Garmin GPSMAP 3205 - Marine GPS Receiver, Owner'S Manual

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GPSMAP 3205 Owner’s Manual 5
G
ETTING
S
TARTED
> I
NITIALIZING THE
GPS R
ECEIVER
The sky view shows a birds-eye view of the location of each satellite relative to
the receiver’s last known location. The outer circle represents the horizon (north
up), the inner circle 45º above the horizon, and the center point a location directly
overhead. You can also set the sky view to a Track Up configuration, causing the
top of the sky view to align along your current track heading.
GPS Tab
Status field
GPS status
icon
Status bar
The progress of satellite acquisition is shown in three stages:
• No signal strength bars —the receiver is looking for the satellites
indicated.
• Hollow signal strength bars —the receiver has found the indicated
satellite(s) and is collecting data.
• Solid green signal strength bars —the receiver has collected the necessary
data and the satellite(s) are ready for use.
Receiver Status and Accuracy
The receiver status is shown in the Status field on the Info sub tab. Current
accuracy is shown in the EPE (Estimated Position Error) field. Accuracy uses
many factors, such as the number of received GPS satellites, signal strength, and
satellite orientation, to calculate location accuracy in feet or meters. The Status
field shows one of the following conditions:
• Searching for Satellites —the receiver is looking for any satellites and
collecting data from satellites visible at its last known or initialized
location, but has not collected enough data to calculate a fix. This process
can take up to five minutes.
• Ready For Navigation —at least three satellites with good geometry have
been acquired and your location is now being calculated in latitude and
longitude, or at least four satellites have been acquired and your location
is being calculated in latitude, longitude, and elevation. “Ready For
Navigation with WAAS” appears when you are receiving WAAS satellite
corrections in 2D or 3D and a D appears on the strength bar of satellites
being corrected.
After the receiver has collected information from at least three satellites, the
Status field shows either “Ready for Navigation” or “Ready for Navigation with
WAAS.” The GPSMAP 3205 is now ready for use. Press
QUIT
to return to the
Map Page.
GPS Setup
The Setup sub tab provides access to functions and features relating to initializing
the GPS receiver.
To access the GPS Setup sub tab:
1. Press and hold ADJ/MENU to open the Main Menu.
2. Highlight the
GPS
tab, and then highlight the
Setup
sub tab.