Garmin GPS III A Owner's Manual

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The GPS III is a powerful navigation system providing detailed mapping informa-tion in a convenient, compact package. This simulator tour is designed to show youthe basic features of your new GPS III during a simulated trip. The simulator tourassumes that the receiver has been properly initialized as outlined in the GettingStarted section of this manual, and that you have not changed any of the factory defaultsettings. If you have changed any settings (position formats, units of measure, etc.),the descriptions and pictures in the tour may not match your configuration.Once you’re familiar with the primary functions of the GPS III, you’ll be ready touse your new receiver on a real trip to a destination of your choice. The Reference sec-tion of this manual may be consulted for any additional questions you may have, or tolearn about the more advanced features of the GPS III. For now, let’s get started on theSimulator Tour!If the GPS III is currently off, we’ll need to start by turning it on.To turn the GPS III on, press and hold the red power key.The Welcome Page will be displayed while the unit conducts a self test. Once test-ing is complete, the Welcome Page is replaced by a warning page, then by the SatelliteStatus Page. Since we’ll be using the simulator mode, we don’t need to wait for thereceiver to acquire satellites.WARNING: Keep in mind that the GPS III does not track satellites in simulatormode and should never be used for actual navigation. The GPS III cannot be turnedon in simulator mode. If you forget to change back to normal operation before shut-ting the receiver off, it will automatically return to normal mode the next time youuse the receiver.The Welcome Page is displayedwhen the GPS III is first turnedon. After a brief self-test, it isreplaced by a warning page forabout 10 seconds. To skip thewarning page, press ENTER.The Satellite Status Pageappears next. For simulatormode operations, there’s noneed to wait for the GPS III toacquire satellites.17SIMULATOR TOURSelecting Simulator Mode#!