Garmin GPS 92 Owner's Manual & Reference

Also see for GPS 92: Declaration of conformity Specifications

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Once the GPS 92 has calculated a position fix, you’llusually have anywhere from five to twelve satellites inview. The receiver will then continuously select the bestsatellites in view to update your position. If some of thesatellites get blocked, or “shaded,” the receiver can sim-ply use an alternate satellite to maintain the position fix.Although a GPS receiver needs four satellites to provide athree-dimensional (3D) fix, it can maintain a two-dimen-sional (2D) fix with only three satellites. A three-dimen-sional fix means the unit knows its latitude, longitudeand altitude, while a two-dimensional fix means the unitknows only its latitude and longitude.Initializing Your GPS 92To initialize the GPS 92, take the receiver outside andfind an open area where the antenna has a clear view ofthe sky. You may either hold the receiver at a comfortableheight with the antenna pointing up, or mount thereceiver’s antenna on the glareshield and taxi to a clear,unobstructed area.To turn the GPS 92 on, press and hold the red Bkey.The Welcome Page will be displayed while the unitconducts a self test. Once testing is complete, theWelcome Page is replaced by the Database Page (whichshows the effective date for the Jeppesen database), thenby the Status Page.EZinitYour GPS 92 is shipped from the factory to display the“EZinit” initialization prompt when first used. After a fewseconds, the EZinit prompt will appear on the Status Pageallowing you to select one of two initialization methods:• Select Country— allows you to initialize the receiv-er by selecting your present position from a list ofcountries in the GPS 92’s internal database. Thisfeature provides a position fix in 2-3 minutes.• AutoLocate— allows the GPS 92 to initialize itselfand calculate a position fix without knowing yourpresent position. This feature provides a positionfix in approximately 5 minutes.The Database Page showsthe effective date for theJeppesen database and cov-erage area. Updates areavailable from GARMIN orJeppesen on a one-time orsubscription basis.The EZinit prompt willautomatically appear if thereceiver needs to be initial-ized. The prompt may alsoappear during normal use ifthe antenna is shaded or theunit is indoors.Initializingthe ReceiverGettingStarted7