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Appendix C, Reception Tips

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Appendices Appendicies Satellite Reception Tips If the eTrex Summit has problems receiving satellite signals, you will be prompted to answer some questions. A. You are using the eTrex Summit indoors: 1. The message 'TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE YOU INDOORS NOW?' will appear. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'YES'. Press ENTER. The message will disappear. OR: 2. Go outside. The eTrex Summit will keep tracking. B. You are not indoors and you have not moved hundreds of miles/km since you last used your eTrex Summit: 1. The message 'TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE YOU INDOORS NOW?' will appear. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'NO'. Press ENTER. 2. eTrex Summit then asks: 'HAVE YOU MOVED HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?'. Press the UP or DOWN Button, highlight 'NO'. Press ENTER. 3. eTrex Summit asks: 'IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?' If you answer 'YES' (the date matches the current date) the eTrex Summit will continue tracking satellites and switch to the Satellite Page. 4. If you answer NO (the date is incorrect), the eTrex Summit will do an 'AUTOLOCATE' and switch to the Satellite Page. C. You are not indoors and you have moved hundreds of miles/km since you last used your eTrex Summit: 1. The message 'TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE YOU INDOORS NOW?' will appear. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'NO'. Press ENTER. 2. eTrex Summit then asks: 'HAVE YOU MOVED HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?'. Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight 'YES'. Press ENTER. 3. eTrex Summit will do an "AUTOLOCATE" and switch to the Satellite Page. Appendix C Reception Tips Clouds and weather do not affect the operation of the eTrex Summit! 'AUTOLOCATE' forces the eTrex Summit to search for any available satellite(s) to determine its (your) location. 59

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Appendicies
Satellite Reception Tips
If the eTrex Summit has problems receiving satellite
signals, you will be prompted to answer some questions.
A.
You are using the eTrex Summit indoors:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘YES’. Press
ENTER
.
The message will disappear.
OR:
2. Go outside. The eTrex Summit will keep tracking.
B.
You are not indoors and you have not
moved hundreds of miles/km since you last
used your eTrex Summit:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘NO’. Press
ENTER
.
2. eTrex Summit then asks: ‘HAVE YOU MOVED HUN-
DREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?’.
Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button, highlight ‘NO’.
Press
ENTER
.
3. eTrex Summit asks: ‘IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?’ If you
answer ‘YES’ (the date matches the current date)
the eTrex Summit will continue tracking satellites and
switch to the Satellite Page.
4. If you answer NO (the date is incorrect), the eTrex
Summit will do an ‘AUTOLOCATE’ and switch to the
Satellite Page.
C.
You are not indoors and you have moved
hundreds of miles/km since you last used
your eTrex Summit:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘NO’. Press
ENTER
.
2. eTrex Summit then asks: ‘HAVE YOU MOVED HUN-
DREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?’.
Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘YES’. Press
ENTER
.
3. eTrex Summit will do an “AUTOLOCATE” and switch
to the Satellite Page.
Clouds and weather do not
affect the operation of the eTrex
Summit!
Appendices
‘AUTOLOCATE’
forces the
eTrex Summit to search for any
available satellite(s) to deter-
mine its (your) location.
Appendix C
Reception Tips