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(1) Position Mode
Choosing Key #l fiom the Menu Screen will call up the Position
Screen. The upper part of the display will give you the current date
and time (UTC), based on accurate data from satellite signals.
The Star Pilot uses GPS satellite signals to calculate a cuffent
position in Latitude and Longitude. This position is displayed in
large, easy to read digits in thc center part of the display.
The lower left part of the display. above the softkey labels, provides
Speed Over Ground and Course Over Ground reading. These terms
are abbreviated as SOG and COG. Please refer to the Advanced
Navigation Guide. Page 21 fbr more details.
The lower right part of the display, above the sofikey labels, shows
you the altitude and the satellite receiving status. 3D or 2D display
nreans your present position is current. OLD display means no
position fixes are being updated. See Page 2l of the Advanced
Navigation Guide for more details.
Note that the altitude will only be displayed if the Star pilot has fixes
on fbur satellites and is operating in 3D mode. The altitude accuracy
will fluctuate plus or minus -50 metcrs. which is the normal tolerance
fbr GPS altitude specifications.
Saving Present Position In A Waypoint
If you wish to save the cunent position viewed on the Position Screen
in a waypoint. press the sofikey under the label SAVE on rhe display.
Upon pressing the SAVE key, the Save Present Position Window
opens to reveal your Waypoint Log. The Waypoint Log scrolls to the
first empty location and date stamps the position. The display cursor
will identify this location.
If you have decided to save this position. press the softkey under the
label ENTR on the display. The cursor fbr this waypoint location will
be shown solid fbr I second and then return to the previous position
Screen.
After pressing ENTR, the waypoint location will be dare stamped. If
a second entry is saved that day, the date stamp will be followed by a
(WP2), etc. See Page 16 of the Waypoint Mode section to edit and
n i l m e t h e w a y p o i n t l o c a t i o n s .
NOTE: If at any time you wish to _eet out of the Save Present
Position Window. press the sofikey under ESC on the display. This
will recall the Position Screen and no chanses will be made on the
Waypoint Log.
Pressing the softkey labeled MENU, below the lower left side of the
display, brings the Star Pilot back to rhe Menu Screen.
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