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.