(5) Status Mode; Statu Mode - Interphase Star Pilot 6 Operation Manual

(5) Status Mode
The STATUS MODE is selected by pressing Ke1, #-5 ol'f the Menu
S c r e e n . T h i s w i l l b r i n g u p t h e S t a t u s S c r e e n w h i c h p r o v i d e s t h e
fbllowing data:
T h c t o p p a r t o f t h e S t a r P i l o t 6 S t a t u s S c r c e n s h o w s 1 , o u t h c
S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n o f t h e C o n t r o l U n i t . t h c A n t e n n a l R e c e i v e r U I t i t a n c l
t h e G P S M o c l c c u r r e n t l y b e i n g u s c d . f b l l o w e d b y t h e G P S H c a l t h
m e s s a - q e .
T h e G P S H c ' a l t h m e s s a g e g i v c s i n f b n n a t i o n r e - e a r d i n . e t h c A n t e r r n a /
R e c e i v e r ' s c u r r e n t s t a t u s i n i t s e f f o r t t o s e t s i c n a l s f i o r n t h c s a t c l l i t c s .
T h e c e n t e r p a r t o f t h e c l i s p l a l ' p r o v i c l e s t h e t i r n e o f t h e l a s t p o s i t i o t r
f i x .
Next arc the values t'or PDOP. HDOP and VDOP. Thcsc arc
mathematical values l'ronr computing the geotnetrv ot'thc satcllitcs
b e i r r g u s e d t o c a l c u l a t c v o u r c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n .
P D O P s t a n d s f o r P o s i t i o n D i l u t i o n O f P r e c i s i o n . T h c l o w e r t h e r a t i n g
t h e b e t t c r y o u r p o s i t i o n f i x . A b o v e l 2 i s n o t u s a b l e . A P D O P o f l - 3
i s e x c c l l c n t . . l - 6 g o o d . 7 - 9 a c c e p t a b l e . l 0 - 1 2 m a r g i n a l . a n d 1 2 +
unacceptablc. The Star Pilot 6 does not displal' Lat/Lon when the
PDOP is ll or -rrrcatcr.
HDOP stancls l'or Horizontal Dilution Of Precision. It indicate s thc
accuracy of latituclc ancl longitudc coordinatc's.
VDOP stands ttrr Vertical Dilution Of Precrsion. It indicates the
accurac), ol'altitude clata (important fbr 3D fix onl.u").
The bottom o1'thc Star Pilot 6 Status Screen shows ERROR CODE.
If the unit is operating normally. this will be 00. See Pagc 22 of the
Advanced Navi-eation Guide for more details on error messages.
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CONTROL S/w
VER 2.01
RCVR Sn/t VER 1.0
GPS MOOE 3-D AUTO
GPS HEALTI.I GOOD
I-AST FIX AT 13:44.07
PDOP 2.1
H D O P
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v D o P 1 . 5
ERROR CODE OO
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