8
OPERATION
Turning Power On
To turn the Eagle Explorer on, simply press the
PWR key. A screen similar to the one at right ap-
pears. Read the message on the screen, then
press the EXIT key to erase it. The Explorer is
now ready for use.
MENUS
Most of the Eagle Explorer’s adjustments and fea-
tures are found on “menus”. Pressing the MENU
key lets you view the menus. Different menu items
are added to the basic list, depending on which
mode (plotter, navigation, or windows) the unit is
in. This gives you the features that are specific to
the mode you are in, but also has items that are
used on all modes.
Pressing the up or down arrow keys moves the
black box to highlight different menus on the list.
Pressing the right arrow key selects the high-
lighted menu item.
To erase a menu, press the EXIT key.
Finding Your Position
Cold Start
When the Eagle Explorer is turned on for the very first time, it doesn’t
know where it is, nor what the local time or date is. If you tell it your
position, time, and date, the unit will take much less time to lock-on to the
satellites and give you a fix or position.
However, if you don’t want to push buttons at this time, that’s fine. The
Eagle Explorer will lock onto the satellites and give you a position without
any input from you. This is called a “cold-start”. It simply means that the
unit is searching without help for the satellites that are in orbit. A cold-
start can take over two minutes to acquire enough satellite data to deter-
mine your position, although it typically takes less time than that.