Garmin GPS III Owner's Manual

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Let’s start with the Satellite Status Page, which is the page you’ll view while yourunit is getting a position fix. If you’re not already on this page, press PAGE or QUITuntil it appears. The Satellite Status Page shows you status information that helpsyou understand what the receiver is doing at any given time, and it’s a page thatyou’ll want to occasionally refer back to as you use your unit. It features a sky viewof available satellites, corresponding signal strength bars, the status of your currentposition fix (acquiring, 2D, 3D, etc.), and your estimated position error (EPE). Youcan also tell how much battery power is remaining, and you can adjust the screencontrast by pressing the rocker keypad.Satellites are indicated on the sky view and the signal strength bars by their cor-responding number, from 01 through 32. The sky view shows where it is looking inthe sky for each satellite, by indicating the direction and elevation (angle above thehorizon). The signal strength bars depict the relative strength of the signal from eachsatellite being received. The taller the bar, the stronger the signal.The signal strength bars giveyou an indication of whatsatellites are visible to thereceiver, whether or not they’rebeing used to calculate a posi-tion fix, and the signal quality.If satellite reception is lost, oran insufficient number ofsatellites are available, youwill be alerted with a ‘PoorCoverage’ receiver status andmessage.8GETTING STARTEDSatellite Status PageSatellite Status PageReceiver StatusBattery LevelIndicatorSignal Strength BarSky View