Using The Earthmate Gps Bt-20 - DeLorme Earthmate GPS BT-20 Quick Start Manual

Using the Earthmate GPS BT-20

To track your progress while you travel, connect the Earthmate GPS BT-20 to a laptop or PDA with a Bluetooth connec-
tion to display your location on any NMEA 2.0-compliant mapping application, such as Street Atlas USA
or XMap .
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Follow the steps below for the connection you are using. Before you start, make sure your mapping application is installed.
To Use the Earthmate GPS BT-20 with a USB Connection
Plug the Earthmate GPS BT-20 device into a USB port on your laptop computer.
1. Configure the GPS device with the mapping application.
2. Open the mapping application.
a. Click the Options button on the toolbar and click the GPS Settings tab.
b. Select Earthmate or Generic NMEA from the Device drop-down list.
c. Select USB from the Port drop-down list.
3. Click Start GPS button in the toolbar to begin tracking with the device.
To Use the Earthmate GPS BT-20 with a Bluetooth Connection
1. Ensure the battery is charged.
2. Turn on the GPS device.
3. Wirelessly connect the device to a PDA or laptop. If you are connecting the device to a laptop, use your Bluetooth
Manager (the Bluetooth software that came with your Bluetooth-enabled PDA/laptop or Bluetooth adapter) to
search for and make a serial connection to the device. For PDAs, connect using Bluetooth Manager. If Bluetooth
Manager is not available, connect using the GPS Settings in the mapping application.
4. Configure the mapping application:
a. Open the mapping application.
b. Open the GPS settings.
c. Select the appropriate COM port.
Palm OS and Windows Mobile/Pocket PC users: Under the device settings, select NMEA 0183.
Laptop users: Under the device settings, select Earthmate or Generic NMEA.
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