Garmin GPSCOM 190 - Manual (Page 57)

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Saiellile Stains
Page
Satellite Status Page
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Saidiites in view but not
current!)' in use (Q & 2)
wil! be higfiiighted witfi a
black rectangle, and wi!f
sfiow a corresponding “hol­
low” signa! strength bar.
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The satellite status page
displays current battery
voltage. Any voltage above
1.2 volts shows a fully
charged condition. You
should charge the Ni-Coc!
battery jjoch when the voit-
age drops below 7.2. At 5.8
volts, )'Ou will get a low bat­
ter)' voltage message. At 5.5
volts, the Com and GP5
/unctions shutoff. U is nor­
mal to see a drop in voltage
when transmitting
Operating
Mode
Battery Voltage
Signal Strength
indicator Bars
The satellite status page displays the status of various
receiver functions. This status information helps you
understand what the GPS is doing at any given time, and
tells you whether or not the receiver has calculated a
position fix.
The sky view and signal strength bars give you an
indication of what satellites are visible to the receiver,
whether or not they are being used to calculate a position
fix, and the signal strength.
The sky view in the center of the page shows a bird’s-
eye view of the position of each satellite relative to the
receiver’s last known position. The outer circle represents
the horizon (north up); the inner circle is 45“ above the
horizon; and the center point is a position directly over­
head.
When the receiver is looking for a particular satellite,
the corresponding signal strength bar will be blank and
the sky view indicator will be displayed as white let­
ter s/numbers in a black box. Once the receiver has found
the satellite, a hollow signal strength bar will appear and
indicate that the satellite has been found and the receiver
is collecting data from it.
The satellite number or letter in the sky view will also
change from reverse video to black numbers/letiers with
no box surrounding them. As soon as the GPSCOM 190
has collected the necessary data to use the satellite ior
positioning, the hollow bar will become solid.