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For any questions, first search through the following FAQ to see if your question has been answered.
If it hasn't, then email us at info@LocateIII.com
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. How do I make sure that the PC and Palm PDA have the same
data?
When you hotsync your PDA, all changes made to
data on your PC and your PDA are automatically transferred.
2. How do I connect the Palm PDA to the GPS receiver?
You need a cable specific for your model of Palm
PDA and your GPS receiver. See GPS
for more on this.
3. What is a 'NMEA' compatible GPS receiver - how do I know
if have one?
NMEA is a standard protocol for sending
information from a GPS receiver to other devices. Most (i.e. we don't know of
any that don't) GPS receivers can use this protocol. Look in the manual for
your GPS receiver to find out how to tell it to switch it into this mode. Many
of the Garmin GPS receivers have been tested with LocateIII. Please let us know
which ones you have tested.
4. Which PDAs can Palm Locate run on?
There are two types of PDAs - those that use the
Palm OS and those that use the Pocket PC (also called Windows Mobile). These
are split about 50:50 in the marketplace. Palm Locate will run on any PDA uses
the Palm OS, version 3.0 or later, but not on Pocket PC PDAs. If you are
concerned about whether your PDA will work, try the demonstration Palm Locate
before committing yourself to purchasing it. However not all Palm PDA's will
connect to a GPS. See GPS
for more on this.
5. Will Palm Locate will be ported to PocketPC PDAs?
It depends on the demand. If enough users think
this would be useful, then we will do so. However this would not be done for a
year or two. Send us suggestions for this. Generally, PocketPC PDAs have a much
shorter battery life-span and are more awkward to use than Palm OS PDAs.
6. Why shoudn't I use Palm Locate on two PDAs at the same
time that have the same username?
The Palm Hotsync system uses the username to
keep track of which data has been changed and which data has been transferred.
If you use two PDAs with the same username simultaneously then the data will be
terribly mixed up between the PDAs and the PC. The only way you can use
identical usernames is if one unit is a backup, or a replacement for another.
See FAQ #7 and 8 for more information
7. My Palm Locate license is only for one Palm PDA. What can
I do about a backup unit in the field?
You can have other Palm PDAs for backup. Every
time you hotsync, all the information from your PDA is placed on your PC. If
your main PDA crashes, then name your new PDA the same name as the previous
one. The first time you hotsync the new one, all data that had been on the old
one as of the last hotsync, will be transferred to the new one.
8. I have bought a new PDA. How do I transfer my data,
Locate III, and the license, to the new one?
You can transfer these if the new one is the
same username as the old one. First, hotsync your old PDA. Then hotsync your
new one. Everything will go onto your new unit. But, don't intermix the old and
new one from then on - your data will get mixed up.
9. I had to perform a hard reset on my PDA. Now Locate does
not work.
When you do a hard reset on your PDA then many
of the programs are either removed or important files are lost. You need to
re-install Locate. First, save all of your data in Windows Locate III to files.
Exit Locate III. Then re-install Locate III on your PC. Then hotsync with your
PDA. If your previous data is not in Windows Locate then load it from your
saved files. Hotsync again.
10. What is a "PDA username"?
This is a name for the PDA that you set when
your first set it up. The hotsyncing software can handle more than one PDA per
PC, but it needs to know which PDA is which - thus the username.
11. What is 'hotsyncing'?
Your new PDA comes with sofware for your PC.
After installing the software, then you can automatically transfer information
between your PC and PDA using the connector cable. This process is called
'hotsyncing'. Whenever you hotsync then any changes in data on either your PC
or PDA are automatically transferred.
12. How do I cite Locate III?
Nams, V.
O. 2006. Locate III User's Guide. Pacer Computer Software, Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, Canada.