Garmin GPS III A Owner's Manual

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The following Satellite Status Page options are available:Start Simulator— allows you to activate the GPS III’s built-in simulator mode. If‘Start Simulator’ is selected, ‘Stop Simulator’ will appear as an option instead.To activate (deactivate) simulator mode:1. Highlight ‘Start Simulator’ (or ‘Stop Simulator’) and press ENTER.2. Highlight ‘Yes’ and press ENTER.Track Up— changes the sky view display from ‘North Up’ orientation to align tocurrent direction of travel (track). If ‘Track Up’ is selected, ‘North Up’ will appearas an option instead.To change the sky view orientation:1. Highlight ‘Track Up’ (or ‘North Up’) and press ENTER.AutoLocate— forces the GPS III to search for any available satellite(s) to determineits position. This option is useful if you’ve relocated a long distance (>500 mi.)from the last location the GPS III was used.To select AutoLocate, highlight ‘AutoLocate’ and press ENTER.Initialize Position— allows you to designate your approximate position in orderto speed up satellite acquisition. This option may be used in lieu of ‘AutoLocate’,above.To initialize your starting position:1. Highlight ‘Initialize Position’ and press ENTER.2. Designate your approximate position on the map using the rocker keypad and pressENTER. (You may wish to use the IN/OUT zoom keys to adjust the level of detaildisplayed, as you determine your approximate position.)‘AutoLocate’ forces the receiv-er to search for all satellites(twelve at a time) untilenough satellites are found todetermine a position.‘Initialize Position’ is used todesignate your approximateposition directly on the mapdisplay. The receiver uses thisinformation to determinewhich satellites should be inview. 29REFERENCESatellite Status Page Options