Garmin GPS 152H User Manual
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GPS 152H Owner’s Manual
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Settings
Using the Celestial Tab
The Celestial tab shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise,
moonset, the moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of
the sun and moon. By default, the unit shows celestial information
for the present date and time.
From any Main page, press
Menu
twice and highlight
Celes
.
To select a date and time for which to view celestial information,
select the date or time field and enter text as described on
.
If your orientation is set to North Up and you want to quickly
switch to Track Up while viewing the Celestial screen, press
Menu
and select
Track Up
.
Using the GPS Tab
The GPS tab displays GPS satellite positions and signal strength
bars.
From any Main page, press
Menu
twice and highlight
GPS
.
Receiver status is indicated by the bar across the top of the screen.
Looking For Satellites
AutoLocate
®
—The receiver does not know your previous
location. This process can take up to five minutes.
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Acquiring Satellites—The receiver is looking for, and
collecting, data from satellites visible at the last known or
initialized position, but has not collected enough data to calculate
a fix.
2D Navigation—At least three satellites with good geometry
have been acquired and a two-dimensional position fix (latitude
and longitude) is being calculated.
3D Navigation—At least four satellites with good geometry
have been acquired and your position is now being calculated in
latitude, longitude and altitude.
Poor Satellite Reception—The receiver is no longer tracking
enough satellites for a 2D or 3D fix.
Receiver Not Usable—The receiver is unusable, possibly due
to interference or abnormal satellite conditions. Turn the unit off
and back on to reset.
Simulating Navigation—The receiver is in simulator mode
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GPS accuracy information is indicated along the bottom of the
screen.
Accuracy—indicates the approximate accuracy of the unit.
DGPS Rcvr—indicates the status of the DGPS receiver
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