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Locations Panel
Caches Panel
Details Panel
Navigation Panel
Tools Panel

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Locations Panel
Creating a New Location
Activating a Location
Editing a Location
Deleting a Location
Exporting Caches by Location

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Creating a New Location
To create a new location, tap the 'New Location' button in the top left corner of the locations panel. You have the option of specifying a latitude/longitude center and a raduis distance, or a northern, southern, eastern and western extent.

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Activating a Location
To activate a location you can either double-tap the location you want to activate or tap-and-hold on the location and choose 'Activate' from the context menu.

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Editing a Location
To edit the name or coordinates of a location, tap-and-hold on the location and choose 'Edit Location'. You have the option of specifying a latitude/longitude center and a raduis distance, or a northern, southern, eastern and western extent.

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Deleting a Location
To remove a location from Smache, tap-and-hold on the location and choose 'Delete Location'. Deleting a location is permanent (although it is quite easy to make a new one). Deleting a location does not affect the caches, logs or visits in that location in any way.

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Exporting Caches by Location
To export all the caches in a location, tap-and-hold on the location and choose 'Export', then specify the format you would like to export to. Caches exported from the locations panel do not include unavailable caches.

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Caches Panel
Filtering the Cache List
Checking and Clearing Cache Records
Adding Caches to the Map
Exporting Selected Caches
Viewing Cache Details
Editing Cache Visits
Bookmarking a Cache
Setting a Cache Location as your Home Coordinates
Changing the Available Status of a Cache
Changing the Ignored Status of a Cache
About Stale Caches
About New Caches

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Filtering the Cache List
To filter the cache list, choose the field you want to filter by in the dropdown menu on the top left. Next, choose or specify a filter value in the field to the right. Run the filter by tapping the 'Run Filter' button at the top left. To clear the filter and display all caches in the list, tap the 'Clear Filter' button second from the left at the top.

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Checking and Clearing Cache Records
Several functions (such as adding to the map, exporting and marking as unavailable) work on all caches in the list that are checked. To check all caches, tap the 'Check Caches' button above the list. To clear all checks from the cache list, tap the 'Clear Checked Caches' button above the list. Tap the dropdown arrow next to either button to check or clear caches that are above or below the selected cache.

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Adding Caches to the Map
To add a cache to the map from the caches panel, check all caches you want to be added to the map, then tap the 'Add to Map' button above the list.

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Exporting Selected Caches
To export a group of caches from the cache list, check all caches that you want to be exported, then tap the 'Export' button above the list and specify the format that you would like to export to.

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Viewing Cache Details
To view the details, descriptions, logs, travelbugs, visits and additional waypoints of a cache, either double-tap the cache or tap-and-hold on the cache and choose 'View'.

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Editing Cache Visits
To access the visit editing dialog from the caches list, tap-and-hold on the cache and choose 'Open Visits'.

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Bookmarking (or Un-bookmarking) a Cache
To bookmark a cache, making it accessible from the 'Bookmarked Caches' view and special filter, tap-and-hold on the cache and choose 'Add Bookmark'. If the cache is already a bookmarked cache, the option will instead be 'Remove Bookmark'.

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Setting a Cache Location as your Home Coordinates
To set a cache location as the center coordinates, tap-and-hold on the cache and choose 'Set as Center'. This will update the 'Home Coordinates' in your settings and update the distances in both the cache list and the waypoint list.

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Changing the Available Status of a Cache
To change the available status of a cache or group of caches, check all caches that you would like to change the status for, then tap-and-hold on any cache and choose 'Mark Checked As' and then 'Unavailable'. If the 'Unavailable' menu item is checked before you choose it, all checked caches will be changed to available. Otherwise, all checked caches will be changed to unavailable.

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Changing the Ignored Status of a Cache
To change the ignored status a cache or group of caches, check all caches that you would like to change the status for, then tap-and-hold on any cache and choose 'Mark Checked As' and then 'Ignored'. If the 'Ignored' menu item is checked before you choose it, all checked caches will be changed to un-ignored. Otherwise, all checked caches will be changed to ignored.

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About Stale Caches
Stale caches are those that have not been included in a GPX import for at least the number of days specified in settings. This is intended to mark the caches that could possibly have been archived.

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About New Caches
Smache considers a cache new if it's placement date was less than the number of days specified in settings ago. New caches are marked by the prefix "(NEW)" being added to the cache name in the cache list. New caches will also show in the 'New Caches' special filter.

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Details Panel
Looking Over the Information
Showing the Travelbugs
Showing the Logs
Showing the Visits
Showing the Additional Waypoints
Editing Cache Visits
Copying the Coordinates to the Clipboard
Viewing the Hint
Adding the Cache to the Map
Opening the Cache Webpage
Copying the Selected Text to the Clipboard

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Looking Over the Information
As you view the details panel you'll see that the information is grouped into several different sections. Above the toolbar is the identification information, consisting of the waypoint code, the name and the owner. Below the toolbar you'll first see the status information like the date of placement, last log, last visit, etc. Below that you will find the cache-specific information like the type, size, difficulty and terrain. The next section is the latitude and longitude and then the cache descriptions and hints. Finally, you will see at the bottom the cache "accessories" including the travelbugs, logs, visits and waypoints. Note that not all this information will be shown if you have excluded it through settings.

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Showing the Travelbugs
When cache details are first shown the travelbugs section will only show a count of how many travelbugs are currently listed as being in the cache. To change that into a list of travelbug ID numbers and names, tap the 'Show Travelbugs' button in the details toolbar. To hide the travelbug details, simply tap it again.

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Showing the Logs
When cache details are first shown the cache logs section will only show a count of how many logs Smache has record of for the cache. To see the details of those logs, tap the 'Show Logs' button in the details toolbar. To hide the log details, simply tap it again.

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Showing the Visits
When cache details are first shown the cache visits section will only show a count of how many visits you have recorded with the cache. To see the details of those visits, tap the 'Show Visits' button in the details toolbar. To hide the visit details, simply tap it again.

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Showing the Additional Waypoints
When cache details are first shown the additional waypoints section will only show a count of how many waypoints are attached to the cache. To see the location and descriptions of those waypoints, tap the 'Show Waypoints' button in the details toolbar. To hide the waypoint details, simply tap it again.

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Editing Cache Visits
Adding, editing and removing cache visits can all be done from the 'Cache Visits' dialog in Smache. Access the dialog by tapping the 'Edit Visits' button on the details toolbar. In the visits dialog, choose the visit you want to edit or delete from the dropdown list at the top. If you want to add a new visit, simply tap new. You must specify both a date and a visit type for each visit. The logged status and visit notes are optional. If you make a change to a cache visit and then set focus to a different or new visit, a popup box will ask you if you would like to save those changes before you continue the edit session.

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Copying the Coordinates to the Clipboard
To copy the coordinate pair of the cache to the clipboard, simply tap the 'Copy Coordinates' button on the details toolbar.

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Viewing the Hint
If you have added the hint item to the details list in settings, you need only scroll down on the details panel to see it. If the hint is not shown in the text, you can still get the hint easily by tapping the 'Hint' button on the details toolbar. Note that tapping this button only shows the hint in decrypted (readable) form.

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Adding the Cache to the Map
To add the cache to the map from the details panel, simply tap the 'Add to Map' button in the details toolbar. If the cache has additional waypoints attached, these will also be added to the map automatically.

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Opening the Cache Webpage
To open the www.geocaching.com cache webpage in the default browser on your pocket pc, simply tap the 'Open Webpage' button on the details toolbar. This will open up the actual webpage on the geocaching.com servers, not a locally generated page. As such, you must be connected to the internet to perform this function.

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Copying the Selected Text to the Clipboard
To copy selected text from the details panel to the clipboard, select the desired text, then tap-and-hold and choose 'Copy Selected Text'.

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Navigation Panel
Starting and Stopping Your GPS
Getting Information About the Signal
Getting Location and Movement Information
Working with Existing Waypoints
Creating Waypoints
Creating Tracks
Working With the Map

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Starting and Stopping Your GPS
Before you connect to your GPS through Smache, be sure it is turned on and that the correct port and baud rate are specified in settings. To connect, tap the 'Start GPS' button on the navigation panel. You will see the GPS status icon change to show an attempt to connect. After the connection is successfully made, you will see the status icon change to show a 2D or 3D lock. To stop the GPS, tap the 'Stop GPS' button in the same location.

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Getting Information About the Signal
Smache displays information about the GPS signal on the 'Status' panel. Along with the satellite count and time connected, you can see positional, horizontal and vertical dillution of precision (PDOP, HDOP, VDOP). These numbers normally range from 1 to 50 and indicate the accuracy of the signal you are receiving. More accurate signals are close to 1 and decent signals are less than 3 or 4. Signals over 6 to 8 may be too unreliable to use.

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Getting Location and Movement Information
View information about your location and movement on the 'Position' panel. This includes your coordinates, altitude, speed and direction of travel. You can copy your current location to the clipboard by tapping the 'Copy Coordinates' button.

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Working with Existing Waypoints
Filtering Waypoints: Filtering waypoints is similar to filtering caches. Choose the field you want to filter by in the dropdown at the upper left, then specify a filter value in the input on the right. To run the filter, tap the 'Filter' button. To clear the filter and show all records, tap the 'Clear Filter' button.
Checking and Unchecking Waypoints: To check or clear waypoints, tap the 'Check Waypoints' button or the 'Clear Waypoints' button. To check or clear portions of the waypoint list, use the small dropdown menus to the right of each button.
Adding Waypoints to the Map: To add multiple waypoints to the map at once, check each waypoint in the waypoint list that you want to add and then tap the 'Add to Map' button. To add a single waypoint to the map, tap-and-hold on the waypoint and choose 'Add to Map'. If a waypoint is already in the map, this option will read 'Remove from Map'.
Exporting Waypoints: To export waypoints to one of various formats, check each waypoint in the waypoint list that you want to export and then tap the 'Export' button.
Viewing Waypoint Details: For a quick view of a waypoint and it's details, tap-and-hold on the waypoint in the waypoint list and choose 'View', or you can simply double-tap the waypoint.
Setting a Waypoint Location as Your Home Coordinates: To set your home coordinates to match a waypoint location, tap-and-hold the waypoint in the waypoint list and choose 'Set as Center'. This will modify the home coordinates in settings and update the distances in both the cache list and the waypoint list.
Editing a Waypoint: To edit a waypoint, tap-and-hold on the waypoint in the waypoint list and choose 'Edit'.
Deleting Waypoints: To permanently delete a waypoint or group of waypoints, check each waypoint in the waypoint list that you would like to delete and then tap-and-hold on one of the waypoints and choose 'Delete Checked'.

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Creating Waypoints
Creating a Waypoint from Input Coordinates: If you know the coordinates of the waypoint you want to create, tap the 'New Waypoint' button on the 'Create Waypoint' panel. In the waypoint dialog, enter the name, note and coordinates and then tap 'OK'. The new waypoint will automatically be added to the waypoint list.
Averageing a New Waypoint: To average a new waypoint from your GPS location, be sure your GPS is connected and you have a lock. Choose a sample count (the number of GPS points taken into account) and a name and note, then tap the 'Start Waypoint' button. You can modify the name and note up until the last sample point is taken. The information will then be calculated and a waypoint will be created and added to the waypoint list. If the 'Add Point to Map' option is checked, the waypoint will be automatically added to the map.

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Creating Tracks
To collect a new track, be sure your GPS is connected and you have a lock. Choose a sample interval (the number of seconds between track points) and specify a name and note. To begin recording the track, tap the 'Start Track' button and begin traveling along your path. If you need to pause the track, you can do so by tapping the 'Pause Track' button. Tap the same button again to resume recording. When you are finished traveling your path, tap the 'Stop Track' button. At that point your track data along with the name and note you specified will be collected and the new track will be added to the waypoint list. By checking the 'Add to Map' option, the track will be displayed on the map when you are finished as well as while it is being collected.

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Working With the Map
Panning and Zooming: The pan and zoom tools are located in the top left of the navigation panel. Use the 'Pan' buttons to move directly north, south, east and west. Use the 'Zoom In' button and the 'Zoom Out' button to decrease and increase the map scale. Using the pan buttons will de-activate the 'Follow Position' tool. Using the zoom buttons will de-activate the 'Auto-zoom' tool.
Adding Marks: A mark is a simple, temporary point item that you can use to quickly mark your location. To place a mark, tap the 'Add Mark' button above the map. Marks persist until they are either removed or Smache is closed.

Setting a Destination: You have the option of setting any waypoint, cache or additional waypoint as your destination. To set the destination, choose the item by name from the destination dropdown above the map. Choosing a destination will automatically center the map at that location and de-activate the 'Follow Position' tool. If your GPS is connected, the distance to the destination will then be shown above the destination dropdown and the destination pointer will become visible in the compass.
Using the Compass: If your GPS is connected, the compass will give you feedback about your direction and destination. The compass assumes that you are holding your pocket pc upright (the black barin the compass should point away from you). Based on that, the blue 'N' pointer will point north. If you have a destination specified, the red 'D' pointer will point to the destination. Note that the compass can only register a direction if you are moving, and error movement may make the compass show incorrect information if you are stopped or moving slowly.
Showing Labels: You can label all the items in your map by tapping the 'Label' button above the map. Note that if you are zoomed out too far, the labels may overlap.
Keeping your Position Centered: If your GPS is connected, you can keep your position centered by tapping the 'Follow Position' button above the map. Manually panning will turn off the 'Follow Position' feature automatically.
Using Auto-zoom: If your GPS is connected and you have a destination specified, you can tap the 'Auto-zoom' button to turn on the auto-zoom mode. The auto-zoom mode will keep your position and your destination in view and at an optimal scale at all times. This means that as you get closer to your destination, the map will automatically zoom in, and as you get further away, the map will automatically zoom out. Manually zooming will turn off the auto-zoom mode. For best results with auto-zoom, be sure that either the 'Follow Position' mode is on or the destination is at the center of the map.

Selecting Items: To select an item in the map, tap it once. You will see the item's name popup to show that it has been selected. To unselect it, tap anywhere in the map once again. Any map context menu options that are chosen while an item is selected will affect that item. Note that if your GPS is connected, the map draw slows to the GPS sample rate (one second). As a result, it may take a second for the popup to show after you have selected an item.
Converting Items to Waypoints: You can convert any item in the map to a waypoint. Select the item you want to convert, then tap-and-hold on the map and choose 'Convert to Waypoint'. A new waypoint will be created and added to the waypoint list. Note that the item in the map will NOT be replaced by the new waypoint.
Locating an Item in the Cache or Waypoint List: If the item you select is a cache or a waypoint, you can bring it up in the cache list or waypoint list. Tap-and-hold on the map and choose 'Locate'. Note that Smache will not modify a filter to find the item. If the item is not in the current filter, it will not be found.
Opening the Cache Details: If the item you have selected is a cache you can show the cache details. Tap-and-hold on the map and choose 'Details'.
Removing Items from the Map: You can remove an item from the map by selecting it and choosing 'Remove' from the tap-and-hold menu. If you want to remove all items from the map, tap-and-hold on the map and choose 'Remove All'.

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Tools Panel
The Distance Tool
The Conversion Tool
The Encryption Tool
The Notes Tool

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The Distance Tool
Smache can calculate distance between latitude/longitude pairs. Simply enter the coordinates for the two locations into the distance panel, choose a distance unit and tap the 'Calculate' button. The results you see are "great circle" distances.

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The Conversion Tool
Smache can convert between latitude/longitude formats of decimal degrees, decimal minutes and degrees-minutes-seconds. Simply begin entering a value into the appropriate text field and the values of the other two formats will be calculated as you type. If the value you enter cannot be parsed to the expected format correctly, Smache will parse as much of the value as possible but you may get erroneous values in the other two format fields. This, however, should be immediately noticable. If the value you enter is impossible or contains invalid characters, the other two format fields will show NaN (Not a Number).

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The Encryption Tool
To encrypt or decrypt a hint code, enter it into the appropriate text field on the encryption panel. Smache only performs ROT13 encryption.

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The Notes Tool
The notes panel is purely a miscellaneous 'white board'. Content on the notes panel is not saved when Smache is closed.

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