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Tiempo de arranque... Tiempo de inicio

English translation: start-up time / acquisition time

19:17 Mar 4, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Electronics / Elect Eng / GPS navigator
Spanish term or phrase: Tiempo de arranque... Tiempo de inicio
Hi,

I'm translating some product descriptions for a retail website from Spanish (Spain) to British English and am having trouble with a phrase. The product in question is a GPS sat-nav. Please see the full sentence below for context:

'Tiempo de arranque en caliente: Menos de 2s. Tiempo de inicio en caliente: Menos de 32 segundos.

Here is the product in question: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B01MFF49XM.

What is the difference between 'arranque' and 'inicio' please? Both seem to relate to the idea of 'starting up'.

Many thanks in advance!
Matt Valentine
Norway
Local time: 19:21
English translation:start-up time / acquisition time
Explanation:
The tiempo de arranque - start-up time - is the time taken from the user hitting the "ON" button to the GPS being ready to start work.

The tiempo de inicio - acquisition time - is the time taken to deliver the first location "fix" (lat/long at the receiver position).

In a typical GPS receiver, the start-up time may be just a few seconds. The acquisition time depends on what happened the last time the GPS was used: A "warm start" (en caliente) refers to circumstances in which the GPS was last used recently and at the same (or very similar) position to the location where it is now being switched on. In those circumstances, the GPS almanac is (hopefully) already loaded into the GPS memory, and it can get a first fix quite quickly (maybe within about 15 seconds). A "cold start" may take anything up to one minute, and a "first time after leaving the factory" start may take 5 minutes or more, because the GPS hasn't a clue where the satellites are - or even today's date or the time of day.

The terms I've proposed (including "warm start" - not "hot") are in the specs of my Garmin hand-held GPS receiver.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 13:21
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start-up time / acquisition time


Explanation:
The tiempo de arranque - start-up time - is the time taken from the user hitting the "ON" button to the GPS being ready to start work.

The tiempo de inicio - acquisition time - is the time taken to deliver the first location "fix" (lat/long at the receiver position).

In a typical GPS receiver, the start-up time may be just a few seconds. The acquisition time depends on what happened the last time the GPS was used: A "warm start" (en caliente) refers to circumstances in which the GPS was last used recently and at the same (or very similar) position to the location where it is now being switched on. In those circumstances, the GPS almanac is (hopefully) already loaded into the GPS memory, and it can get a first fix quite quickly (maybe within about 15 seconds). A "cold start" may take anything up to one minute, and a "first time after leaving the factory" start may take 5 minutes or more, because the GPS hasn't a clue where the satellites are - or even today's date or the time of day.

The terms I've proposed (including "warm start" - not "hot") are in the specs of my Garmin hand-held GPS receiver.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 13:21
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