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Trip Calculator command: shows trip status and statistics.

Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock
settings.

Browse MMC Files command: this allows you to view the installed
MMC card and the files it contains.

Pages

The unit has four Page displays that represent the four major operating
modes. They are the Satellite Status Page, the Navigation Page, Map
Page and the Sonar Page. They are accessed by pressing the

PAGES

key,

then using

or

to select a Page. (Clear the menu by pressing

EXIT

.)

Pages Menu, showing some Map display options.

Sonar Page
The Sonar Page displays the sonar chart, a view of the water column
from the surface to the bottom. The chart scrolls across the screen from
right to left, displaying signal echoes that represent fish, structure and
the bottom. The Sonar Page is discussed in detail in Sec. 3. To get to
the Sonar Page: Press the

PAGES

key, then use

→ or ← to select

S

ONAR

.

(Clear the Pages Menu by pressing

EXIT

.)

Satellite Status Page
The Satellite Status Page, shown, provides detailed information on the
status of the unit's satellite lock-on and position acquisition. To get to
the Satellite Status Page: Press the

PAGES

key, then use

→ or ← to

select

S

TATUS

. (Clear the Pages Menu by pressing

EXIT

.)

No matter what Page you are on, a flashing current position
indicator/question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays
indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position
confirmed. The Satellite Status Page shows you the quality and
accuracy of the current satellite lock-on and position calculation.