Nokia N86 8MP User Manual page 43

Ensure that your hand does not cover the GPS
●
antenna of your device.
If the weather conditions are bad, the signal
●
strength may be affected.
Some vehicles have tinted (athermic) windows,
●
which may block the satellite signals.
Check satellite signal status
To check how many satellites your device has found,
and whether your device is receiving satellite
signals, select Menu Applications
>
and Options Satellite
>
If your device has found
satellites, a bar for each
satellite is displayed in the
satellite information view.
The longer the bar, the
stronger the satellite
signal is. When your device
has received enough data from the satellite signal
to calculate the coordinates of your location, the bar
colour changes.
Initially, your device must receive signals from at
least four satellites to be able to calculate the
coordinates of your location. When the initial
calculation has been made, it may be possible to
continue calculating the coordinates of your
GPS data
>
status.
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location with three satellites. However, the
accuracy is generally better when more satellites
are found.
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