Garmin 162 Manuale Proprietario

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The GPSMAP 162 Status Page provides a visual reference of satellite acquisition, receiver status, 

date, time and position coordinates.  The status information will give you an idea of what the receiver is 
doing at any given moment.  The sky view and signal strength bars indicate which satellites are visible 
to the receiver and whether or not they are being tracked.  The signal strength is shown on a bar graph 
for each satellite, with the satellite number below.  As the receiver locks onto satellites, a signal strength 
bar will appear for each satellite in view, with the appropriate satellite number (01-32) underneath each 
bar.  The progress of satellite acquisition is shown in three stages:

•    No signal strength bars— the receiver is looking for the satellites indicated.
•    Light signal strength bars— the receiver has found the satellite(s) and is collecting data.
•    Dark signal strength bars— the receiver has collected the necessary data and the satellite(s) are 

ready for use. 

 

Each satellite has a data transmission that must be collected (light bar status) before that satellite 

may be used for navigation (dark bar status).  When the receiver is looking for a particular satellite, 
the corresponding signal strength bar will be blank and the sky view indicator will not be highlighted.  
Once the receiver has found the satellite, a light signal strength bar will appear, indicating that the 
satellite has been found.  When the receiver has collected data from the satellite and locked on, the 
number in the sky view will appear highlighted and the status bar will become dark.

As soon as the GPSMAP 162 has collected the necessary data from the best satellites in view to 

calculate a fi x, the status fi eld will indicate a 2D or 3D tatus.  The unit will then update the position, 
date and time.

You can use the sky view to help determine if any satellites are being blocked, and whether you 

have a current position fi x (indicated by a ‘2D Navigation’ or ‘3D Navigation’ in the status fi eld). The 
sky view shows a bird’s-eye view of the position of each satellite relative to the receiver’s last known 
position.  The outer circle represents the horizon (north up), the inner circle 45º above the horizon, 
and the center point a position directly overhead.  You can also set the sky view to a ‘Track Up’ 
confi guration, causing the top of the sky view to align along your current track heading.