Garmin aera 760 Pilot’s Guide
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Database Initialization
RECEIVER STATUS
The receiver status displays one of the following conditions:
• Autolocate—Receiver is looking for any satellite whose almanac has been
collected, which can take up to 5 minutes
• Searching The Sky—Receiver is looking for satellites
• Acquiring Satellites—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
• 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
• Lost Satellite Reception—Receiver is no longer tracking enough satellites for a 2D
or 3D fix