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The GPS 120 Position Page displays your current

position^ latitude, longitude, altitude and time

numerically. It also displays your track (compass
direction) and speed when you’re moving.

The Position Page also lets you enter a position’s

btitude and longitude manually. During satellite

acquisition, the position displayed is the last com­

puted position stored in memory If the receiver’s

position has moved several hundred miles with the

power off or memory has been lost due to battery

failure, the unit may take 7 1/2 to 15 minutes to

acquire satellite data.

To speed up the acquisition process, you can enter the

coordinates of your present positioa Most maps and
chans show the latitude and Icmgitude of major cities.

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key until the position field is

1

Press 0 to begin entry of your position.

3 U se the ^ and ^ arrow keys to selectthe

character position you w ant to edit

4. Use the akand '▼ 'arrow keys to selectthe

value for each field. All fields m ust have a value.

5. Press the key to confirm your changes.

When the GPS 120 is acquiring satellites or navi­

gating in the 2D mode, the last known altitude will

be used to compute your position. If the altitude

shown is off by several hundred feet, you may enter

a corrected altitude manually for greater accuracy.

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key until the altitude field is

1.

Press to begin entry of your altitude.

3. Use the ▲ and ▼ keys to enter a value in each

character field, using the ^ and^ keys

to m ove to the next character position.

4. Press the key to confirm the altitude.

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