Refreshing Gps Satellite Acquisition; Restoring Factory Default Settings; Setting The Speed Filter - Garmin GPS 17x Configuration Manual

Enabling and Disabling WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation
System)/EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation
Overlay Service)
When enabled, WAAS/EGNOS provides more-accurate position information. For more
information on WAAS/EGNOS, visit www.garmin.com.
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 configuration menu on your display device, select the
GPS 17x device.
2. Select Config > WAAS/EGNOS.
3. On a Garmin chartplotter, select On

Setting the Speed Filter

The speed filter setting on the GPS 17x can help reduce unnecessary drift-alarm triggers
as well as potentially sporadic position information. The speed filter averages the data
provided by the GPS 17x to provide smoother position data updates. The speed filter is
most helpful when stationary or in low-speed situations.
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 configuration menu, select the GPS 17x device.
2. Select Config > Speed Filter.
3. Choose from the following options:
• Off—position information from the GPS 17x is provided to the NMEA 2000 network
as it is gathered.
• On—position information from the GPS 17x is gathered and averaged before it
is provided to the NMEA 2000 network. Select the interval at which the position
information is gathered.
or Off.
• Auto—the speed filter toggles on in low-speed situations and toggles off in high-
speed situations.

Refreshing GPS Satellite Acquisition

In some situations, if you have moved the boat many miles without using the GPS 17x, for
example, you can force the GPS 17x to reinitialize and find your current position.
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 configuration menu, select the GPS 17x device.
2. Select Config > Auto Locate.
3. Wait for the GPS 17x to acquire satellites.

Restoring Factory Default Settings

You will lose all custom configuration settings when you restore factory default settings.
To restore factory default settings:
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 configuration menu, select the GPS 17x device.
2. Select Config > Factory Defaults.