DeLorme PN-20 GPS Receiver User Manual


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3. Press ENTER. GPS OFF displays in the upper-left corner of the screen and all satellites are
removed from the constellation display.
The Map Page
Viewing the Map Page
If a 2-D or 3-D fix is obtained, the Map Page displays the map data that is available for your current
GPS location. If a GPS fix cannot be obtained, the location of your last GPS fix displays on the map.
The color of the GPS arrow depends on your GPS signal.
• AashingredarrowindicatesthattheEarthmateGPSPN-20cannotobtainaGPSsignal.
• AbluearrowindicatesthatthedeviceisinTrackPlaybackmodeorSimulateNavigationmode.
• Ayellowarrowindicatesa2-Dx.
• Agreenarrowindicatesa3-Dx.
Below the map are information fields. The information displayed in these fields varies based on the
selections you choose (for more information, see ToChangetheInformationFields on page 25).
The scale is located above the information fields. A north arrow is also available in the upper-right
corner of the screen; this is available only when Heading Up is selected as the map orientation (or
Course Up is selected when navigating). Note: Raster maps rotate in 90° headings.
To View Map Data
The Earthmate GPS PN-20 comes standard with a base map showing high-level world and U.S. cov-
erage. You cannot remove the base map from memory.
Several data types are compatible with the Earthmate GPS PN-20:
• High-resolutionCities
• ColorAerialImagery
• AerialImagery(DOQQ)
• USGSQuads(3DTQ)
• NOAANauticalCharts
• SatelliteImagery
• DeLormeTopographicData
Tip: You can also choose to
hidetheinformation eldsto
make the map area larger (for
moreinformation,seeToHide
the Information Fields on page
24) or change the number of
informationeldsthatdisplay
(for more information, see To
Arrange the Information Fields
on page 24).
Map Page
Notes:
•YoucanalsodisabletheGPS
using the Device Setup/Sys-
tem menu option. Select
Disable GPS from the GPS
Settings drop-down list.
•WhenGPShasbeendisabled,
you can enable it by pressing
MENU and then selecting
Enable GPS.
•GPSis temporarily disabled
when in simulate mode (dur-
ing track playback, navigation
simulation, and so on).
•IftheEarthmateGPSPN-20
isunabletoacquireaxafter
approximately ten minutes,
you will see the following
message, “Would you like
todisabletheGPSorcontinue
searching for satellites?”
Select Disable to disable
GPSorContinue to allow the
 Earthmate GPS PN-20 to
keep searching for satellites.
Note: If you do not choose the
correct battery type in the De-
vice Setup Page, the battery
indicator may not provide accu-
rate information. See To Modify
the System Settings on page 67
for more information.
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