WayPoint Map Loader Users Manual 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 ii Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Map Loader Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Starting the WayPoint Map Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Purchase Map Activation key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Order Using the Map Loader program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Order Using the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Order Using a Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Region Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Region Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Special Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Map Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using a card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Making your own Map Loader card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Map Loading Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using "Choose Map" in WayPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Problem Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Internet Connection Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Map Activation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Flash Disk repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Recovering Missing Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 File List lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Other Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 iii Introduction A WayPoint unit comes with 128 Megabytes of Flash Disk space for maps. While this will not hold the entire United States, it will hold one region plus the long haul maps. The long haul maps contain major road maps of the entire country. Figure 1 shows the approximate boundaries of the regions. For detailed data see "Region Coverage" on page 15. Figure 1. Region Map 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: · · Manage maps on either the built-in Flash Disk or a user supplied SD card. Identify which regions are owned by the user and available to be loaded on the unit. · · Show which regions are already loaded on the unit. Unload or reload any region as needed by the user. The source maps can be on a card or they can be retrieved from the Internet. Purchase maps. · Using the map loader permits the user to keep maps they are using separate from maps that they own. This improves performance of the mapping software while providing flexibility for the user. Maps that are not needed can be on a CompactFlash card, an SD card, or readily retrieved from the Internet at any time. They are compressed to save storage space and to reduce download time if they are downloaded from the Internet. Loading a region to your Flash Disk area can be done in less that 15 minutes from a Map 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. This key provides the license to use the maps. It is the key that is actually purchased. 2 Map Loader Overview The intent of the Map Loader program is to provide an easy to use method to purchase new maps and manage those that you already own. Managing maps is a two step process. 1. Purchasing the Map Activation key. 2. Loading the maps onto your PDA. The purchasing step can be done entirely via the Map Loader program if your PDA has an Internet connection. If you do not have an Internet connection on your PDA you can use the Map Loader in combination with our web site, http://www.mobilecrossing.com, to purchase maps. 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 Start menu select Programs > Map Loader. Alternatively, inserting a Mobile Crossing Map Loader card will start this tool automatically. Figure 2. Opening Screens 3 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 4 Go to Step 5 Go to Step 6 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. Follow the screen instructions to get a file list. Once you have obtained the file list you will go back to step 2. For more information see "File List lost" on page 26. 4. You will reach this step if you do not have an Internet connection and you have never activated a map before or your activation key is corrupt. If you have never activated a map please go to "Purchase Map Activation key" on page 8. Otherwise go to "Map Activation Problems" on page 24 4 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). Figure 5. Internet Authentication 5 6. The Map Loader main menu is shown in Figure 6. This is where you will decide what you want to do. 1 2 3 4 Figure 6. Main Menu 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" on page 24 before restarting the Map Loader. The program is fully functional without an Internet connection but some tasks can be automated if you have a connection. The Main Menu The task available from the main menu include (refer to Figure 6): · (1) View/Build Base Map - This command loads maps into the Flash Disk area on the WayPoint. It also shows which region is currently loaded and manages the map area permitting you to swap loaded regions. (2) View/Build Map Card - This command permits loading maps into the card plugged in the SD slot on the WayPoint. It also manages the maps that are loaded on the SD. · 6 · (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" on page 24. (4) Exit - This command will shut down the map loader. The user can also use the Cancel command available at the bottom of most screens to shut down the map loader. · 7 Purchase Map Activation key You need a Map Activation key before you can load maps into your unit. The source maps themselves are not useful without the activation key. Purchasing the Map Activation key can be done three different ways. These include using the Map Loader directly, using the Mobile Crossing web site, and by phone. If you have never activated a region before the first region will be free. You will still use the appropriate process in this section to receive access to your free region. There is only one Map Activation key needed for the unit. If you own multiple maps this information is contained in the one key. If you purchase a new region you will get a new key that replaces all previous keys. The key you receive will only work on one unit. Order Using the Map Loader program If you have an internet connection the process will be simplified since the device identification code and the map activation key will be transferred automatically as needed. 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 one or more regions: 8 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. Tap the Add to Cart button to place the ones you want in the shopping cart. The name of this button will change to Remove from Cart. The region you selected will be added to the Select Maps. The total price of the purchase will be shown. The descriptions for each region is shown in the Region description chapter. Tip: If you tap the map regions pull-down menu twice it will remain selected. You can use the thumb wheel or cursor keys to scroll through the list. This is often easier to control that try to scroll the list with the stylus. The New Version button will appear if there is another version of the maps available. You do not need to upgrade when a new version is available but all loaded maps must be of the same version. 9 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. Review purchase screen 4. When you are ready to complete your order tap the Purchase entry at the bottom of the screen. This will bring up the secure data entry screen shown in Figure 9. 5. Fill in all of the data on the form. Some of the data will be prefilled from your WayPoint owner information. For credit card purchases please ensure that the Cardholder's name matches the name on the card. Also ensure that the address is the billing address for the card. The E-mail address will be used to send you confirmation of the order and verification of your map activation key for your records. 6. If you are not purchasing your "free" region you will need to enter your credit card information. At the time of this writing we accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover. The Card Security Code is on the back of the card. 10 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. If there are any errors you will be given an error message so that you can correct the data and try again. Your map activation key will be downloaded and installed in the unit automatically once the information has been accepted. A confirmation E-mail will be sent which contains the map activation key for your records. You can return to the main menu to install your new maps or you can exit and install them any time later. Order Using the Web Interface The Web interface permits you to enter the data yourself. If you have cookies enabled on your web browser some information can be saved on your local machine so you won't have to reenter it after the first time. The steps are as follows: 11 1. Tap the Map Tools selection and tap Repair Activation key. 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. 3. Enter the data from your PDA screen into the screen on the web site. Click Submit and follow the on screen instructions to purchase the maps you want. The web site accepts payments from PayPal, Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover. 12 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. The maps you purchased are now activated. You can proceed to "Map Loading" on page 18. Tip: If you can get an Internet connection with your WayPoint but chose to buy your maps on the web for some reason, such as PayPal support, you can still use the Map Loader to enter the activation key and avoid having to enter this data manually. Start the Map Loader while online and use the ...