Gps-status – Sony NV-U50 User Manual

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User's manual Sony Personal Navigation System

Operating the navigation software

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GPS-Status

The GPS

S

TATUS

window includes information about your current

location and your current speed. You can also save your current

location.

The GPS button is located on the right half of the upper edge of

the screen. The different GPS-icons have the following
significance:


Symbol

Significance

No signal

No signal or only an insufficient GPS
signal is being received. This is the

case, e.g. if you are located in an
enclosed building.

GPS ready

The signals are convenient. Navigation
may begin.

Tap on the GPS button.

The GPS

S

TATUS

window opens:


Entry

Significance

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time
Time of London ignoring daylight saving

time.

Longitude /
Latitude

Current position:
Indication of east longitude and north
latitude.

Satellites

Number of received satellites. At least three
satellites must be received for navigation
purposes.

HDOP

Horizontal Dilution of Precision:
Indicates the quality of position

determination. Theoretically any value from 0
to 50 may occur. The smaller the value, the

more accurate is the position determination
(value 0 = no deviation from the real

position). Values up to 8 are convenient for
navigation purposes.

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