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Satellite Reception Tips
If the eTrex Summit has problems receiving satellite
signals, you will be prompted to answer some questions.
A. You are using the eTrex Summit indoors:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘YES’. Press
ENTER
.
The message will disappear.
OR:
2. Go outside. The eTrex Summit will keep tracking.
B. You are not indoors and you have not
moved hundreds of miles/km since you last
used your eTrex Summit:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
Button and highlight ‘NO’. Press
ENTER
.
2. eTrex Summit then asks: ‘HAVE YOU MOVED
HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE?’ Press
the
UP
or
DOWN
button and highlight ‘NO’. Press
ENTER
.
3. eTrex Summit asks: ‘IS TODAY dd-mmm-yy?’ If you
answer ‘YES’ (the date matches the current date)
the eTrex Summit will continue tracking satellites
and switch to the Satellite Page.
4. If you answer NO (the date is incorrect), the eTrex
Summit will do an ‘AUTOLOCATE’ and switch to the
satellite page.
C. You are not indoors and you have moved
hundreds of miles/km since you last used
your eTrex Summit:
1. The message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SATELLITES. ARE
YOU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear. Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button and highlight ‘NO’. Press
ENTER
.
2. eTrex Summit then asks: “HAVE YOU MOVED
HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE? Press
the
UP
or
DOWN
button and highlight ‘YES’. Press
ENTER
.
3
. eTrex Summit will do an “AUTOLOCATE” and switch
to the Satellite Page.
Clouds and weather do not
affect the operation of the
eTrex Summit!
Appendix C
Reception Tips
Appendices
‘AUTOLOCATE’ forces the
eTrex Summit to search
for any available
satellite(s) to determine
its (your) location.
Appendicies
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