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Dell Axim Setup for Bluetooth GPS & Weather Box

 GPS CONFIGURATION:

Start Bluetooth GPS: blue light is blinking

1. Start Dell; Anywhere Map is OFF

2. Tap Bluetooth icon at lower right of screen

3. Check Turn on Bluetooth

4. Tap Devices tab at bottom of screen

5. Tap New Partnership (Dell scans for nearby Bluetooth devices)

6. Tap the Bluetooth GPS ID (e.g. HI-406BT)

7. Tap Next at bottom of screen

8. Enter Device Passkey (for the HI-406BT it is 0000, Garmin 10 is 1234)

9. Tap Next    

10. Check Serial Port box

11. Tap Finish at bottom of screen

12. Tap COM Ports tab

13. Tap New Outgoing Port

14. GPS ID appears; Select it; tap Next at bottom of screen

15. Select COM8 from drop-down menu; UNCHECK Secure Communications

16. Tap Finish at bottom of screen

17. Tap OK at top right corner of screen

18. Start Anywhere Map

19. Tap File>Settings>GPS Settings

• Communications Port: Set to Bluetooth on COM8

• Data Rate: Set to 4800

• GPS Options: Check Auto Connect BT, Disable BT Check

20. Tap DONE

 

Anywhere Map and the Bluetooth GPS now communicate:

 • Upper right corner of AWM: NoGPS switches to NoSAT (indicates link)

NoSAT disappears when GPS acquires satellites

19. Tap File > Exit to close Anywhere Map and save these settings.

 

XM CONFIGURATION:

Start Bluetooth

1. Start Dell; Anywhere Map is OFF

2. Tap Bluetooth icon at lower right of screen

3. Check Turn on Bluetooth (make this device discoverable to other devices UNCHECKED)

4. Tap Devices tab at bottom of screen

5. Tap New Partnership (Dell scans for nearby Bluetooth devices)

6. Tap XM BLUE SPP*

7. Tap Next at bottom of screen

8. Enter Passkey for wx receiver box (0)

9. Tap Next

8. Check Serial Port box

9. Tap Finish at bottom of screen

10. Tap COM Ports tab

11. Tap New Outgoing Port

12. XM BLUE SPP* appears; Select it; tap Next at bottom of screen

13. Select COM7 from drop-down menu; UNCHECK Secure Communications

14. Tap Finish at bottom of screen

15. Tap OK at top right corner of screen

16. Start Anywhere Map

17. Tap File>Settings>WX Settings>XMWX

• Communications Port: Set to Bluetooth on COM7

• Enable XM is Check marked 

18. Tap OK

 

Anywhere Map and the Bluetooth XM now communicate:

 • Bluetooth light on XM is steady blue;

• Wx info is in upper left corner. INIT, Act Chk, startup, request, signal strength           

19. Tap File > Exit to close Anywhere Map and save these settings.

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