Product specifications

Getting Started w/ Navigation

can display satellite signal to noise ratio (strength) or the satellite ID's. Most of the time

the strength is what you want to view.

In the figure, there are 8 satellites in view and 5 are being tracked. This does not mean

that 5 are being used as part of the solution however. A tracked satellite may or may not

be part of the solution.

For example, the ephemeris data may not be downloaded yet or the satellite signal

strength may not be high enough to use although it is being tracked. Generally, a value

of at least 28 is needed for reliable reception on the WayPoint

GPS receivers supplied

with the product. One of the satellites shown in the figure has a value below 28.

A minimum of 4 satellites is required to produce a 3D fix. More will often produce a

slightly more accurate position.

• The first time you use your GPS you should find a place with a clear view of the sky,

start the GPS and give it some time to find your current location. This initialization will

allow it to get a GPS fix much faster the next time. It is better if you are not in the car

for this step since the car itself may block some of the signals. See

“Using the Cursor

Keys” on page 43

GPS Settings

The settings menu item shown at the bottom of the screen should

be tapped to show the COM port you need to select and the baud

rate which must be set to 4800. Once the correct settings are made

you can return to the status page to start the GPS

• A WayPoint 100 should be set to COM 3

• A WayPoint 200 should be set to COM 8 (Perhaps 7 or 9

depending on the configuration, let the Bluetooth software pick

the port.).

The settings menu choice is the place to choose the particular GPS

settings and GPS options. Options include the ability disable

power off and to automatically handle the screen so that you don’t

have to operate the controls while traveling down the road. Using the automatic settings are

recommended.

• Auto-scroll will keep the GPS display on the map screen with the map itself moving

underneath the GPS position.