Garmin GPS 45 Owner's Manual & Reference

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The GPS 45 Status Page displays the status ofvarious receiver functions. The status informationwill help you understand what the GPS is doing atany given time.The sky view and signal strength bars give youan indication of what satellites are visible to thereceiver, whether or not they are being tracked,and the signal quality. When a satellite is visiblebut not being tracked, the signal strength bar willremain blank and the sky view indicator willremain highlighted in reverse video.If you are losing coverage or having troubleacquiring a position, use the sky view and signalstrength bars to guide you towards a better loca-tion for GPS reception. If you have lost coverageand the unit has trouble reacquiring satellites, tryshutting the unit off momentarily to reset the unit.Receiver status is indicated at the top left ofthe screen, with the current horizontal accuracy(in feet or meters) at the top right. The status willshow one of the following conditions:Acquiring Satellites is the first status you’ll seein normal operation. The GPS 45 is looking forsatellites to track based on its last known position.15⌃The satellite sky viewshows a bird’s eye viewof the position of eachsatellite relative to thereceiver’s last knownposition.The outer circle repre-sents the horizon (northup); the inner circle 45ºabove the horizon; andthe center point a posi-tion directly over yourhead. Use the sky viewto help determine ifthere are obstructionsshading your receptionof satellite signals.ReferenceSatelliteStatus PageStatusBatteryIndicator Satellite SkyViewHorizontalAccuracySignalStrengthIndicatorsSatellite Numbers (1-32)Satellite NotCurrentlyTracked