Woo Hoo! And you are going to have a literal blast with the thing once you
get started. It will be a snap for you to learn and you will wonder within 2
days if it takes that long how you ever lived without the thing.
And there are so many many ways you do things with it. You can set a
perscribed route automatically or manually, or you can simply take a walk
and hit the space with x after turning the repeat mode on and just go.
Ok now after doing that, if you want to go home, hit control S I mean Space
S. Now key in your state, City, Street Name and the number. Now press space
with the D and it will ask if you want that as a destination to which
youwrite D a Poi to which you write P or a virtual position to which you
write v.
Now put P then when you go into the poi's your home address will be there.
Ok after putting in the P you can hit the f. key and arrow to your address
or whatever you have called that poi. Now hit space D. Then key in the M
which will turn the repeat key off. Hit the M again and when it asks you
what you want to have repeated hit D. Now start walking and watch what
happens. This is basically how I use my gps.
Another fun thing to do is, Say you have a particular park bench you go to
to catch your bus. Put that in as a Point of Interest and see how the gps
gets you to it.
I don't know if you have a dog, butthis is a good subtle way to pattern your
dog to go certain places.
I have not done too much with the automated route function because for the
last 3 years, my house in Cincinnati has been on a road which the gps
classifies as a highway. As a result of this, it will not make a pedestrian
route along this road. I did make a route to a nearby church using the
vehicular route and managed to get to this place but this is something I am
telling you now because I had to learn this via many frustrating hours.
Also, you can create your own routes manually. So, if you cut through your
back yard to go to a friend's house no reason why you can't put that back
yard of yours as an electronic bread crumb and have the gps let you know how
to get there.
I actually keyed in a route to the grocery store this way when I came to
Scottsdale because the automated route was going to have me cross a 6 lane
roadway where there is notraffic light.
What is so amazing to me about this particular version as opposed to the
version I have on my classic Braille Note is that this has look around mode
on in the virtual setting which will bring you right to say a traffic
control's pole if you have marked it in theuser poi file.
And the fabulous thing is that as time goes on, this can only get better.
I am actually on my fourth receiver. Not because any or all are broken, it
is because the technology has evolved so much that it makes your head spin.
Ok I'm going to hang up now as I could go on and on and on about this but I
am telling you just some of the ways I use this truly magnificent tool.
Mary Ellen Earls
Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicky Collins" <v-collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:30 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Gps 3.1 Won't Install on New Pk
Hi Mary Ellen and All,
You know, I do recall you telling us where you found it a few weeks ago;
however, well, seeing as I hadn't ordered mine at that time, guess I didn't
retain the information. But, thanks for telling me again.
Actually, though, someone sent it to me off list first, just a bit after I read your message. And, although it is going to be slow going at first, I do have mine at least set up now.
Regarding the CF card issue, wanting to be cautious, I didn't insert the
card until after I had done the 1 2 3 reset. And, everything installed just
fine. We won't talk about the fact that, later, I forgot and turned the
unit off with the CF card in there, and after trying to be so careful, too.
As for my getting the CF cards out of the PK, I finally figured out an easy
way to do that for myself, too, as it was just taking me way too long any
other way. So, in the end, what I did was to open the snap on the PK case
so I could get to the card easier, and then I was able to get the thing
removed within just two or three seconds.
Now, after getting that Blue Logger getting started guide, guess I should
have followed the instructions about charging the unit first, but I was just
too eager to give it a try. And, what do you know, there was indeed enough
charge still in it to find my location within just seven or eight minutes.
And, too, as a nice surprise for me, I didn't have to go reading the manual
to figure out how to get the maps for my area to come up; as, when I started
the GPS, it already loaded them.
But, I think I will stop playing for a while and maybe read a bit of the
manual before doing much more.
----- Original Message ----- From: "meearls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Gps 3.1 Won't Install on New Pk
Vicki try going to your cd. Its on there.
Mary Ellen Earls
Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicky Collins" <v-collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 11:31 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Gps 3.1 Won't Install on New Pk
Well, grin, guess I kind of assumed I got the Bluetooth receiver with the
PK, but I don't see that Blue Logger document you are talking about in the
receivers folder. Of course, I could be doing something incorrectly and
just not finding it, though. I did find some little print document that
seemed to talk about the Blue Logger, although I didn't take time to scan
much of it. And, I did find that read me document. Found the GPS install
file in the none directory of the CF card, too, for that matter. But, I
haven't tried yet to do the actual installation. So, guess I'll call it a
night and try more tomorrow, or is that later on today.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:10 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Gps 3.1 Won't Install on New Pk
Vicky,
I think what you are looking for is the doc called Blue Logger getting started.doc which is in the receivers folder which is in the documents folder.
There is also a readme file which should be there somewhere, but not sure if it's actually in the documents folder.
I got my upgrade via email, so don't know exactly how the cf card is organized, but I'm assuming it's similar to what I've described above.
If you got the bluetooth receiver, and I'm guessing you did, there is only
that getting started document as that's really all you need.
Hope I'm not just confusing the issue even further.
Don
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:51:51 -0500, Vicky Collins wrote:
Well, grin, I haven't even gotten that far. For, I, too, am still looking
for that quick start guide. Oh, I take that back, I'm looking for the
info
for the receiver for the PK. Or, maybe that's the quick start guide you
are
talking
about as well? When I go to the CF card and find the receivers
directory, I find info for a serial earthmate and two Magellan receivers.
Also, while I'm at it, in reading the installation info in the GPS manual,
it seems to indicate that we put the CF card in the unit first, and then
do
the 1 2 3 reset with the CF card in there, and then run that GPS install
program. Is that correct?
And, seeing as I've only used the Sandisk CF wireless card on the PK, I'm
sure having a time getting these CF cards out. Anybody got any tips on
that, as it took me fifteen minutes the first time I tried.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra Turner" <dturner6@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 11:15 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Gps 3.1 Won't Install on New Pk
Still no luck. The .exe file won't unzip on my pc. Am not sure what's
happening. I never had trouble installing any gps version before. Should
there be a .zip file somewhere?
Debra
-----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:54 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Gps 3.1 Won't Install on New Pk
Debra,
Normally, the program is zipped up when it is emailed to you. If so, you need to unzip it on a PC first before you can install the exe on the BrailleNote.
Mike At 08:49 PM 6/24/2005, you wrote:Hi Listers:
I have a new Braillenote Pk and am trying to install gps 3.1.
When I run the program from the applications menu in the utilities I get Is not a valid win32 application and I am returned to the utilities menu. I think I've reset with C3 and 4
Have looked on both the compact flash card and cd for the quick startguide.
Help.
Debra
