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Appendix H

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Appendix H 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. 62 Satellite Reception Tips If the eTrex Summit has problems receiving satellite signals, you will be prompted to answer some questions. A. If you are using the eTrex Summit indoors: The message 'TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE YOU INDOORS NOW?' appears. Press the UP or DOWN button to highlight 'YES'. Press ENTER. The message disappears. OR: Go outside. The eTrex Summit will keep tracking. B. If 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 to 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 to highlight 'NO'. Press ENTER. 3. eTrex Summit asks: 'IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?' If you answer 'YES' (the date matches the current date) the unit 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. If 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 to 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 to highlight 'YES'. Press ENTER. 3. eTrex Summit performs an "AUTOLOCATE" and switches to the Satellite Page.

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Appendix H
Satellite Reception Tips
If the eTrex Summit has problems receiving satellite signals, you will be prompted to
answer some questions.
A.
If you are using the eTrex Summit indoors:
The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE YOU INDOORS NOW?’ appears. Press
the
UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight ‘YES’. Press
ENTER
. The message disappears.
OR:
Go outside. The eTrex Summit will keep tracking.
B.
If 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 to 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 to highlight ‘NO’.
Press
ENTER
.
3. eTrex Summit asks: ‘IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?’ If you answer ‘YES’ (the date matches the
current date) the unit 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.
If 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 to 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 to highlight ‘YES’. Press
ENTER
.
3. eTrex Summit performs an “AUTOLOCATE” and switches to the Satellite Page.
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.