To set up your Windows Mobile device to work with most Satellite Navigation applications you will first need to configure your Bluetooth GPS Receiver.
Windows Mobile 5.0
- To start the set up, launch the "Bluetooth Manager" on your device. To do this tap Settings > Connections > Bluetooth on the start menu
- On the Bluetooth options screen you need to turn on bluetooth and make sure that your device is discoverable.
- Click on the devices tab at the bottom of the screen and then select new partnership. Your device will now search for your GPS receiver.
- Once the search has completed, select the GPS device you wish to use, You will then be prompted to enter the passkey. This is usually 0000, but varies from device to device, so keep your instruction manual for your GPS receiver close to hand.
- The next screen will ask you to select the services you wish to use with this device.
- Tick the box next to serial port and then click on finish.
- Now click on the "com ports" tab at the bottom of the screen, you will have two options here, new incoming port and new outgoing port. You need to select new outgoing port.
- On the next screen you will need to select the GPS device that you have just added and press next.
- You now need to choose a com port from the drop down list and press finish. Make a note of the com port number that you have assigned to the GPS receiver as you may need this later on in the set up process.
Your GPS is now set up to talk to your handheld device. You may need to change a few more settings depending on the software you are using. If you are unsure consult your user guide.
Tom Tom Navigator
To use TomTom Navigator you will need to tell the software which GPS receiver to use.
- Launch the application and then go to the preferences screen. Click on the Show GPS Status screen.
- Click on configure and scroll through to select "Other Bluetooth GPS", this brings up a list of all the available connections on your device.
- You need to select the com port you assigned to the GPS receiver earlier on in the set up process. If you can’t see the full name of the port, tap and hold the name to reveal it.
- You will know that your GPS is correctly configured when you see the UTC time in the top right corner and you get a black and yellow spinning icon.
If for any reason the icon isn’t spinning and you can’t pick up a GPS signal, there is an alternative set up option you can try:
- Click again on the configure button, and this time scroll through and select "Other Cable NMEA GPS" (Don’t worry about the name, we’ll tell it to use Bluetooth later on)
- Select the baud rate, if you are unsure set the rate to 4800.
- You should now see the same list of available ports that we saw earlier on. Select the appropriate one for your GPS receiver, remember you can tap and hold the name of the port to see its name in full.
- You should now see the yellow and black icon spinning on the screen.
If this still hasn’t worked then you may need to contact TomTom technical support for more advanced help.