+Insp Gadget Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 I was using my 60C today and noticed the battery was down to the last bar, so for the first time I turned on the Battery Saver option. I noticed nothing different in the way the GPS worked, so I throw it out to all the experts out here. Any idea what exactly this option does? Quote Link to comment
+Blind Avocado Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 The only thing that I noticed is that it will monitor only 8 satellites instead of 12. I guess monitoring each channel takes up more power. Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 It updates less often and you can not use WAAS with it. Quote Link to comment
Vlad Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 and as it updates less often your track log will also suffer from lapses in detail Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 "My GPS has WAAS but it will not work when I operate the GPS in "power save" mode. Why is that? Answer: WAAS requires a lot of digital data be received by your GPS. To do this, the RF receiver section of your GPS must be operating full time. Power save mode turns off power to your RF receiver for about 4 seconds out of 5 when GPS signals are stable and WAAS cannot function with this limited receiver ON time." Quote Link to comment
+st_richardson Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 I like WAAS and having detailed track data so I don't use battery saver mode. I carry an extra set of rechargeable batteries with me. I suppose it would be a nice feature in a low battery emergency, however. Quote Link to comment
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