User guide

Watcher Basics
Document 2131145. Rev 1.0 May.09 31
Themodemmusthaveafixonatleastfoursatellitestoreport
latitude,longitude,altitude,velocityandheading.(Thestatus
baratthebottomoftheGPSMonitorwindowindicateshow
manysatellitesarebeingtracked.)
ToopentheGPSMonitorwindow,inWatcher:
1. ClicktheMenubuttonandselect
Display GPS.
‐or‐
ClicktheDisplayGPSbutton .
‐or‐
Double‐clicktheGPSiconinthemainWatcher
window(networkoperatordependent;thisiconmaynot
beavailable).
TheGPSMonitorwindowreports:
• LongitudeandLatitude—yourcoordinatesindegrees,
minutes,andseconds.
• Direction—yourdirectionindegreesfrom
truenorth(0),
increasingclockwise.
• Speed—calculatedbasedonyourcurrentlatitudeand
longitudeandthelastreading(onesecondprevious).This
iseitherinkilometersperhourormilesperhour,
dependingonyourchosenoption.
• Updated—date/timethattheGPSvalueswerelast
acquired.Thedisplayformat
isbasedonyourControl
Panelsetti ngsinWindows.
• GPSport—portusedforGPSactivity.
• Altitude—youraltituderelativetomeansealevel,in
eitherfeetormeters,dependingonyourchosenoption.
• HEPE—HorizontalEstimatedPositionError.Reflects
accuracy(horizontal/verticalprecision).
FromtheGPSMonitorwindow
youcan:
• Determinethenumberofsatellitesbeingtracked
• Getyourcurrentlocation
• Viewamapofyourcurrentlocation
• Start/stopatrackingsession
• ConfigureGPSsettings
FordetailedinformationonusingGPSandconfiguringthe
settings,seetheonlineHelpofGPSMonitor.