Métro 

To install Métro  on your device, just point the BlackBerry web browser to http://metro.nanika.net/MetroBB.php (the case is important!) and follow the installation instructions.

For a desktop installation, you can download the MetroBB.zip package and follow the instructions provided in the included "readme.txt" file.

Métro  is also available on the BlackBerry App World. To find the app, search "kinevia" in the store or click on the image above.

All features in the program are accessed through menus. Access the menu now on your device and you will have one important function available: "Complete List".

Select this option to access the list of available cities on our servers (again, a network connection is necessary for this to work). When the list is empty, a button also lets you quickly load the server list.

Note: if you have a removable memory card in your BlackBerry, you may also directly copy the city databases in the "metro" (all lowercase) directory under the root of the card (copy the individual ".pdb" files corresponding to the cities you are interested in, not the full ".zip" file). You can use all the files from the Métro  "standard" package.

The program always gets its data from our servers. This ensures that you always have access to all the cities available, wherever you are, and that the data is up to date.

In case you wonder, we do not use or store any personal data coming from your BlackBerry.

• Use any of the "WiFi" options if you want to force a connection trhough WiFi.
• Use the "MDS" option if you have an MDS server on your BES (your enterprise network administrator should know that) and the "Default" option does not work.
• Use the "BIS-B" if you are using a "personnal" BlackBerry (not attached to an enterprise server) and you have a specific BlackBerry data plan with your wireless carrier.
• Use the "TCP" option if you have a "regular" data plan with your carrier.
  In that case, you will have to check your "TCP" settings (under "Options" or "Options -> Advanced Options", depending on the system version).
  Contact your carrier for help or have a check at this list for common parameters. Please note that using such a configuration may incur specific charges from your carrier.

These options have been reported to work in most cases. However, there still may be configurations that are not handled well. Please send us a detailed report if you cannot connect even after trying out all these options.

This configuration screen also lets you, if your BlackBerry supports the feature, specify that the city databases are to be installed on a memory card. If you check this option, all the files you download (new and updated) will be copied on the card, if one is accessible..

Métro 

At the moment, the program supports only files encoded in a standard ASCII charset. Support for other charsets may be added in the future..

Select the city you want to use (you may enter the first characters of its name to scroll faster) and access the menu: you can see a new option to "Open" the city.

However, from this point, no connection will be needed anymore (unless you want to download other cities). The files are stored locally on your device and you can access any city you have previously loaded without accessing a server.

As above, you may load the complete list of cities available and open a file. The menu also offers new options for the installed databases:

• "Delete" to remove a file present on your device.
• "Update" to search for and, if necessary, install a new version of the selected city.
• "Update All" to search for and, if necessary, install new versions of all the databases present on your BlackBerry.

It's now time to actually use the program and search your first route in the public transportation system of the city you just loaded...

You can use the "enter" key to switch from the departure to the arrival field and next to run the search (or use the "Go!" option in the menu).

If you are not sure of the stop names, the "Stops" option in the menu will help you select them in a complete list.

As with most lists, you can type the first letters from a name to scroll faster. When you have found your stop (and selected it in the list), access the menu to select it as the departure or arrival for your trip.

When you are done with your selection, you can close the list or start the route calculation from the "Go!" option in the menu.

The list is updated when you type additional characters and disappears when no matches are found or the text field is empty.

At any time you may scroll the list and select a stop. When you have the right one, push the trackwheel or press the "Enter" key to set the selection in the current text field and dismiss the assistance screen.

When you are done with your selection, you can press the "Enter" key or use the "Go!" option in the menu to launch the route search.

The assistance screen may be incompatible with the "SureType" technology available in some systems. In that case, you have the option to deactivate the assisted text entry feature (see below).

As for the assisted text entry feature, you may simply select a stop in the history list..

As with any version of Métro , you will get the fastest route and, optionally, the route with the least number of changes. The title for each route reminds the currently selected day and time and some statistics.

Then follows the description of the route, with its main stops and the line(s) to take.

• For a line section, you will get a detailed list of all stops you will run through (see screenshot).
• For a stop, you will get a list of the nearest PoIs as well as a list of all lines serving that stop.
• For a PoI, you will get more information on the place (if available in our databases) and a list of the nearest stops.

Another example (see screenshot) appears on the stop list we have described above: here, the "Details" menu option gives access to details about the selected stop or PoI.

No action is possible in the details screen.

In the pop-up screen, select the desired day and time from the selection list and hit "OK".

The selected day and time affect all parts of the program: trip calculations, line list (and their status), line routes (see below)...

Whenever available (almost for every city we cover), the system & line names are complemented with an icon representing the type of transportation system (subway, railway, bus, tram, trolleybus, funicular, boat/ferry...), painted with the color of the line.

Lines which are not running at the currently selected day & time have their checkbox grayed out (e.g. Line 5 Special Service in the screenshot). You may still change their status, however.

The same options as in the complete list are available.

The icon next to each stop name shows whether the stop is served in both directions or in only one direction.

The same options as on any stop list is available here (details and selection as the departure or arrival).

When a route is deactivated, it is not used when computing a route. When a system is deactivated, all lines in that system are deactivated (and are not used in a calculation).

On the screenshot, the "MNR" system has been deactivated and all the MNR lines are now unavailable.

The program stores your choices whenever you activate or deactivate a system (not an individual line), keeping them unchanged on your next use of the program.

• You can choose whether you prefer to see first the shortest route (check the "Show quickest route first" box) or the "least changes" route (uncheck the box) in the calculation results.
• If you don't want to use the text entry asistance or if you have activated "SureType" on your BlackBerry (which is somewhat incompatible), you can deactivate the feature.

• "About MetrO" displays general information about the program and the current city. You should always check that information when you open a new city.
• "City" brings you back to the city list that you saw at the beginning of this guide, where you may download additional files and open, update or delete your existing databases.
• "Back Route" exchange your start and end stops and immediately searches the return trip.
• "Reset" just clears the screen, erasing the start and end stop fields as well as the current route displayed (if any) and resetting the day and time to the current system time.

• Select a contact in the BlackBerry application and switch to "edit" mode.
• Set the cursor on one of the available user fields.
• The first time, select the "Change Field Name" option and set the name to "metro".
• In the field thus renamed, enter the stations and stops associated to the contact address, separated by semi-colons.
• For better accuracy, you can add the walk time required to reach the stop, in minutes, after a '%' sign immediately following the stop name.
• Additionally, it is also possible to make separate entries for the home and office addresses of the contact: prefix the list with "h:" (home) or "o:" (office). If you provide both, separate the lists with a "carriage return".

You'll notice that two versions of a single contact may be displayed if you have provided informations for the home (marked '(H)') and office (marked '(O)') addresses.

This list works like the other stop lists and lets you select a contact as start or destination point.

When you search a route from or to a contact address, the program explores all the associated stops and suggests the otpimal solution for your trip.

The detailed information for a contact shows its address and the closest stops, for the selected version (home or office). Only one adress is accessible, whatever the selection, on systems with version below 4.2.0.

i-Métro 

To access i-Métro , just point your web browser to http://i-metro.mobi.

Keep in mind you can set a bookmark once you have selected a city, for faster access on your future route calculations.