Satellite Status Page - Garmin GPS II Owner's Manual

Satellite Status Page

Let's start with the satellite status page, which is the page you'll view while your
unit is getting a position fix. If you're not already on this page, press PAGE or QUIT
until it appears. The satellite status page shows you status information that helps you
understand what the receiver is doing at any given time, and it's a page that you'll
want to occasionally refer back to as you use your unit. It features a sky view of
available satellites, signal strength bars, the status of your current position fix
(acquiring, 2D, 3D, etc.), and your estimated position error (EPE). You can also tell
how much battery power is remaining (Fig. 11). Once your GPS II has acquired suf-
ficient satellites, the satellite status page will automatically be replaced by the posi-
tion page (as long as you haven't pressed any other buttons).
Fig. 11
GETTING-STARTED TOUR
The signal strength bars give
you an indication of what
satellites are visible to the
receiver, whether or not they're
being used to calculate a posi-
tion fix, and the signal quality.
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