Garmin gps 76 Manuale Utente

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The Reference Section of this manual will describe the Main Display Pages 

and their options in detail.  The Getting Started section described the process of 
navigating the Main Display Pages and the Option Menus.  While this section will 
provide some direction on how to select an item, its main intention is to describe 
each Main Page and it’s Option Menu in detail.

Before the GPS 76 can be used for navigation, the GPS receiver must be 

initialized.  The GPS receiver should only need to be initialized the fi rst time the 
unit is used, or if it has been stored several months.

The GPS 76 stores orbital data for each satellite in an Almanac.  The orbital 

data is supplied in the satellite signals.  Each time the unit is used, the Almanac 
is updated.  This is how the GPS 76 knows which satellites to search for.  If 
you do not use your GPS for several months, or move the unit several hundred 
miles between uses, the Almanac can become “cold”, that is to say that the orbital 
information is no longer valid. If the Almanac is “cold”, your unit may have 
trouble locking on to satellite signals.  If the unit is unable to receive enough 
satellite signals to determine its location, it will display an options menu. 

1.  With fresh batteries installed, take the unit outside where a clear 360° view 

of the sky can be obtained.

2.  Turn the unit on and hold it in front of you with the top of the unit 

tilted upward.  Follow the screen prompts, pressing PAGE to display the GPS 
Information Page.

3.  The initialization process is automatic.  It should take the GPS 76 no longer 

than fi ve minutes to acquire enough satellite signals to become operational.  
When the unit is able to navigate, it will display either 2D GPS Location or 3D 
GPS Location in the Receiver Status Field.

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