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Appendices
Appendix C
Reception Tips
Satellite Reception Tips
The basic steps in getting the eTrex ‘ready to navigate’
was covered on page 9. If the eTrex has problems with
receiving satellite signals, you will be prompted to answer
some questions. Please follow the steps that best describes
your situation:
A. You are not indoors and you have not
moved hundreds of miles/km since you
last used your eTrex:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the UP or
DOWN Button to highlight ‘NO’. Press ENTER.
2. eTrex then asks: ‘HAVE YOU MOVED HUNDREDS
OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?’ Press the UP or
DOWN Button to highlight ‘NO’. Press ENTER.
3. eTrex asks: ‘IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?’ If you answer
‘YES’ (the date matches the current date) the eTrex
will continue tracking satellites and switch to the
Satellite Page.
4. If you answer NO (the date is incorrect), the eTrex
will do an ‘AUTOLOCATE’ and switch to the satellite
page.
An ‘AUTOLOCATE’ forces the eTrex to
search for any available satellite(s) to
determine its (your) location.
Clouds and weather do
not affect the operation
of the eTrex!
B. You are not indoors but you have moved
hundreds of miles/km since you last used
your eTrex:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the UP or
DOWN Button to highlight ‘NO’. Press ENTER.
2. eTrex then asks: ‘HAVE YOU MOVED HUNDREDS
OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?’ Press the UP or
DOWN Button to highlight ‘YES’. Press ENTER.
3
. eTrex will do an ‘AUTOLOCATE’ and switch to the
Satellite Page. This option is useful if you’ve
relocated a distance greater than 500 miles from
the last location the eTrex was used.
The eTrex has a 12 parallel
channel receiver for fast,
accurate position fi xes, even
under heavy foliage and tree
canopy.
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