Gps Status Messages; Selecting Coordinate System, Map Datum And Elevation Mode - Magellan 310 User Manual

Reference
From the
Position
Screen
GPS Status Messages — Messages indicating the status of the GPS receiver
section of the SporTrak are displayed on the Position screen.
Searching - 1st sat
Searching - 2nd sat
Searching - 3rd sat
Searching - 4th sat
Collecting Data
Averaging
EPE xxft
DGPS
Since the SporTrak is a 12-channel receiver, once the first satellite is
found, finding the remaining satellites and computing a fix may take
only a few seconds.
Selecting Coordinate System, Map Datum and Elevation Mode —
Allows you to change the coordinate system, map datum and elevation
mode for the primary and secondary Position Screens. These functions
perform identically to the same functions described in the Setup section
of this manual. Simply described, you press [MENU] from either
Position screen, select the option, press [ENTER] and follow the
prompts.
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Highlight
Customize
Use arrows to
select new
data type
Message
Use arrows to
highlight the title
for the data field to
be changed
Description
Searching for 1st satellite.
1st satellite found; searching for 2nd satellite
Two satellites are being tracked and searching
for a third.
Three satellites are being tracked and
searching for the fourth.
All satellites needed for position fix are being
tracked and position is being computed.
SporTrak is computing fixes; speed is near 0.0
so position is being averaged.
Estimated Position Error in feet. SporTrak is
computing fixes while moving.
Computed fixes are being differentially
corrected.
Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver