How Can I Set Up My Gps - Raymarine C-Series Reference Manual

Chapter 2: General Operation and System Setup

2.12 How can I set up my GPS?

You can set up your Global Psitioning System (GPS) and check its status using the GPS
Status page of the SetupSetup menu.
To access the GPS Status page:
1. Press MENU. The Setup menu is displayed.
2. Use trackpad (up/down) to highlight GPS Status.
3. Use trackpad (right) to display the GPS Status dialog box.
DIFF GPS
ON
This screen provides, for each tracked satellite, the satellite number, a graphical signal
strength bar, status, azimuth angle and its elevation angle from your vessel. The sky
view graphic shows the position of these satellites.
Positional accuracy is dependent upon these parameters; in particular, the azimuth
and elevation angles are used in a triangulation process to calculate your position.
Horizontal Dilution of Position (HDOP) is a measure of this accuracy; a higher figure
signifies a greater positional error. In ideal circumstances, the figure should be in the
region of 1.0.
The fix status can indicate:
• NO FIX - no satellite fix can be acquired.
• FIX OK - a normal GPS fix has been acquired.
• D-FIX - a differential fix has been acquired.
• SD-FIX - a satellite differential fix has been acquired.
If your boat is equipped with a Raymarine GPS, the Differential GPS can to switched on
or off using the appropriate soft key.
SD-FIX
00001.0
OFF
122
HDOP FIX STATUS
SATELLITE DIFFERENTIAL
WGS 1984
DIFF SET UP OTHER SET UP
2-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RESTART GPS
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