Position - Garmin GPS 45 Owner's Manual & Reference

The GPS 45 Position Page displays your current
position' s latitude, longitude, altitude and time
numerically. It also displays your track (compass
direction) and speed whenever you're moving.
The Position Page also lets you enter a position' s
latitude and longitude manually. During satellite
acquisition, the position displayed is the last com-
puted position stored in memory. If the receiver' s
position has moved several hundred miles with the
power off or memory has been lost due to battery
f a i l u re, the unit may take 7 1/2 to 15 minutes to
a c q u i re satellite data.
To speed up the acquisition process, you can enter
a m o re accurate initial position. Most maps and chart s
show the latitude and longitude of major cities.
D
1. Press the key until the position field is
highlighted.
E
2. Press to begin entry of your position.
L
3 Use the and
character position you want to edit.
U
4. Use the and
value for each field. All fields must have a value.
E
5. Press the
When the GPS 45 is acquiring satellites or navi-
gating in the 2D mode, the last known altitude
will be used to compute your position. If the alti-
tude shown is off by several hundred feet, enter a
corrected altitude manually for greater accuracy.
D
1. Press the key until the altitude field is
highlighted.
E
2. Press to begin entry of your altitude.
U
3. Use the and
each character field, using the
to move to the next character position.
E
4. Press the
R
arrow keys to select the
D
arrow keys to select the
key to confirm your changes.
D
keys to enter a value in
L
and
key to confirm the altitude.
The unit of measure for
speed, position and alti-
tude are all user-selec-
table. To change the
default settings for these
fields, refer to the naviga-
tion setup instructions on
page 41.
R
keys
Reference
Position Page
Options
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