet connection this will automatically fix the activation key based on the Mobile Crossing database information. Otherwise you will see the Device ID page as shown in Figure 17.
  • Page 28: Flash Disk Repair

    Figure 17. Repairing map activation key Flash Disk repair If you are attempting to load a region on your Flash Disk area and there isn’t room you may need to erase the current maps that are on the card. Generally this can be done simply by removing the current region from the area but if there are still maps remaining you can use the Map Tools >...
  • Page 29: File List Lost

    If you need to recover files that are on your Map Loader prepared card you should remove the effected region and reload it. When you are offered the option to repair the region select ignore errors and then use the manual recovery method of removing the region and then reloading it.
  • Page 30: Other Errors

    site by tapping the Download to repair button. Otherwise you will need to install the files manually. If you have a Map Loader Card containing the source map files you can insert this card to fix this problem. Please refer to "Making your own Map Loader card"...
  • Page 31: Index

    Index American Express 10, 12 authentication 5, 6 Blue Grass 15 Build Base Map 6, 19 Build Map Card 6, 19 Cajun South 15 Canada 17 Central Midwest 15 Choose Map 22 credit card 10 cursor keys 9, 20 device identification code 12 Discover 10, 12 Download now 26 Download to repair 27...
  • Page 32 Order Using the Web Inter- face 11 Other Errors 27 Pacific 16 Pacific Northwest 16 PayPal 12 Problem Resolution 24 Purchase Map Activation Key 12 Purchase Maps 9 Purchase Using the Map Loader 8 Recovering Missing Maps 21, 25 Region Coverage 1 Repair Activation key 12, 24 secure data entry 10 South Atlantic 16...

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