Garmin GPS 17x User manual

April 2009 Part Number 190-00885-00 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
GPS 17x Sensor Conguration Guide
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and
other important information.
A Garmin
®
GPS 17x antenna provides GPS position information to connected
NMEA 2000
®
-compatible display devices. For a list of compatible Garmin chartplotters
and devices, visit www.garmin.com.
Important: This document provides specic conguration information for the GPS 17x
using your compatible Garmin display device. To access the NMEA 2000 conguration
menu on your display device, consult the documentation provided with your display
device.
© 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Enabling and Disabling WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation
System)/EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation
Overlay Service)
When enabled, WAAS/EGNOS provides more-accurate position information. For more
information on WAAS/EGNOS, visit www.garmin.com.
1. WhileviewingtheNMEA2000congurationmenuonyourdisplaydevice,selectthe
GPS 17x device.
2. Select Cong > WAAS/EGNOS.
3. OnaGarminchartplotter,selectOn or Off.
Setting the Speed Filter
The speed lter setting on the GPS 17x can help reduce unnecessary drift-alarm triggers
as well as potentially sporadic position information. The speed lter averages the data
provided by the GPS 17x to provide smoother position data updates. The speed lter is
most helpful when stationary or in low-speed situations.
1. WhileviewingtheNMEA2000congurationmenu,selecttheGPS17xdevice.
2. Select Cong > Speed Filter.
3. Choosefromthefollowingoptions:
Off—positioninformationfromtheGPS17xisprovidedtotheNMEA2000network
as it is gathered.
On—positioninformationfromtheGPS17xisgatheredandaveragedbeforeit
isprovidedtotheNMEA2000network.Selecttheintervalatwhichtheposition
information is gathered.
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Auto—thespeedltertogglesoninlow-speedsituationsandtogglesoffinhigh-
speedsituations.
Refreshing GPS Satellite Acquisition
In some situations, if you have moved the boat many miles without using the GPS 17x, for
example, you can force the GPS 17x to reinitialize and nd your current position.
1. WhileviewingtheNMEA2000congurationmenu,selecttheGPS17xdevice.
2. Select Cong > Auto Locate.
3. Wait for the GPS 17x to acquire satellites.
Restoring Factory Default Settings
You will lose all custom conguration settings when you restore factory default settings.
To restore factory default settings:
1. WhileviewingtheNMEA2000congurationmenu,selecttheGPS17xdevice.
2. Select Cong > Factory Defaults.
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