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Gps status, Resetting your gps fix – Navman F10 User Manual

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GPS

GPS Status

Signals are transmitted by Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites orbiting the Earth. The GPS Status screen
provides a visual representation of the information being received.

Latitude and longitude are displayed, along with ground speed, the heading in degrees and a north-pointing
compass. The strength of each satellite is displayed on a bar chart.

The satellites available from your current position are shown as grey, red and green coloured bars:

Bar colour

Description

Grey

No

signal.

Red

A valid signal, but not being used to fix your position.

Green

A valid signal being used to fix your position.

Resetting your GPS fix

Occasionally, the GPS fix may need to be reset. This may occur if the receiver has been transported a long distance
since last being used; for example, to a different country, and is still trying to establish the previous position.

Complete the following:

If you want to...

Then...

reset the GPS

tap Reset GPS.