Garmin GPS 92 Owner's Manual & Reference

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Once satellites have beenfound, hollow signalstrength bars will be dis-played while data is beingcollected. The signalstrength bars can be used tohelp determine if satellitesare being shaded.If the EZinit prompt has not automatically appearedon the status page, press E. If you’ve already initial-ized the GPS 92 and the EZinit prompt appears, highlightthe ‘NO RE-INIT’ selection with the arrow keypad andpress E. The EZinit prompt may appear if you’ve hadthe unit on in normal mode while indoors, or if theantenna is shaded while acquiring satellites.To initialize the receiver:1. Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the‘COUNTRY’ option and press E.2. Use the down key to scroll through the country (andstate) listings until the country where you are presentlylocated appears. If the country you’re in is not listed,select another country within 500 miles of your presentposition.3. Press E to finish.Acquiring SatellitesThe GPS 92 will now begin searching for the appro-priate satellites for your position and should acquire a fixwithin two or three minutes. Verify getting a position fixby watching the status page transition to the positionpage (provided you haven’t pressed any other keys) or bylooking for a ‘2D NAV’ or ‘3D NAV’ status at the top-leftcorner of the status page.If you have trouble initializing the receiver or gettinga position fix, check the following:• Does the antenna have a clear view of the sky?If there are large buildings such as hangers, metal sur-faces, or other obstructions, the unit may not bereceiving enough satellite signals to calculate a fix.• Is the right country/state selected from the EZinitlist?Check for the correct approximate lat/lon on theposition page or reselect the appropriate countryfrom the list to restart the initialization.• Have you moved more than 500 miles from thelast calculated position with the receiver off?Reinitialize the receiver, selecting the country/state ofyour new location from the EZinit list.To turn the GPS 92 off, press and hold B.AcquiringSatellitesGettingStarted8Use the arrow keypad tohighlight the country orstate of your present posi-tion from the list and pressENTER.