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Gps tab options – Garmin GPSMAP 182C User Manual

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GPSMAP 182/182C Owner’s Manual

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The Differential Receiver status shows one of the following:

Off—No optional beacon receiver attached or enabled in the

Comm menu or WAAS off.

Searching For WAAS—WAAS is enabled and receiver is

searching for WAAS signal

Using WAAS—WAAS capability enabled and unit receiving

WAAS corrections.

No Beacon Signal—DGPS receiver attached, but not

transmitting RTCM data to GPS.

Tuning Beacon—receiver is tuning manual DGPS

frequency.

Receiving Beacon—unit is receiving DGPS corrections.
Scanning Beacon—DGPS receiver is scanning for available

frequency.

The Differential SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) indicates, on a scale

to 0-30db with 30db being the best, the strength of the DGPS signal

being received. The SNR depends on the mounting of your DGPS

receiver and the distance from the DGPS transmitting station. If no

optional DGPS receiver is used with the GPSMAP 182/182C, the

DGPS Rcvr field displays Off.

GPS Tab Options

The GPS tab features an options page that provides access to

functions and features relating to the GPS Info display.

To display and select the GPS Tab options:

1. Press

MENU.

2. Using the

ROCKER, highlight an option, and press ENTER.

NOTE: If a DGPS receiver is attached to the unit and Garmin

DGPS, RTCM In/NMEA Out, or Other DGPS is enabled on

Port 2, WAAS is automatically disabled (WAAS off). It is not

possible for the GPSMAP 182/182C to receive WAAS and

DGPS corrections at the same time.

GPS Tab Options