Furuno FI-70, Operator'S Manual

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2. DISPLAY CATEGORIES AND CATEGORY SPECIFIC MENUS
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2.10 Satellite Position (Skyplot) Category
The satellite position category shows the location of available satellites, along with rel-
evant tracking and satellite position information.
Display indication Description
Position fixing mode and
accuracy level Indicates the mode used for position fixing and the ac-
curacy level
Dilution of Position Indicates the rate at which positioning and accuracy
degrade.
Satellite number and elevation Indicates the satellite number and elevation. The col-
oration of the icon depends on the SNR (see below).
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) Indicates the overall quality of the signal (H=High,
M=Medium or L=Low) received from the satellite. Dark
blue indicates a high quality signal, white indicates a
low quality signal.
Selected antenna Indicates the number of the antenna used to display
the satellite positions.
Altitude Indicates the height at which your antenna is installed.
Own ship Indicated as a red circle at the center of the display.
Blocked area Indicates areas which have been set as, or detected to
be, blocked. Satellites which appear within a blocked
area may not be reliable.
Elevation mask Indicated as a gray line, the elevation mask increases
in thickness as the mask value is increased.
N
SNR
H
M
L
DOP
15
S2D
ALT
ANT1
1.9
21.9 m
XX
XX
XX
XX
XX
XX
XX
XX
XX
Blocked
area
Satellite location
and elevation
Dilution of Position
Selected antenna
Antenna
height
Own ship
Position fixing mode
and accuracy level
Signal to
Noise Ratio
Elevation mask