I Am Not Getting An Accuracy Higher (Better) Than 20 Meters; Etrex Does Not Display The Desired Units When Making The Accuracy Or; Coordinates Reading - Garmin GPS Manual

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- eTrex then asks: 'IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?'. Two possibilities:
a) The date indicated matches the current date :
· Press UP/ DOWN buttons
· Highlight 'YES' and press the ENTER button, the
b) The date is incorrect:
· Press UP/ DOWN buttons
· Highlight 'NO' and press the ENTER button, the eTRex will do
3. You are not indoors but you are far from the place where you turned the eTrex on
(more than 800 km):
-Press the UP/DOWN buttons
- Highlight 'NO'.
- Press ENTER.
- eTrex then asks:'HAVE YOU MOVED HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST
USE'?
- Press UP/DOWN buttons
- Highlight 'YES'.
- Press ENTER.
- eTrex will do an 'AUTOLOCATE' and switch to the Satellite Page.

4.4 I am not getting an accuracy higher (better) than 20 meters:

1. Wait 5 minutes on the same location
2. If the situation does not change after 5 minutes:
Move to a new location with a clear view of the sky. The best location would be
(in order of preference):
· The front door of the building/house (for building: try to see if it
· The side of the building/house
· A parking lot or a park close to the building/house
4.5 eTrex does not display the desired units when making the accuracy
or co-ordinates reading :
Check to make sure the eTrex is configured to use the Position Format, Datum and Units
desired. (Refer to the point 7 of the Quick Reference Guide: 'Units Setting')
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eTRex will continue tracking satellites and switch to
the Satellite page.
an 'AUTOLOCATE' and switch to the Satellite page. (An
'AUTOLOCATE' forces the eTrex to search for any available
satellite to determine its location.)
is not possible to go on the roof)
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