Mobile Crossing WayPoint Map Loader User manual

WayPoint Map Loader
Users Manual

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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
[phone]
Fax [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
© 2005 Mobile Crossing Inc. - All rights reserved
June 2005

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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

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.

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•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.

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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 MapLoader 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

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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.
Figure 3. Screen Choices
Go to Step 3 Go to Step 4
Go to Step 5 Go to Step 6
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

Figure 4. Device Identification
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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

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6. The Map Loader main menu is shown in Figure 6. This is
where you will decide what you want to do.
Figure 6. Main Menu
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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.

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•(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.