Garmin 695, 696 owner manual GPS Receiver Status, 2D or 3D fix

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GPS RECEIVER STATUS

The receiver status field on the INFO Page displays one of the following conditions:

•Autolocate—Receiver is looking for any satellite whose almanac has been collected, which can take up to 5 minutes

•Searching the Sky—Receiver is looking for satellites

•Acquiring Satellites—Receiver is looking for and collecting data from satellites visible at its last known or initialized location, but has not acquired a fix

•2D GPS Location—At least three satellites have been acquired and a two- dimensional location fix has been calculated. “2D Differential” appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 2D mode

•3D GPS Location—At least four satellites have been acquired and a three- dimensional fix has been calculated. “3D Differential” appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode

•Lost Satellite Reception—the receiver is no longer tracking enough satellites for a

2D or 3D fix

	Constellation
				Receiver Status
		Diagram
					Signal
PRN Number					Strength Bar
	45° Above
				PRN Number
		Horizon
		Horizon
			GPS Status (Info Page)

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