AVN726E Online Manual

About GPS Satellite Quality and Status

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Touch and the GPS switch to open the GPS Data screen and check the GPS reception status.

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Color

Name

Description

Green

GPS position quality indicator

Navigation is connected to the GPS receiver and able to obtain GPS position information in 3D. Navigation can calculate both your horizontal and vertical GPS position.

Yellow

Navigation is connected to the GPS receiver and able to obtain GPS position information in 2D. Only the horizontal position is calculated, Navigation cannot calculate your vertical GPS position.

Gray

Navigation is connected to the GPS receiver but cannot obtain GPS position information.

Red

Navigation has no connection to the GPS receiver.

Green (blinking)

GPS connection quality indicator

Navigation is connected to the GPS receiver.

Yellow (blinking)

Navigation has no connection to the GPS receiver but it is still trying to establish a connection.

Red (blinking)

Navigation has no connection to the GPS receiver and is not trying to establish a connection.

Sky blue circle

The virtual sky shows the visible part of the sky above you, with your position as the center. The satellites are shown at their current positions. The GPS receives data from both the green and yellow satellites. Signals from the yellow satellites are only received, while green ones are used by the GPS receiver to calculate your present location.

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Coordinates

Your current GPS position in WGS84 format.

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Status bars for the satellites

Dark bars are for the yellow and lit bars are for the green satellites. The more satellites your GPS tracks (the green ones), the better is your calculated position.

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