- Rino 130 FAQs - Summary
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- What do the electronic compass and barometric pressure sensor provide to the user?
- How do I arrange to get my Garmin unit repaired in the U.S.?
- What is a Waypoint?
- What is WAAS?
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- Rino 130 FAQs - Detailed List
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Q. What do the electronic compass and barometric pressure sensor provide to the user?
A. The electronic compass allows the user to view his and her heading while either standing still or moving too slowly for the GPS to detect. The barometric pressure sensor allows the user to track recent changes in ambient air pressure. This allows the unit to calculate a precise altitude reading when properly calibrated.
Related FAQs:
- What are the differences between the eTrex units?
- How is the Thumb Stick (five-position cursor switch) used on the eTrex Venture, Legend, or Vista?
- Do I have the ability to connect an external antenna to my eTrex?
- Can I hard-wire my eTrex unit directly to a 12 V power source?
- Can I mount my eTrex unit to my dash/handlebar/windshield?
- Is my eTrex unit waterproof?
- Is my GPS 72/76 series unit WAAS enabled?
- How do you calibrate the barometer in my GPS?
- Why don't I see an elevation profile?
- Why don't I see a pressure plot?
- Can my GPS unit take a pressure reading while the unit is off?
- Is the altimeter or barometer temperature compensated?
- What is "normalized pressure"?
- What is the difference between ambient and normalized/barometer pressure?
- Why did my unit note a minimal pressure change when I know that I climbed 1,000 feet?
- Why does the elevation on my unit read 65,000 feet?
- What is the minimum/maximum elevation the barometric altimeter will read?
- How do I use the barometer to track weather patterns?
- Will the calibrated altitude remain accurate if I move to a new location?
- What happens to the pressure plot as my elevation changes?
- Which pressure plot should I use to track the weather?
- Why is the "total ascent" and the "total descent" different when I do a round trip?
- Why is my "glide ratio to target" blank when I am navigating?
- Why does my elevation plot show a sharp change in elevation even though my elevation has not changed?
Q. How do I arrange to get my Garmin unit repaired in the U.S.?
A. In order to get your Garmin unit serviced, please call our technical support department at one of the following numbers:
tel. 800-800-1020 or 913-397-8200
fax. 913-440-5488
Garmin's technical support department is available M-F, 8:00-5:00, Central Time (except holidays).
When calling technical support, please have available the serial number of the unit, the return shipping address, and a daytime telephone number. A Product Support Specialist will provide you with a Return Material Authorization tracking number (RMA#) and shipping instructions.
Once a RMA number has been issued, ship the unit (insured) to the following address:
Garmin International
1200 E. 151st Street
RMA Number: (insert the RMA number here - see above)
Dock Door #1
Olathe, KS 66062 USA
Please note: Garmin recommends that return items are shipped through a carrier that offers shipment tracking as well as shipping insurance. When insuring your return item, please declare the full value of the shipment so that it is completely protected in the event that the shipment is lost or damaged. If return items are not shipped through a carrier that offers shipment tracking and the return items are not insured for their full value, you will be responsible for any loss or damage to the product during shipping.
Please note: The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers limited tracking capabilities and that there is a 30-calendar-day waiting period before the USPS will initiate a trace.
Related FAQs:
- Do I have to subscribe to a service to use my GPS?
- Does Garmin make an instructional video for my GPS unit?
- Is my eTrex unit waterproof?
- What are the differences between the GPS 72 and the GPS 76?
- Will my GPS unit float?
- Do units of the 72/76 series have audible alarms?
- Why can't I get a speed reading from the speed sensor attached to my fishfinder or sounder?
Q. What is a Waypoint?
A. Waypoints are locations or landmarks worth recording and storing in your GPS. These are locations you may later want to return to. They may be check points on a route or significant ground features. (e.g., camp, the truck, a fork in a trail, or a favorite fishing spot).
Waypoints may be defined and stored in the unit manually, by taking coordinates for the waypoint from a map or other reference. This can be done before ever leaving home. Or more usually, waypoints may be entered directly by taking a reading with the unit at the location itself, giving it a name, and then saving the point.
Waypoints may also be put into the unit by referencing another waypoint already stored, giving the reference waypoint, and entering the distance and compass bearing to the new waypoint.
Related FAQs:
- What are the differences between the eTrex units?
- How is the Thumb Stick (five-position cursor switch) used on the eTrex Venture, Legend, or Vista?
- Why are there waypoints in my waypoint list beginning with the letter "T"?
- Can I use Loran TD coordinates on my Garmin GPS?
Q. What is WAAS?
A. WAAS stands for the "Wide Area Augmentation System".
WAAS is an FAA-funded project designed to improve the overall accuracy and integrity of GPS signals for flying in instrument meteorological conditions, primarily during the approach and landing phases of flight. It is a space-based system that broadcasts integrity information and correction data as determined by ground reference stations. At this time, the system is still in the development stage. The goal is to provide reliable signals with an accuracy of seven meters (21-22 ft), both horizontally and vertically, 95+% of the time. Current tests show the actual accuracy to be on the order of 2-3 meters. See http://gps.faa.gov/Programs/WAAS/waas.htm for more information.
For those GPS units that are WAAS enabled, a second antenna is not necessary to receive the signal.
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