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Reference From the Position Screen Highlight Customize Use arrows to select new data type Use arrows to highlight the title for the data field to be changed GPS Status Messages - Messages indicating the status of the GPS receiver section of the SporTrak are displayed on the Position screen. Message Searching - 1st sat Searching - 2nd sat Searching - 3rd sat Searching - 4th sat Collecting Data Averaging EPE xxft DGPS Description Searching for 1st satellite. 1st satellite found; searching for 2nd satellite Two satellites are being tracked and searching for a third. Three satellites are being tracked and searching for the fourth. All satellites needed for position fix are being tracked and position is being computed. SporTrak is computing fixes; speed is near 0.0 so position is being averaged. Estimated Position Error in feet. SporTrak is computing fixes while moving. Computed fixes are being differentially corrected. Since the SporTrak is a 12-channel receiver, once the first satellite is found, finding the remaining satellites and computing a fix may take only a few seconds. Selecting Coordinate System, Map Datum and Elevation Mode - Allows you to change the coordinate system, map datum and elevation mode for the primary and secondary Position Screens. These functions perform identically to the same functions described in the Setup section of this manual. Simply described, you press [MENU] from either Position screen, select the option, press [ENTER] and follow the prompts. 34 Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver

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34
Magellan SporTrak GPS Receiver
Reference
From the
Position
Screen
Highlight
Customize
Use arrows to
highlight the title
for the data field to
be changed
Use arrows to
select
new
data type
GPS Status Messages —
Messages indicating the status of the GPS receiver
section of the SporTrak are displayed on the Position screen.
Message
Description
Searching - 1st sat
Searching for 1st satellite.
Searching - 2nd sat
1st satellite found; searching for 2nd satellite
Searching - 3rd sat
Two satellites are being tracked and searching
for a third.
Searching - 4th sat
Three satellites are being tracked and
searching for the fourth.
Collecting Data
All satellites needed for position fix are being
tracked and position is being computed.
Averaging
SporTrak is computing fixes; speed is near 0.0
so position is being averaged.
EPE
xxft
Estimated Position Error in feet.
SporTrak is
computing fixes while moving.
DGPS
Computed fixes are being differentially
corrected.
Since the SporTrak is a 12-channel receiver, once the first satellite is
found, finding the remaining satellites and computing a fix may take
only a few seconds.
Selecting Coordinate System, Map Datum and Elevation Mode
—
Allows you to change the coordinate system, map datum and elevation
mode for the primary and secondary Position Screens.
These functions
perform identically to the same functions described in the
Setup
section
of this manual.
Simply described, you press
[MENU]
from either
Position screen, select the option, press
[ENTER]
and follow the
prompts.