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Reference
GPS Information Page
GPS Information Page Options
To display the GPS Information Page Options, press
MENU
(with the GPS Information Page
displayed). The following Options are available:
• Track Up (or North Up)
• New Elevation
• New Location
Track Up- changes the sky view display from ‘North Up’ orientation to align to current direction of
travel (ground track). If ‘Track Up’ is selected, ‘North Up’ will appear as an option instead.
To change the sky view orientation:
1. Use the
ROCKER KEYPAD
to highlight ‘Track Up’ (or ‘North Up’) and press
ENTER
.
New Location
- forces the Navigator to search for any available satellite to determine its position. This
option is useful if you’ve relocated a long distance (greater than 500 miles) from the last location the
Navigator was used. In such instances, without initialization, the Navigator may otherwise be looking
for the wrong group of satellites.
To select New Location, highlight ‘New Location’ and press ENTER.
New Elevation
- allows you to designate your approximate elevation, when the Navigator is acquiring
satellites or navigating with a two-dimensional position. By default, 2D navigation will attempt to use
the last known elevation. If the elevation shown is off by several hundred feet (or more), manually
entering your approximate elevation will enable the receiver to more accurately determine a position
fi x.
To enter an elevation:
1. Use the
ROCKER KEYPAD
to Highlight ‘New Elevation’ and press
ENTER
.
2. Enter your approximate elevation using the
ROCKER KEYPAD
, and press
ENTER
.
Selecting ‘North Up’ will display the sky view with
North at the top.
Selecting ‘Track Up’ will automatically rotate the sky
view to keep your current direction of travel at the top
of the display.
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