Gps Mode; Status Page; Gps Page - B&G h1000 CND Manual

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GPS Mode

The GPS mode displays positional information
received from a n externa l GPS ante nna or unit.
Initialisation
Whe n the CND is first switched on, it will start
acquiring sa tellites to obtain a position fix.
Pressing the PAGE key twice will display the

GPS page.

Status Page

The Status page displays information about the
satellites in use a nd the quality of the position
provided.
The bar graph displa ys the strength of the
signal being received from each sa tellite. The
circular display shows the satellites currently in
view with their ide ntification numbers. These
numbers correspo nd to the bar graph.
Where a satellite is blacked, it is being used by
the CND for positiona l information.
The data boxes are updated when the CND
has obtained a lock on sufficient satellites for
navigation.
The HDOP (Horizontal Dilution of Precision)
and VDOP (Vertical Dilution of Precision)
figures give an indication of the accuracy of the
position being calculated. A low figure indicates
increased accuracy.
Pressing the GPS Softkey displays the GPS
Page.
GPS Page
The GPS page displays the current position
with Course Over the Gro und (COG) and
Speed Over the Ground (SOG). Also shown
are the Datum o n which the position is based
and the system date and time.
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