How it Works
GARMIN:
Simply uncompress the downloaded file (you should get something like London_City_Guide.GPI) and copy the file either directly to the Garmin device (into the garmin/poi folder) or to an SD card. If installing the file to the SD card, you will need to create the folder "garmin" and in the folder "garmin" the second folder called "poi". The uncompressed file should be copied into this folder.
If after the installation you can select the City Guide, but there are no entries (for instance when you select the Guide and then All Categories, but the device displays the line "No Matches Found"), that probably means that you are too far away from the Guide's geographical location (i.e. you are trying to use the London Guide in the USA). To use the guide do the following:
1. Close the antenna
2. Go to "View Map" (you should see "Simulating GPS" at the top of the screen)
3. Use the "-" button to zoom out all the way
4. Move the map so that Great Britain is in the middle of the screen
5. Zoom in so that you can see the outline of the country and the cursor (arrow) is roughly in the centre of of it
6. Press the "Set.Loc" button at the bottom of the screen
7. Press the "Back" button
You should have all the entries in the guide showing now.
Pocket PC:
There are two parts to the WG GuideBook - the application or the GuideBook Reader and the Travel Guides in GuideBook format. The application is free and you can create your own guides for it or use it to read the Google KML or KMZ files.
Supported OS:
Windows Mobile 2002 for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 2002 for Smartphone, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC. Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, Windows Mobile 2003 SE, Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone, Windows Mobile 6.0
Supported Screen Resolutions and Form Factors:
QVGA (320×240), VGA (640×480, square form-factor: 240×240, 480×480), Smartphones 176x220
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| Start the program and either choose "Library" to display the complete guide or any other icon to use only a particular part of the guide | You can browse the entire file system on your device, so it doesn't matter where you store your Travel Guides. | If you open the Travel Guide on the first page you will see the title and annotation and you can just start reading the guide as you would do with any e-baook. |
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| For instance you can read about different neighbourhoods in London and use hyperlinks to move around the Guide. For instance clicking on "Wagamama" will take you to the entry of this particular reaturant in the Guide. | There are plenty of preferences and configuration options - you can change almost anything - text size, page layout, configure the menu, change between day or night profile and much more. | Suppose you want to find a french restaurant in Soho - it's simple! Specify what you are searching for - "French" in "Soho" and press "Find". You can also search for the name, or do the full-text search. |
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| All "French" restaurants found in Soho are listed. If you have TomTom 5, TourMap or a GPS receiver the search results will be sorted by distance from your current position. Select a restaurant from the list. | The full description of the venue with revues, prices, additional features and opening hours will be displayed. If you have TomTom 5 or TourMap installed on your system, you can use the "show" hyperlink to see the location of the venue on the electronic map. |