Garmin GPSMAP 295 Pilot's Manual & Reference

Also see for GPSMAP 295: Quick start guide

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10Main Pages EPE and DOPThe Satellite Status Page indicates the accuracy of the position fix, using Estimated Position Error(EPE) and Dilution of Precision (DOP) figures. DOP measures satellite geometry quality (i.e., numberof satellites received and where they are relative to each other) on a scale from one to ten. The lowestnumbers are the best accuracy and the highest numbers are the worst. EPE uses DOP and other factorsto calculate a horizontal position error, in feet or meters.Track BugWhen you are flying or driving, you may observe a small circle along the outer ring of the sky view.This “track bug” indicates your current ground track and is helpful in determining location of satellitesrelative to your current track. The track bug is not available when the sky view is set to a ‘Track Up’orientation, as described on the following page.Satellite Status Page OptionsMany features of the GPSMAP 295 are menu driven. Each of the main pages has an options menu,allowing you to custom tailor the corresponding page to your preferences and/or select special featureswhich specifically relate to that page.To display the Satellite Status Page Options, press MENU (with the Satellite StatusPage displayed).The following Satellite Status Page Options are available:• Start Simulator • Enter Land Mode • Track Up• AutoLocate • Initialize Position • Set AltitudeStart Simulator— allows you to activate the GPSMAP 295’s built-in simulator mode. If ‘StartSimulator’ is selected, ‘Stop Simulator’ will appear as an option instead.To activate (deactivate) simulator mode:1. Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to highlight ‘Start Simulator’ (or ‘Stop Simulator’) and press ENTER.2. Highlight ‘Yes’ and press ENTER.Press MENU to display the Satellite Status Page Options.Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to select the desired menuoption and press ENTER.If the built-in simulator feature is currently active, ‘StopSimulator’ will appear as an option (replacing ‘StartSimulator’).Satellite Status Page