Troubleshooting - Magellan GPS ColorTRAK User Manual

Troubleshooting

Receiver will not turn on:
1. Check to see if batteries are installed correctly.
2. Replace with four new AA alkaline batteries.
Takes more than 10 minutes to get a position fix:
1. If there are any obstacles nearby or overhead, move to a new location.
2. Make sure that the antenna is pointing up, has a clear view of the sky
and is a reasonable distance away from your body.
3. Check Sat Status to see where the satellites are and if the receiver is
acquiring data.
4. If the receiver still does not get a position fix within 10 minutes, you
may wish to repeat the initialization procedure.
Elevation jumps up and down:
1. Errors induced by the Department of Defense called Selective
Availability (SA) can cause the elevation values to fluctuate.
Battery life seems shorter than it should be:
1. Make sure that you are using four AA alkaline batteries. Magellan
System recommends Eveready Energizers ™ for use in the GPS
ColorTRAK.
2. Shorter life span of the batteries can be due to excessive use of the
backlight. Turn the backlight off when not needed.
Position coordinates on your receiver do not match the location on your
map.
1. Make sure that your receiver is set up to use the same datum as your
map. The map datum is generally shown in the map legend. See Map
Datum under Auxiliary Functions for instructions on selecting the map
datum in your receiver.
2. Check your LAT/LON format. Make sure that the format selected
in COORDINATE SYSTEM (DEG/MIN/SEC or DEG/MIN.MM) is
in the same format as the map you are using.
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