Show waas alarm – Lowrance electronic GlobalMap Baja 840C User Manual

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To set the Day:

Press

to

D

AY

|

ENT

. Press

or

to select the day, then

press

ENT

.

To set the Year:

Press

to

Y

EAR

|

ENT

. Press

or

to select the year,

then press

ENT

.

Time Settings Menu.

To Set Time Format

: Press

↓ to the Time Format window. Just highlight

the option you prefer — 12 or 24 hour — and press

ENT

.

To Set Date Format:

Press

↓ and → to modify the Date Format. There are

three options: Month/Day/Year, Day/Month/Year and Year/Month/Day.
Use

or ↓ to select the format you prefer, then press

ENT

.

The last field we have to discuss is

C

ONFIG

DST

. This feature allows your

unit to automatically adjust Daylight Saving Time (you should only have

to set it once). You may select which set of rules matches DST in your
region, or simply accept the default. Use the

↓ key to configure DST.

Once you have each field set the way you want, press

EXIT

repeatedly

until you return to the previous page.

Show WAAS Alarm

When the signal is available, your unit will automatically use WAAS to

boost the accuracy of the position fix. When the WAAS signal is lost or

acquired, an alarm message appears. Since the U.S. government is still

developing the WAAS system, it's not unusual for a GPS/WAAS re-

ceiver to frequently lose and reacquire its lock on a WAAS satellite.

That can result in the alarm repeatedly going on and off. If you want,

you have the option of turning off the WAAS Acquired/Lost alarm with-

out affecting how the unit uses WAAS. Here's how:
1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

to

GPS

S

ETUP

|

ENT

|

to

S

HOW

WAAS

A

LARM

.

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