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To use your Explorer, first make certain you have a clear view of the sky,
free from any obstructions such as trees or buildings. Also, don’t try to
use it under a carport, covered boat dock, or inside a building. Turn the
power on, press the EXIT key to erase the opening message and watch
the display.
As you wait for the Eagle Explorer to find your
position, you’ll see numbers flashing on the dis-
play. Anytime you see flashing numbers, it means
the Eagle Explorer does not have a position! Do
not rely on any data that is flashing! Once the
Explorer locks on to the satellites and finds your
position, it shows a “Position Acquired” message
on the screen. It also stores the satellite data in
its memory. The next time you use the unit, it
should take much less time to lock on.
That’s all you have to do to find your position.
Your local time display may not be correct when
the cold start method is used. See the initialization section for details on
changing the time.
Finding Your Position
Initialization
A cold-start as described above can take over two minutes to find your
position. A faster method is to initialize the Eagle Explorer manually. To
do this, first press the PWR key. Next, read the message on the screen
and press the EXIT key to erase it. Now press the MENU key.
Press the up or down arrow keys until the “GPS
SETUP” menu is highlighted. Now press the right
arrow key. Next, using the down arrow key, high-
light the “INIT GPS” (initialize GPS) menu, then
press the right arrow key. The screen shown at
right appears.
This is the GPS initialization screen. The posi-
tion, altitude, time, and date the Eagle Explorer
is currently using to find the satellites is shown at
the bottom of this screen. Changing these values
to your local position and time will speed the po-
sition lock.
