Tracking Menu - Iridium SHOUT nano User Manual

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Tracking Menu

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RACKING The Tracking menu allows user to enable the SHOUT nano tracking mode, disable
the tracking mode, set the reporting rate, set the mailbox check rate, cancel the
emergency 911 signal, view the unit reporting data, set GPS location accuracy,
and set the position report format.
Track
Track On/Off option is used to set the SHOUT nano tracking mode. When Enable
On/Off
Tracking is selected, the tracking symbol
white. The nano immediately turns the GPS receiver on to acquire a GPS fix and
then attempts to transmit a position report. The next position report is sent
automatically based on the reporting rate set under the Report Rate option. A
countdown timer to the next report is displayed inside the parentheses next to the
tracking symbol. When tracking is enabled and the nano sleeps in between
reports, the status LED
during sleep to reduce power consumption by using Settings/LED option. The
emergency 911 button can be activated at anytime during tracking mode or non-
tracking mode. The nano can also be powered up at anytime and be used as a
messaging device.
When wake up to transmit a location report, the nano antennas must have full
view of the sky; otherwise, it will fail to send. A missed report will not be resent.
The entire reporting duration can take up to two minutes depending on the
Iridium satellite visibility and the validity of the GPS ephemeris data. Ephemeris
data saved on the GPS receiver is valid for approximately two hours allowing the
receiver to obtain a hot-start fix. Report rate (time between reports) set to more
than two hours forces the GPS receiver into either a warm-start or cold-start fix
SHOUT nano User's Manual Version 1.0
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Tracking
Tracking On/Off
changes from dimmed blue to bright
flashes once every five seconds. It can be turned off
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