Garmin personal navigator GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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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 trying to use the eTrex indoors:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the UP or
DOWN Button and highlight ‘YES’. Press ENTER.
The message will disappear.
OR:
2. Go outside. The eTrex will keep tracking.
B. 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 and highlight ‘NO’. Press ENTER.
2. eTrex then asks: ‘HAVE YOU MOVED HUNDREDS
OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?’ Press the UP or
DOWN Button and 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!
Appendices
Appendix C
Reception Tips
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