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Restarting the GPS

Restarting the GPS provides a means of giving the eXplorist information about its

approximate position. Long time GPS receiver users will know this option as initializing. To

understand when you would use this option, a brief explanation of how the eXplorist works

will be helpful.

The GPS constellation consists of 24 satellites and three spares that orbit the earth. At any

given time of the day a different collection of satellites will be overhead. To keep track of

which satellites are in view, the eXplorist has a built-in almanac that uses the present date

and time, along with its approximate position, to “look up” which satellites should be in view.

Every time you turn your eXplorist off, it records, in a special place in its memory, the last

position fix computed. Then when it is turned back on, it assumes that it is still in the same

approximate location and uses this last position fix when doing its “look up” in the almanac.

Now, if you turn your eXplorist off and fly across the country, the next time you turn it back

on it will think it is still at the location where it was turned off and will begin looking for the

satellites that it thinks are overhead. If the satellites are not there, the eXplorist begins

“polling” the skies, trying to determine which satellites are in view. This process can take

time and can appear as if the GPS portion of the eXplorist is not working. Under normal

conditions, the eXplorist will still be able to compute your position, but this can take longer

than normal.

Restart GPS gives you the ability to give the eXplorist its approximate location, hence

speeding up the time to acquire its first fix. Many eXplorist users will never need to use the

Restart GPS option, but it is available should the need arise.

When to use

Restart GPS:

• When the eXplorist has been moved more than 500 miles (804.67 km) while turned off.

• When the eXplorist is sluggish and takes more than a few minutes to compute its first

position fix when turned on. (This really isn’t an option that you need to be concerned

about. Thanks to a built-in feature, the eXplorist, when it has trouble computing its

first position fix, automatically asks you to supply your approximate position.)

Restarting the GPS:

1. Press

MENU.

2. Use the

Arrow joystick to highlight Preferences.

3. Press

ENTER.

4. Use the

Arrow joystick to highlight Restart GPS.

5. Press

ENTER.

Preferences

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