Press 
and touch Main (
) > General.
Touch and move the Location slider to On. Read the disclaimer and touch OK.
The Samsung Instinct™ allows you to utilize the built-in GPS hardware to easily access both directional information and location-ready features such as nearby companies and services. Sprint Navigation is a GPS navigation system that gives you turn-by-turn directions onscreen and by voice right from your device. Get audible GPS directions for appointments, meetings, or even the closest coffee shop.
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Note |
Depending on your plan, Sprint Navigation may require a monthly subscription. Contact Sprint for information and pricing. |
Sprint Navigation requires that your device’s Location setting is activated. Location is set to On by default.
To turn Location On if it is set to Off:
Press and touch Main () > General.
Touch and move the Location slider to On. Read the disclaimer and touch OK.
Before you can fully take advantage of the navigation feature, you must first properly register your device.
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation.
Touch each of the onscreen registration fields and use the onscreen keyboard to enter the required information. Touch Done to store your information.
First Name, Last Name, and Email.
Touch Continue to register your information.
Read the warning disclaimer and touch Accept to acknowledge the terms of use.
Touch Yes to take a brief tour of the Navigation features and functionality, or No, Skip Tour to continue to the main navigation screen.
Select an option and follow the onscreen instructions to take advantage of Sprint Navigation’s full suite of features.
Drive To lets you get driving directions from wherever you are to wherever you’re going. Choices include:
My Favorites: user-defined favorite locations.
Recent Places: recently entered locations.
Address: manually entered street addresses.
Business: locations based on business categories.
Airport: local airports based on current GPS location.
Contacts: those local addresses assigned to previously entered Contacts.
Search lets you search for locations from dozens of options such as Food/Coffee, Hotels & Motels, Gas Stations, Gas by Price, Banks/ATMs, WiFi Spots, and Parking Lots.
Maps & Traffic provides access to 2D and 3D maps for your current location and for several categories of locations such as Airports and Contacts.
Share & More offers additional options, such as sharing your location with contacts, creating and storing My Favorites locations, accessing the product tour, and setting detailed application preferences.
The built-in GPS hardware (when enabled) allows you to get driving directions to selected locations or establishments based on your current location.
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To > Address.
Read the onscreen notice and touch OK.
Touch one of the address options:
Address: used to enter a specific address by using a number, street name, and city/state or zip code.
Intersection: used to locate a specific address by using two separate street addresses to identify an intersection.
City: used when you do not know a physical address but would like driving directions to a city.
Touch each of the onscreen location fields and use the onscreen keyboard to enter the required information. Touch Done to store each set of information.
Touch Submit to enter the new address and receive driving directions from the GPS network.
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Touch Call It In to place a call to the TeleNav™ operator where you will speak the desired address. This is similar to calling 411 for directory assistance. (A fee may be incurred.)
Once you have entered your desired location and Instinct has begun providing you with driving directions, you can alter the information being displayed by using one of three other driving options: Traffic, Summary, and Search.
To review real-time traffic information along your route:
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To.
Enter the physical address information. See “Using a Physical Address” on page 204.
Touch Traffic (
) to review any current traffic conditions along your current route.
To receive turn by turn directions (2D):
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To.
Enter the physical address information. See “Using a Physical Address” on page 204.
Touch Summary (
) to receive both an outlined map view and a detailed turn by turn description for navigating to your desired location.
To search nearby locations based on type:
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To.
Enter the physical address information. See “Using a Physical Address” on page 204.
Touch Search (
) to search for a location based on a category such as Food/Coffee, etc.
The Instinct can also cross-reference your current location with local business and points of interest, such as Grocery Stores, Gas Stations, Wi-Fi Spots, Malls, Hospitals, etc.
Touch the onscreen keyword entry field and use the onscreen keyboard to enter the information. Touch Done to store your information and begin the search.
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Choose from one of the available category entries by touching an onscreen entry such as:
Food/Coffee, Gas Stations, Gas by Price, Banks/ATMs, WiFi Spots, Hospitals, and Complete List.
Entries with more than one available category (a subcategory) appear with an adjacent grey arrow. These entries can be expanded and then closed.
To organize and arrange your search results:
Touch a category entry from the Search page. By default the Search Results page lists the Best Matches based on closest location first (top).
Touch one of the available filter options to best display the matching results:
Best Match: displays a list of matching results sorted by most relevant and by placing the closest location (to your present position) at the top and farthest location at the bottom.
Best Rating: sorts the results by their overall consumer satisfaction rating (indicated by a set of star icons to the left of the entry). The best rated location (5 stars) is placed at the top of the list. The rating is from No stars to 5 stars.
Closest: sorts a list of matching results by placing the closest location (to your present position) at the top and farthest location at the bottom.
Map Results: overlaps your current list over a map of your current location. The numeric onscreen entries correspond to your current sorted list.
To search for the least expensive gas in your area:
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To > Business > Gas By Price.
Touch a selected grade of gasoline: Any, Regular, Plus 89, Premium, or Diesel.
By default the Search Results page lists the Best Price at the top of the list.
Touch an entry from the list to be provided with a new route to the selected gas station.
Once you have begun using Sprint Navigation to find your destination, you can then either recall those locations and add them to your list of favorite destinations or create a new entry from one of the available location categories (Address, Business, Airport, or Contacts).
To create a My Favorites location from a Category:
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To > My Favorites > Tap to Create.
Touch one of the following options:
Current Location: to save your current GPS location to your My Favorites list.
Address: to enter a new address into the Navigator and then store it to your My Favorites list. See “Using a Physical Address” on page 204.
Business/Airport: to select a business or airport location from a provided list and then add those to your My Favorites list. See “Using a Local Business Category” on page 206.
Contacts: to use a current Contacts entry’s address as a location stored within your My Favorites list.
To create a My Favorites location from a Recent Place:
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To > Recent Places.
Touch 
adjacent to a previous destination location.
Touch Save.
Touch one of the following options:
Save to Favorites: to save the current location to your My Favorites list.
Save to Contacts: to save the current location as a new entry within your Contacts list.
Recently queried locations can be saved to your My Favorites list and also shared with other cellular devices.
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Drive To > Recent Places.
Touch 
adjacent to a previous destination location.
Touch Share.
Select a recipient from one of the following options:
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Note |
Only Contact entry numbers that are associated to a Mobile profile are allowed to receive this address information. The target phone number must be assigned to a Mobile profile. See “Adding a New Contacts Entry” on page 65. |
Manual to manually enter an email address by using the onscreen keyboard to enter the recipient’s email address. Touch Done to save the entry.
Touch Send Now to complete the delivery process.
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Share & More > Preferences.
Touch 
adjacent to a previous destination location.
Scroll down the list and touch an entry to change its current setting:
Name/Email: allows you to alter the current first name, last name, and email address registered with the service.
Route Type: allows you to choose the method which is used to provide you directions from
Point A to Point B. The default is Fastest.
Touch one of the following options: Fastest, Traffic Optimized, Shortest, Prefer Streets, Prefer Highway, Pedestrian, or Always Ask.
Distance Units: allows you to alter the descriptions used for distances: Miles/Feet or Km/Meters.
Moving Maps: allows you to select the default map type displayed for your navigation: 3D or 2D.
Audio Options: allows you to choose whether the street names are announced during your navigation.
Options include: w/Street Names, w/o Street Names, or No Audio.
Backlight: allows you to configure the Backlight setting between Always On or Power Save (times out after a few seconds).
Traffic Alerts: allows you to either enable (On) or disable (Off) real-time traffic alerts along your current route.
Audio Language: allows you to change the language currently used for announcements between either English or Spanish.
Help Card: allows you to configure the settings for the onscreen help message (card).
Options include: Show 3 Times, Always On, or Always Off.
Press 
and touch Main (
) > Navigation > Share & More > Preferences.
