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Getting Started: Using your GPS Receiver
This section of the publication is to show you how to get started using your GPS unit
and some of its basic functions and capabilities. After familiarizing yourself to the basic
functions and designs of the GPS unit, you might want to consult your owner’s manual
for a more in-depth and thorough discussion of the functions of your unit.
Getting Started…
- Turn on your GPS receiver by pushing the power button (located on top by the anten-
nae). The
Satellite page
should be the first screen the GPSmap 60 loads.
It normally takes a couple of minutes for the GPS receiver to obtain the signals from the
satellites to determine the location. Initially, the status window reads: Acquiring satellites.
The GPS unit can not be used until it displays the locations and the satellites are no longer
blinking.
Once the GPS unit is ready, a location should appear in the upper section of the satellite
page, along with the elevation.
Your GPS unit has now warmed up and can now be utilized in such methods as:
- identify and mark areas within fields for future reference
- estimate area measurements of a field
- estimate perimeter of a field
Battery indicator
Inner ring
(Satellites within 45
degree angle from
vertical)
Location
coordinates and
elevation
Outer
ring (Satellites on
the horizon)
Signal
strength bars
