Garmin GPSMAP 198C Owners Manual - Page 48
Searching For WAAS, Poor GPS Coverage
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MAIN MENU > GPS TAB • AutoLocate-the receiver is looking for any satellite whose almanac has been collected. This process can take up to five minutes. • Acquiring Satellites-the receiver is looking for and collecting data from satellites visible at its last known or initialized position, but has not collected enough data to calculate a fix. • 2D-at least three satellites with good geometry have been acquired and a 2 dimensional position fix (latitude and longitude) is being calculated. "2D Differential" appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 2D mode and a D shows on the strength bar of satellites being corrected. • 3D-at least four satellites with good geometry have been acquired and your location is now being calculated in latitude, longitude and elevation. "3D Differential" appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode and a D shows on the strength bar of satellites being corrected. • Poor GPS Coverage-the receiver is no longer tracking enough satellites for a 2D or 3D fix. • Receiver Not Usable-the receiver is unusable, possibly due to interference or abnormal satellite conditions. Turn the unit off and back on to reset. • Simulating-the receiver is in Simulator Mode. 42 The Differential Receiver status shows one of the following: • Off-No optional beacon receiver attached or enabled in the Comm menu or WAAS Off. • Searching For WAAS-WAAS is enabled and receiver is searching for WAAS signal • Using WAAS-WAAS capability enabled and unit receiving WAAS corrections. • No Beacon Signal-DGPS receiver attached, but not transmitting RTCM data to GPS. • Tuning Beacon-receiver is tuning manual DGPS frequency. • Receiving Beacon-unit is receiving DGPS corrections. • Scanning Beacon-DGPS receiver is scanning for available frequency. The Differential SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) indicates, on a scale to 0-30db with 30db being the best, the strength of the DGPS signal being received. The SNR depends on the mounting of your DGPS receiver and the distance from the DGPS transmitting station. If no optional DGPS receiver is used with the GPSMAP 198C Sounder, the DGPS Rcvr field shows Off. GPSMAP 198C Sounder Owner's Manual