AstroNavigator
User Manual
Contents
Introduction
AstroNavigator is a GPS application that displays
the sky map above you according to your current position, time and direction of
movement. It is high time to break away from all the high-tech around and watch
the night sky! With new AstroNavigator you can
literally reach out and touch the sky. Just slide with a finger to rotate the
screen and see a star, a planet, or a constellation. Tap one of them to read a
wealth of information about any celestial body.
Start
up
Note: You will need a standard GPS
receiver outputting NMEA sentences connected to your Pocket PC or a Pocket PC
with built-in GPS receiver.
GPS option adds the following to the
program:
The program will use the info from
GPS receiver to set the exact time zone according to the geographic
coordinates.
GPS option works only when the
signal from the receiver is acquired.
Bluetooth GPS users should study
Section on Bluetooth
GPS.
Activation
Downloadable version of AstroNavigator II is fully functional and has to be
purchased and activated for further usage after 20 minutes trial period. Please
purchase AstroNavigator at http://iwindowsmobile.com.
To activate:
· connect your device to Internet
· start AstroNavigator
· go Menu
> About>Activate
· press Activate
button, type into the empty field the activation code from the email you
received from VITO Technology after purchasing AstroNavigator, choose “I have Internet” and press Activate button below.
In case you can't
connect to Internet from your pocket PC, activation will take more time:
· start AstroNavigator
· go Menu
>Abour> Activate
· press Activate
button, type into the empty field the activation code from the email you
received from VITO Technology after purchasing AstroNavigator, choose “I have no Internet” and press Activate button below. The file “send_to_support.txt” was saved to “\Program files\VITO\AstroNavigator\License\”
folder.
Please
finish activation in the Support section http://vitotechnology.com/en/support/.
On this page choose off-line registration in combo box to
proceed with the off-line activation of your software.
To activate the
program off-line make the following steps:
- Press the button Choose and choose file send_to_support.txt
that was created by the program
- Having chosen the file press the button Get License and safe the file with
the license
- Put the file with your license in the
folder where the file send_to_support.txt
is
- Make sure that:
the file with the license was named
exactly as license_1.0.txt
the file
is saved in Unicode format
Note: as you can see on-line activation is much
easier than the off-line variant, which can take considerably more time. We
recommend you on-line activation.
The e-mails with activation codes are generated
automatically, so if you didn’t get the key, check your Spam Filters. Usually
when you do not receive the key immediately the letter is put in junk. If you have any questions or
problems regarding the activation process, please contact our support at http://vitotechnology.com/en/support/.
GPS
Settings
GPS on Windows Mobile 2003 PocketPC is not
supported.
Built-in GPS
If you have a built-in GPS receiver the program
establishes connection automatically. you may make GPS
settings in the AstroNavigator. Start the program,
choose Settings>Location>GPS.
The program starts searching and it identifies the built-in GPS receiver.
BlueTooth GPS
To use AstroNavigator
with Blue Tooth GPS you may need to make some additional steps before
starting-up.
Before starting the program, turn BT radio on.
Check that BT sees your GPS in BT Manager: Start>program>comm
Manager> switch on BT
Then establish connection: Start>settings>connections>BlueTooth>add
new device (there should appear the name of your BT GPS Reciever)>
Choose the name of your BT receiver>next>password (this password is given
in the documentation of the reciever)> serial port
(put a tick)>next
Then create an outgoing port: Start>Settings> connections>BlueTooth>ComPorts>New
outgoing port> the name of your GPS receiver>next>put a tick in a box
Secure connections>COM#>Finish
If it still doesn’t work set GPS program port, go
Start>Settings>System>External
GPS>programs>COM# (the number of COM Port is different for each device,
that’s why you need to surf the Internet to find the number of COM Port that
your device work at)
Set GPS hardware port, go Start>Settings>System>External GPS>Hardware>COM# (the
Port that you created) and baud rate.
Having fulfilled all necessary steps, start
program AstroNavigator>Settings>Location>GPS.
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If the GPS receiver works fine, on
the top left of your screen the icon with the globe image will become green.
There will also appear satellites from which your GPS receiver gets signals.
If the signal from the satellite is strong enough its color will be green. If
it is not, it will be blue. The figures inside circles denote
signal strength of each satellite measured in decibel. |
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If the globe icon is yellow, then
the connection with the GPS exists but it does not determine valid
coordinates |
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If the globe icon is red, the
connection with the GPS has failed. |
Interface
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1. Search 2. Time setup 3. Settings 4. Main Menu 5. Zoom in and out |
Search of Celestial Bodies
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Tap the button Search. The extensive list with the names of celestial bodies is
displayed on the screen. On the
top of the screen there appear three icons with the images of a star, planet
and constellation. Choose what celestial body you want to find. Slide the
letters aside the screen and choose the one the name of a star starts with. Tapping
an icon brings forward a list of corresponding celestial bodies (stars,
planets or constellations). Scroll the list with your finger and then tap on
an item to see its disposition in the sky. For quicker scrolling press the
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Screenshot #6 |
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Having
chosen the celestial body tap it and it will be shown on the star map. There
will be also an arrow with its name, tap and see its image, read astrological
info about it. |
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Time
Setup
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Tap the button Time setup. It is possible to set up any time you want. When you
set not current time there appears button “Now” and exclamation mark for you
to be aware that you set a different time. If you want a current time to be
back, tap “Now” button. |
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Settings |
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Tap the button Settings. Here you may add or remove the displaying of
stars, planets, constellations, grid and nebulas by tapping icons with the
corresponding images. This option makes celestial bodies and a grid either
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Location |
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Another opportunity to choose the location is
to zoom in the map of the Earth and with the help of the cursor choose the
town or place where you are or where you’d like to find yourself. The most easy way to
find the town is to press the upper onscreen button and move to the list of
towns. There with T9 search you can find almost any town just in few seconds. |
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Main Menu |
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Bringing
forward Main Menu gives you the
following options: About Language Night mode Minimize Exit You may
choose between 7 available languages. There are
two skins: normal and night view. Night view skin (screenshot #10) displays
night sky in dim red colors that doesn't dazzle you and you clearly watch the
stars above you. |
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Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments
or suggestions on AstroNavigator, please contact us
at http://vitotechnology.com/en/support/.