Cobra Electronics GPS 500 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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WARNING BATTERIES LOW!
This message appears approximately 30 minutes before your batteries need to
be replaced. Select OK or the PAGE button to clear the message. Replace the
batteries as soon as possible. The message will reappear every 10 minutes until
the batteries are replaced.
NOTICE GPS IS OFF!
This message is displayed any time an action is requested which typically
uses GPS satellite tracking “GPS on” (example: marking a waypoint or
navigating a route). While GPS mode is set to off, select YES to turn GPS
on. Select NO to tell the GPS unit to assume that you are at your last
calculated position.
WARNING TRACK LIST FULL!
This message appears when you try to save more than 10 tracks. The unit
will not be able to save any more tracks until you delete one or more tracks
from memory (see page 38). Select OK or the PAGE button clear the
message.
LOST
SATELLITES
ARRIVING AT
DESTINATION!
MEMORY
FULL!
TRACK LOG
ALMOST FULL!
TRACK
LOG FULL!
Alerts
As you use your GPS 500, you may see the following alert messages.
LOST SATELLITES CONTINUE SEARCHING?
You will see this alert if, for any reason, satellite lock is lost. When you see
this message, the unit is automatically trying to re-acquire satellite signals. If
you do nothing, the unit will continue to search for signals and the message
will disappear when satellite lock is regained. You can select YES to continue
searching and clear the alert message. If satellite lock is not regained within
5 minutes, the alert will reappear. You can select NO to turn off GPS
navigation and clear the message.
NOTICE ARRIVING AT DESTINATION!
If you are navigating to a waypoint, POI or city/town, or along a track or
route, you will see this message when you are within 500 feet (150 m) of
your destination. Select OK or the PAGE button to clear the message.
WARNING MEMORY FULL!
You will see this message if you try to save a waypoint when the list is full,
(you can save a maximum of 500 waypoints). Select OK or the PAGE
button to clear the message. You will continue to see the message when
trying to save a waypoint until you delete one or more waypoints from
memory (see page 38).
WARNING TRACK LOG ALMOST FULL!
This message appears when the track log memory bank is 90% full. Select
OK or the PAGE button to clear the message. The message will reappear
each time you turn on the unit until you clear the track log (see page 38) or
the track log becomes 100% full (see below).
WARNING TRACK LOG FULL!
You will see this message when the track log memory bank is full. The
unit will not be able to store any more track log points until you clear the
track log (see page 38). Select OK or the PAGE button to clear the message.
The message will reappear each time you turn on the unit until the track log
is cleared.
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BATTERIES
LOW!
GPS IS
OFF!
TRACK LIST
FULL!