Panasonic 3.0 User Manual

EchoMap v3.0 

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The ORBCOMM status indicator shows whether you have established a 

link with the satellites and whether you are transmitting or receiving. 

ORBCOMM Satellite Indications  (upper left) 

 

No signal is being received on the serial port or the satellite 

transceiver has failed its initial check and verification.   

Remedy: Confirm that the satellite transceiver is receiving 

power and is connected securely to the computer’s serial port 

using the provided serial cable.  

 

The satellite transceiver is operating correctly and is ready to 

receive or transmit data, but no ORBCOMM satellite is in view. 

 

You are currently in view of an ORBCOMM satellite.  Dotted 

Green and Red bars indicate Signal Strength and Noise. 

Arrow pointed up means satellite transceiver is transmitting 

data to satellite. 

Arrow pointed down means satellite transceiver is receiving 

data from satellite. 

The GPS indicator shows whether you have established reception of the 

GPS constellation. 

GPS Lock Indications  (lower left) 

 

No signal is being received from the satellite transceiver or it 

has failed its initial check and verification.  

Remedy: Confirm that the satellite transceiver has power and 

is securely connected to the computer’s serial port.  

 

GPS signal is being received, but the GPS receiver has not yet 

locked on to at least three satellites. 

Remedy: If the GPS indicator remains yellow, double-check 

the GPS antenna connection and placement. 

Note: The first time the system is used, the GPS may take 

some time to lock on. 

 

Locked on to at least three satellites with good geometry, 

providing real-time position for the moving map.  If you are 

using a WAAS GPS, a WAAS lock is indicated by “WAAS” black 

text on green. 

The Weather indicator shows the status of weather requests as well as 

the age of weather.  

WX Status Indications  (upper right) 

Current weather is over an hour old, or Demo weather 

displayed. 

A request for weather has been made but not yet received. 

Green  Weather under an hour old displayed. Shows the age. 

The message indicator shows the status of message requests. 

Message Status Indications  (lower right) 

No queue count available from satellite transceiver. 

Messages are queued to send.