Tube Help

** Overview
Tube is an application that assists you to use the metro or underground transport system in major cities 
throughout the world.
Tube allows the user to view a map, locate any station on the map, plan a journey by selecting the 
starting and ending stations and have Tube calculate the shortest route. The route can be displayed as a 
list of directions in text or graphically as an animated display.
In situations where a station or complete line are out of service the user can select to avoid this station or 
line and Tube will calculate an alternative route.

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** Installation Instructions
 - The zip file you downloaded will contain a several .sis files: Extract all  these files to a folder of your choice on your desktop PC. 
 - Open the folder you extracted the files to and locate the .sis files. 
 - Please make sure your phone is connected to your PC and double click on the .sis files to install them to your phone. You need to install all of the files to the same location, either phone memory, or an expansion card. 


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** Using the application.

Menus
Two menus lists can be accessed within Tube:

Shortcut Menu - When viewing the map you can access a shortcut menu of Tubes most popular features, simply by holding down on a point on the map for 1+ secs. The menu gives you a choice of getting station information, planning a trip to or from the closest station, or using the zoom feature. Also on the menu is a 'Map' option. This can be used with Pro versions of Tube to display a street map of the area surrounding the selected tube station.

Actions menu list - To access the additional Tube options click the ‘Actions’ menu at the top left of the screen, whenever you are viewing a map.

Load Map
When Tube is first started it detects the maps that are available and will display a dialogue box allowing the user to select the map to load. Some maps contain information for different times of the day or week and a second dialogue will ask you to select the time you wish to travel.
The current map can be changed at any time by selecting Load Map from the Actions menu list and selecting the map from the dialogue box.

Change Time
Some maps contain different information for different times of day or days of the week.  Access the Actions menu list and select > Change Time option to change the time you wish to travel with the currently loaded map.
Please note this option is disabled for maps that do not contain time dependent information.

Find Station
Use this menu to find any station on the current map. Access the Actions menu list and select > Find Station and then from the dialogue box select the station you are looking. The selected station will be scrolled into view and a circle drawn around it.

Plan Trip
Use this menu item to plan a journey and have Tube calculate the shortest route. Access the Actions menu list and select > Plan Trip then from the displayed dialogue box select the From and To stations. Click List to get a list of instructions that describe the route or click Show to be shown graphically the route to take.
If a station or complete line is out of service you can click the Options button to display a dialogue box that allows you to select a station and line to avoid.
To cancel a trip during animation, hold the stylus down on the map.

Viewing the Map
Moving around the map - Touch the stylus on the map and while holding it down drag the map in the 
direction you wish to move it.

Zooming in and out
To zoom in and out use jog dial.


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Registration
Once installed Tube will run for 3 days without registering, after this period the software will
no longer run and an unlock will be required to enable further use.
The unlock code may be included in your sales receipt email or you can obtain one by visiting
the URL below and registering the software:
http://www.visualit.co.uk/register.asp

Support
If you have any problems installing or using the application please check our support pages on our web site www.visualit.co.uk/support.htm

Updates
Updates to the latest tube engine can be found on our web site www.visualit.co.uk/downloads.htm
If an updated map or database is released for a city you should receive an email on how to obtain the latest version.

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