Eagle Electronics 500C, 500CDF manual Pages, Satellite Status

System Setup command: sets general configuration options.

Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon.

Trip Calculator command: shows trip status and statistics.

Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings.

Browse MMC Files command: this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains.

Pages

The unit has four Page displays that represent the four major operating modes. They are the Satellite Status Page, the Navigation Page, the Map Page and Sonar Page. They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key, then using → or ← to select a Page. (Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT.)

Pages Menu, showing some Sonar display options.

Satellite Status Page

The Satellite Status Page provides detailed information on the status of the unit's satellite lock-on and position acquisition. To get to the Satel- lite Status Page: Press the PAGES key, then use → or ← to select STATUS. (Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT.)

This page represents a GPS function, so it is discussed in much greater detail in Sec. 6.

No matter what Page you are on, a flashing current position indica- tor/question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed.

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