Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition - Locate & Navigate; Quick Start: Google Maps; Set Location Sources; Google Maps Navigation

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Quick start: Locate
Use the Google Maps™ you know and love.
Find it: Apps > Maps
• Your location: To show your location, touch at the
top. The is your location.
• Map mode: To show map layers, touch at the top.
County Rd 1400 NCounty Rd 1400 N County Rd 1400 NCounty Rd 1400 N
County Rd 600 ECounty Rd 600 E County Rd 500 ECounty Rd 500 E
Pen and Mouse Rd.Pen and Mouse Rd.
Crescent St.Crescent St.
Klier St.Klier St.
Cline Ave.Cline Ave.
Whitman Dr.Whi
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Harr St.Harr St.
County Rd 1400 N County Rd 1400 N
County Rd 600 E County Rd 500 E
Pen and Mouse Rd.
Crescent St.
Klier St.
Cline Ave.
Whitman Dr.
Harr St.
Whispering Way
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Text Search
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Open My Location,
Places, Directions,
Layers, or Latitude.
Tips & tricks
• Find a location: Touch at the top and enter an
address, city, or business in the search box.
• Get directions: Touch at the top. Enter starting and
end points, or touch and select My current location,
Contacts, or Points on map.
• Rotate, tilt, & zoom: To rotate or zoom a map, drag two
fingers apart or turn them on the display. To tilt a map,
drag two fingers down on the display.
• Compass mode: Center the map on your location, then
touch the compass icon at the top to switch to a 3D
mode that turns as you do.
• Conserve battery (4G devices): To conserve battery
power (but find your location with less accuracy), set the
tablet to use the mobile network. Touch Apps
> Settings > Location & security. In My Location,
select Use wireless networks, and uncheck Use GPS
satellites
.
Set your location sources
Set your tablet to determine your location using GPS
satellite signals (highly accurate, but uses battery power) or
using the mobile network (less accurate, but conserves
battery power).
To set your location, touch Apps > Settings
> Location & security > Use GPS satellites and/or Use
wireless networks
.
Google Maps Navigation™ beta
Find it: Apps > Navigation
Get spoken turn-by-turn directions to the destination you
specify. Speak or type your destination, or touch a
destination in the Recent Destinations list.