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Lowrance electronic 5150C User Manual

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Satellite Status Page. The first image (left) indicates unit has not locked

on to any satellites and has no fix on its position. The second image (cen-

ter) shows satellites being scanned. The third image (right) shows satel-

lite lock-on with 3D position acquired (latitude, longitude and altitude),

and WAAS reception.

This screen shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view. Each

satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your position. The point in

the center of the chart is directly overhead. The small inner ring represents

45° above the horizon and the large ring represents the horizon. North is at

the top of the screen. You can use this to see which satellites are obstructed

by obstacles in your immediate area if the unit is facing north.
The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are in bold type. The re-

ceiver hasn't locked onto a satellite if the number is grayed out, there-

fore it isn't being used to solve the position.
Beneath the circular graph are the bar graphs, one for each satellite in

view. Since the unit has twelve channels, it can dedicate one channel

per visible satellite. The taller the bar on the graph, the better the unit

is receiving the signals from the satellite.
You can set up custom digital gauges through the Satellite Status page

menu. The Custom Gauges feature allows you to monitor a wide vari-

ety of data from one page.
To set up Custom Gauge page:
1. Select the

S

ATELLITE

S

TATUS

page from the Pages menu, highlight

C

US-

TOM

G

AUGES

and press

ENT

.

2. Press

MENU

.

O

VERLAY

D

ATA

will highlighted. Ppress

ENT

. The Overlay

Data shown menu will appear.