Status Screen - Magellan 980588-01 - GPS Companion For Palm V/Vx Using Manual

Status Screen

The Status Screen visually displays the satellites and the signal strength of the signals being
received.
At the top of the Status Screen, as well as all of the other screens, is an indication of the level of
position fix that is being computed, either No Fix, 2D or 3D. If it indicates No Fix, then the GPS
Companion is not acquiring satellite signals and is not computing a position fix. This may be due to
poor visibility of the satellites in which case you need to move a little to get a better view of the sky or
you may need to initialize the GPS Companion again. (See Initializing the GPS Companion.) A 2D
fix indicates that the GPS Companion can "see" just three satellites. It will compute a position fix but
cannot compute elevation. In this case the elevation displayed is based upon the last elevation
computed. In 3D, both the position and elevation is being computed by the GPS Companion.
Whenever possible, you want the GPS Companion to be in the 3D mode.
Also on the Status Screen is a display of the battery level in the GPS Companion. When the battery
is all black, the batteries are fresh and at full life. As the batteries wear down, the black portion of the
battery displayed will move down.
See Accessing the Screens for instructions on how to access the Status Screen.