5. GPS OPERATION

5.4Satellite Monitor

The Satellite Monitor provides comprehensive information about GPS and WAAS satellites. For more detailed information, see your GPS navigator’s owner’s manual.

1.Press the MENU key to show the menu.

2.Choose GPS and press the ENTER key.

3.Choose Satellite Monitor and press the ENTER key.

 

 

DOP (Dilution of Precision, 0-99.0)

 

North

 

SNR of tracked GPS satellites

 

 

Satellites whose SNR is above

 

marker

 

 

 

40 are used to fix position.

 

 

 

 

 

GPS mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

2D, 3D, D2D

Satellite Monitor

 

 

 

 

 

D3D, W2D

 

Satellite No

 

SNR

W3D, DOP

 

 

 

D3D

DOP

 

30

40

50

 

 

GPS satellite

N

1.5

GPS

01

 

 

 

 

 

no.

 

24

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

13

12

 

 

 

 

13

 

18

 

 

 

01

 

 

 

 

WAAS

 

 

 

 

 

W

06

 

19

 

 

satellite*

 

 

 

06

 

 

 

07

 

 

 

 

Satellites in ring

19

 

07

 

 

09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have elevation

18

 

 

09

 

 

angle of 5°

16

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satellites in ring

 

Altitude

 

08

 

 

 

85m

 

 

 

 

have elevation

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

angle of 45°

DGPS Status

 

 

13

 

 

OK or NG (No Good) displayed

Station Health

OK

WAAS 122

 

 

OK or NG (No Good) displayed

DGPS Data

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-99 db, higher the better

Signal Strength

10dB

 

 

 

 

0-99 db, higher the better

Signal SNR

11dB

 

 

 

 

 

[MENU]: Close MENU

[ENTER]: Close this window

 

 

* Satellites used to fix

 

Altitude of

WAAS satellite

 

position are shown in red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GPS antena

 

 

 

 

 

from sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

surface

 

 

 

Satellite monitor

To close only the satellite monitor display, press the ENTER key.

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