When the transponder is initially connected to the baitboat it will usually take about 40 seconds to obtain a
fix. It can take longer under certain poor signal circumstances and locations.
To store a marker in memory you simply press the select button ( ) three times in succession and go
through the menu system -
MENU > MARKERS > SAVE
when your boat is over your selected spot.
To navigate to the current marker you use the boat symbol to represent yourself driving the boat. If the
marker appears to the right of the boat then the boat needs to be steered right until the marker symbol is
directly in front of the boat symbol and vice-versa:
Turning the boat to the right will
bring the marker symbol in line
with the boat.
The marker symbol has three shapes/sizes depending on how far away the boat is from the marker.
If initially, there are only three visible satellites, no symbol will appear until four or more are detected.
Greater than 50m away between 50m and 10m away Less than 10m away
Once the boat is central and within the large marker symbol you are within a few metres of the stored
marker. Once you are within one metre of the marker the unit will issue a triple beep. You can use this sound
to trigger the dropping of bait and/or line on this spot.
Please note that your boat must have been more than ten metres from the marker for this triple beep to be
re-armed. This is to avoid repeated beeping just after you have stored a marker.
As you get closer to a marker the distance shown in the top right of the display will decrease as well as the
symbol getting closer to the boat symbol (as shown in the pictures above)
It is important to note that when the boat is not moving, no directional information can be obtained from it i.e.
the direction arrow will be invalid and the marker symbol will change angle around the boat symbol (but not
distance)
Notes on accuracy
When relying on a satellite positional fix it is important to understand that because a number of things
influence the overall accuracy of a fix, the quality of the fix and number of satellites visible is provided to aid
you. The quality is shown as two opposing needles. The higher the quality of the fix, the closer these needles
will be to being exactly in line. Similarly the number of visible satellites will also tell you how good the fix is.
Any number above 6 would be good and 12 would be excellent. Caution should be used with numbers under
6. The graph shows a typical profile of the accuracy of a GPS receiver.
Quality of fix
2.1m CEP
Number of visible satellites
