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OPERATION
Turning Power On
To turn the Eagle Expedition on, simply press the
PWR key. A screen similar to the one at right
appears. Read the message on the screen, then
press the EXIT key to erase it. The Expedition is
now ready for use.
MENUS
Most of the Eagle Expedition’s adjustments and
features are found on “menus”. Pressing the
MENU key lets you view the menus. Different
menu items are added to the basic list, depend-
ing on which mode (plotter, navigation, or win-
dows) the unit is in. This gives you the features
that are specific to the mode you are in, but also
has items that are used on all modes.
Pressing the up or down arrow keys moves the
black box to highlight different menus on the list.
Pressing the right arrow key selects the high-
lighted menu item.
To erase a menu, press the EXIT key.
Finding Your Position
Cold Start
When the Eagle Expedition is turned on for the very first time, it doesn’t
know where it is, nor what the local time or date is. If you tell it your
position, time, and date, the unit should take less time to lock-on to the
satellites and give you a fix or position.
However, if you don’t want to push buttons at this time, that’s fine. The
Eagle Expedition will lock onto the satellites and give you a position with-
out any input from you. This is called a “cold-start”. It simply means that
the unit is searching without help for the satellites that are in orbit. A cold-
start can take over two minutes to acquire enough satellite data to deter-
mine your position, although it typically takes less time than that.
