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Receiver

status ﬁeld

Sky view

Signal

strength bars

Power

source

indicator

The progress of satellite acquisition is shown in three stages:

• No signal strength bars—the receiver is looking for the

satellites indicated.

• White signal strength bars—the receiver has found the

satellite and is collecting data.

• Green signal strength bars—the receiver has collected the

necessary data from this satellite.

As soon as the GPSMAP 396 has collected the necessary data from

the best satellites in view to calculate a ﬁx, the status ﬁeld indicates

the status of the receiver. The unit then updates the location, date

and time.

Receiver Status

The Receiver Status ﬁeld shows one of the following conditions:
• Searching the Sky—the receiver is looking for satellites.
• AutoLocate—the receiver is looking for any satellite whose

almanac has been collected, which can take up to 5 minutes.

• Acquiring Satellites—the receiver is looking for and collecting

data from satellites visible at its last known or initialized location,

but has not acquired a ﬁx.

• 2D GPS Location—At least three satellites have been acquired

and a two-dimensional location ﬁx has been calculated. “2D

Differential” appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in

2D mode and a “D” appears on the strength bar of satellites being

corrected.

• 3D GPS Location—At least four satellites have been acquired

and a three-dimensional ﬁx has been calculated. “3D Differential”

appears when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode and

a “D” appears on the strength bar of satellites being corrected.

• Lost Satellite Reception—the receiver is no longer tracking

enough satellites for a 2D or 3D ﬁx.

• Receiver Not Usable—the receiver is unusable, possibly due to

interference or abnormal satellite conditions. Turn the unit off and

back on to reset.

• Simulating GPS—the receiver is in Simulator Mode.
• GPS Off—the GPS receiver is turned off.

GPSMAP 396 Pilot’s Guide

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