Gps receiver status, Acquiring satellites, Overview – Garmin aera 500 User Manual

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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide

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Overview

Overview

GPS Navigation

Flight Planning

Hazar

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Avoidance

Additional F

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Appendices

Index

GPS receiver StatuS

The receiver status displays one of the following conditions:
• Autolocate—Receiver is looking for any satellite whose almanac has been

collected, which can take up to 5 minutes

• Searching the Sky—Receiver is looking for satellites
• Acquiring Satellites—Receiver is looking for and collecting data from satellites

visible at its last known or initialized location, but has not acquired a fix

• 2D GPS Location—At least three satellites have been acquired and a two-

dimensional location fix has been calculated. “2D Differential” appears when
you are receiving DGPS corrections in 2D mode

• 3D GPS Location—At least four satellites have been acquired and a three-

dimensional fix has been calculated. “3D Differential” appears when you are
receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode

• Lost Satellite Reception—the receiver is no longer tracking enough satellites for a

2D or 3D fix

GPS Status

Receiver Status

Horizon

45° Above

Horizon

Constellation

Diagram

PRN Number

PRN Number

Signal

Strength Bar

Location

(Lat/Long)

Viewing the GPS status:

From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > GPS Status.

ACqUIRING SATEllITES

The

bars on the 'Home' Screen indicate the GPS signal strength.

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