Checking Gps Signal (Gps Status Display) - Standard Horizon HX870 Owner's Manual

6.4

CHECKING GPS SIGNAL (GPS STATUS DISPLAY)

When the HX870 receives the GPS signal, a small satellite icon "
appear on the display and your current location (latitude/longitude) is shown
on the display.
The HX870 has a GPS status display which shows the
satellites currently being received, along with a graphi-
cal (bar-graph) representation of the relative signal
strengths from the satellites.
1. Press and hold the POWER key on the left
side of the transceiver to turn it on.
2. Press the MENU key to display "MENU", then
select "GPS" with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key.
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then select
"GPS STATUS" with the CH▼/CH▲ key.
4. Press the [ENTER] soft key to display the
GPS status currently being received.
5. Press the CLR key to return to radio opera-
tion.
• When the HX870 is first turned on, it may take several minutes to
compute a fix of your position. This is normal, as the HX870 is down-
loading "almanac" information from the GPS satellites.
• When using the HX870 inside of a cabin where GPS reception is limited,
choose a place where GPS satellite reception is good enough referring
to the GPS status display.
HX870
BUSY
STATUS
SEARCH
TIME
NOTE
BUSY USA 65 HI
STATUS LAT/LON
23 ° 56.890
FIX 3D
123 ° 56.890
DATE Oct/25 09:56
(GPS S D
tatuS iSPlay moDe
GPS INFO
COMPASS
GPS STATUS
USA 65 HI
A
LAT/LON BACK
23 ° 56.890
S
123 ° 56.890
W
LOC 09:56
AM
" will
A
E
W
AM
)
GPS
ENTER
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