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Holding the SporTrak.

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from any screen Use up/down arrows to highlight Contrast The menu display may differ slightly depending upon which screen it was accessed from. Use left/right arrows to adjust the contrast. Because the SporTrak attains information it needs from satellites orbiting the earth, the antenna needs to have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky. This allows the SporTrak to choose from all satellites currently available. If the view of the sky is poor due to large cliffs or buildings, heavy foliage or other obstructions, the satellite signals can be blocked and the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix. You can observe the signal strength and the satellites being used on the Satellite Status screen (described in the next section). Holding the SporTrak. The receiver is designed to fit comfortably in your hand. Hold the SporTrak in the palm of your hand with the antenna pointing towards the sky. The SporTrak has seven navigation screens: Map screen, Compass screen, Large Data screen, two Position screens, Road screen, and Sat Status screen. They will be described briefly here. More detailed information on the different screens can be found in the Reference chapter of the User Manual. Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver 9

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Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
The SporTrak has seven navigation screens: Map screen, Compass screen,
Large Data screen, two Position screens, Road screen, and Sat Status screen.
They will be described briefly here.
More detailed information on the
different screens can be found in the Reference chapter of the User Manual.
from any
screen
Use up/down
arrows to
highlight
Contrast
The menu display may
differ slightly
depending upon which
screen it was
accessed from.
Use left/right
arrows to
adjust the
contrast.
Because the SporTrak attains information it needs
from satellites orbiting the earth, the antenna needs to
have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky.
This allows the
SporTrak to choose from all satellites currently available.
If the view of the sky is poor due to large cliffs or buildings, heavy
foliage or other obstructions, the satellite signals can be blocked and
the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix.
You can observe the signal strength and the satellites being used on the
Satellite Status screen (described in the next
section).
Holding the SporTrak.
The receiver is
designed to fit comfortably in your hand.
Hold the SporTrak in the palm of your hand
with the antenna pointing towards the sky.