Humminbird Side Imaging Forums
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: steelebob on October 23, 2013, 06:33:39 AM
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Is there any advantage of taking out the gps puck to use in my home this winter with a battery and the 898 "screen"?
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I can't see any advantage to that at all.
I can see a couple of disadvantages, though:
You'll have to put it back on your boat at some point.
You could make the already flimsy connections worse.
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Using the GPS antenna in "Normal" mode in your living room would place the boat icon on the chart....well...in your living room...and not on the water...(because that's where the satillites would recognize where the puck is...if it were able to get a signal inside your house)...
Using your unit in "Forced Simulator" mode in your living room allows use of the chart functions as if you were on the water...ie...scouting, marking waypoints, making planned routes, etc...(head unit, power supply, map card - "if desired" ....is all that is needed for use in the house)...
The physical GPS puck is not needed for this...as ITG mentioned..
You can even make recordings of the "Forced Simulator" to help in learning the recording and playback functions of the unit...(if you have an SD Card in the unit)...
Playing back this recording of the "Forced Simulator" on the unit even allows changing settings during the "playback" views ...to learn how different settings affect different views (2d/SI/DI)...
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Thanx, that is exactly the answer I needed rnvinc