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Question posted by davidriley100 on March 29th, 2013

In Uk Where Repair Gps 172c Rom Failure

gps 172c was very slow to aquire sats; now every time power up map and gps steady but compass way off heading; power up on test showed ROM Failure

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Owner's Manual - Page 3

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Owner's Manual - Page 4

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Owner's Manual - Page 6

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Owner's Manual - Page 8

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Owner's Manual - Page 9

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Owner's Manual - Page 12

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Owner's Manual - Page 15

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Owner's Manual - Page 16

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Owner's Manual - Page 17

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Owner's Manual - Page 21

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Owner's Manual - Page 24

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Owner's Manual - Page 33

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Owner's Manual - Page 40

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Owner's Manual - Page 68

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Owner's Manual - Page 75

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Owner's Manual - Page 81

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Owner's Manual - Page 88

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Owner's Manual - Page 98

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Owner's Manual - Page 102

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Owner's Manual - Page 103

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