Garmin GPS II Owner's Manual

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Initializing Your GPS IITo initialize the GPS II, take the receiver outside and find an open area wherethe antenna has a clear view of the sky. You may either hold the receiver at a com-fortable height with the external antenna pointing up (Fig. 7a), or mount the receiv-er on the dash of a vehicle (Appendix B) or on a bike. (Likewise, when you use yourGPS II in a vehicle, make sure the antenna is pointing up.)To turn the GPS II on, press and hold the power key.The welcome page will be displayed while the unit conducts a self test. Oncetesting is complete, the welcome page will be replaced by the satellite status page.You’ll see the EZ init prompt, which asks you to choose an initialization method.Note: If the EZinit prompt has not automatically appeared, press ENTER.To initialize your unit:1. Press ENTER (Fig. 7b). (The word ‘COUNTRY’ in the first prompt will already be high-lighted.)2. Use the rocker keypad to scroll up or down through the list of countries to select yourcountry/state/region. If the country you’re in isn’t listed, select another country within500 miles of your present position, and press ENTER.GETTING-STARTED TOUR7Fig. 7bFig. 7a