GIS #8

GIS #8 This lesson is to prepare you for Purpose Games GIS #8A and GIS #8B

Garmin eTrex Vista H Handheld GPS Navigator

TERMS
Press
Hold
Release

What do the keys do?
POWER key
Press and hold to turn on or off
Press and release to light up the screen
Press and release to view the time, date, and battery level
From the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner’s Manual POWER QUIT/PAGE

QUIT/PAGE
Press to change the page
Press and hold to turn the electronic compass on or off
From the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner’s Manual POWER QUIT/PAGE

IN/OUT Zoom keys
From the Map page: press to zoom the map in or out
From any other page: press to scroll up or down a list or move a highlighted slider
From the eTrex Legend H and eTrex Vista H Owner’s Manual Zoom IN/OUT MENU/FIND ROCKER/ ENTER

ROCKER
Rock up, down, right or left to:
Move through lists
Highlight fields, on-screen buttons, or icons
Move the map panning arrow

ROCKER
Press in and release to enter highlighted options and data or confirm on-screen messages
Press in and hold at anytime to mark your current location as a waypoint

MENU/FIND
Press and release to view the Options Menu for the current page
Press and hold to display the Find Menu

Finding Satellites
After you press and hold the POWER key to turn on your GPS unit
the screen will
look like this
and
it will start to try and find satellites

Finding Satellites
It can not find satellites:
from inside a building
if it is really cloudy

Finding Satellites
Once it finds at least 5 satellites
Your latitude and longitude location will appear here

Satellites
You can check on your satellite reception at any time by pressing the MENU/FIND key to find the main menu and selecting the
Satellite icon

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